Rowan Elizabeth Whitcomb

Rowan Whitcomb is a Ph.D. student interested in the preservation of the built environment, law, and public history, with a focus on the Early Republic United States. Her interests center on the historical processes through which buildings and landscapes acquire meaning, become objects of preservation and commemoration, and shape communities’ relationships to the past. Her interest in the intersection of place, memory, and history was further developed through an internship at the Benjamin Harrison Presidential Site. She holds a BS in Arts Administration from Butler University, studied at the Moscow Art Theatre School, and holds an MA in History from Indiana University.