• Little Boxes on the Hillside: An Inventory and Analysis of Wildfire Lookout Structures in the Pacific Northwest Region 06 of the United States Forest Service 

  Berryoung, Megan (University of Oregon, 2021-03-19)

  Fire watchmen have been employed by the United States Government to serve as guardians over the Nation's timber since before the establishment of the USDA Forest Service, originally the National Forest Reserves, at the ...
• The Pacific Northwest Preservation Field School: History, Operational Guide, Program Curriculum and Future Opportunities 

  Geary, Allison Julia (University of Oregon, 2021-03-14)
• Lessons From the Second World War: Repatriation of Cultural Heritage 

  Carson, Alexandra (University of Oregon, 2022-10-04)

  The Second World War continues to shape the world to this day as academics and novices alike research and evaluate the cataclysmic conflict. Amongst their other atrocities, Hitler and the Nazi Party systematically looted ...
• PRESERVATION HYPERREALITY EXAMINING THE IDEOLOGICAL REPRESENTATION OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION IN AMERICAN CINEMA 

  Ause, Carter W. (University of Oregon, 2022-06)

  This terminal project examines the ideological representation of historic preservation found within American narrative films, and how such cinematic narratives compare with the current privatist paradigm of American ...
• EARLY DENSIFICATION IN AN URBAN CENTER: PORTLAND, OREGON AND THE WAR CODE HOUSING PROGRAM 

  Franey, Kerrie (University of Oregon, 2019-06)

  In order to house the thousands of workers migrating to Portland, Oregon to fill jobs in war-related industries during World War II, Portland’s government relaxed building code standards to allow temporary housing through ...
• Wild Notions: Preservation of Historic Buildings in Oregon Wilderness 

  Helmer, Charlotte (University of Oregon, 2020-09-24)

  There is a common misperception that historic sites cannot be maintained once they are included in a wilderness designation. This conflict ultimately does a disservice to both heritage and wilderness resources. To that ...
• Addressing the Dam Problem: Balancing Historic Preservation, Environmentalism, and Community Place Attachment 

  Wunderler-Selby, Althea (University of Oregon, 2019-09-18)

  This thesis addresses the growing occurrence of historic dam removals across the United States and the complex balance of interests they entail. Historic dams are often environmentally harmful, but they may also represent ...
• Fraternally Yours: Interpreting Oregon's Masonic History 

  Seaver, Tara (University of Oregon, 2019-09-18)

  This thesis examines the adaptive reuse of Masonic buildings in Portland, Oregon. Buildings constructed by the Freemasons, a fraternal organization, provide a tangible link to uncovering a chapter of social history not ...
• Historic Structures Report: Lone Pine Indian Shaker Village, a Nineteenth Century Fishing Settlement in The Dalles, Wasco County, Oregon 

  Seaton, Anne (University of Oregon, 1996-12)

  Lone Pine Indian Shaker Village, located in The Dalles, Oregon, is the last remaining example of a late nineteenth century fishing settlement, a resource type that once proliferated along the banks of the Columbia River. ...
• Community Art Methods and Practices: A Model for a More Human-Centered and Culturally Sensitive Historic Preservation Practice 

  Ferry, Sabrina (University of Oregon, 2018-10-31)

  A growing number of Community Artists are doing work with potential relevance to the field of historic preservation. They have seen a need for action in low-income communities and communities of color that are losing their ...
• Reproducing the River: Historic Context and Resource Survey of Oregon’s State Fish Hatchery System 

  Bohner, Rodney (University of Oregon, 2018-10-31)

  Oregon’s fish hatchery system developed in the late 1800’s in response to salmon fishery losses. Salmon hatcheries consist of a number of built components. ‘Growing fish’ requires a variety of building types which support ...
• Oregon Modern in Bohmann Park: A Case Study of Northwest Mid-Century Architecture 

  Gordon, Samantha Marie (University of Oregon, 2018-09-06)

  This thesis explores the Bohmann Park neighborhood of Washington County as a case study of contemporary style in Oregon. As both individual and the largest grouping of homes by Robert Rummer, Bohmann Park informs treatment ...
• The Nicosia Master Plan: Historic Preservation as Urban Regeneration 

  Ewers, Caitlyn (University of Oregon, 2018-09-06)

  Bifurcated by a demilitarized United Nations Buffer Zone since 1974, Nicosia is the only divided capital city in Europe. In 1979, its dual municipalities devised a radical, bicommunal Master Plan to mitigate some of the ...
• Colors of the Western Mining Frontier: Painted Finishes in Virginia City, Montana 

  Geraghty, Kathryn (University of Oregon, 2017-09-06)

  Virginia 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 ...
• Reappropriating the Rundbogenstil: Supporting Community Revitalization Through the Adaptive Reuse of a Historic German Brewery in Cincinnati, Ohio 

  Hussein, Deqah (University of Oregon, 2016-10-27)

  Cincinnati, Ohio is a city with many architecturally significant, yet decrepit, historic brewery buildings. Most of these structures are centralized in Over-the-Rhine (OTR) and the West End, two adjoining neighborhoods ...
• "From Green Refugee Shacks to Cozy Homes of Their Own": San Francisco's Earthquake Refugee Cottages as Vernacular Architecture 

  Urban, Arianna (University of Oregon, 2016-10-27)

  The 1906 earthquake and fire in San Francisco devastated the city and left 200,000 people homeless. To house the displaced population, small cottages were built in camps in the city’s parks. With the closure of the camps ...
• Understanding a Historic Downtown as a “New” Vernacular Form: Immigrant Influence in Woodburn, Oregon 

  Larson, Julia (University of Oregon, 2015-08-18)

  What does historic preservation mean in a historic downtown with a long-standing immigrant population? With 90% of the business owners in the historic downtown identifying as Latino, Woodburn, Oregon presents the convergence ...
• Stealing Home: How American Society Preserves Major League Baseball Stadiums, Ballparks, & Fields 

  Grilc, Brandon (University of Oregon, 2014-10-17)

  This study focuses on a cultural phenomenon that is driven by the demolition of Major League Baseball stadiums, ballparks, and fields. Prompted by their inherent role in the evolution of the sport and the inadequacies of ...
• Echoes of Utopia: The Primary Preservation Dilemma of Brutalist-Planned Campuses 

  Casteel, David (University of Oregon, 2014-09-29)

  This thesis analyzes the Brutalist Campus and its context within the collegiate environment of the 1950s-1970s. It first defines the significance of the nation-wide phenomenon by examining its social and physical ...
• Common Ground: Bridging the Gap between Architect and Historic Preservationist 

  Phillips, Ann (University of Oregon, 2014-09-29)

  The present lack of communication between the fields of architecture and historic preservation has resulted in a tenuous relationship between the two professions. With the adequate tools, this philosophical and ideological ...

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