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Department of Historic Preservation at Mary Washington

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We are the Department of Historic Preservation at the University of Mary Washington. The department offers an interdisciplinary major that acquaints students with a broad range of activities, methods and theoretical perspectives. Students in the program may emphasize historic architecture, architectural conservation, folklore, archaeology, planning, or museum studies in their course work.

05/28/2026

Summer in the Department is a bit more relaxed but you will still find professors hard at work. One current project of mine is creating a booklet for students that begins to chronologically categorize building structural systems, materials, and aesthetics in the Fredericksburg region. The initial draft will be a work in progress, something to building upon each year...regardless here are some fun drawings of eaves in the area from c. 1737 until 1858 as I delve into that topic.

05/07/2026

Looking forward to celebrating commencement with you on Saturday, May 9! Before the big event, please gather on the steps of Combs Hall at 7:45am in caps and gowns for a class photo.

05/06/2026

Historic Preservation Department Senior Toast on Friday, May 8, 5-7pm

Seniors, join us in a HISP Department tradition the evening before graduation to celebrate your accomplishments at the James Monroe Museum patio for some well deserved social time. Please bring your family and significant others.

04/20/2026

Join us this Wednesday to celebrate the end of the academic year with the annual Historic Preservation Department picnic! We will announce scholarships and senior awards! The picnic will be held on Jefferson Square, and there will be yard games and cookout food! See you there!

04/15/2026

Next Wednesday, April 22nd is the annual Historic Preservation Department picnic! We will announce scholarships and senior awards! The picnic will be held on Jefferson Square and there will be yard games and cookout food! See you there!

04/14/2026

A recent foray into the MESDA collection, https://mesda.org/ , got me thinking about a discussion Noel Harrison and I had some time back about the oldest building representation (showing an elevation) here in the Fredericksburg vicinity. The best I think that we came up with was a c. 1790 representation of Clifton in Spotsylvania Co., VA. Checkout the full object metadata here at the Spotsylvania County Museum webpage, https://www.spotsylvania.va.us/1565/Search-Collections .

04/06/2026

Join us tomorrow night in Combs 237 for a guest lecture from Dr. Lydia Brandt and learn all about how Mount Vernon became an iconic symbol of American identity. Students and community members welcome!

04/03/2026

A very important deadline for HISP student is coming up, Scholarship Applications are due April 6! Make sure you apply by the deadline so you can be eligible.

04/01/2026

It may be April 1st but this is no joke! Join us next Tuesday, April 7 in Combs 237 for a guest lecture from Dr. Lydia Brandt and learn all about how Mount Vernon became an iconic symbol of American identity. Students and community members welcome!

03/31/2026

Interested in what's going on in the College Terrace Neighborhood or how to become engaged locally? Great opportunity to learn about local civic process with a preservation bent.

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1301 College Avenue
Fredericksburg, VA
22401

Telephone

+15406541315

Website

http://cas.umw.edu/hisp/

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