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Having just lived among the funeral directors and the nuns, I drank these words like a tonic.
Drawing on previously unexamined sources, Preserved offers startling insights on the history of American deathcare, city planning, and adapted Victorian mansions. A compelling analysis of ubiquitous but under-scrutinized buildings, this meticulously researched American studies volume will appeal to students, preservationists, scholars, and the general public.
Hiding in plain sight, the mansion adaptively used as a funeral home is a building typology that has been overlooked and understudied. With a sense of seriousness and a touch of humor, Dean Lampros studies these buildings to explain their role within the funeral industry, the historic preservation movement, and racial integration.
Book Details
Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Other Preservation
Part One: Shifting Spaces
1. Death Downtown: The Landscape of Deathcare before the Residential Funeral Home
2. A New Departure: From Downtown to
Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Other Preservation
Part One: Shifting Spaces
1. Death Downtown: The Landscape of Deathcare before the Residential Funeral Home
2. A New Departure: From Downtown to Residential Neighborhood
Part Two: Contested Landscapes
3. A Constant Reminder of Death: The Funeral Home as a Nuisance
4. A Higher Plane: The Funeral Home as a Symbolic Space
Part Three: A Delicate Balance
5. Luxurious Simplicity: The Funeral Home as a Retail Space
6. From Home Funeral to Funeral Home: The Funeral Home as a Ritual Space
Conclusion: Build Me No Stately Mansions
Notes
Bibliography
Index