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UNIVERSITY OF MARY WASHINGTON

DEPARTMENT OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION
SURVEY & PRESERVATION PLANNING HISP 405-01

Fall 2008 - T/R 9:30-10:45 am - Combs Hall 237

Instructor:
Dr. Andrea Livi Smith
alsmith@umw.edu
(540) 654-1316

Office Hours (Combs 134):
M&W 11:00 - 12:30
T&R 12:30 - 1:30
Or by appointment

COURSE OUTLINE

Historic Preservation 405, Survey and Preservation Planning, is a survey and research-based study of preservation planning, emphasizing the identification and analysis of cultural resources in their unique geographical, historical, and socio-economic contexts. The course will be divided into three sections: preservation planning in the planning context, surveying, and the National Register. This course is designated both as a Department of Historic Preservation Capstone course and as a Writing Intensive course. The course involves: identifying and qualitatively evaluating cultural resources, utilizing and analyzing survey materials, and exploring preservation planning theories and methods.

Course Objectives:

  • Foster an understanding of the interaction between general planning efforts and preservation planning, particularly in regards to comprehensive and preservation plans.
  • Provide additional exposure to planning terminology and tools that are useful to students in both as future preservation professionals and as engaged citizens involved in the preservation of historic resources within their own communities.
  • Acquire working familiarity with cultural resource surveys and the National Register.
  • Provide practical experience in researching and writing for historic preservation purposes, as well as verbally presenting information to a variety of audiences.
  • Foster students’ curiosity and desire to continue seeking information regarding current issues and challenges affecting preservation planning and historic resources.

READINGS

Textbooks:

  • White, B. & Roddewig, R. (1994) Preparing a Historic Preservation Plan. Planning Advisory Service Report #450. Illinois: American Planning Association.
  • Levy, J. (1991) Contemporary Urban Planning, 2nd Ed. New Jersey: Prentice Hall. (This book is not specifically required for the class but you should be familiar with its contents)

Readings for this class will mainly consist of newspaper articles, excerpts from books, articles, bulletins & reports. All materials other than the textbooks listed above will be made available online, either with a URL or on Blackboard. Readings are detailed in the schedule at the end of the syllabus. Refer to Blackboard for URLs and PDFs.

REQUIREMENTS

  • Honor Code: All graded work is bound by the provisions of the Honor Code and must be pledged, signed, and dated.
  • Preparation & Participation: Keeping up with readings and assignments, participating in class, and interacting with your classmates/teammates in a respectful manner will enrich the learning experience for all of us. This course requires both individual effort as well as team contribution. Both your individual effort and your contribution to the team are of equal importance and will count toward a portion of your final grade.
  • Attendance & Behavior: Class sessions are crucial for conveying information not provided in readings, organizing team projects, and ensuring that the substance and form of the projects meets established standards. Your attendance is vital both for your learning as well as for lively class discussion. Attendance for all in class exercises or presentations is required; these cannot be made up at a later date. Students are expected to display civil and respectful behavior during class. Cell phones must be silenced in class sessions, and laptops may only be used if used in a non-disrupting manner (no instant messaging, games, or sound). Violators will be referred to the Office of Judicial Affairs.
  • Graded Coursework: No passing grade can be achieved in this course without completion of all graded assignments, which are due at the beginning of class unless otherwise specified by the instructor. Late submissions will be marked down ten points per day. All assignments must be typed in Times New Roman, 12 pt. font, double spaced, with 1” margins all around unless otherwise noted for specific assignments. Pages should be stapled.

Your grade will be based upon your individual work as well as your contribution to team projects. Team projects will receive a grade as a team; however, your personal recorded grade will be based only on your work as an individual and as a contributor to a team.
This course is Writing Intensive. Spelling, grammar, and punctuation errors will reduce the overall grade on assignments, so please proofread carefully and do not rely solely on computer spelling/grammar checkers! I encourage you to take advantage of the Writing Center’s assistance prior to submitting assignments.   

Graded Course Requirements

Weight

Class Participation

10%

Essay: Preservation Planning Issue

15%

Cultural Resource Survey Forms

10%

Cultural Resource Survey Report

15%

Cultural Resource Survey Presentation

  5%

NR Nomination: Boundaries

10%

NR Nomination: Sections 7 & 8

10%

NR Nomination Presentation

  5%

Complete NR Nomination

20%

Grading Scale

A

4.00

94-100%

A-

3.70

90-93%

B+

3.30

87-89%

B

3.00

83-86%

B-

2.70

80-82%

C+

2.30

77-79%

C

2.00

73-76%

C-

1.70

70-72%

D+

1.30

67-69%

D

1.00

60-66%

F

0.00

<60%

A mid-semester report of unsatisfactory (U) will be reported if a student has a C- or below in the course at the time reports are submitted.

Office of Disability Services
The Office of Disability Services has been designated by the University as the primary office to guide, counsel, and assist students with disabilities. If you receive services through that office and require accommodations for this class, please make an appointment with me as soon as possible to discuss your approved accommodation needs and bring your accommodation letter with you to the appointment. I will hold any information you share with me in strictest confidence unless you give me permission to do otherwise. 

If you have not made contact with the Office of Disability Services and have accommodation needs, (note taking assistance, extended time for tests, etc.), please contact them at (540) 654-1266.

CLASS SCHEDULE AND ASSIGNMENTS

WEEK 1

8/26 T

Class Introduction

8/28 R

What is Preservation Planning?
Readings: White & Roddewig, Chapter 1

WEEK 2

9/2 T

Preservation Planning: Legal Basis
Readings: White & Roddewig, pp. 11-20
NR Bulletin: Guideline For Local Surveys, Appendix III
http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/publications/bulletins/nrb24/appendix3.htm

9/4 R

Preservation Planning: Tools
Readings: NR Bulletin: Guideline For Local Surveys, Chapter 4
http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/publications/bulletins/nrb24/chapter4.htm

WEEK 3

9/9 T

Integrating Preservation Planning
Readings: White & Roddewig, Chapter 3

9/11 R

Preservation & Transportation and Health
Readings: Lead Articles, Connections Vol.9 No.1 and Vol.11 No.1 (B)
Towns Just Saying “No” to Federal Funds (B)
Funder’s Network pp. 1-12 (B)

WEEK 4

9/16 T

Preservation & Economic Development
Readings: A New Report Tells Just How Preservation Pays (B)
Grants That Aim to Use the Past to Help the Present (B)

9/18 R

Preservation & Social Justice
Readings: Will Gentrification Spoil the Birthplace of Hip-Hop? (B)
Gloucester’s Race for Survival (B)

WEEK 5

9/23 T

Preservation & Sustainability
Readings: A Boston Federal Building is Going Green at Age 72 (B)
Reuse vs. Teardown (B)
For Montauk, It’s Lighthouse vs. Surf’s Up! (B)

9/25 R

Threats and Limitations for Preservation Planning
Readings: Church Sues to Undo Landmark Status (B)
Nostalgia vs. New Housing in Silver Spring (B)
Ohio group fights razing of historic spacesuit lab (B)
US Forest Service Lacks Preservation Funds (B)

WEEK 6

9/30 T

Cultural Resource Surveys: Introduction
Readings: White & Roddewig, pp. 5-11
NR Bulletin: Guideline For Local Surveys, Introduction
http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/publications/bulletins/nrb24/intro.htm
Guidelines for Conducting Cultural Resource Studies in Virginia, pp. 2-9
http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/review/Survey_Manual_Web.pdf

10/2 R

The Survey Form
Readings: Pennsylvania Survey Instructions (B)
Colorado Survey Forms, Instructions and Lexicon (B)
PRESERVATION PLANNING PAPER DUE

WEEK 7

10/7 T

Data Gathering & Cleaning I
Readings: Kansas Cultural Resource Survey Preface, Introduction & Methodology (B)
NR Bulletin: Guideline For Local Surveys, Chapter 2
http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/publications/bulletins/nrb24/chapter2.htm

10/9 R

Data Gathering & Cleaning II
Readings: City of West Lynn (B)
NR Bulletin: Guideline For Local Surveys, Chapter 3
http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/publications/bulletins/nrb24/chapter3.htm
Guidelines for Conducting Cultural Resource Studies in Virginia, pp. 10-28
http://www.dhr.virginia.gov/review/Survey_Manual_Web.pdf

WEEK 8

10/14 T

NO CLASS - FALL BREAK

10/16 R

Analysis & Synthesis
Readings: NR Bulletin: Guideline For Local Surveys, Chapter 5
http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/publications/bulletins/nrb24/chapter5.htm
CRS FORMS DUE

WEEK 9

10/21 T

Presenting a CRS

10/23 R

Peer Review of CRS

WEEK 10

10/28 T

CULTURAL RESOURCE SURVEY PRESENTATIONS
CRS REPORT DUE

10/30 R

Introduction to the National Register
Readings: National Register Bulletin #15 (link on B)

WEEK 11

11/4 T

The Nomination Form
Readings: National Register Bulletin #16A (skim) (link on B)

11/6 R

Defining Boundaries
Readings: National Register Bulletin – Boundaries (link on B)

WEEK 12

11/11 T

Writing Section 7
Readings: National Register Bulletin #16A, section 7 (link on B)

11/13 R

Writing Section 8
Readings: National Register Bulletin #16A, section 8 (link on B)
National Register Bulletin #39 (skim) (link on B)

WEEK 13

11/18 T

Geographic Locator Techniques/Photographs
NR BOUNDARIES DUE
Readings: National Register Bulletin #23 (link on B)

11/20 R

Peer Review of NR Sections 7 & 8

WEEK 14

11/25 T

The National Register in a Larger Context
SECTIONS 7&8 DUE

11/27 R

NO CLASS - THANKSGIVING

WEEK 15

12/2 T

Course Review: Preservation Planning Into the Future

12/4 R

NR NOMINATION PRESENTATIONS

WEEK 16

12/9 T

NR NOMINATIONS DUE