期刊名称：Journal of Asian Architecture and Building Engineering
印刷版ISSN：1346-7581
电子版ISSN：1347-2852
出版年度：2012
卷号：11
期号：2
页码：245-251
DOI：10.3130/jaabe.11.245
语种：English
出版社：日本建築学会、大韓建築学会、中国建築学会
摘要：This paper reviews how Williamsburg, a historic town in Virginia, U.S.A, acquired the status of a national heritage site. Williamsburg was the capital of the colony of Virginia in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The early twentieth century witnessed a boom in commemorating Colonial sites in the U.S. For 150 years, the Williamsburg site had remained an ordinary local town, but it was restored during the 1920s to create a place where the nation′s history could be illustrated. The prevailing passion for history caused the reconstruction to surpass the town′s original factual conditions, and the project was strongly promoted. This illustrates how ardent nationalism can affect historical preservation. To justify Williamsburg′s value as a heritage site, not only was a new town constructed but also archeological and architectural research was conducted to support the process of restoration. The criteria for the restoration were based on a specific period and ignored developments that took place since the nineteenth century. Although the restoration project itself was managed by a private foundation, official legislation designated the town as a national heritage site. This case illustrates how heritage can be created through attitude toward preservation.
关键词：restoration;colonial Williamsburg;national heritage;nationalism;historic town
