historical-preservation
Safeguarding the past
Historical preservation is the practice of protecting and maintaining buildings, sites, and artifacts of cultural or architectural significance.
The term encompasses both physical conservation and legal protection through landmark designations and zoning laws.
The old theater was saved through historical-preservation efforts.
Also called historic preservation.
Returning something to condition
- facadesMisleading external appearances
- landmarkNotable point of reference
- brownstoneSandstone-faced urban dwelling
- VictorianOf a prim era
retrofitting · masonry · cornices · authenticity · patina
Common people as political base
- fundraisingSoliciting money for organizations
- stewardshipResponsible care of entrusted things
- zoningSectioning areas by use
- incentivesRewards prompting action
Long-established customs passed down
- folkwaysCustomary community behaviors
- ceremoniesFormal observances with ritual
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- safeguardingPreventing harm or loss
documentation · ritual · storytelling · ethnographic · master-apprentice · identity · transmission
Act of unearthing
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
- stratigraphyStudy of rock layers
- antiquitiesHistorical objects from ages past
- provenanceRecord of ownership
survey · dating · repatriation · stabilization · UNESCO · context · curation · repository
Handwritten or typed originals
- digitizationAnalog-to-electronic transformation
- acid-freeLacking corrosive compounds
- cataloguingRecording items systematically
- provenanceRecord of ownership
microfilm · ephemera · photographs · foxing · encapsulation · humidity · metadata · letters
restoration
Returning something to condition
- facadesMisleading external appearances
- landmarkNotable point of reference
- brownstoneSandstone-faced urban dwelling
Victorian · retrofitting · masonry · cornices · authenticity · patina
grassroots
Common people as political base
- fundraisingSoliciting money for organizations
- stewardshipResponsible care of entrusted things
- zoningSectioning areas by use
traditions
Long-established customs passed down
- folkwaysCustomary community behaviors
- ceremoniesFormal observances with ritual
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
safeguarding · documentation · ritual · storytelling · ethnographic · master-apprentice · identity · transmission
excavation
Act of unearthing
- artifactsHuman-made historical objects
- stratigraphyStudy of rock layers
- antiquitiesHistorical objects from ages past
provenance · survey · dating · repatriation · stabilization · UNESCO · context · curation · repository
manuscripts
Handwritten or typed originals
- digitizationAnalog-to-electronic transformation
- acid-freeLacking corrosive compounds
- cataloguingRecording items systematically
provenance · microfilm · ephemera · photographs · foxing · encapsulation · humidity · metadata · letters · periodicals
historical-preservationurban renewal
Revitalizing decayed city areas
demolition · redevelopment · gentrification · new construction · modernization
historical-preservationmodernism
Favoring contemporary approaches
futurism · progressivism · innovation · presentism · forward-thinking
historical-preservationdestruction
Act of completely ruining
demolition · erasure · iconoclasm · obliteration · neglect
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