Scholarly Research & Publications
Original, peer-reviewed scholarship on the architecture, culture, and history of the American South.
Each monograph represents years of dedicated research and contributes to the growing body of Southern preservation scholarship.
A comprehensive study tracing the evolution of decorative ironwork in two of the South's most architecturally distinctive cities, from the early colonial period through the twentieth century. This monograph examines how artisanal iron traditions became symbols of civic identity and cultural expression.
โฌ Download PDFAn interdisciplinary exploration of two signature building traditions of the Carolina coast โ sweetgrass basketry and tabby construction โ and their roots in African, European, and Indigenous knowledge systems.
โฌ Download PDFExamining how public buildings โ courthouses, schools, churches, and civic halls โ became contested symbols of progress and identity during the Reconstruction era across five Southern states.
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