{"id":2594,"date":"2021-09-29T13:19:22","date_gmt":"2021-09-29T17:19:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/historic-preservation\/?page_id=2594"},"modified":"2026-03-31T14:34:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T18:34:48","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/historic-preservation\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-left\"><strong>Center for World <\/strong>Heritage Research and Stewardship<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p>The Historic Preservation Program&#8217;s research center is the <strong>Center for World Heritage Research and Stewardship<\/strong>. The mission of the Center is to create programs, professional projects and public education initiatives in heritage conservation; support conservation objectives through management of resources including historic structures, landscapes, archives, collections, cultural traditions and practices, historical sites, and natural resources; support public and private groups that work in the heritage tourism and conservation field; and ensure that students are global thinkers. <br><br>The Center for World Heritage Research and Stewardship is dedicated to research and education in the documentation, conservation, and management of historic places and cultural resources. The Center helps fulfill the mission of the University of Florida by facilitating strategic partnerships, projects, and programs for Historic Preservation and other units within the College of Design, Construction and Planning and across campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-uagb-post-grid uagb-post-grid  uagb-post__image-position-top uagb-post__image-enabled uagb-block-7d0ff37f     uagb-post__items uagb-post__columns-3 is-grid uagb-post__columns-tablet-2 uagb-post__columns-mobile-1 uagb-post__equal-height\" data-total=\"1\" style=\"\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__image'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/historic-preservation\/sweet-beginnings\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\" class='uagb-image-ratio-inherit'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/historic-preservation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/02\/AdobeStock_1047116220-1024x683.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"A close-up of three wooden barrels filled with roasted cocoa beans, showcasing the industrial process of chocolate production.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/historic-preservation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/02\/AdobeStock_1047116220-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/historic-preservation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/02\/AdobeStock_1047116220-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/historic-preservation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/02\/AdobeStock_1047116220-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/historic-preservation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2025\/02\/AdobeStock_1047116220.jpeg 1452w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"uagb-post__title uagb-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/historic-preservation\/sweet-beginnings\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Sweet Beginnings: Unwrapping St. Augustine&#8217;s Chocolate Legacy<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post-grid-byline'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-post__text uagb-post__cta wp-block-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wp-block-button__link uagb-text-link\" style=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/historic-preservation\/sweet-beginnings\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__image'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/historic-preservation\/old-mount-carmel-baptist-church\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\" class='uagb-image-ratio-inherit'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/historic-preservation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/11\/thumbnail_IMG_6064-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"A man in a suit stands on a street corner in front of a brick building, speaking to a woman with her hands behind her back while another person films them with a camera. The sky is clear and sunny.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/historic-preservation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/11\/thumbnail_IMG_6064-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/historic-preservation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/11\/thumbnail_IMG_6064-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/historic-preservation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/11\/thumbnail_IMG_6064-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/historic-preservation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/11\/thumbnail_IMG_6064.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"uagb-post__title uagb-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/historic-preservation\/old-mount-carmel-baptist-church\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Old Mount Carmel Baptist Church<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post-grid-byline'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-post__text uagb-post__cta wp-block-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wp-block-button__link uagb-text-link\" style=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/historic-preservation\/old-mount-carmel-baptist-church\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__image'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/historic-preservation\/gainesville-midcentury-survey-1930-1975-phase-i\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\" class='uagb-image-ratio-inherit'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/historic-preservation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/11\/web_FireStation4-1024x683.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"A fire station with stone walls and a peaked roof, featuring an open garage where a red fire truck is parked facing out toward the driveway. There is green grass and neatly trimmed bushes on either side.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/historic-preservation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/11\/web_FireStation4-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/historic-preservation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/11\/web_FireStation4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/historic-preservation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/11\/web_FireStation4-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/historic-preservation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/11\/web_FireStation4.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"uagb-post__title uagb-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/historic-preservation\/gainesville-midcentury-survey-1930-1975-phase-i\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Gainesville Mid-20th Century Cultural Resource Survey, Phase I<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post-grid-byline'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-post__text uagb-post__cta wp-block-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wp-block-button__link uagb-text-link\" style=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/historic-preservation\/gainesville-midcentury-survey-1930-1975-phase-i\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__image'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/historic-preservation\/envision-cedar-key-phase-ii\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\" class='uagb-image-ratio-inherit'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/historic-preservation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/10\/DJI_0399-1024x576.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Aerial view of a small town street lined with older buildings, some with rusted roofs, and parked cars. Trees and greenery surround the area, and water is visible in the background under a cloudy sky.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/historic-preservation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/10\/DJI_0399-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/historic-preservation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/10\/DJI_0399-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/historic-preservation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/10\/DJI_0399-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/historic-preservation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/10\/DJI_0399-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/historic-preservation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/10\/DJI_0399-2048x1152.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"uagb-post__title uagb-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/historic-preservation\/envision-cedar-key-phase-ii\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Resilient Cedar Key, Phase II<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post-grid-byline'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-post__text uagb-post__cta wp-block-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wp-block-button__link uagb-text-link\" style=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/historic-preservation\/envision-cedar-key-phase-ii\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<article class=\"uagb-post__inner-wrap\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__image'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/historic-preservation\/bethlehem-methodist-episcopal-cemetery-conservation-management-plan\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\" class='uagb-image-ratio-inherit'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/historic-preservation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/09\/20201030_110944-1-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Three people stand outdoors, listening to a person explain a device with large wheels on a grassy area surrounded by trees. White ropes mark off a section of ground nearby.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/historic-preservation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/09\/20201030_110944-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/historic-preservation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/09\/20201030_110944-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/historic-preservation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/09\/20201030_110944-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/historic-preservation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/09\/20201030_110944-1-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/historic-preservation\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2021\/09\/20201030_110944-1-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"uagb-post__title uagb-post__text\">\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/historic-preservation\/bethlehem-methodist-episcopal-cemetery-conservation-management-plan\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">BMEC Conservation Management Plan<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/h5>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class='uagb-post__text uagb-post-grid-byline'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uagb-post__text uagb-post__cta wp-block-button\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"wp-block-button__link uagb-text-link\" style=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/dcp.ufl.edu\/historic-preservation\/bethlehem-methodist-episcopal-cemetery-conservation-management-plan\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"bookmark noopener noreferrer\">Read More<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/article>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Center for World Heritage Research and Stewardship The Historic Preservation Program&#8217;s research center is the Center for World Heritage Research and Stewardship. 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