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Historic Preservation
Historic preservation or heritage conservation is a professional endeavor that seeks to preserve the ability of older (e.g., "historic") objects to communicate an intended meaning. This meaning is rooted in cultural and social processes that negotiate how the authenticity of the historical object should be expressed. More recently historic preservation has subsumed issues of healthy living, sustainability, and green building to justify the retention of the older built environment.
These "objects" can consist of any kind of cultural material of any scale, from something microscopic to the scale of entire landscapes. Traditionally, however, historic preservation has been interpreted to only apply to individual buildings. It is this definition that is most commonly accepted by the public.
Although historic preservation is practiced around the world, the term "historic preservation" is only used in the United States. Other English-speaking countries will use the term "heritage conservation" in a broad sense and "architectural conservation" in a narrow sense when dealing specifically with buildings. Other terminology that is used includes "urban conservation," "landscape preservation," "built environment conservation," "built heritage conservation," "object conservation," and "immovable object conservation."
Revocation of Permits Pending when the Property was Designated a Historic Landmark is Consistent with Historic Preservation Law and Does Not Amount to a Taking
In 2001, the owner purchased the former Italian Embassy. After architects advised that the property was eligible for designation as an historic landmark, the owner apparently met with the Historic Preservation Officer, Maloney, to discuss plans to develop high-end condominiums...
Historic Preservation Statues
Cotswold vs. Renaud, et al.
On April 30, 2008, the Appellate Division in Cotswold v. Renaud, et al. evaluated whether an historic fountain, although not affixed to the real estate, was protected under a local preservation of historic landmarks ordinance...
Does Historic Preservation Take Precedence Over Worship?
A Christian Scientist church in Washington, D.C. wants to tear down its current building because the upkeep is expensive and some of its architectural features leave it inhospitable...
Links From UH Historic Preservation Workshop
To those who attended today's workshop at the University of Hawaii law school, Hawaii State Historic Preservation Laws: Reclaiming the Past, Shaping the Future, thank you...
Perverse Incentives and Historic Preservation:
The perverse incentives created by uncompensated environmental land-use controls are well documented. The Endangered Species Act (ESA), in particular, is notorious for encouraging the destruction of species habitat on private...
Byrne on Gettysburg and Historic Preservation
J. Peter Byrne (Georgetown) has posted Hallowed Ground: The Gettysburg Battlefield in Historic Preservation Law on SSRN. Here's the abstract: This article seeks to deepen legal analysis of historic preservation law by analyzing how contemporary presuppositions and legal tools shape...
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