Historic Preservation Graduate Student Theses [Excel spreadsheet]

Publication

Historic Charleston Foundation

Name/Title

Entry/Object ID

2010.002.015

Description

List of theses and projects done by the students of Clemson University/College of Charleston's graduate program in historic preservation, since the program's inception in 2006. Many are available in pdf format via the Clemson University online catalog. They cover a wide range of preservation topics and issues, many pertaining to Charleston. List will be updated yearly. To date, titles are: One-way to two-way street conversions as a preservation and downtown revitalization tool by Megan Elizabeth Baco The documentation of Lawson's Pond Plantation and the craftsmanship employed in Upper St. John's Parish, Berkeley County, South Carolina by Jeremy Eugene Bradham The movement of architectural elements within Charleston, South Carolina by Laura Ashley Burghardt "Werner Fecit": Christopher Werner and nineteenth century Charleston Ironwork by Kelly Ciociola A survey of the ecclesiastical architecture of The J.A. Dempwolf architectural Firm, York, Pennsylvania by Rebecca Cybularz The interpretation and memory of places for segregated education : a comparative analysis by Sandi Germaine Feaster Public housing on peninsular Charleston, South Carolina : a history of subsidized housing by Jason Christopher Grismore Stained glass in the Holy city : a catalogue of architectural stained glass in Charleston, S.C. by Eileen Grogan A conditions assessment and preservation guidelines for Second Presbyterian Church's graveyard, Charleston, South Carolina by William Preston Hamilton Memory and the evolution of modern performance spaces : preservation approaches at Charleston's Memminger Auditorium and Riviera Theater by Adrienne Nicole Jacobsen The missing link: archaeological resource protection in Charleston, South Carolina by Kathryne Michael Joseph A preservation plan for North Charleston by Angela Rae Kleinschmidt A condition assessment of the Old Island at Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, South Carolina by Sarah Elizabeth Kollar The documentation and preservation plan for the residence at 62 Montagu Street, Charleston, South Carolina by Katie Lorraine Lawrance Volumes that speak: the architectural books of the Drayton Library catalog and the design of Drayton Hall by Patricia Lowe A cultural landscapes analysis of four urban African American cemeteries on the upper peninsula of Charleston, S.C. by Kimberly Martin Gothic Revival outbuildings of antebellum Charleston, SC by Erin McNicholl A study of the vernacular beach cottage typologies of Sullivan's Island, SC, and documentary drawings of 1023 Middle Street for the Historic American Building Survey by Amelia Millar The furnishing and finishing of Drayton Hall by Jennifer-Kristine McDavitt Mortensen The interpretation of Comingtee Plantation by Kimberly Christine Norton From the Highlands to a low country: assimilation of Scottish Highland settlers to local vernacular building traditions in North and South Carolina by Bridget Jean O'Brien The "Dead House" at the former Charleston navy base and shipyard: searching for answers by Christopher Alan Ohm Moving historic buildings: a study of what makes good preservation practices when dealing with historically significant buildings and structures by Xana C. Peltola Preserving preeminence amidst revitalization: the role of the Tharp House in the restoration of Falmouth, Jamaica by Matthew Pelz Inman Park : a historical resource survey of Atlanta's first suburb by Rachel Rice Demolition by neglect : an examination of Charleston's ordinance by Meg C. Richardson Remembering Randolph Hall: reuniting the interior with its monumental past by Cameron Stewart Schwabenton The evolution of the chimneystack and its importance in Charleston architecture by Joshua Aaron Skinner Charleston history through architecture: educating students about historic preservation, cultural heritage and social history in Charleston, SC by Katherine Stamps Piecing it together: the introduction of Delftware tiles to North America and their enduring legacy in Charleston, SC by Josslyn Stiner Housing and living patterns among Charleston's free people of color in Wraggborough, 1796-1877 by Katie Ann Stojsavljevic The McBee House: a nineteenth century suburban regency villa by Christopher Surber Attachment to the physical age of urban residential neighborhoods : a comparative case study of historic Charleston and I'On by Jeremy C. Wells Energy efficiency in historic structures by Sarah Elizabeth Welniak Making the transition: digital archiving for preservation by Celeste Euretta Wiley Historic preservation and revitalization in working-class communities by Paul A. Woodward For Those Who Live in the Sun: Holocaust Commemoration in the Southeastern United States by Lauren Cannady St. Thomas and St. Denis Parish: An Anglo-Franco Alliance in the Lowcountry by Shelton Converse A Forgotten Typology: The Rediscovery of the Train Stations on the Oldest Railroad in the Country by Lora Cunningham Every Day is Fire Day: A Study of the Historic Fire Towers and Lookout Life in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park by Laura Beth Ingle Turning Shambles into Showcases: Herbert A. DeCosta Jr. and the Ansonborough Rehabilitation Project by Alissa Keller Profile of an Origin: A Chemical and Physical Characterization Study of Historic Brick and Clay from the Ashley River, South Carolina by Kristina Lanphear Ambition's Apex: The Private Art Gallery of the Aiken-Rhett House by Christine Mathieson The Fire Houses of Charleston, South Carolina, 1881-1943 by Rebecca Moffatt 404 King Street: The Charleston County Library and Modern Architecture in Charleston by Ryan Pierce In the Fork of the Road: The Burt-Stark House, a Historic Structure Report by Grace Washam The Evolving Philosophy of Climate Control for Historic House Museums in Subtropical Climates: Recommendations for the Aiken-Rhett House, Charleston, South Carolina by Mariah Schwartz The Potential of Virtual Heritage Reconstruction in Ansonborough, Charleston, South Carolina by Caglar Aydin The Making of a Movement: A Qualiiative Content Analysis of the National Trust for Historic Preservation Magazine from 1949 to 2010 by Katherine Ferguson Fort Drive: Reestablishing Its Significance within Washington, DC's Park System by Kelly Finnigan Unlocking Drayton Hall: A Survey and Analysis of Hardware at a Southern Plantation by Lauren Golden Little Houses, Big Expenses: A financial Study of Small House Museums in New England by Elise Haremski Dendrochronology: A Status Report for the Eastern United States by Elyse Harvey The Making of A Legacy: The Drayton Family Women and Their Influences on the Landscape of the Lowcountry and Eighteenth and Nineteenth-Century Charleston by Brittany V. Lavelle The Grassroots Preservation of Tiger Stadium, Detroit, Michigan Stefanie Marasco, "The Garden Spot of the Earth:" A Town History and a Historic Resource Survey of Reevesville, South Carolina by Rebecca Long One Small Step: An Analysis of the Framework Governing the Apollo Lunar Landing Sites by Joseph Reynolds Reconnecting lost place: comprehensive green space design based on historic preservation principles in compact Changsha City, China by Jingjin Zhong Detroit's field of dreams : the grassroots preservation of Tiger Stadium by Rebecca Long "The Garden Spot on Earth": a history & historic resources survey of Reevesville, South Carolina by Stephanie Marasco Slave Housing: In Search of Endangered Architecture by Syra Valiente Castle Pinckney: Past, Present, Future by David Weirick Cultural landscape preservation: analysis of five preservation models by Vineet Shrikant Date Ties That Bind: The Emergence of Iron Tie Rod Reinforcement in Load Bearing Masonry Buildings of Charleston, South Carolina by Jamie Wiedman Unlocking Drayton Hall: A survey and analysis of hardware at a southern plantation by Lauren Elizabeth Golden Remembering the Legacy of Coastal Defense: How an Understanding of the Development of Fort Moultrie Military Reservation, Sullivan's Island, South Carolina, can Facilitate its Future Preservation by Karl Philip Sondermann Quantifying Visitor Impact and Material Degradation at George Washington's Mount Vernon by Laurel Lynne Bartlett The Stonecutters and Tomb Builders of Lafayette Cemetery No. 1, New Orleans, Louisiana by Emily Anne Ford The Financial Impact of Historic Preservation Easements on Encumbered Property Appreciation Rates in Charleston, SC, by Julianne W. Johnson The Charleston Trussed Roof: A Study of the Development and Implementation of a Structural Solution from 1740-1820 by Pamela Marotta Kendrick Noiseless, Automatic Service: The History of Mechanical Servant Bells in Charleston, South Carolina, by Wendy Danielle Madill The Best Brick House in All the Country: Documenting the Structural Evolution of Medway by Neal Canter Nickels Neighborhood snapshot inventories : a study of the Cooper River Bridge Tax Increment Financing District by Rebecca Anne Quandt The United Order of Tents and 73 Cannon Street: A Study of Identity and Place by Mary Margaret Schley Adaptive Use Potential of Kitchen and Carriage Houses toward Smart Growth Goals in Charleston, South Carolina, by Elizabeth A. Shaw Understanding Architectural Iron Conservation: Corrosion Studies at Fort Sumter National Monument by Amy Elizabeth Uebel The urban environment as a barrier to historic preservation : a mitigation plan for Falmouth, Jamaica, by David Heinz Watts Three Hoes in the Kitchen: Historical and Archaeological Exploration of Peachtree Plantation, St. James Santee Parish, South Carolina by Kendy Altizer The Evolution of the Kentucky Main Street Program: Its Beginning, Expansion and Renaissance by Megan Funk Spectrum of the Spirit: Interpreting the Material Connotations of Ecclesiastical Stained Glass in Charleston, South Carolina by Valerie McCluskey Heider A Forgotten Castle: Archer and Anna Huntington's Winter Residence Atalaya in Murrell's Inlet, South Carolina by Kelly Herrick The LeConte Lodge: A Lens for the Evolution and Development of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park by Lindsay Lanois The Colonist's Concrete: Analysis of a Seventeenth-Century Tabby Floor at Charles Towne, South Carolina by Lindsay Lee Domestic Cisterns in Charleston, South Carolina: Public Health and Private Water by Brittany McKee The Mills Bill: An Economic Impact Study of the North Carolina State Historic Mill Rehabilitation Tax Credit by Erin Morton Crosstown: Physical Effects of the Expansion of Highway 17 Across the Charleston Peninsula by Melissa Roach Detroit's Theaters: A Study of Significance and Reuse by Leigh Schoberth Death Incorporated: The Emergence of the Funeral Parlor in Charleston, SC, 1880-1920 by Katherine M.C. Schultheis [not accepted yet] Lowcountry Ghost Signs: A Study and Preservation Plan of Historic Signage in the South Carolina Lowcountry by Will Smith [not accepted yet] The Structural and Material Evolution of Molana Abbey, Ballynatray Demesne, County Waterford, Ireland, Site WA037-011: A Mortar Composition Study by Clair Achtyl The Analysis of Secondary Space: Bathrooms at Frank Lloyd Wright's Fallingwater by Amber Anderson Nine Mahogany tables…Two Marble Slabbs and Stands…and a Cow": The First Generation Furniture of Drayton Hall by Shannon Devlin A Posture of Defence: Analysis of a City's Brick Walls by Jackie Don 50 Shades of Beige: Comparative Paint Analysis of Three Federal Parlors in Charleston by Alison Dunleavy Commemoration and Controversy: The Memorialization of Denmark Vesey in Charleston, South Carolina by Katie Dykens On the Periphery: A Survey of Nineteenth-Century Asylums in the United States by Lauren Hoopes The Challenge of Balance: A Study of the Recent History of the Board of Architecture Review and its Design Standards on the Calhoun Street Corridor in Charleston, South Carolina by Taylor Johnston Brick Production at Grove Creek Plantation by Frances Pinto One Land, Two American Dreams: Rediscovering the Secondary duPont Narrative at James Madison's Montpelier by Sarah Sanders The Forgotten Stone: A History and Analysis of Bermuda Stone in Charleston, South Carolina by Justin Schwebler Rising Sea Levels and the Impact on National Historic Landmarks by Melanie Watson Building Information Modeling (BIM): The Untapped Potential for Preservation Documentation and Management by Laura Lee Worrell From Parlor to Laboratory: A Study of the Methodology of Architectural Paint Analysis by Jane Ashburn City-Scaled Digital Documentation: A Comparative Analysis of Digital Documentation Technologies for Recording Architectural Heritage by Amanda Brown Historic Preservation as Social Justice: Analyzing Historic Charleston Foundation's Elliottborough Neighborhood Impact Initiative by Naomi Doddington Framing the Lowcountry: The Evolution of the Region's Vernacular Tradition by Brent Fortenberry Rub Some Dirt In It: Reconstructing Authentic Nineteenth-Century Great Plains' Sod Structures by Jessica Fortney Tucked Away: An Analysis of Charleston's Courts and Alleys & the Search for Graceful Density by Haley Schriber Mothballing Vacant Buildings in the Pacific Northwest: The Engle Farm, Coupeville, Washington by Anna Simpkins Well Lit: Exploring Light's Transformative Potential Through a Study of the Exterior Illumination of Charleston, South Carolina Movie Theaters by Jean Stoll The Preservation of Tabby Ruins: Suggestions for the Future of Chocolate Plantation by Rachel Walling George Washington's Mount Vernon Stable in Context: A Comparative Analysis of Early American Stables by Meghan White Can the Center Hold? Grappling with the decline of a small-city downtown in Meridian, Mississippi by Meredith Wilson The Protection and Preservation of Spatial Character During the Rehabilitation Process by Jen Baehr Development without Displacement: Analyzing Factors of Historic Neighborhoods Threatened by Gentrification by Cassie Cline Connector or Disconnector: Analyzing Impacts of the Interstate 75.85 Connector on Historic Neighborhoods in Atlanta, Georgia by Caroline Darnell Catching a Breeze: A Study of Piazzas in Charleston SC by Alena Franco Choices of Contention: Analyzing the Role of Cost in Choosing the Substitute Method over In-kind Repairs and its Effectiveness at Lyndhurst Estate by Kirsten Freemen Spanning the Sacred: An Investigation of Suspended Frame Vaulting Systems in Charleston, South Carolina by Morgan Granger "Put that in your pipe and smoke it.": Documenting the vernacular structures of a historic flue-curing tobacco farming practice by Clayton Johnson The New Lighthouse Keepers: A Comparative Analysis of Ownership Structures under the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act Program Outing the National Register: Including Lesbian, Gay, Biseuxal, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) Sites on the National Register of Historic Places by Kymberly Mattern Moving Monuments: A Study of the Movement of the Exterior Walls at Fort Sumter as Affected by Battery Huger and Sea Level Rise by Meg Olsen Importing the Vernacular: An Analysis of the Panama Houses of the Former Charleston Navy Yard as an Adapted Regional Building Typology by Ben Walker Reconstructing the Past for the Future: Denmark Vesey's Charleston as a Case Student in Building a Sustainable Digital Model by Matt Amis Out of the Woods: Stewardship of Historic Building in Francis Marion National Forest by Alix Barrett Mission Accomplished: Retaining Historic Integrity in Mission 66 National Park Service Visitor Centers by Nathan Betcher Orson Fowler's Influence in the Shenandoah Valley: The Gravel Wall Plan in Augusta County, Virginia by Sam Biggers Island Identities: Architectural Character Analysis of South Carolina Barrier Islands by Claire Bushemi Structural Failure Patterns of Mid- Nineteenth Century Masonry Buildings of Charleston by Andrea Cooper Thoroughbred Training Landscapes of Aiken and Camden, South Carolina by Mary Fesak Comparative Study of Public Policies for Revitalization in Greenville, SC and Macon, GA by Kate Gallotta Come Hell or High Water: Flood Mitigation and Resilience in the Holy City by Diana Inthavong Fostering Community: Spatial Arrangements of Early Nineteenth Century Camp Meeting Grounds in South Carolina by Lauren Lindsey Investigating Seismic Successes and Failures in 1886 Charleston by Steven Lyles Waves of Change: An Analysis of Protective Measures at Historically African American Beaches, and How Those Measures Can Be Used to Save an American Beach by Katie Martin The Architecture of Keeping Animals: Preservation Responses of Changing Animal Welfare Ideals in Mid-Sized American Zoos by Torie McCullum It's Not all Water Under the Bridge: Reevaluating Early Survey Methods in St. John's Parish, South Carolina by Kristina Poston Patterns of Deterioration in the Endangered Structures of Charleston, South Carolina by Kim Hlavin The Vacant Row House Dilemma: How Baltimore City's Programs and Policies Affect the Historic Architectural Fabric of the Upton Neighborhood by Kate Howard Process over Product: Exploring Strategies to Record a Building Archaeology Investigation by Rucha Kamath A Critical Evaluation of the National Register of Historic Places in South Carolina, 1966-2017, by Dana Marks Understanding the Evolution of the Enslaved and African-American Communities of Drayton Hall by Amy Mendelson Charleston's Urban Outbuildings, 1884-1955, by Kerri Ross Plantations, Planning and Patterns: An Analysis of the Landscapes of Surveillance on Rice Plantations in the ACE Basin, South Carolina, 1800-1867, by Sada Stewart Crafting the Carolopolis: Patterns in the Preservation Society of Charleston's Award, 1953-2018, by Chris Tenny South Carolina, Historic Tax Credits, and Preserving Rural Communities by Kendra Waters The Corner Stores of Charleston: A Comparative Analysis of the Evolution of a Retail Form by Kyunhea West Existing Building Codes and Historic Masonry Towers by John Bennett Living and Working on the Peninsula: A Study of Spatial Home and Work Location Relationships as Related to Occupations and Charleston's Historic Landscape at the Turn of the Twentieth Century by Kayleigh Defenbaugh The Bricks of St. Michael's Church and Pompion Hill Chapel: A Historic and Scientific Study by Tanesha High The Building Stones of Charleston: Sandstone and Limestone, Pre-1800 by Elliott Simon This Is Not a Drill: A Survey of Natural Disaster Preparedness in House Museums and Historic Sites by Rachel Wilson

Collection

Historic Charleston Foundation Library

Acquisition

Accession

2010.002.

Source or Donor

New Library Catalog Records (2010)

Acquisition Method

Found in Collection

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Database

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Document, Digital

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Historic preservation, Historic buildings--Conservation and restoration, Dwellings--Conservation and restoration, Architecture--Conservation and restoration, Church buildings--Conservation and restoration

Publication Details

Notes

Date: 2006-present Copy No.: 0

Location

Building

Digital File

Date

February 7, 2023

Location

Room

Margaretta P. Childs Archives

Building

Missroon House

Location

Building

Computer File

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

2004.020.007.15, 2004.020.035, 2004.020.036, 2004.020.037, 2004.020.038, 2006.002.0099, 2006.002.0184, 2007.003.1, 2008.002.0193, 2009.010.2.5a-e, 2010.002.019, 2011.002.048, 2011.002.061, 2011.002.069, 2012.002.015, 2013.002.105, 2013.002.122, 2019.001.10, 2019.003.11, 2020.005.39a-e

General Notes

Note

Notes: Search Clemson University Library catalog for subject: Clemson University -- Theses (Historic Preservation) See Multimedia link for full list and link to Clemson University Library online catalog.

Created By

admin@catalogit.app

Create Date

May 6, 2010

Updated By

sferguson@historiccharleston.org

Update Date

May 24, 2023