W&M ScholarWorks Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects Theses, Dissertations, & Master Projects 1998 Preserving Virginia's Vision of the Past Karen Merry Reilley College of William & Mary - Arts & Sciences Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.wm.edu/etd Part of the American Studies Commons Recommended Citation Reilley, Karen Merry, "Preserving Virginia's Vision of the Past" (1998). Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects. Paper 1539626156. https://dx.doi.org/doi:10.21220/s2-a8ns-a794 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Theses, Dissertations, & Master Projects at W&M ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects by an authorized administrator of W&M ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. PRESERVING VIRGINIA’S VISION OF THE PAST A Thesis Presented to The Faculty of the Department of American Studies The College of William and Mary in Virginia In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts by Karen M. Reilley 1998 APPROVAL SHEET This thesis is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts W,fi-Ouf Author Approved, July 1998 ^ Kobert Gr0ss Ronald Rosenlqferg Barbara Carson TABLE OF CONTENTS Page Abstract iv Introduction 2 I. Private Preservation of Historic Buildings as National Shrines 4 A. Creating National Shrines 4 B. Virginia’s Leadership in Private Preservation 6 II. Public Preservation Regulation: Historic Districts and Ordinances 10 A. Preservation of Historic Architecture 10 B. Development of Historic Preservation Ordinances 11 III. Implementation of Public Preservation Regulation in Virginia 18 A.