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 Documents
405 Course Syllabus 2012
Note: The following documents are posted during the Fall semester when they are needed.
Discussion Leader Assignments: Section 1 – Section 2
Survey Form Materials:
CRS Survey Form, Glossary, Team Area Assignment, Example Map, and Checklist/Protocol
Workflows to Create Low Resolution Images: for sketches and for photos. Please note these produce differently-sized low resolution files. Use the appropriate workflow to get the optimal size/resolution. To use a workflow, drop your high res images in the top box, named “Get Specified Finder Items”. Click the “Run” button. Low resolution images will be saved to your desktop. If interested in learning how to make workflows, come find me.
Survey Analysis Materials:
SPSS Instructions Sheet
Database Example [SPSS Format] – Use this file to experiment in SPSS
CRS Master Database [SPSS Format] – NOTES: Download the file (right click and save link). Rename the Master and work from that file only. You must clean the data before analysis.
Team CRS Forms – NOTE: This is a large zipped file, and also contains team maps.
CDs with high resolution photos and sketches are available in the HISP Conference Room on the Smith faculty course shelf. You are welcome to copy them, but DO NOT remove the CDs from the room.
Basemap jpeg
North arrow & scale bar jpeg
Course Requirements
| Graded Course Requirements | Due Date | Weight |
| Class Participation | All Semester | 10% |
| Cultural Resource Survey Forms | Tuesday October 2 | 15% |
| Preservation Planning Essay | Thursday October 11 | 15% |
| Cultural Resource Survey Report | Tuesday November 6 | 15% |
| NR Nomination: Boundaries | Tuesday November 20 | 10% |
| NR Nomination: Sections 7 & 8 | Tuesday November 27 | 10% |
| Presentation | Thursday December 6 | 10% |
| Complete NR Nomination | Tuesday December 11 | 15% |
Course Schedule
| WEEK 1 | |
| 8/28 T | Course Introduction |
| 8/30 R | What is Preservation Planning? Readings: White & Roddewig, Chapter 1 |
| WEEK 2 | |
| 9/4 T | Cultural Resource Surveys: Introduction Readings: White & Roddewig, pp. 5-11 NR Bulletin: NR Bulletin: Guideline For Local Surveys, Introduction Guidelines for Conducting Cultural Resource Studies in Virginia, pp. 2-9 |
| 9/6 R | Preservation Planning: Legal Basis & Tools Readings: White & Roddewig, pp. 11-20 NR Bulletin: Guideline For Local Surveys, Chapter 4 & Appendix III |
| WEEK 3 | |
| 9/11 T | The Survey Form Readings: Pennsylvania Survey Form & Instructions Colorado Survey Forms, Instructions and Lexicon |
| 9/13 R | Integrating Preservation Planning Readings: White & Roddewig, Chapter 3 |
| WEEK 4 | |
| 9/18 T | Survey Field Practice [Location TBA] Readings: Manhattan, Kansas CRS Preface, Introduction & Methodology NR Bulletin: Guideline For Local Surveys, Chapter 2 |
| 9/20 R | Preservation & Transportation and Health Readings: Restoration of the Vista House Charter of the Congress for New Urbanism Towns Just Saying “No” to Federal Funds Funder’s Network pp. 1-12 |
| WEEK 5 | |
| 9/25 T | Archival Research & Data Organization Readings: NR Bulletin: Guideline For Local Surveys, Chapter 3 Guidelines for Conducting Cultural Resource Studies in Virginia, pp. 10-28 |
| 9/27 R | Preservation & Economic Development Readings: A New Report Tells Just How Preservation Pays Lynn and Salem Follow Different Paths toward Resurgence |
| WEEK 6 | |
| 10/2 T | CRS FORMS DUE Analysis & Synthesis [Meet in Drafting Lab] Readings: NR Bulletin: Guideline For Local Surveys, Chapter 5 |
| 10/4 R | Preservation & Social Justice Readings: Will Gentrification Spoil the Birthplace of Hip-Hop? Gloucester’s Race for Survival In South Bronx, Blight Returns to a Rehabilitated Block West Rutland Buildings to be Converted |
| WEEK 7 | |
| 10/9 T | Work Session: CRS Analysis & Synthesis [Meet in Drafting Lab] Readings: City of West Linn |
| 10/11 R | PRESERVATION PLANNING ISSUE PAPER DUE Preservation & Sustainability Readings: A Boston Federal Building is Going Green at Age 72 Reuse vs. Teardown For Montauk, It’s Lighthouse vs. Surf’s Up! |
| WEEK 8 | |
| 10/16 T | NO CLASS – FALL BREAK |
| 10/18 R | Assembling a CRS Report [Meet in Drafting Lab] |
| WEEK 9 | |
| 10/23 T | Work Session: CRS Report Assembly [Meet in Drafting Lab] |
| 10/25 R | Threats and Limitations for Preservation Planning Readings: The Odd Challenge for Detroit Planners: How to Shrink a City Future Of Brutalist-Designed Church Not Concrete Nostalgia vs. New Housing in Silver Spring Ohio group fights razing of historic spacesuit lab US Forest Service Lacks Preservation Funds |
| WEEK 10 | |
| 10/30 T | CRS Feedback & Critique [Meet in Drafting Lab] |
| 11/1 R | Introduction to the National Register & the National Register Form Readings: National Register Bulletin #15 National Register Bulletin #16A (skim) |
| WEEK 11 | |
| 11/6 T | CRS REPORT DUE Defining Boundaries Readings: National Register Bulletin – Boundaries |
| 11/8 R | Geographic Locator Techniques/Photographs Readings: National Register Bulletin #23 |
| WEEK 12 | |
| 11/13 T | Writing Section 7 Readings: National Register Bulletin #16A, section 7 |
| 11/15 R | Writing Section 8 Readings: National Register Bulletin #16A, section 8 National Register Bulletin #39 (skim) |
| WEEK 13 | |
| 11/20 T | NR BOUNDARIES DUE Work Session: Review of NR Sections 7 & 8 |
| 11/22 R | NO CLASS – THANKSGIVING |
| WEEK 14 | |
| 11/27 T | SECTIONS 7&8 DUE The National Register in a Larger Context |
| 11/29 R | Work Session: Assembling the NR Nomination |
| WEEK 15 | |
| 12/4 T | Course Review: Preservation Planning Into the Future |
| 12/6 R | TEAM PRESENTATIONS |
| WEEK 16 | |
| 12/11 T | NR NOMINATIONS DUE |