John Harold Sprinkle, Jr.

John Harold Sprinkle, Jr.

John Harold Sprinkle, Jr.

Adjunct Faculty

U.S. History: American history, historic preservation, National Park Service, historical archaeology

With a quarter century of private sector experience and public service, John Sprinkle is an expert in the history and current practice of historic preservation in the United States. 

Current Research

Dr. Sprinkle's next book project is an examination of the intersection of the historic preservation and land conservation movements.  Saving Spaces: Land Conservation in the United States is scheduled for publication by Routledge in 2017.

Selected Publications

Crafting Preservation Criteria: The National Register of Historic Places and American Historic Preservation, (Routledge, 2014).

Grants and Fellowships

Fred W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington at Mount Vernon Residential Fellowship, 2014-2015.

Education

Ph.D., History, The College of William and Mary in Virginia, 1992

M.A., Anthropology, The College of William and Mary in Virginia, 1984

B.A. History and Anthropology, The University of Delaware, 1982