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University of Vermont - Graduate Program in Historic Preservation
HP 305, Spring, 2008. Wheeler House 101
Mondays, 12:20 P.M. to 3:20 P.M.
Robert McCullough
HISTORIC PRESERVATION PRACTICE METHODS
COURSE SYLLABUS
COURSE DESCRIPTION: The course is designed to provide students with practical training in three vitally important areas of preservation practice: Rehabilitation Investment Tax Credits (RITC), National Register Nominations, and Historic Sites and Structures Surveys. Class presentations and discussion will focus on case studies and the specific issues students will likely confront in these areas of practice. Assignments will require preparation of a sample RITC application and its supporting materials, a sample National Register nomination, and surveys of at least one city block of buildings. Related tasks, such as the writing of proficient statements of significance and building descriptions, the composition of photographs, interpretation of the Secretary of Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation, and the reading of building plans also will be stressed. A single class will offer a method for reconstructing the history of land ownership, typically described as a chain of title. Although assignments will be abbreviated versions of the project documents in question, the course is intended to introduce students to the level of professional competence required to practice in these areas of historic preservation.
CLASS SCHEDULE: Classes will convene on Mondays between 12:20 P.M. and 3:20 P.M. Topics and assignments will be arranged according to the following schedule, although modifications may occur as the semester progresses. Field study will be incorporated into the course and may require meetings at times other than Monday afternoons.
1. Monday, January 14th
RITC NPS. Brief course and project introduction. The
RITC segment of the course will develop a case study of an historic
mill building at 110 W. Canal Street in Winooski.
Readings:
1. Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation
(Secretary's Standards), pages iv-xii and 3-15.
2. NPS Form 10-168. Historic Preservation Certification Application,
Parts 1 and 2 (HP305 Course Book Document 10).
3. Interpreting the Secretary's Standards, Vol. 1, Case Numbers
80-001 to 81-012. (HP305 Coursebook Document 1)
2. Friday, January 18th
RITC. Field study, 110 West Canal Street, Winooski. Take
cameras and dress warmly because portions of the building may
be unheated. We will be joined by Larry Williams, principal of
Redstone, Inc., a commercial real estate firm with offices in
Burlington.
Monday, January 21st
Martin Luther King Day. No Class
3. Monday, January 28th
RITC NPS. Preparation of Parts 1 and 2; writing statements
of significance and building descriptions; discussion and interpretation
of the Secretary's Standards for Rehabilitation; review of case
studies; review of project plans; review of relevant IRC provisions
pertaining to tax exempt entities
Readings:
1. 36 CFR Part 67, Historic Preservation Certifications Pursuant
to Section 48(g) and Section 170(h) of the Internal Revenue Code,
and 36 CFR Part 68, the Secretary of the Interior's Standards
for Historic Preservation Projects (HP205 Course Book Document
84).
2. Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation
(Secretary's Standards), pages 18-46.
3. Interpreting the Secretary's Standards, Vol. 1, Case
Numbers 80-013 to 82-043 (HP305 Coursebook Document 1).
4. HP305 Course Book, Document 6: RITC Application, Quinlen
Block, Barre, Vermont.
4. Monday, February 4th
RITC - NPS. Preparation of Part 2; discussion and interpretation
of the Secretary's Standards for Rehabilitation; review of case
studies.
Readings:
1. Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation
(Secretary's Standards), pages 48-74.
2. Interpreting the Secretary's Standards, Vol. 2, Case
Numbers 83-044 to 85-075 (HP305 Coursebook Document 2).
3. HP305 Course Book, Document 7: RITC Application, Brick
Store, Strafford, Vermont.
4. HP305 Course Book, Document 8: RITC Application, Eleven
Maple Street, Hardwick, Vermont.
5. Monday, February 11th
RITC -NPS. Preparation of Part 3; discussion and interpretation
of the Secretary's Standards for Rehabilitation; review of case
studies; review and conclusion of class RITC project.
Readings:
1. Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation
(Secretary's Standards), pages 76-103.
2. Interpreting the Secretary's Standards, Vol. 3, Case
Numbers 83-044 to 85-075 (HP305 Coursebook Document 2).
3. HP305 Course Book, Document 7: RITC Application, Brick
Store, Strafford, Vermont.
Monday, February 18th
President's Day No Class
6. Monday, February 25th: RITC Application Due.
The History of Land Ownership. Methods of Deed Research and Constructing
Chains of Title. Field Trip: Office of the Shelburne Town Clerk.
7. Monday, March 3rd
National Register Nominations. Field Trip: Vermont Division
for Historic Preservation. Sue Jamele, Manager of the National
Register Program. Introduction to the National Register criteria,
types of properties, types of nominations, implications of listing.
Select buildings for sample nominations.
Readings:
1. National Register Bulletin 15, "How to Apply the National
Register Criteria for Evaluation."
2. National Register Bulletin 16A, "How to Complete
the National Register Registration Form."
National Register Bulletin 16B, "How to Complete the National
Register Multiple Property Documentation Form."
Monday, March 10th
Spring Recess No Class
8. Monday, March 17th
National Register Nominations. Developing statements of significance
and evaluating historic contexts; historic districts.
Readings:
1. National Register Bulletin 19, "Policies and Procedures
for Processing National Register Nominations."
9. Monday, March 24th
National Register Nominations. Developing descriptions, delineating
nomination boundaries, maps, taking photographs, nomination procedures
for community involvement before and after nomination, and archeological
resources.
Readings:
1. National Register Bulletin 21, "Defining Boundaries for
National Register Properties."
2. National Register Bulletin 23, "How to Improve the Quality
of Photographs for National Register Nominations."
3. National Register Bulletin 28, "Using the UTM Grid System
to Record Historic Sites."
10. Monday, March 31st
National Register Nominations. Multiple property documentation
forms; evaluating
National Register eligibility.
Readings
1. National Register Bulletin 22, "Guidelines for Evaluating
and Nomination Properties That Have Achieved Significance Within
the Last Fifty Years.
2. National Register Bulletin 32, "Guidelines for Evaluating
and Documenting Properties Associated with Significant Persons."
11. Monday, April 7th
National Register Nominations Due
Historic Sites and Structures Survey. Introduction; group field
study.
Readings:
1. National Register Bulletin 24, "Guidelines for Local
Surveys: A Basis for Preservation Planning."
2. Vermont Division for Historic Preservation, Survey Manual (Document
12, HP 305 Course Book).
12. Monday, April 14th
Historic Sites and Structures Survey. Group and individual
field study.
Readings:
1. Vermont Division for Historic Preservation, Survey Manual
(Document 12, HP 305 Course Book).
13. Monday, April 21st
Historic Sites and Structures Survey. Field Trip: Surveys
in rural communities, Grand Isle, Vermont. Sue Jamele, National
Register Program Manager, and Nancy Boone, Vermont State Architectural
Historian and Deputy State Historic Preservation Officer, will
be joining us.
14. Monday, April 28th
Historic Sites and Structures Survey. Individual field study.
GRADES. Grades will be based on the assignments, each given equal weight, and on overall participation
READINGS. Materials covering the RITC and Historic Sites and Structures Survey have been assembled into a course packet to be purchased by students. The cost is the cost of copying. Students may also purchase the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation and Illustrated Guidelines for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings, published by the National Park Service, Technical Preservation Services, and available from their web book store. The price is $16.50, the GPO stock number is 024-005-01091-2, and the web address is www2.cr.nps.gov/tps/tpscat_1.htm. Unfortunately, the NPS book store has not been prompt in delivering orders, and you may wish to consider obtaining the document in PDF format from the web site. The National Register bulletins will be provided at no cost. The following reading list may be supplemented by other materials.
1. National Park Service. "Historic Preservation Certification
Application."
2. National Park Service. "Review Sheet Historic Preservation
Certification Application Significance."
3. National Park Service. "Review Sheet Historic Preservation
Certification Application Rehabilitation."
4. National Park Service. "Review Sheet: Historic Preservation
Certification Application Significance and Rehabilitation.
Instructions for Completing Form 10-168d (Rev. 12/86) and Form
10-168e (Rev. 12/86)
5. National Park Service Technical Preservation Services.
"Interpreting the Secretary of the Interior's Standards
for Rehabilitation." 3 Vols.
6. Quinlen Block, Barre, Vermont. Historic Preservation Certification
Application.
Part 1 Evaluation of Significance; Historic Preservation
Certification Application.
Part 2- Description of Rehabilitation; and
Part 3 - Historic Preservation Certification Application. Request
for Certification of Completed Work.
7. The Brick Store, Strafford, Vermont. Historic Preservation
Certification Application.
Part 1 Evaluation of Significance; Historic Preservation
Certification Application.
Part 2 Description of Rehabilitation; Review Sheet.
Historic Preservation
Certification Application Significance; and Review
Sheet. Historic Preservation
Certification Application Rehabilitation.
8. Eleven Maple Street, Hardwick, Vermont. Historic Preservation
Certification
Application. Part 1 Evaluation of Significance; Historic
Preservation Certification
Application. Part 2 Description of Rehabilitation.
9. National Park Service, Preservation Assistance Division. Review
Sheet: Historic
Preservation Certification Application Significance.
Instructions for Completing
Form 10-168d (Rev. 12/86); and Review Sheet: Historic Preservation
Certification
Application Rehabilitation. Instructions for Completing
Form 10-168e (Rev. 12/86)
10. National Park Service. "National Register Bulletin 15:
How to Apply the National
Register Criteria for Evaluation."
11. National Park Service. "National Register Bulletin 16A:
How to Complete the
National Register Registration Form." (1991)
12. National Park Service. "National Register Bulletin 16B:
How to Complete the
National Register Multiple Property Documentation Form."
(1991)
13. National Park Service. "National Register Bulletin 19:
Policies and Procedures for
Processing National Register Nominations." (July,
1986. Revised 12/87)
14. National Park Service. "National Register Bulletin 21:
Defining Boundaries for
National Register Properties." (1995)
15. National Park Service. "National Register Bulletin 22:
Guidelines for Evaluating and
Nominating Properties That Have Achieved Significance Within
The Last Fifty
Years." (1979. Revised 1990, 1996)
16. National Park Service. "National Register Bulletin 23:
How to Improve the Quality
of Photographs for National Register Nominations."
(1979. Revised1987, 1996)
17. National Park Service. "National Register Bulletin 24:
Guidelines for Local Surveys:
A Basis for Preservation Planning." (1977; Revised
1985)
18. National Park Service. "National Register Bulletin 32:
Guidelines for Evaluating and
Documenting Properties Associated with Significant Persons."
19. National Park Service. "National Register Bulletin 28:
Using the UTM Grid System
to Record Historic Sites."
20. Vermont Division for Historic Preservation. "Survey
Manual." (c.1984)
21. Vermont Division for Historic Preservation. Manual for Historic
Sites and Structures
Inventory. "Historic Sites and Structures Survey:
Individual Structure Survey Form
and Historic District/Complex Form.
22. Vermont Division for Historic Preservation. Guide to Vermont
Architecture
23. 36 CFR 60. National Register of Historic Places.
24. Secretary of the Interior's Standards for Rehabilitation and
Guidelines for
Rehabilitating Historic Buildings.