Student Work

Theses

The preparation of a thesis is a requirement of the M.S. in Historic Preservation. Jamie Wiedman received the Preservation Society of Charleston Thesis Prize for 2012 for her thesis Ties That Bind: The Emergence of Iron Tie Rod Reinforcement in Load Bearing Masonry Buildings of Charleston, South Carolina.

• Theses, by year: 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009, 2008, 2007, 2006

Research and Documentation

The City of Charleston and its environs provide case study projects for archival research, field investigation and final documentation. Access to a number of repositories around the city provides students with the opportunity to build research and documentation skills necessary for thesis work during the second year of the program.

• King Street Infill Design Project
• Magnolia Cemetery
• Joseph Manigault House
• Historic American Building Survey: Beale House and Farmer's Exchange
• Eternal Father of the Sea Chapel
• Inventories
• 75 Anson Street

Material Conservation

• Paint analysis at the Heyward-Washington House
• Repointing Walls at the Misroon House
• Metal Conservation at Fort Moultrie
• Layers of History: Paint Sampling at the Joseph Manigault House

Landscapes

In collaboration with the Historic American Landscape Survey, the spring 2009 cultural landscapes class examined a number of historic parks and gardens in Charleston and the surrounding Carolina Lowcountry. Focus areas included completion of measured drawings for each site, photographic documentation, historical research and preservation planning.

• Plan of Ashtabula Plantation
• Managing a Tea Plantation

Site Visits

• Washington, D.C.
• Beaufort, S.C.
• Clemson, S.C.

Internships

Requirements for the Master of Science in Historic Preservation from Clemson/College of Charleston include the completion of a professional internship.  The following is a partial list of sites at which students have completed internships.

• Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming
• Owens-Thomas House: Savannah, Georgia
• Historic American Building Survey: Fredrick, Maryland
• Lawson’s Pond: Cross, South Carolina
• Historic Charleston Foundation: Charleston, South Carolina
• Historic Seattle, Seattle, Washington
• National Park Service, Yosemite
• Drayton Hall:  Charleston, South Carolina
• Central Park Conservancy, New York, New York
• ICOMOS, Falmouth, Jamaica
• The Sustainability Institute
• Winterthur