Historic Preservation

Clarissa Carr

Clarissa Carr

Historic Preservation Program and Interior Design
Research Assistant Professor
352-294-9141
AH 146
clcarrdi@ufl.edu
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Research Interests:

  • Preservation of Mid-century Modern and the recent past
  • Values and significance in preservation
  • Advocacy, interpretation, and graphic design

Clarissa Carr is a Research Assistant Professor in the Historic Preservation Program at the University of Florida’s College of Design, Construction, and Planning. Her teaching portfolio includes courses on heritage design communication, interpretive design for heritage sites, and the application of digital tools like ArcGIS StoryMaps to historic preservation. Dr. Carr’s research interests encompass the documentation and preservation of modernist architectural heritage, the integration of graphic design in preservation practice, and innovative methods of storytelling through exhibitions and digital media.

Current projects include an overview of the preservation and planning history on the University of Florida Campus, the successful National Register nomination of Lakeshore Towers, and the curation of “Sweet Beginnings: Unwrapping St. Augustine’s Chocolate Legacy,” an exhibit showcasing the city’s unique chocolate heritage. Dr. Carr has received several grants for her work, including funding from the American Heritage Chocolate/Wrigley Company and Summit Studio, LLC.

Dr. Carr holds a Ph.D. in Historic Preservation from the University of Florida, as well as certificates in Museum Studies, Web Design and Online Communication, and Historic Preservation. She also earned a Master of Interior Design and a Bachelor of Interior Design from the University of Florida.

With over a decade of experience in historic preservation, exhibit design, and graphic communication, Dr. Carr has contributed to projects spanning historic surveys, resilience planning, and public engagement through exhibitions. She is an active board member of Gainesville Modern and serves on the University of Florida Preservation of Historic Buildings and Sites Committee.

 

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Cleary Larkin

Cleary Larkin

Historic Preservation Program
Assistant Professor, Department of Urban and Regional Planning // Director, Historic Preservation Program, Center for World Heritage Research & Stewardship, Preservation Institutes Nantucket (PIN) & St. Augustine (PISA)
(352) 294-1438
AH 148
clarkin@ufl.edu

For program or degree interest: HPinfo@dcp.ufl.edu

Cleary Larkin is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Urban & Regional Planning and Director of the Historic Preservation Program. Her coursework focuses on history and theory of historic preservation, historic preservation planning and policy, and the intersections of historic preservation with contemporary challenges such as climate change, social justice and affordable housing. Dr. Larkin’s research interests include interdisciplinary practice; historic land-use decisions as a source of inequity in communities; and the evolution of historic preservation as a discipline. Current research projects include Resilient Landscape and Building Adaptation of the DeMesa Sanchez House (PISA), Florida’s Green Book Sites, and multiple projects for PIN, including Heritage and Housing for Nantucket, Intangible Heritage at Risk, the West Monomoy/New Guinea neighborhood survey, and the Main Street Material History & Streetscapes Assessment.

Prior to her role as Director of UF’s Historic Preservation program, Dr. Larkin was Program Coordinator for the newly formed Florida Resilient Cities (FRC) program at UF’s Florida Institute for Built Environment Resilience (FIBER). The first FRC project focused on sustainable recovery and growth of Port St. Joe, a historic mill town in the Florida panhandle, damaged by Hurricane Michael in 2018. Dr. Larkin continues to work with the African American community in North Port St. Joe as they focus on community revitalization and resilience.

Cleary Larkin has over twenty years of practitioner experience as a licensed architect, historian and preservation planner. She has worked for Frazier Associates in Staunton, Virginia, Beyer Blinder Belle, Architects & Planners in New York City and as Historic Preservation Planner for the City of Gainesville, Florida. She is an advisory member of Gainesville Modern and sits on the Board of the Florida Trust for Historic Preservation. She holds a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Arkansas, a Master of Science in Historic Preservation from Columbia University, and a Ph.D. with a concentration in Urban & Regional Planning from the University of Florida.

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Linda Stevenson

Linda Stevenson

School of Architecture, Historic Preservation Program
Instructional Assistant Professor
941-704-9074
AH 140
archtext@ufl.edu

Linda Stevenson, Ph.D., AIA, has served as a lecturer with the University of Florida’s Historic Preservation Program, since 2012. She is a Florida-licensed architect, with extensive experience in the field of historic preservation.

Linda has taught a variety of graduate-level historic preservation courses, including the History and Theory of Historic Preservation, History of the Built Environment (for historic preservation), Preservation Building Technology, Built Heritage History and Materials Conservation I and II, and Practicum in Historic Preservation (renamed Cultural Resource Survey).

Working with students in the Practicum class and with graduate research assistants, recent projects in the City of Gainesville and the City of Port St. Joe have focused on the research area of inclusive heritage, and include documenting and assessing historic resources in under-represented communities. Other research interests include the role of heritage in well-being, and innovative interpretation of historic sites through participatory multi-media experience.

Linda received her Ph.D. in December 2011 from the UF College of Design, Construction and Planning with a concentration in Historic Preservation. She has a Master of Architecture from the University of South Florida, a Bachelor of Architecture (five-year), and a Bachelor of Arts (Art History), both from the University of Maryland.

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