Public History and Historic Preservation: A Growing Alliance? Daniel Vivian, PhD

In recent years, public history has moved closer to the mainstream of the American historical profession and assumed a larger role in civic life. Meanwhile, historic preservation has struggled for direction. These trends are more closely related than they might...

Kentucky Historic Schools Survey

in PK Publications

This examination of the history and condition of Kentucky’s older school buildings, prepared by Rachel Kennedy and Cynthia Johnson, was part of a multi-faceted effort intended to encourage local school districts to carefully consider all of their options and information...

Historic Tax Credits: Making Historic Tax Credits Work for Kentucky

in Other Publications, PK Publications

As Kentucky’s business environment continues to evolve, the importance of historic buildings as economic generators continues to increase. Tourists, young professionals, technology startups, and established companies alike continue to value the unique spaces and locations that many of the Commonwealth’s...

House in a Box: Prefabricated Housing 1900-1960

in PK Publications

Cynthia Johnson and Rachel M. Kennedy “Imagine selecting a house from a catalogue and having it deleivered in a package complete with windows, doors, trim, and roofing material ready for assembly. The iddea of recieving a house in a box may...

Roadside Architecture of Kentucky’s Dixie Highways: A Tour Down Routes 31E and 31W

in PK Publications

Edited by Rachel M. Kennedy and William J. MacIntire “The romance of the Old South has left a vivid trail along what is now U.S. Highway 31-Ethrough Kentucky. This 200-mile link in the popular Lakes-to-Gulf, U.S. 31, extends someeight miles above...

Rural Heritage Development: A Survey of Marion and Washington Counties

in PK Publications

Published in partnership with the Kentucky Heritage Council, the results of a year-and-a-half long study of rural historic resources in Marion and Washington Counties demonstrates the importance of places such as barns, outbuildings, and crossroad towns, to a sense of place in rural Kentucky. The...

Historic Preservation in Kentucky

in PK Publications

(photo caption: John I Gilderbloom, Erin E. House, and Mathew J. Hanka) The Economics of Historic Preservation in Kentucky, published in partnership with the University of Louisville, details the economic and social impact of preservation activities in the state. For example, the...

Window Preservation Standards

in PK Publications

The national Window Preservation Standards book catalogs specific methods for the assessment, maintenance, repair, preservation and weatherization of older and historic wooden windows. Many detailed methods, procedures and materials are included, as well as basic strategies for saving older and...