Historic Preservation
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Transcript of Historic Preservation
Historic PreservationAMCV1550, Week 4
Movement’s beginnings
• Mount Vernon Ladies Association (1853)• Designated National Historic Landmark 1960
– Role of women– Grassroots and private– Emphasis on patriotism – Site associated with figure of political importance
Why preserve?
• Historical, educational or archaeological significance• Status• Beauty• Tangible benefits – tax breaks, property values• Tourism• Prevent change• Retain community/cultural traditions
Charleston, SC, historic district
• Colonial Williamsburg (John D. Rockefeller)– The Historic Area of Colonial Williamsburg stretches over 301 acres,
and includes 88 original 18th-century structures. Hundreds of houses, shops and public outbuildings are reconstructed on their original foundations. Some buildings are open to the public, while others are
private residences and administrative offices. • Greenfield Village (Henry Ford)• Historic Deerfield
Heritage Society, Houston (Sam Houston Park)
4th Ward Cabin, 1866Kellum-Noble House, 1847
National Legislation
• Protection against development
• Attempt to standardize local rules
• Consider impact on historical property important when evaluating projects
• Expression of national values
• Designation of status and worth
Antiquities Act, 1906 (U.S.)
• Empowered president to designate protected public lands of cultural value (including sites of archaeological or scientific value)
• Devil’s Tower first national monument named• 1979 replaced by Archaeological ResourcesProtection Act
National Park Service
• Created 1916 to manage U.S. national monuments and parks (under Dept of the Interior)
• Dual role of conservation and tourism• Natural parks; historic parks; National Trails;
National Recreation Areas; National Preserves• Nearly 400 sites
National Historic Preservation Act (1966)• To preserve historical and archaeological sites:
– The spirit and direction of the Nation are founded upon and reflected in its historic heritage
• Created National Register of Historic Places, National Historic Landmarks and state historic preservation offices
• Requires federal agencies to evaluate the impact of federally funded or permitted projects on historic properties (Section 106 review)
• National Register lists sites and districts worthy of preservation (overseen by NPS)
What’s significant?
• Age and Integrity: at least 50 yrs old and largely ‘intact’
• Associated with significant– People, events, activities– Architecturally important– Potential to yield important
Historical information through archaeological research
Central Diner, Providence
• Since 1992, also recognition of “traditional cultural property”:
• May require oral history or ethnographic research to identify
“eligible for inclusion in the National Register because of its association with cultural practices or beliefs of a living community that (a) are rooted in that community's history, and (b) are important in maintaining the continuing cultural identity of the community. “
Watts Towers, Los Angeles(National Historic Landmark 1990)
Navajo Nation CouncilChamber, AZ (NHL 2004)
U.S.S. Arizona shipwreck, HI (NHL 1989)Dupont Circle, DC, (National Historic District 1978)
Garden Bowl, Detroit
• City’s and country’s oldest continually operating bowling alley (1913)
• Listed on National Register in 2008 (NR application)