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UNIVERSITY OF MARY WASHINGTON

DEPARTMENT OF HISTORIC PRESERVATION
HISP 405C-01 SURVEY & PRESERVATION PLANNING
Fall 2009

Mr. Stanton
TR 3:30-4:45
Combs Hall, 114

COURSE DESCRIPTION
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.

CLASS REQUIREMENTS

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 a Blue Host site. We will not use Blackboard for our course assignments. Readings that are on our class website are detailed in the schedule for the day during which we will discuss them. When a reading says (Reserve) that indicates it is on our webpage. Refer to our webpage for URLs and PDFs.

*Note: All bulletins are now available on-line through the National Register of Historic Places Web site. The direct address is: <http://www.cr.nps.gov/nr/publications/bulletins.htm> The Secretary of the Interior's Standards and Guidelines for Preservation Planning is available on-line at <http://www.cr.nps.gov/hps/pad/PlngStds/index.htm>.

CLASS ASSIGNMENTS

  • 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.

Honor Code: All graded work is bound by the provisions of the Honor Code and must be pledged, signed, and dated.

FINAL GRADE
Please note: No passing grade can be achieved in this course without completion of all graded assignments.  Your final grade will be based on the following scores:

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%

The Out-of-Class Assignments will be marked down by ten (10 points) for each day later than the beginning of class on the date due.

MY OFFICE HOURS
Monday-Wednesday-Friday 2pm
Tuesday and Thursday 1pm

OFFICE
Combs 128
Phone: 654-1313
e-mail: gstanton@umw.edu

I will be in my office for set office hours (that is, I'll be there and you can drop in whether you have an appointment or not) every weekday, as noted above.  If I must attend a meeting with a faculty committee during one of those periods, I will announce this in class. I am happy to make an appointment to see you at some specific time that suits your needs.

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.

SCHEDULE OF CLASS MEETINGS, TOPICS AND ASSIGNMENTS

I. GENERAL PLANNING REVIEW

Week #1
Tuesday 25 August 2009
      Class Introduction

Thursday 27 August 2009
      What is Preservation Planning?
      Readings: White & Roddewig, Chapter 1

Week #2
Tuesday 1 September 2009
      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]

Thursday 3 September 2009
      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
Tuesday 8 September 2009
      Integrating Preservation Planning
      Readings: White & Roddewig, Chapter 3

Thursday 10 September 2009
Preservation & Transportation and Health
Readings: Lead Articles, Connections Vol.9 No.1 and Vol.11 No.1 (Reserve)
“Towns Just Saying "No" to Federal Funds” (Reserve)
“Funder's Network” pp. 1-12 (Reserve)

Week #4
Tuesday 15 September 2009
      Preservation & Economic Development
      Readings: “A New Report Tells Just How Preservation Pays” (Reserve)
      “Grants That Aim to Use the Past to Help the Present” (Reserve)

Thursday 17 September 2009
      Preservation & Social Justice
      Readings: “Will Gentrification Spoil the Birthplace of Hip-Hop?” (Reserve)
      “Gloucester's Race for Survival” (Reserve)

Week #5
Tuesday 22 September 2009
      Preservation & Sustainability
      Readings: “A Boston Federal Building is Going Green at Age 72” (Reserve)
      “Reuse vs. Teardown” (Reserve)
      “For Montauk, It’s Lighthouse vs. Surf’s Up!” (Reserve)

Thursday 24 September 2009
      Threats and Limitations for Preservation Planning
      Readings: “Church Sues to Undo Landmark Status” (Reserve)
      “Nostalgia vs. New Housing in Silver Spring” (Reserve)
      “Ohio group fights razing of historic spacesuit lab” (Reserve)
      “US Forest Service Lacks Preservation Funds” (Reserve)

Week #6
Tuesday 29 September 2009
      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]

Thursday 1 October 2009
      The Survey Form
      Readings: Pennsylvania Survey Instructions (Reserve)
      Colorado Survey Forms, Instructions and Lexicon (Reserve)
      Preservation Planning Paper Due

Week #7
Tuesday 6 October 2009
      Data Gathering & Cleaning I
      Readings: Kansas Cultural Resource Survey Preface, Introduction & Methodology (Reserve)
      NR Bulletin: Guideline For Local Surveys, Chapter 2
      [http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/publications/bulletins/nrb24/chapter2.htm]

Thursday 8 October 2009
      Data Gathering & Cleaning II
      Readings: “City of West Lynn” (Reserve)
      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]

Fall Break 10-13 October 2009

Week #8
Thursday 15 October 2009
      Analysis & Synthesis
      Readings: NR Bulletin: Guideline For Local Surveys, Chapter 5
      [http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/publications/bulletins/nrb24/chapter5.htm]
Cultural Resource Survey Forms Due

Week #9
Tuesday 20 October 2009
      Presenting a Cultural Resource Survey

Thursday 22 October 2009
      Peer Review of Cultural Resource Survey

Week #10
Tuesday 27 October 2009
      Cultural Resource Survey Presentations
      Cultural Resource Survey Report Due

Thursday 29 October 2009
      Introduction to the National Register
      Readings: National Register Bulletin #15 (Reserve)

Week #11
Tuesday 3 November 2009
      The Nomination Form
      Readings: National Register Bulletin #16A (skim) (Reserve)

Thursday 5 November 2009
      Defining Boundaries
      Readings: National Register Bulletin – “Boundaries” (Reserve)

Week #12
Tuesday 10 November 2009
      Writing Section 7
      Readings: National Register Bulletin #16A, “section 7” (Reserve)

Thursday 12 November 2009
      Writing Section 8
      Readings: National Register Bulletin #16A, “section 8” (Reserve)
      National Register Bulletin #39 (skim) (Reserve)

Week #13
Tuesday 17 November 2009
      Geographic Locator Techniques/Photographs
      Readings: National Register Bulletin #23 (Reserve)
      National Register District Boundaries Due

Thursday 19 November 2009
      Peer Review of National Register sections 7 & 8

Week #14
Tuesday 24 November 2009
      The National Register in a Larger Context
      Sections 7&8 Due

Thursday 26 November 2009
Thanksgiving Holiday

Week #15
Tuesday 1 December 2009
      Course Review: Preservation Planning Into the Future

Thursday 3 December 2009
      National Register Nomination Presentations

Tuesday 8 December 2009
      National Register Nominations Due