HISTORIC PRESERVATION PROGRAM

HP 304 Contemporary Preservation Planning and Policy Seminar

 Spring 2012 - Syllabus

Tuesdays from 1:00 – 3:45, Wheeler House Room 101
Prof. Thomas Visser
Contact: Thomas.Visser@uvm.edu
http://www.uvm.edu/histpres/304/HP304syllabus2012.html

Course description

This seminar explores contemporary preservation policy and planning issues through readings and seminars. Course goals include addressing such questions as: What is the history and theory of preservation in the United States and elsewhere in the world? How has preservation theory evolved and where is it headed? Why preserve? What are the most common and most difficult contemporary preservation challenges and issues? What preservation policy and planning strategies are effective and appropriate? How are preservation policy and planning goals addressed by professionals in the field? How can we be effective preservation leaders?

Expectations

Students are expected to attend all classes unless excused by in advance. Use of cellphones, texting, e-mail, and web surfing should not be done during classes. All students are expected to do individual work and each will be graded separately. Written assignments should be submitted at the beginning of class. All written assignments should be done on a computer and be double-spaced. Multiple page submissions should be bound together. It is expected that all assignments will be submitted on time. Late work will automatically be penalized unless arrangements are made with the professor in advance. Extensions are only granted for serious reasons beyond the control of the student.

It is expected that all work will be produced in a professional manner and will be thoroughly proof-read and checked for spelling and grammatical errors. The Chicago Manual of Style is the preferred style guide for citations in the historic preservation field. It is available for consultation in the reference section of the UVM Library or is available for purchase locally. All writing must be authored directly by each student and all sources of information and ideas that are not common knowledge must be identified through attributions in the text or citations using notes. Plagiarism is not tolerated. For guidance on this see and Plagiarism: What It is and How to Recognize and Avoid It at http://www.indiana.edu/~wts/pamphlets/plagiarism.shtml Please also review the University of Vermont's Code of Academic Integrity at http://www.uvm.edu/~uvmppg/ppg/student/acadintegrity.pdf

Course readings

The assigned readings for this seminar are excerpts from a variety of books and articles selected to provide an overview of the history and theory of the preservation movement in the United States while supplementing the policy and planning topics that will be discussed in class. All students are expected to complete the readings before class and to be prepared to discuss them in class. Also the online syllabus provides web links to the speakers' organizations.

The core readings are James Marston Fitch, Historic Preservation, and Robert Stipe, A Richer Heritage. Historic Preservation in the Twenty-First Century. These are supplemented by excerpts from works by Charles Hosmer, James Glass and Dolores Hayden and various articles. Several copies these supplemental readings are on reserve in the Historic Preservation Library in Room 103, Wheeler House. These should remain in Wheeler House. The Stipe book is the core text and since it is still in print, it should be purchased independently, as well as may the Grantsmanship Center's booklet. The Hayden books are also still in print and may be purchased independently if desired. The Hosmer and Glass readings are out of print.

The syllabus also lists links to web sites and articles for review, which should be browsed before class, and resources, which are sources of additional information on the topics.

Required Texts (available at UVM Bookstore)

Recommended Additional Readings and Resources:

• The Secretary of the Interior's Standards and Guidelines for Preservation Planning
• Standards and Guidelines for the Conservation of Historic Places in Canada
• Guidelines for Local Surveys: A Basis for Preservation Planning
• Architectural Character, Identifying the Visual Aspects of Historic Buildings as an Aid to Preserving Their Character, Preservation Briefs 17, NPS
• American Association of State and Local History (AASLH)
• National Trust for Historic Preservation
• Preservation News (1961-1995)
• Hayden, Dolores. The Power of Place. Urban Landscapes as Public History. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 1996.
• Kiritz, Norton J. Program Planning & Proposal Writing, Expanded Version, Los Angeles, CA: The Grantsmanship Center. (This booklet is available from the Grantsmanship Center at http://www.tgci.com/publications/puborder.htm)
• Lowenthal, David. The Past is a Foreign Country. Chapter 1 "Reliving the Past: Dreams and Nightmares;" Chapter 4: "The Look of Age;" Chapter 6: "Changing the Past."
• Mancuso, Anthony, How to Form a Nonprofit Corporation.
• Murtagh, William. Keeping Time. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley, 2006.
• Senville, Wayne. "Planning for Historic Preservation," Planning Commissioners Journal. Download for purchase at http://www.plannersweb.com/contents/historicpreservation.html
• Preservation Education & Research
• Values and Heritage Conservation, Resaerch Report, Getty Conservation Institute

Class schedule (Subject to availability of invited guests)  

1. January 17 - Course Introduction - History, Theory, and Practice of Historic Preservation

2. January 24 - History, Theory, and Practice of Historic Preservation

Readings: James Marston Fitch, Historic Preservation, Chapters 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6

Robert E. Stipe, A Richer Heritage, Prologue; and Chapter 1: "Some Preservation Fundamentals;" and Chapter 2, "The Federal Preservation Program; Chapter 11: "Historic Preservation in a Global Context. An International Perspective."

Daniel Bluestone, "Academics in Tennis Shoes: Historic Preservation and the Academy," The Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, Vol. 58, No. 3, Architectural History 1999/2000 (Sep., 1999), pp. 300-307. Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/991522
(For off-campus or on-campus wireless access to JSTOR, you may first need to establish a VPN connection with UVM. VPN software for Windows and Mac computers, which must be installed first, is available to UVM affiliates at https://www.uvm.edu/software/)

Randall F. Mason, "Preservation Planning in American Cities" | From Forum Journal | Winter 2009 | Vol. 23, No. 2

Note: (Forum membership registration is required in advance to access Forum Journal articles. This will set a cookie on your computer that provides future access. For access from other computers have your Forum username and password available.)

Resources:

• State and Territorial Historic Preservation Plans
• Vermont State Historic Preservation Plan
• Preservation Plan for Charleston, South Carolina
• Burlington City Municipal Development Plan's chapter on Historic Preservation

International:

• Athens Charter for the Restoration of Historic Monuments (1931)
• Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflic (1954)
• Venice Charter (1964)
• Deschambault Declaration (CHARTER FOR THE PRESERVATION OF QUEBEC'S HERITAGE, 1982)
• Convention for the Protection of the Architectural Heritage of Europe (1985)

• Heritage Canada Foundation
• European Heritage Network
• International Council on Monuments and Sites
• World Heritage List

Review:

• Austrian Preservation, Sabina Wiedenhoeft
• Santa Fe A Brief Look at Preservation, Sara Casten
• Historic Preservation Research Trip to Cuba, Thomas Visser

3. January 31 - History, Theory, and Practice of Historic Preservation

Readings: Robert E. Stipe, A Richer Heritage. Chapter 7: "The Natural Environment," Chapter 9: "Private Sector Involvement in Historic Preservation," and Chapter 10: "Nonprofits in the American Preservation Movement."

Readings: James Marston Fitch, Historic Preservation, Chapters 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

• Main Street Four-Point Approach®
• New Orleans Charter (1991)
• Nara Document on Authenticity (1994)
• The Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties (1995)
• Burra Charter (Australia ICOMOS charter for places of cultural significance, 1999)
• Burlington Charter for the Preservation of Historic Covered Bridges (2003)
• Pocantico Proclamation on Sustainability and Historic Preservation (2008)
• Valletta Principles for the Safeguarding and Management of Historic Cities, Towns and Urban Areas (2011)

4. February 7 - Cultural Resource Management: Archaeological Resources

Readings: Robert E. Stipe, A Richer Heritage. Chapter 8: "Uncertain Destiny. The Changing Role of Archeology in Historic Preservation;" Chapter 13: "Native Americans and Historic Preservation;" and Chapter 14: "Folklife, Intangible Heritage, and the Promise and Perils of Cultural Cooperation."

Guest: Giovanna Peeples, State Historic Preservation Officer and State Archaeologist, Vermont Division for Historic Preservation, Montpelier, VT

On-line instruction materials: Making Archaeology Teaching Relevant in the XXI Century (MATRIX)

Readings: James Marston Fitch, Historic Preservation, Chapter 14

5. February 14 - Managing Nonprofit Preservation Organizations

Due: Assignment 1a. Research project proposal

Guest: Judy Hayward, executive director, Historic Windsor

Readings: Charles B. Hosmer, The Presence of the Past. Chapter 5: "New England, the Home of Militant Private Preservation Organizations. Chapter 7; "National Preservation Organizations Working Locally."

Charles B. Hosmer, Preservation Comes of Age. Chapter 4: "Preservation Organizations." Chapter 10: "The Formation of the National Trust for Historic Preservation."

Review: National Trust Advocacy Center

6. February 21 - Fundraising for Nonprofit Organizations

Due: 2a. Public meeting proposal

Guest speaker: Chrtistine Graham, CPG Enterprises, Inc.

Recommended readings: Christine Graham, Where the Heart Is. An Allegory of Philanthropy. Shaftsbury, Vermont: CPG Enterprises, Inc.
Norton J. Kiritz, Program Planning & Proposal Writing, Los Angeles, CA: The Grantsmanship Center.
Anthony Mancuso, How to Form a Nonprofit Corporation. Chapter 1. "Overview of Nonprofit Corporations."

7. February 28 - Preservation Planning & Preservation Plans

Due: 1b. Travel grant application

Review:

• "Planning for Historic Preservation," Planning Commissioners Journal, Fall 2003.
• National Park Service Preservation Planning for Local Communities
• National Park Service, Secretary of the Interior's Standards and Guidelines for Preservation Planning
• NPS State and Territorial Preservation Plan Profiles
• CRM Preservation Planning, Insuring a Future for our Past
• California Comprehensive Statewide Historic Preservation Plan
• Kentucky State Historic Preservation Plan
• Vermont State Historic Preservation Plan
• Texas Statewide Preservation Plan
• Charleston SC Preservation Plan

March 6 - Spring Break

8. March 13 - Preservation Planning and Policy: Contemporary Issues

Readings: Forum Journal Summer 2009 (Forum membership registration required in advance)

• Donovan Rypkema, "Preservation in the MIdst of Economic Chaos: A 20/20 Vision into the Future"
• Susan West Montgomery, "New Economic Realities –and Strategies–for Local Preservation Organizations"
• Royce Yeater, "The Foreclosure Crisis: Preservation Concerns and Responses"
• Anita Nowery Durel, "What Can We Do for You? Broadening the Relevance and Reputation of Museums and Historic Sites
• John I. Williams, Jr., "Heritage Travel Trends and the Economic Downtown"
• Stacy Mitchell, "'Buy Local' Helps Main Street Merchants and Other Independents Survive Recession"

Additional Readings: (Forum membership registration required in advance)

• Nori Winter, "Developing “Green”-Friendly Guidelines: Advice for Preservation Commissions"
• Elizabeth Humstone, "Innovative Programs Benefit Historic Places in the Rural Northeast" Forum Journal | Winter 2010 | Vol. 24, No. 2
• Solar Panels and Historic Preservation
• Making the Case: Historic Preservation as Sustainable Development

Review: National Trust Main Street Center, Church Street Marketplace, Vermont Downtown Program

9. March 20 - Preservation Planning Compliance and Preserving the Recent Past

Guest: Devin Colman, Vermont Division for Historic Preservation, Montpelier, VT

Due: 1c. Travel grant completion reports

Readings: Robert E. Stipe, A Richer Heritage. Chapter 3, "The States: The Backbone of Preservation;" and Chapter 4, "Local Government Programs: Preservation Where It Counts.

Review:

• Modernism + Recent Past Initiative (NTHP)
• National Register of Historic Places-Guidelines to Nominating Properties that have Achieved Significance within the Past Fifty Years
• DOCOMOMO International
• DOCOMOMO US
• World Monuments Fund - Modernism at Risk
• ReCyclorama: The Campaign to Save Neutra's Cyclorama
• Chicago Bauhaus and Beyond

10. March 27 - Impacts of Race and Diversity on Historic Preservation

Readings: Robert E. Stipe, A Richer Heritage. Chapter 12: "The Social and Ethnic Dimensions of Historic Preservation."

Tanya Bowers, "Conversaciones to Launch a Latino/Hispanic Initiative"

Review: National Park Service Cultural Diversity Program and Diversity in Historic Preservation, NTHP

Mapping America

Recommended: Ned Kaufman, Place, Race, and Story: Essays in the Past and Future of Historic Preservation (Routledge, 2009)

11. April 3 - Whole Place Preservation Planning

Readings: James Marston Fitch, Historic Preservation, Chapter 13, 15, 16, 17

Readings:

• Stephanie K. Meeks, "Introduction to 'Bridging Land Conservation and Historic Preservation'"
• Wendy Nicholas, "Collaborating to Save Whole Places"
• Valerie Talmage, "Lessons from Land Conservation"
• Mary Pope M. Hutson, "Our Moment to Build a Cultural Conservation Legacy"
• Thompson M. Mayes and Ross M. Bradford, "Combining Preservation and Conservation Values: Six Illustrative Examples"
• Roberta Lane, "Make No Little Plans: Community Planning for Whole Places" (review)
• Emily C. Pack, "Whole Place Preservation: The Ashley River Region and the Watson Hill Campaign"
• Andy Laurenzi, "Land Conservation and Historic Preservation: A Natural Partnership in the Southwest"

Review:

• Preservation and Land Conservation, NTHP
• English Heritage, 'Conservation Principles, Policies and Guidance'
• UVM Conservation Leadership Project - South Hero, VT

12. April 10 - History, Theory, and Practice of Historic Preservation - Future Trends - Career Opportunities in Historic Preservation

Due: 2b. Public meeting report

Readings: Robert E. Stipe, A Richer Heritage. Chapter 15: "Where Do We Go From Here?" James Marston Fitch, Historic Preservation. Chapter 18: "Training for Professional Preservation: Preservationist, Conservationist, Craftsperson;" and Chapter 21, "Preservation in Tomorrow's World."

Readings: James Marston Fitch, Historic Preservation, Chapters 18, 19, 20, 21

Recommended for discussion:

• David Lowenthal, The Past is a Foreign Country. Chapter 1 "Reliving the Past: Dreams and Nightmares;" Chapter 4: "The Look of Age;" Chapter 6: "Changing the Past."
• Gustavo Araoz, Jr., "Discrepancies Between U.S. National Preservation Policy and the Charter of Venice"
• Nara Document On Authenticity
• Vienna Memorandum on World Heritage and Contemporary Architecture – Managing the Historic Urban Landscape
• Christina Cameron, Heritage Conservation, Rehabilitation and Urban Revitalization: An International Perspective
• Jeremy C. Wells, "Authenticity in More than One Dimension: Reevaluating a Core Premise of Historic Preservation," Forum Journal | Spring 2010 | Vol. 24, No. 3

Due: Public meeting assignment

13. April 17 - Federal and State Transportation Preservation Planning Perspectives

Readings: Robert E. Stipe, A Richer Heritage. Chapter 5: "Preservation Law and Public Policy;" Chapter 6: "Preserving Important Landscapes."

Guest: MaryAnn Naber, Federal Preservation Officer (FPO), Federal Highway Administration, Washington, DC

Review: FHWA Historic Preservation and Archeology Program and VT AOT Programmatic Agreement

Paul Brandenburg, "Wilson Bridge—A Section 106 Adventure in Saving Indiana’s Historic Bridges," Forum Journal, Winter 2012 | Vol. 26, No. 2

"Section 106 Uncensored,"Forum Journal, Winter 2012

14. April 24 - Class Research Presentations & Discussions

Due: Research Presentation (last names A - M)

15. May 1 - Class Research Presentations & Discussions

Due: Research Presentation (last names N - Z)

Due: Final written field research report

Assignment 1 - Preservation Policy and Planning Field Research Project: Select a preservation policy or preservation planning initiative to research. This could be a planning project or a preservation program for a community, neighborhood or site. Research the history of the project or program, then study the actually place and/or interview people involved with the project or program. Alternatively, one could attend a professional conference or workshop where preservation policy or planning research is presented and interview people involved with the project or program.

• a. Research Project Proposal: Each student should submit a written proposal (1 to 3 pages) for their policy and planning research project. Identify the research topic and the specific preservation planning project(s) or preservation advocacy program(s) that you will research. This could be a planning project or program for a community, neighborhood or site located anywhere that you can visit during the semester –possibly over the Spring Recess. Research the history of the project or program, then study the actually place and interview people involved with the project or program.The proposal should be written in the form of a professional business letter addressed to the professor.
• b. Travel Grant Application: If a travel grant is to be requested to support the field research project, include in the proposal an anticipated travel itinerary and identify the places, preservation organizations, and individuals to be contacted. Travel grants of up to $500 for allowable expenses may be applied for to support this research. Allowable expenses may include conference fees. According to University and federal policies, these research travel grants will be considered scholarships and will be processed according to University accounting procedures discussed at http://www.uvm.edu/policies/acct/scholarships.pdf and http://www.uvm.edu/policies/acct/scholarfaq.htm Also, transportation and accommodation expenses may be allowed if the place chosen for study is at least 100 miles away from Burlington and if the travel is done only for this research project. Meals, beverages and supplies will not be reimbursed. A set of written guidelines are posted on the web at http://www.uvm.edu/histpres/tripgrants.html. All travel and lodging arrangements and liabilities are the responsibility of each student. Travel arrangements must not conflict with any scheduled classes or teaching assistantship responsibilities.
• c. Travel grant completion reports: Completion reports are required to be submitted to the professor for all travel grant recipients within two weeks of return from travel. These will then be reviewed and forwarded to initiate payments through the University of Vermont as scholarships. If completion reports are not submitted by the last class in the semester, the grant will be forfeited. The following information is to be included in the grant report:

  1. A letter of acknowledgement
  2. The actual travel itinerary including names and addresses of the conferences or training workshops attended, preservation organizations visited, preservation professionals interviewed, preservation activities observed, and research conducted
  3. An expense accounting on a travel form that meets the requirements of the UVM Accounting Department with original receipts attached for all reimbursable expenses

• d. Research Project Presentation: Each student will be responsible for a 20 minute presentation that summarizes the findings of their research accompanied by visual documentation materials. Each student will also be responsible for leading a seminar discussion of about 20 minutes after their formal presentation.

• e. Research Report: The preservation policy and planning research report should include a narrative of about twenty pages (about 5000 words) of text, permanently bound with a cover, title page, table of contents, page numbers, footnotes, illustrations with numbered captions, and sources. Prepare a report that summarizes your research on a preservation planning project or a program or a policy initiative and evaluate its strengths and weaknesses, challenges and successes. Discuss the conditions, goals and challenges that the project or program or initiative has faced. How has it been structured, funded and staffed? Is (or was) it intended to be sustainable? What evidence is there of the impacts of the project or program or initiative? Relate your analysis and assessment to the preservation policy and planning themes included in the course readings and seminar discussions. This report is intended to bolster your portfolio of preservation research projects.

Assignment 2 - Preservation Policy and Planning Public Meetings. Each student should attend at least one local public meeting or hearing where preservation plans, reviews or issues will be addressed. This could be a meeting of a local design review board, a historic preservation review board, a planning commission, a development review board, a state advisory council meeting or a state environmental district (Act 250) hearing.

• a. Public Meeting Proposal: Submit a brief written proposal (1 pages) that describes the local public meeting or hearing that you will attend where you expect preservation plans, reviews or issues to be addressed
• b. Public Meeting Report: Submit your own factual written report on the meeting in a format suitable for publication in a newspaper or newsletter. In a separate section, also write an analysis and commentary on the preservation policy issues addressed and on effectiveness of the meeting procedures and presentations. (3-5 pages).

Burlington Planning and Zoning Review Boards meeting schedules

City of South Burlington, VT

Sample news report and related article

Assignments will be due and grades will be calculated as follows:

1a. Research proposal (5%) Due February 14

2a. Public meeting proposal (5%) Due February 21

1b. Travel grant application (0%) Due February 28

1c. Travel grant completion reports (0%) Due March 13

2b. Public meeting report (20%) Due April 10

1d. Research presentation (20%) Due April 24 (A-M) and May 1 (N-Z)

1e. Research report (40%) Due May 1

Seminar preparation and participation (10%)