Tracing changes and revealing culture : a study of shotgun houses in the East Wilson Historic District, 1988-2019
- UNCG Author/Contributor (non-UNCG co-authors, if there are any, appear on document)
- Monica T. Davis (Creator)
- Institution
- The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG )
- Web Site: http://library.uncg.edu/
- Advisor
- Asha Kutty
Abstract: The story of the rise and fall of the shotgun house as an architectural form in the United States is, in many aspects, a story of the African American experience, from slavery through Reconstruction to the coming of Jim Crow, the Great Migration, and dawn of freedom in the modern post-World War II era. In this history of trials and tribulations, the shotgun house has often stood as a contemporaneous testament to the struggle of a people for dignity and a place in the American social, economic, and cultural landscape. The shotgun houses and its people who have regarded East Wilson as their sanctuary and black cultural landscape, understand the significance of this architectural typology. The intent of this three-phase sequential mixed methods study is to assess the retention of historic character in the East Wilson Historic District listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. The first phase is a qualitative investigation of field survey data that documented the material and architectural integrity of the remaining 90 shotgun houses in the East Wilson Historic District. Findings from this qualitative phase were coded and thematically mapped to determine how the district's architectural integrity and cultural significance changed since nominated to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. The second phase is a qualitative investigation of six separate streetscapes in the East Wilson District to determine changes over time in their character by collecting archival photographs from the North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office, field survey data, and current photographs on-site in the neighborhoods. Findings from this qualitative phase were documented to determine how the district's historic character changed through comparisons of archival and current photographs. The third phase maps patterns of demolition, infill, ownership, architectural and material integrity, and investment through a G.I.S. mapping platform.
Tracing changes and revealing culture : a study of shotgun houses in the East Wilson Historic District, 1988-2019
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- Publication
- Thesis
- Language: English
- Date: 2022
- Keywords
- African American Historic Districts, Black cultural landscape, Community Revitalization, East Wilson Historic District, Shotgun Houses
- Subjects
- Shotgun houses $z North Carolina $z Wilson (Wilson County)
- Historic districts $z North Carolina $z Wilson (Wilson County)
- African American architecture $z North Carolina $z Wilson (Wilson County)
- African American neighborhoods $z North Carolina $z Wilson (Wilson County)