RECAP

The Research and Educational Center for Architectural Preservation (RECAP) was authorized by the Florida Legislature and established by the State University System in 1978. RECAP's mission was to facilitate multi-disciplinary activities in historic preservation among campus academic units, to conduct sponsored research providing assistance to communities and educational opportunities for students, and to offer workshops on historic preservation for a broad spectrum of preservation-related professionals.

As a research center, RECAP activities directly support College programs in preservation-related studies including: Preservation Institute: Caribbean (PI:C), Preservation Institute: Nantucket (PI:N), Master of Science Graduate Program in Historic Preservation Studies, student thesis and doctoral studies research, faculty research and academic coursework. The funding generated by RECAP provides assistantships and support for graduate students, release time for faculty research, and an array of valuable professional experiences for students throughout the College. Research in recent years has included:

• Development of preservation guidelines for the Florida Greenways Project.
• Development of historic preservation guidelines for historic districts in Gainesville.
• Development of Integrated Cultural Resource Management Plans (ICRMPs) for all Florida Army National Guard facilities in the state.
• Preparing a historic structures report (hsr) for the Jacksonville Historical Society project to restore the Victorian era James E. Merrill House in East Jacksonville.
• Participating in the Florida Department of Environmental Protection task force to restore the historic Ribault Clubhouse on Fort George Island near Jacksonville.
• Working with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection in the restoration of the Camp Helen Recreation Area at Panama City Beach.
• Providing preservation/urban design assistance to the Mid-Island Area Plan project on Nantucket Island, attempting to use overlay district guidelines for modifying 1960s suburban commercial sprawl development to become pedestrian friendly “village center” development compatible with the historic character of the island.