Architectural & Biographical Study of Elizabethtown College

This is a study about every building on the college campus with a biographical sketch of the person for whom the building has been named. This project is loosely based on Charles E. Peterson (1906-2004), creator of the academic discipline and practice of historic preservation. In 1933, through the National Parks Service, under Peterson’s supervision, the Roosevelt administration employed architects to document “America’s antique buildings.” In 1934 the Historic American Building Survey was created as a permanent program of the National Parks Service and was formally authorized by Congress as part of the Historic Sites Act of 1935. This project is based, in part, on the “This Place Matters” national campaign, created by the National Historic Preservation Trust, encouraging people to celebrate places meaningful to them and to their communities. The pedagogy for this project is based on the National Collegiate Honors Council’s Signature Program “Place As Text”™ where students immerse themselves in the local community exploring the culture and geography of the local community and are challenged to be sensitive and reflect on the human experience in the local built environment. The map also serves as a historic walking tour of campus based on the National Collegiate Honors Council’s Signature pedagogy “City As Text”™