Dr. Nora Pat Small Office: Coleman Hall 2526 Phone: 217-581-6380 Email: npsmall@eiu.edu Current Course Syllabi: His 2010: History of the United States to 1877 His 4920: Historic Preservation His 5050: History of American Architecture

Current Position:

• Historical Administration Program Coordinator
• Specialized Fields:
  • American Vernacular Architecture
  • social and cultural history of the early American republic

Current Research:

• Architectural history of lighthouses in the early republic
• Illinois Humanities Scholar, Spring '05--Spring '06, for Smithsonian Museum on Main Street traveling exhibit, "Fences"
• Author of Beauty and Convenience: Architecture and Order in the New Republic (University of Tennessee Press, 2004)

Current Involvement in Local and State Historical Organizations:

• Lincoln-Sargent Farm Foundation Board
• Charleston Historic Preservation Commission
• Illinois Historic Preservation Advisory Council
  

Other Links of Interest:

• Vernacular Architecture Forum
• Illinois Humanities Council
• University of Virginia, College of Architecture and Urban Planning
• Illinois Historic Preservation Agency
• Eastern Illinois University Historical Administration Program

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Last updated January 27, 2006