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I also think there should be a serious discussion of what counts for historic. If the argument is that the architecture is historically significant, the building should be paradigmatic of the style and uniquely so at a national level. The fact that buildings of this "style" are a dime a dozen should automatically exclude any individual building from being considered historic on that basis alone. Bonus points would of course go to actually significant examples, firsts, great accomplishments by important architects/builders/etc.

And the idea that a building is historic because a "famous" person went there sometime should go. I can see saving the residences of historic figures and other cases where the building and person are truly linked. The motivation there should be that the physical space can actually say something about the person, it conveys meaning. Arguing we should save an apartment building in Silver Spring because Eleanor Roosevelt was at the opening just doesn't MEAN anything.

by Ryan on Jun 13, 2008 4:55 pm • link • report

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