Colors of the Western Mining Frontier: Painted Finishes in Virginia City, Montana

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dc.contributor.advisorHeath, Kingston
dc.contributor.authorGeraghty, Kathryn
dc.date.accessioned2017-09-06T21:52:38Z
dc.date.available2017-09-06T21:52:38Z
dc.date.issued2017-09-06
dc.description.abstractVirginia City once exemplified the cutting edge of culture and taste in the Rocky Mountain mining frontier. Weathering economic downturns, mining booms and busts, and the loss of the territorial capital to Helena, Virginia City survives today as a heritage tourism site with a substantial building stock from its period of significance, 1863-1875. However, the poor physical condition and interpretation of the town offers tourists an inauthentic experience. Without paint analysis, the Montana Heritage Commission, state-appointed caretakers of Virginia City cannot engage in rehabilitation. As of 2017, no published architectural finishes research exists that provides comparative case studies for the Anglo-American settlement of the American West between 1840-1880, for American industrial landscapes, or for vernacular architecture in Montana. This thesis offers a case study of five buildings to add to the body of scholarly architectural finishes research, provide rehabilitation recommendations, and provide a published, baseline study for future research.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1794/22724
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Oregon
dc.rightsAll Rights Reserved.
dc.subjectArchitectural finishesen_US
dc.subjectArchitectural historyen_US
dc.subjectHistoric preservationen_US
dc.subjectMontanaen_US
dc.subjectPainten_US
dc.subjectVirginia Cityen_US
dc.titleColors of the Western Mining Frontier: Painted Finishes in Virginia City, Montana
dc.typeElectronic Thesis or Dissertation
thesis.degree.disciplineInterdisciplinary Studies Program: Historic Preservation
thesis.degree.grantorUniversity of Oregon
thesis.degree.levelmasters
thesis.degree.nameM.S.

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