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Keeping Time: History and Theory of Preservation in America - Couverture souple

Murtagh, William J.

 
9780471182405: Keeping Time: History and Theory of Preservation in America

Synopsis

A thorough yet succinct look at American community preservation--its history, practice and legal framework. This book discusses the roles of the private citizen and government, as well as the practice of house museums, historic districts, building rehabilitation, landscape preservation, rural preservation and archaeology.

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À propos de l'auteur

WILLIAM J. MURTAGH has held pivotal positions in the field of historic preservation for more than 30 years. He has served as first Keeper of the National Register of Historic Places, Department of the Interior, and has been Vice President of the National Trust for Historic Preservation and President of the Victorian Society in America. He directed the Preservation Program at Columbia University, and initiated Preservation programs at the University of Maryland and the University of Hawaii.

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