GGY 478 Historic Preservation Planning Tuesday, 2-4:30 PM
W. Frank Ainsley, Instructor Fall Semester, 2001
101 DeLoach Hall
Required Texts:
Upton, Dell, America's Architectural Roots: Ethnic Groups That Built America Washington, DC: The Preservation Press, 1986. Paperbound. ISBN 0-89133-123-9
Stilgoe, John R., Outside Lies Magic: Regaining History and Awareness in Everyday Places. Walker & Co., 1999. Paperbound. ISBN 0-8027-75632
Murtagh, William J., Keeping Time: The History and Theory of Preservation in America. New York: John Wiley & Sons. Inc., 1997. Paperbound. ISBN 0-471-18240-0
Miscellaneous Class Handouts
This course will be conducted as a discussion-oriented seminar in which participation by all members of the class is strongly advised. Several main topics will be emphasized, including past and present patterns of diffusion and settlement, various ethnic cultural landscapes, history of the historic preservation movement, and tools and techniques of preservation.
Each class member is urged to begin the assigned readings immediately because participation in discussion will naturally be dependent on background preparation. During the latter portion of the semester, each class member will be expected to apply background readings in the form of written preservation case studies which will be presented for the enlightenment of the fellow members of the class.
Tentative Class Schedule: Readings:
Aug. 28 Historic Preservation: The Role of the Geographer; What is Historical Geography? Handouts
Sept. 4 Nostalgia: the Past as Remembered Landscapes; A Sense of Place; Symbolic Landscapes Stilgoe
Sept. 11 Preservation Bibliography; Brief History of Historic Preservation Murtagh, Ch. 1-5; Chronology, (pp. 207-214)
Sept. 18 Surveys and Inventories: How to document historic material cultural resources Handouts
Sept. 25 Cultural Regions of the United States; Ethnic Architectural Heritage Upton
Oct. 2 Material Folk Culture and Folk House Types Handouts; Upton
Oct. 9 Mid-term Essay Due!: “Virtual Field Trip” Heritage Landscapes of the World: A Selection
Oct. 16 Rural Landscapes; Natural Heritage; Small towns; Main Streets Murtagh, Ch. 11
Oct. 23 Preservation and Conservation Tools and Techniques: Zoning, Historic Districts, Murtagh, Ch. 8, 9, Appendices A,B,C
Easements, Adaptive Re-use, Land Trusts, etc. Guest Speaker: Kaye Graybeal, (City of Wilmington)
Oct. 30 America’s Planned Landscapes and Architecture Handouts
Nov. 6 Historic Rooms; House Museums; Open Air Museums, Museum Villages Murtagh, Ch. 6, 7, 10
Nov. 13 Scenic Roads; Scenic Vistas; Preservation for a Sense of Place; Historical Archaeology Murtagh, Ch. 12
Nov. 20 Case Study: St. Helena, Van Eeden, and Penderlea
Nov.27, Dec. 4, 11 Presentation of Individual Research Project Reports
Dec. 17, Final Exam Period-- 3:00 -6:00 PM
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Course Evalaution and Performance: (1) Essay and (2) Research Project which includes a Class Presentation:
(1) Essay: This essay is to be a well-composed work which describes the importance on the cultural landscape of some aspect of material culture. Using Stilgoe’s approach as an example, explore one of the common material cultural elements of everyday life in a 8-10 page typed paper. Any sources used must be adequately and properly notated.
(2) Research Project: A thorough analysis of a site, a rural community, or a small settlement and its environs which has an historic significance and should be preserved in some way. This research report should include an inventory of the physical or natural features of the site or place, an inventory of its material cultural heritage, an analysis of any scenic areas, and maps locating all the inventoried data. It should also include a list of the main preservation problems faced, what preservation techniques may be used, and possible ways to organize and educate the community. It should also include a completed National Register Nomination Form. Finally the research report should include some recommendations that could be feasibly acted upon by local, state, or federal governmental agencies to ensure the future conservation of that particular place.
The research report should be professionally written, using standard and proper form, and it must be typed. Including maps, tables, and listings, the total length should probably be in the range of 25 to 40 pages. The oral class presentations of your findings will be made during the final three weeks of the semester.
Evaluation: Mid-term Essay 40% Research Project 60%
Attendance Policy:
Class attendance will be taken and recorded. Unless excused due to an emergency situation, you are allowed to miss no more than 1 class. Each absence above this will result in one point deducted from your final average.
Office and Office Hours:
Room 128, DeLoach Hall; my office hours are 8-11:30 AM, Monday & Wednesday and 8:00-9:30 AM, Tuesday & Thursday, or by appointment. Phone number is 962-3493; E-Mail is ainsleyf@uncwil.edu
Academic Honor Code:
The University of North Carolina at Wilmington is committed to the proposition that the pursuit of truth requires the presence of honesty among all involved. Each individual is responsible for his or her own honesty. Each student is expected to be aware of the types of academic dishonesty offenses such as plagiarism, bribery, and cheating. (Pages 34 and 35 of the 2001-2002 UNCW Student Handbook and Code of Student Life)