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The University of Chicago report to the Getty Foundation outlines Preservation Plans for Contemporary Architecture. Ten noteworthy mid-century campus buildings were selected by the university for assessment with plans for preservation.

During the late 1950s and early 1960s, the University began to add modern buildings to the formerly all-Gothic campus. These included the Laird Bell Law Quadrangle (Eero Saarinen, 1959) and the School of Social Service Administration (Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, 1965). In 1963, the University acquired the Robie House, built by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1909. By 1970, the Regenstein Library—at seven stories, and almost a block square, the largest building on campus by far—occupied the site of Old Stagg Field.

The university wishes to maintain these buildings as part of the functional physical plant of the campus, and recognize their architectural heritage value as they complement the existing traditional Collegiate Gothic buildings on campus.

The ten buildings:

• Administration Building – Holabird and Root, 1948
• Laird Bell Law Quadrangle – Eero Saarinen, 1959
• Pierce Residence Hall – Harry Weese & Associates, 1960
• University High School – Perkins and Will, 1960
• Kellog Center for Continuing Education / New Graduate Residence Hall, Edward Durell Stone, 1962
• Lab for Astrophysics and Space Research – Skidmore Owings Merrill, 1964
• School of Social Service Administration – Ludwig Mies van de Rohe, 1965
• Henry Hinds Laboratory for Geophysical Sciences – I.W. Colburn, 1969
• Joseph Regenstein Library – Skidmore Owings Merriall, 1970
• Smart Museum – Cochrane Woods Art Center – Edward Larrabee Barnes 1974

OWP/P and Cannon Design has developed a Higher Education Case Study booklet with the title of “Recapitalizing a Campus, The University of Chicago Law School.”

The University of Chicago page with links to their report to the Getty Foundation.

In the last decades, the architectural heritage of the modern movement appeared more at risk than during any other period. This built inheritance glorifies the dynamic spirit of the Machine Age. At the end of the 1980s, many modern masterpieces had already been demolished or had changed beyond recognition. This was mainly due to the fact that many were not considered to be elements of heritage, that their original functions have substantially changed and that their technological innovations have not always endured long-term stresses.

Docomomo International’s missions are to:

• act as watchdog when important modern movement buildings anywhere are under threat
• exchange ideas relating to conservation technology, history and education
• foster interest in the ideas and heritage of the modern movement
• elicit responsibility towards this recent architectural inheritance.

At present, Docomomo International includes 53 chapters and more than 2,300 members, in Europe, America, Asia, Oceania and Africa. In their variety of cultures and experiences, the chapters represent the true richness of Docomomo International.

Every two years Docomomo organizes an international conference, providing an opportunity to inquire into a theme that deals with an important aspect of the modern movement. The conferences are also a platform where specialists from all over the world can meet, exchange knowledge and make contacts.

Jon Buono (jbuono@eypae.com) has communicated with SCUP to let us know about the US chapters of this organization, DOCOMOMO US, www.docomomo-us.org. The DOCOMOMO US organization:

• comprises a national membership focused within 10 major regional chapters,
• maintains a publically-accessible online “Register” of significant modern building, sites, and neighborhoods (www.docomomo-us.org/register/browser), and
• has sponsored (for over 4 years) related graduate-student research and documentation projects, and
• continues to seek and develop additional college and university academic partnerships to expand the Register.

This resource as well as others is available in our list of links to related organizations.

In 2005, the university received a Getty grant of $175,000 to support a comprehensive survey of historic buildings and landscapes at all NMSU properties across the state, with an emphasis on the main Las Cruces campus, where the majority of the system’s historic resources are located. NMSU also developed historic preservation policies and guidelines to guide future conservation work and maintenance activities.

New Mexico State University has a long, distinguished heritage that is highlighted by distinctive architecture and a heritage that played a key role in helping to develop the state’s agricultural economy. The university’s agricultural heritage has played an important role in shaping campus planning. The close proximity of traditional academic facilities with those specifically designed to meet the agricultural curriculum have resulted in a unique campus layout that is still visible today. Overall, the university has done a good job of maintaining its campus heritage, as reflected in its number of historic buildings, while still accommodating tremendous growth, particularly during the last fifty years. An important goal for the university in the future will be to find a way to value those historically significant buildings and landscapes while still continuing to grow and develop as a respected academic institution.

To learn more about this state system visit the university Preservation Plan on the NMSU site which includes a slideshow of images.

PreservationDirectory.com is the online resource for historic preservation, building restoration and cultural resource management in the United States & Canada.

Their goal is to foster the preservation of historic buildings, historic downtowns and neighborhoods, cultural resources and to promote heritage tourism by facilitating communication among historic preservation professionals and the general public.

This website is a vast storehouse of historic information including preservation events and conferences, grants and funding sources, a preservation library, organizations and resources, museum and historic structures, historic lodging and tours, a photo gallery and a bookstore.

Explore this vast directory at PreservationDirectory.com

Photograph courtesy Cranbrook Archives.

Please tell us where else you go find useful information and resources.

Founded in 1926 by newspaper publisher and philanthropist Ellen Browning Scripps, Scripps College is the women's college of The Claremont Colleges.

The mission of Scripps College is to educate women to develop their intellect and talents through active participation in a community of scholars, so that as graduates they may contribute to society through public and private lives of leadership, service, integrity, and creativity.

Scripps' scenic 37-acre campus, listed in the National Register of Historic Places, is located at the foot of the San Gabriel Mountains in Claremont, California, 35 miles east of Los Angeles. The original campus was designed by architect Gordon Kaufmann, one of the forerunners of "California Style." Landscaping was designed by Edward Huntsman-Trout. There are seventeen academic/administrative buildings, nine residence halls, and one senior apartment building on campus. In addition, the campus has a 24,000-square-foot recreational athletic facility completed in summer 2008. It is adjacent to the 25-meter swimming pool and contains cardio machine and weight rooms, an aerobics studio, and a yoga room. There are also several shared buildings for jointly sponsored programs of The Claremont Colleges, including Keck Science Center, libraries, a medical service center, and a bookstore.

The Scripps campus is a uniquely Southern California historic designed landscape with exterior architectural features, public spaces, and a unique spatial organization. The historic cultural landscape includes gardens, lawns, walks, allees, courtyards, and other spaces. Majestic tall trees, decorative fountains and water features, murals and other artworks, and a wide variety of plants are located across the campus.

Scripps College page with links to their report to the Getty Foundation.

Historic Resources Committee

The mission of the AIA Historic Resources Committee (HRC) is to identify, understand, and preserve architectural heritage, both nationally and internationally. HRC is engaged in promoting the role of the historic architect within the profession through the development of information and knowledge among members, allied professional organizations, and the public.

AIA HRC offers multiple resources useful to anyone interested in historic preservation and include a quarterly newsletter, conferences on issues related to historic preservation, books and book lists, links to other related organizations, events and awards, grant and fellowship programs, and podcasts and lecture series.

This resource as well as others is available in our list of links to related organizations.

Chartered in 1784, the University of Georgia has grown to 34 colleges and universities that now comprise the University System of Georgia, overseen by the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia (USG).

The Campus Historic Preservation Plan (CHPP) Guidelines are provided for the multiple and various institutions that comprise the University System of Georgia (USG). Collectively, these institutions comprise the largest holding of state-owned historic properties. In support of their management, the CHPP Guidelines provide direction for campus preservation planning. The CHPP Guidelines are a comprehensive reference for campus administrators, campus and preservation planners, and stakeholders. Part I of the document defines the three major categories of cultural resources- Historic Architecture, Historic Landscapes, and Archaeology - and provides an overview of these resources with the USG. Part II explains the campus preservation planning process in terms of guiding legislation and the official planning policy of the Board of Regents (BOR).for campus administrators, campus and preservation planners, and stakeholders. Part I of the document defines the three major categories of cultural resources- Historic Architecture, Historic Landscapes, and Archaeology - and provides an overview of these resources with the USG. Part II explains the campus preservation planning process in terms of guiding legislation and the official planning policy of the Board of Regents (BOR).

University System of Georgia page with links to their report to the Getty Foundation.

Historic Landscape Division of the National Park Service, Cultural Resources, U.S. Department of the Interior, National Center for Preservation Technology and Training website includes news items; events, workshops and meetings; stories about disasters and disaster prevention; featured stories and biographies; landscape and historic site information; information on National Parks and other historic places and sites; and the Center’s annual meeting report.

The site includes such gems as an Historic Landscape Resource Manual. This report documents a historic landscape workshop developed to introduce preservation professionals to the identification, documentation, evaluation and treatment of designed, vernacular and rural historic landscapes.

Included are discussions on historic landscapes already in local programs and of managing and tourism issues. Training sessions were held in three locations; speakers and resource materials focused on issues pertinent to each region.

Please visit NCPTT at: http://ncptt.nps.gov/category/historic-landscapes/

Located just outside of Roanoke, Virginia, Hollins is an 800 student liberal arts undergraduate college for women plus, a coed graduate school program. The campus is centered around the historic Front Quadrangle.

“Hollins University Master Plan” was the result of the planning process. This plan offers a preservation and management strategy for the university’s entire 475-acre campus. This report focuses on land management, campus structure and organization, building use, phasing in new projects, stormwater management, signage and other aspects of campus circulation and use.

The comprehensive master plan established a structure for investment in campus land and facilities that reflects the mission, history and traditions of Hollins University. It prioritizes immediate and long-term needs, identifies target projects for implementation, and outlines conceptual costs of capital projects. It also offers historic preservation recommendations and information about historic tax credits.

Hollins University page with links to their report to the Getty Foundation.

Belle Grove, Iberville Parish, LA. Frances Benjamin Johnstone 1938

This fascinating collection of images was the accomplishment of architectural photographer, Frances Benjamin Johnstone (1864-1952). She did the majority of this work in the last part of the 1920s.

The well organized collection includes 7,100 images from 1,700 buildings and sites located in seven southern states including Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana and some parts of Florida.

This website includes a selected bibliography, related resources, and a description of the digitized collection. There are 58 photos of southern colleges and universities including Duke University, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, Davidson College and College of Charleston.

Enjoy browsing this interesting resource. Think “Gone With the Wind!”

Grant funds were used to create a comprehensive architectural conservation assessment and preservation plan for two contiguous areas: the Cathedral of Learning complex (1926-1937) and Clapp Hall (1953) and the Oakland Civic Center (1895-1931), which together comprise the historic core of the University of Pittsburgh campus and which also serve as unique focal points for both the university and the city. The project examined historic documentation, surveyed existing interior and exterior conditions of buildings as well as the conditions of campus landscapes, and recommended preservation treatments when appropriate, provided standards for ongoing maintenance and recommended coordinated treatments for the two cores areas, including cost estimates for this work.

The central outcome was the production of “the University of Pittsburgh Civic Center Conservation Plan,” (2005) which constitutes a conservation manual combined with individual building briefs about significant sites. The manual included historic documentation of campus sites, an assessment of and recommendations about existing conditions (including documentation about the effectiveness of different treatment mechanisms and options), conservation planning and budgeting, and a resource guide and bibliography. Another outcome was a PowerPoint presentation that was expected to aid in training staff and disseminate information about the project to the campus community.

The Civic Center Conservation plan raised many specific long-term theoretical, practical, and financial concerns regarding the care and maintenance of significant sites within the two areas noted above. Certain questions arose about the specificity and/or centrality of certain icons of the campus. Other questions focused on recommendations about aesthetic and functional improvements being coordinated together, such as HVAC upgrades in conjunction with window replacements, for greatest cost effectiveness. The project further addressed building-specific questions about the identification of issues affecting historic building fabric and the use of conservation study materials for training facilities management and also students in appropriate conservation practices.

University of Pittsburgh page with links to their report to the Getty Foundation.

New Sustainability And Historic Preservation Guidelines Out

In celebration of Earth Day, the National Park Service is pleased to announce publication of The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation & Illustrated Guidelines on Sustainability for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings.

Developed by Technical Preservation Services, Cultural Resources, Washington Office, these are the first official guidelines on how to make changes to improve energy efficiency and preserve the character of historic buildings. The guidelines are an important addition to current discussions about sustainability and achieving greater energy efficiency, which have focused primarily on new buildings to date. The guidelines are available online in PDF format at www.nps.gov/history/hps/tps and will be available for purchase from the Government Printing Office.

The Guidelines on Sustainability stress the inherent sustainability of historic buildings and offer specific guidance on “recommended” rehabilitation treatments and “not recommended” treatments, which could negatively impact a building’s historic character. Illustrations of both types of treatments are included. The guidelines are designed to assist building owners in planning rehabilitation projects that will meet the standards for rehabilitation. They are the latest in a series of guidelines produced by Technical Preservation Services on historic features such as masonry and roofs, which are available at www.nps.gov/history/hps/tps/tax/rhb/index.htm.

Initially developed by the Secretary of the Interior to determine the appropriateness of proposed work supported by the Historic Preservation Fund grant-in-aid program, the Standards for Rehabilitation are now widely used at the federal, state, and local level. They are used to determine if a rehabilitation project qualifies as a certified rehabilitation for Federal historic preservation tax incentives and have been adopted by historic district and planning commissions across the country.

The standards promote the long-term preservation of historic materials and features. They pertain to historic buildings of all materials, construction types, sizes and occupancy and include the exterior and the interior of the buildings. They also encompass the building’s site and environment, including landscape features, as well as attached adjacent or related new construction.

The Standards for Rehabilitation are one of the four Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties, which also include preservation, restoration, and reconstruction. These four sets of standards, developed by Technical Preservation Services in the 1980s, fulfilled the Secretary of the Interior’s responsibility to advise federal agencies on the preservation of historic properties listed in or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places.

Salve Regina's 80-acre campus bordering the famed Cliff Walk exemplifies significant developments in the architectural, historical and cultural heritage of 19th- and early 20th-century America. The University continues to act as a steward of this heritage and is actively engaged in preserving the splendor of its Gilded Age properties, while also adapting them for educational use.

The University's efforts at historic preservation have been singled out for awards and special praise by the Preservation Society of Newport County, the Newport Historical Society, the Victorian Society of America, Save America's Treasures, the Rhode Island Historic Preservation Commission and the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

In 2002, Salve Regina became the first New England institution to receive a Getty Grant Program award to develop a Campus Heritage Preservation Plan. The plan includes a detailed review of 21 buildings which comprise seven contiguous 19th-century estates that distinguish Salve Regina’s historic campus. The plan also provides further structure and resources for the University's practice of utilizing its campus as an academic "living laboratory."

Salve Regina page with links to their report to the Getty Foundation.

The Heritage Emergency National Task Force offers tools and information to cultural institutions and the general public for preparing for and responding to emergencies that affect collections and family treasures.

SCAD film Festival

The Savannah College of Art and Design was founded in 1978 to provide college degree programs not previously available in southeast Georgia and to create a specialized professional art college to attract students from throughout the United States and abroad. The curriculum was established with dual goals of excellent arts education and effective career preparation for students. Today, with multiple locations and online distance education offerings, SCAD continues to assiduously adhere to these goals.

SCAD was legally incorporated in the state of Georgia Sept. 29, 1978. A board of trustees was established, and the search was begun for a competent faculty and an appropriate facility.

In the spring of 1979, SCAD purchased and renovated the Savannah Volunteer Guard Armory to serve as the first classroom and administration building. The historic significance of the 1892 structure was recognized by its nomination for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places. Named Poetter Hall in honor of two of the founders, the building remains in active use by SCAD today.

SCAD exists to prepare talented students for professional careers, emphasizing learning through individual attention in a positively oriented university environment. The goal of the university is to nurture and cultivate the unique qualities of each student through an interesting curriculum, in an inspiring environment, under the leadership of involved professors.

Currently, SCAD’s almost 8,000 students utilize roughly 70 buildings; all are reused urban structures. They represent a diversity of historic styles and origins in four distinct historic districts.

Savannah College of Art and Design received a Getty Foundation grant in 2002 for $150,000 to support campus heritage planning

Savannah College of Art and Design page with links to their report to the Getty Foundation.

CRGIS is a cooperative venture of the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission and the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.

CRGIS is a map-based inventory of the historic and archaeological sites and surveys stored in the files of the Bureau for Historic Preservation (BHP). The Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) has been collecting information concerning archaeological sites and historic resources for the greater part of a century. Currently there are 21,347 archaeological sites and 125,205 historic properties in these files. Access to these paper records is free and open to the public by appointment at the BHP office in Harrisburg. CRGIS is a means of accessing some of these data without a trip to Harrisburg.

CRGIS is a partnership between the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission (PHMC) and PennDOT, with financial support from the Federal Highway Administration, the Baltimore District of the Army Corp of Engineers, and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection.

Located in Portland, Oregon, Reed College received a Gettty Foundation grant in 2004 to study and evaluate both buildings and the school landscape. Reed is a small (1,400 students) liberal arts school known for academic rigor and excellence.

The grant proposed to survey all buildings constructed from 1911 through 1967, the years between the inception of the college and the end of the post-war building boom. It systematically studied the evolution of the landscape in order to develop planning guidelines for the maintenance, restoration, and use of campus assets.

The main outcome of the grant is the “Reed College Heritage Master Plan,” which offers guidelines to address the protection and preservation of historic resources of the college. An appendix of buildings that have been demolished is also included to help heighten awareness of properties that have been lost.

Reed College page with links to their report to the Getty Foundation.

A partnership initiative between the National Park Service and other Federal Agencies, the Learning Portal is a major resource for those interested in historic preservation. The portal is where you can discover the information and training opportunities you need to quickly and easily address problems, projects, and issues in the broad field of historic preservation.

This Portal helps you search for information on historic preservation websites and can also help find other saved searches.

By typing in your question in plain language JUST ONCE, you can learn about all of the following:

• Laws and regulations
• Policies
• Articles and literature
• News
• Case studies and best practices
• Colleagues with specific expertise
• Training and education opportunities

You don't need to know how computer languages work or how to use such computer concepts such as keywords or meta data. The Historic Preservation Learning Portal is powered by Autonomy, a concept-matching program. Just write in your question or a short phrase.

The Barnard College campus heritage project focuses on four of the earliest buildings built on the campus in the late 1800’s, Milbank, Barnard, Brooks and Hewitt Halls. The preservation plan outlines the preservation and restoration of these early buildings. These buildings define the identity of Barnard and the relationship with neighbor, Columbia University. The Barnard buildings also early on established the character of the school.

Architects include Arnold Brunner, Charles Rich, and McKim Mead & White. Milbank Hall includes interiors by design pioneer, Elsie de Wolfe. The library in one building features a Tiffany-glass fireplace mantel.

The architectural style is described as “seriously elaborate, simultaneously feminine and strong” like the figured fabric of a late 19th century evening dress.

The Historic Preservation Master Plan, developed from the building evaluation process, describes the form and history of these four buildings, proposes scopes and budgets for renovation work, and gives direction for ongoing maintenance.

Barnard College page with links to their report to the Getty Foundation.

The American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (AIC) is the national membership organization of conservation professionals. Its members include conservators, educators, scientists, students, archivists, art historians, and other conservation enthusiasts in over twenty countries around the world.

The Foundation of the American Institute for Conservation of Historic and Artistic Works (FAIC) supports conservation education, research, and outreach activities that increase understanding of our global cultural heritage. In 2001, following a sizable endowment gift from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, FAIC was able to create a strong professional development program.

AIC has multiple specialty groups: architecture, book and paper, conservators, electronic media, objects, paintings, photographic materials, research and technology, textiles and wooden artifacts.

AIC publications include the ward winning journal, Journal of the American Institute for Conservation, AIC News, AI C Directory and a new collaborative wiki website based on the special groups.

Cowell Ranch, University of California, Santa Cruz

Opened in 1965, UC Santa Cruz is best known for its modern buildings and Pacific Ocean location. The campus does have, however, historic resources in the Cowell Ranch, part of a limestone industry dating from 1851. In addition, the campus is located in a region containing Native American prehistoric artifacts. This historic area contains 10 structures and 5 landscape areas.

UC Santa Cruz listed student interns and their tasks in their planning report, credited student drawings, and noted preparations for future classes and projects.

The preservation plan focused on the preservation of these historic assets. One outcome of the plan is the nomination for addition to the National Register of Historic Places of a “Cowell Ranch and Lime Industry Historic District.” This historic district includes several significant landscape areas.

University of California, Santa Cruz page with links to their report to the Getty Foundation.

The mission of this Washington DC based organization is to preserve the nation’s heritage for future generations through innovative leadership, education, and programs.

Heritage Preservation is a national non-profit organization dedicated to preserving the cultural heritage of the United States. By identifying risks, developing innovative programs, and providing broad public access to expert advice, Heritage Preservation assists museums, libraries, archives, historic preservation and other organizations, as well as individuals, in caring for our endangered heritage.

Heritage Preservation helps museums, libraries, and individuals with the best preservation advice from professional conservators through our series of Caring books. The Conservation Assessment Program helps small and mid-sized museums get the advice of professional conservators for their collections and historic buildings. The Heritage Health Index survey is the first attempt to paint a national picture of the state of collections in all kinds of institutions—museums, libraries, archives, historical societies, and scientific organizations. Save Outdoor Sculpture! and Rescue Public Murals help communities discover and protect their local cultural icons.

Bronx Community College of the City University of New York

The Stanford White Complex is an architectural and landscape complex designed by McKim, Mead and White in the late 19th century (1892-96). It includes a cluster of artistic buildings including the Gould Memorial Library, The Hall of Fame of Great Americans, Language Hall, and the Philosophy Hall. The elegant interiors of the library were done by Tiffany Glass and Decorating Co. plus a dome and tiles by Guastavino Co. The college is located on a landscaped 40 acre site.

The entire complex is listed on the State and National Register of Historic Places and has landmark status in New York.

The team of researchers and consultants developed a comprehensive Conservation Master Plan for the buildings and cultural landscape.

Bronx Community College page with links to their report to the Getty Foundation.

State Historic Preservation Officers (SHPO)

The SHPO is part of the National Register, however, it is the state agency that oversees historic preservation efforts in their state. There may be state or local preservation laws that they should be aware of before they undertake a project with a historic property.

State Historic Preservation Officers (SHPO) play a critical role carrying out many responsibilities in historic preservation. Surveying, evaluating and nominating significant historic buildings, sites, structures, districts and objects to the National Register is one such key activity. To help find out if a historic place meets the National Register criteria and how the nomination process works in each state, citizens may contact the appropriate SHPO for assistance. The national website provides links to all states for their individual help.

In the state of Michigan for example, the following programs are available.

• National Register of Historic Places Historic buildings, districts, and sites
• National Historic Landmarks in Michigan The state's most significant historic resources
• Historic Preservation Financial Incentives Grants, tax credits, and more
• Cultural Resource Protection (ER) Section 106 responsibilities
• Historic Resources Survey Program Surveys of architecture and history
• The Michigan Lighthouse Program Preserving Michigan's maritime heritage
• Michigan Main Street Program Rejuvenating downtowns, large and small
• Local Historic Preservation Process for establishing local historic districts and more
• Michigan's Historical Marker Program Signposts to our history

Nazareth Hall

The Getty Foundation Campus Heritage grant enabled Northwestern to compile research on the historic Nazareth Hall buildings, to create a preservation plan for the historic campus, to launch ongoing educational activities related to the history and to establish a Preservation of Campus Heritage Committee to oversee the Historic Preservation Plan.

Northwestern College recognizes the historical and architectural significance of their campus and values its heritage. The committee believes that the recommendations and careful implementation of the preservation plan will provide even greater opportunities for stewardship as we seek to preserve these buildings for future generations.

The Preservation of Campus Heritage Committee consulted the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties as a guide for the preservation plan. The committee recommended rehabilitation of Nazareth Hall, as it will allow them to preserve our historic buildings and landscape while adapting them to contemporary needs.

Northwestern College’s Historic Preservation Plan:

• Describes the historic buildings and landscape
• Identifies the character-defining features of the historic buildings and landscape
• Discusses changes that have occurred over time
• Assesses current integrity and condition of the historic buildings and landscape of the campus
• Presents recommendations and strategies for preservation, renovation and stabilization of existing features while planning for effective, adaptive reuse of the historic campus

Northwestern College page with links to their report to the Getty Foundation.

The Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP) is an independent federal agency that promotes the preservation, enhancement, and productive use of our nation's historic resources, and advises the President and Congress on national historic preservation policy.

The goal of the National Historic Preservation Act (NHPA), which established the ACHP in 1966, is to have federal agencies act as responsible stewards of our nation's resources when their actions affect historic properties. The ACHP is the only entity with the legal responsibility to encourage federal agencies to factor historic preservation into federal project requirements.

As directed by NHPA, the ACHP serves as the primary federal policy advisor to the President and Congress; recommends administrative and legislative improvements for protecting our nation's heritage; advocates full consideration of historic values in federal decisionmaking; and reviews federal programs and policies to promote effectiveness, coordination, and consistency with national preservation policies.

Sunken Garden Campus

COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY, WILLIAMSBURG, VIRGINIA

In 2004, the College of William and Mary was awarded a Getty Foundation campus heritage planning grant of $150,000.

The goal of the project was to complete the first comprehensive study and campus heritage plan of the Sunken Garden campus at the College of William and Mary. Designed by Charles M. Robinson and Charles F. Gillette in the early 20th century, this unique space was influenced by both Beaux Arts and City Beautiful planning ideals as well as significant aspects of the Colonial revival in America. The project studied archival documentation about its origins in order to understand its historic development as a site and in relation to the institution overall.

Designed at a time when Sir Christopher Wren was being celebrated as the architect of the College's first building, the Sunken Garden was inspired by the Thames-side lawn at Wren's Children's Hospital in London.

The effort resulted in the project summary, "The Sunken Garden Campus, The College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia: A Campus Heritage Preservation Plan" (2008), which focuses on the extension of the colonial campus beyond the Wren Building. The report offers a brief history of the campus, outlines character-defining features of each building within the precinct, and also presents preservation guidelines to assist in the care and treatment of the campus.

College of William and Mary page with links to their report to the Getty Foundation.

Federal Trade Commission Building, Washington, D.C.

U.S. GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION (GSA)

Excellence in the Business of Government is what the GSA is about. GSA provides workplaces by constructing, managing, and preserving government buildings and by leasing and managing commercial real estate. GSA's acquisition solutions offer private sector professional services, equipment, supplies, telecommunications, and information technology to government organizations and the military. GSA policies promote management best practices and efficient government operations.

More than one fourth of GSA's 1600 owned buildings are listed in or eligible for the National Register of Historic Places, the nation's listing of historic properties, and approximately half are more than 50 years old. GSA's public building legacy includes custom houses, courthouses, post offices, border stations, and federal agency offices across the United States and its territories. Many are grand structures with ceremonial spaces designed to symbolize the permanence and stature of the federal government, as well as to serve functional purposes. As part of its commitment to historic preservation, GSA is working to maintain the architectural excellence of America's public buildings.

U.S. General Services Administration Historic Preservation information

Federal Trade Commission Building photo available for download at GSA website

Annie Pfieffer Chapel

FLORIDA SOUTHERN COLLEGE

The Frank Lloyd Wright campus at Florida Southern College in Lakeland, Florida exists as a masterpiece of mid-twentieth century American design. Florida Southern College represents the largest collection of FL Wright buildings on a single site. This assembly includes 10 buildings along with a water dome, and connected by over a mile and a half of covered esplanades set within a carefully manipulated natural landscape. As the first comprehensive study of the Wright campus, this project presents an opportunity to examine the issues and pressures affecting both buildings and landscapes.

The campus represents a portion of a much larger overall master plan envisioned by Wright which remains unrealized.

The report containing the preservation plan is to serve as a long –range planning tool for the restoration of the campus. The study examines the Wright campus as well as the realities of a functioning college which affects the buildings and landscape as a whole. The information in the report is intended to serve as a starting point for future research and planning.

The master plan has 4 major sections:

Preservation Plan

Wright Campus History

Building Surveys

Archival Documentation

Florida Southern College page with links to their report to the Getty Foundation.

Beebe Windmill, Bridgehampton, New York

The Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) is the nation's first federal preservation program, begun in 1933 to document America's architectural heritage. As part of the Library of Congress, HABS, provides a fascinating collection of prints and photographs of built America. As the website describes, all manner of buildings from the Golden Gate Bridge to Frank Lloyd Wright. In cooperation with the National Park Service and the private sector , programs at the NPS have recorded America’s built environment in surveys including drawings, photographs, and written histories for more than 38,600 historic structures and sites.

Along with HABS, the Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) and the Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS) are other Library of Congress programs.

The Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) was established in 1969 by the National Park Service, the American Society of Civil Engineers and the Library of Congress to document historic sites and structures related to engineering and industry.

The Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS) mission is to record historic landscapes in the United States and its territories through measured drawings and interpretive drawings, written histories, and large-format black and white photographs and color photographs. The National Park Service oversees the daily operation of HALS and formulates policies, sets standards, and drafts procedural guidelines in consultation with the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA). Historic landscapes are special places. They are important touchstones of national, regional, and local identity. They foster a sense of community and place.

UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII

The year 2007 was the Centennial Year of the founding of the University of Hawai’i, and as such the recognition of the heritage resources were a critical component for future planning. The University of Hawai’i began as a College of Agriculture and Mechanical Arts in 1907 with the first permanent building constructed in 1912 on 22 acres of farmland at the mouth of Manoa Valley. Consequently, this next five-year planning period was an important one for visioning and appropriate recognitions of the unique heritage resources of the University of Hawai’i Manoa campus.

Uniquely situated between East and West, the campus of the University of Hawai’i reflects the diverse ethnic communities in the islands in its public art works, flora, and historic buildings. The campus landscape likewise is comprised of a diverse collection of botanic specimens, memorial and exceptional trees, and historic designed landscapes. The first campus plan was a version of a Beaux Arts scheme that centered on the historic Quadrangle, located just off the principal access road into the valley.

The project includes detailed research and physical examination of approximately 75 historic buildings; a careful survey and inventory of the University’s unique botanic collection of specimen trees and shrubs developed with the foundation of the campus between 1914 and around 1920 by noted tropical botanist Joseph Rock (1884-1962); further documentation of several designed landscapes and landscape features both at the University of Hawai‘i and the adjacent East-West Center and condition inventory of all plant materials on the campus. The project includes documentation in the format for preparation of National Register nomination forms for all significant landscape features and buildings on the campus.

University of Hawaii page with links to their report to the Getty Foundation.

The Cyburbia Forums is the oldest and most active English language urban planning message board on the Internet, and one of the small number of online communities where members enjoy intelligent, troll-free discussion. Cyburbia has hundreds of active members, yet is a strong community full of creative, friendly, and occasionally offbeat planners, planning students, architects, urbanists and other like-minded people who care about and/or help shape the built environment. Cyburbia Forums members enjoy a sense of community and camaraderie that is unmatched by any planning-related web site or listserv.

This website also includes information on urban design conferences, job market, design related businesses, and sustainable development, blogs, announcement kiosk, and a planning wiki! Join and have fun on this informative and easy to navigate site.

Cyburbia: The Urban Planning Portal, urban planning message board

Columbia University Low Memorial Library

Columbia University in New York City was awarded a Getty Foundation grant to perform a sample window survey in eleven of the historic McKim, Mead & White buildings at the University’s main Morningside Heights campus. Goshow Architects assembled a team of experts to execute this project, along with two student interns from Columbia’s School of Architecture. The project team evaluated existing conditions in order to compile information for a final report. An important goal was to provide the university with the best set of options for preserving the character of this unique group of buildings so important to Columbia’s image and sense of institutional self, while at the same time, recognizing the buildings modern day functions as classrooms, offices, departmental libraries, laboratories and public spaces. Historic sensitivity, while very important, had to be weighed with end user needs such as noise, energy conservation, and environmental comfort. Several window types were selected on various floors and facades throughout each building. The individual building report, findings, and recommendations are located in the final report.

Please see our Getty Grant summary to read the final report on these Beaux Arts windows.

The Association for Preservation Technology International (APT) is a cross-disciplinary, membership organization dedicated to promoting the best technology for conserving historic structures and their settings. Membership in APT provides exceptional opportunities for networking and the exchange of ideas.

APT members, who hail from more than 30 countries, include preservationists, architects, engineers, conservators, consultants, contractors, craftspersons, curators, developers, educators, historians, landscape architects, students, technicians, and other persons directly involved in the application of methods and materials to maintain, conserve, and protect historic structures and sites for future use and appreciation.

The international, interdisciplinary character of APT - with its outstanding publications, conferences, training courses, awards, student scholarships, regional chapters, and technical committees - makes it the premier worldwide network for anyone involved in the field of historic preservation.

Along with an excellent variety of conferences and workshops, their Preservation Technology Primer is a new guide to Preservation practice, and an excellent reference work for those in this field.

Visit the APT website under the Campus Heritage Network's Resources tab.

UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS

c. 1908

Cultural landscapes give us a sense of place and reveal our relationship with the land over time. At the University of Kansas, the cultural contributions and the landscape of the campus are part of their regional heritage and a part of the lives of many generations of graduates, citizens of the state and community, visitors and future alumni.

The Kansas report presents a strategy to identify where change may best be suited to occur on this historic campus. It presents a means for blending potential building additions and new sites for construction with the goal of protecting the most significant historic resources of the campus. Historic preservation and stewardship are seen as a strategy for responsible asset management and not as an impediment to change. Campus stewardship thus is not about freezing change but making wise choices.

This report identifies and defines preservation terms, clarifies how terms such as landscape, topography, and periods of development are used in the report. This includes the word “viewshed”, an urban planning term referring to views to an area of water, land or other elements within the environment that are visible from a given vantage point.

In addition, this report illustrates the importance of space, sites, views, and topography to place campus buildings in a wider context.

University of Kansas page with links to their report to the Getty Foundation.

The National Council for Preservation Education has over fifty member institutions located across the United States. These academic programs in historic preservation and allied fields have educated thousands of students, many of whom have developed professional careers as professional historic preservation leaders working for local, state, federal government agencies, non-governmental organizations and in the private sector in the US and elsewhere in the world.

This organization provides a comprehensive guide for academic programs in historic preservation at universities across the country. The National Council for Preservation Education also publishes a peer-reviewed journal, Preservation Education and Research. This publication may be a substantial resource in itself.

Preserve Net which is a preservation database of internet resources is another operation sponsored by this organization. Preserve Net was presented as a featured resource on this website in October 2009. You may review that resource at the Feature Archives tab.

With the encouragement of the National Trust for Historic Preservation, Feature of the Month February 2010, this organization was established in 1980 with the following objectives:

* Encouraging and assisting in the development and improvement of historic preservation education programs and endeavors in the United States and elsewhere;

* Coordinating efforts related to preservation education with public and private organizations and interested individuals;

* Facilitating the collection, exchange and dissemination of information and ideas concerning preservation education;

* Creating public awareness of endeavors in preservation education.

For those interested in historic preservation educational programs, this is a major resource for you.

BROWN UNIVERSITY

94 George Street Architect - Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge

1989 Addition Architect - Hartman-Cox

Almost from the very beginning, Brown University and the city of Providence were woven together on a common ground. In 1770, the Corporation charged the selection committee with seeking a site for Rhode Island College in Providence.

In the 235 years since Brown located to Providence and erected University Hall at the crest of College Hill, it has grown to include 235 buildings, and over 6,000,000 square feet of academic and related space. Only 31 of these buildings were constructed by Brown for their own use, before 1955. Only 60 buildings were built by Brown, or others, after 1955. The remaining 144 structures were built before 1955, by others, for other uses. Included in this total, for example, are over one hundred houses. The character of the campus is therefore largely historic, and entirely urban. The pattern of growth is characterized by adaptive reuse, more than by new, purpose built construction. The perception of place is bound into the perception of Providence. The campus has evolved through adaptive reuse.

Seventy historic buildings representing East Coast American architecture, stretching from the late eighteenth–century Greek Revival to the present day, with works by such eminent architects as McKim, Mead, and White; Philip Johnson; and Rafael Viñoly were studied for the Brown report to the Getty Foundation.

Brown University page with links to their report to the Getty Foundation.

The Historical Postcard Collection documents the buildings and environs of the Princeton University campus in the form of picture postcards. Featuring both monochrome and color postcards , the bulk of the collection ranges in date from 1900 through the 1960s. Both unmarked and canceled postcards exist in the collection. Several postcard makers are represented in these materials.

The collection includes buildings, campus ornamentation, Princeton borough and township, and postcard booklets. Each post card in the building section for example, includes a brief description. This is an impressive collection with 60 post cards illustrating ornamentation, and 884 post cards on buildings.

You can find additional information about the postcard collection and other resources on our links to related organizations.

Enjoy browsing!

The University of Chicago report to the Getty Foundation outlines Preservation Plans for Contemporary Architecture. Ten noteworthy mid-century campus buildings were selected by the university for assessment with plans for preservation.

During the late 1950s and early 1960s, the University began to add modern buildings to the formerly all-Gothic campus. These included the Laird Bell Law Quadrangle (Eero Saarinen, 1959) and the School of Social Service Administration (Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, 1965). In 1963, the University acquired the Robie House, built by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1909. By 1970, the Regenstein Library—at seven stories, and almost a block square, the largest building on campus by far—occupied the site of Old Stagg Field.

The university wishes to maintain these buildings as part of the functional physical plant of the campus, and recognize their architectural heritage value as they complement the existing traditional Collegiate Gothic buildings on campus.

The ten buildings:

• Administration Building – Holabird and Root, 1948
• Laird Bell Law Quadrangle – Eero Saarinen, 1959
• Pierce Residence Hall – Harry Weese & Associates, 1960
• University High School – Perkins and Will, 1960
• Kellog Center for Continuing Education / New Graduate Residence Hall, Edward Durell Stone, 1962
• Lab for Astrophysics and Space Research – Skidmore Owings Merrill, 1964
• School of Social Service Administration – Ludwig Mies van de Rohe, 1965
• Henry Hinds Laboratory for Geophysical Sciences – I.W. Colburn, 1969
• Joseph Regenstein Library – Skidmore Owings Merriall, 1970
• Smart Museum – Cochrane Woods Art Center – Edward Larrabee Barnes 1974

OWP/P and Cannon Design has developed a Higher Education Case Study booklet with the title of “Recapitalizing a Campus, The University of Chicago Law School.”

The University of Chicago page with links to their report to the Getty Foundation.

In the last decades, the architectural heritage of the modern movement appeared more at risk than during any other period. This built inheritance glorifies the dynamic spirit of the Machine Age. At the end of the 1980s, many modern masterpieces had already been demolished or had changed beyond recognition. This was mainly due to the fact that many were not considered to be elements of heritage, that their original functions have substantially changed and that their technological innovations have not always endured long-term stresses.

• act as watchdog when important modern movement buildings anywhere are under threat
• exchange ideas relating to conservation technology, history and education
• foster interest in the ideas and heritage of the modern movement
• elicit responsibility towards this recent architectural inheritance.

At present, Docomomo International includes 53 chapters and more than 2,300 members, in Europe, America, Asia, Oceania and Africa. In their variety of cultures and experiences, the chapters represent the true richness of Docomomo International.

Every two years Docomomo organizes an international conference, providing an opportunity to inquire into a theme that deals with an important aspect of the modern movement. The conferences are also a platform where specialists from all over the world can meet, exchange knowledge and make contacts.

Jon Buono (jbuono@eypae.com) has communicated with SCUP to let us know about the US chapters of this organization, DOCOMOMO US, www.docomomo-us.org. The DOCOMOMO US organization:

• comprises a national membership focused within 10 major regional chapters,
• maintains a publically-accessible online “Register” of significant modern building, sites, and neighborhoods (www.docomomo-us.org/register/browser), and
• has sponsored (for over 4 years) related graduate-student research and documentation projects, and
• continues to seek and develop additional college and university academic partnerships to expand the Register.

This resource as well as others is available in our list of links to related organizations.

Emerson College is a private coeducational university located in Boston, Massachusetts. Founded in 1880 by Charles Wesley Emerson as a "school of oratory," Emerson is "the only comprehensive college or university in America dedicated exclusively to communication and the arts in a liberal arts context." Offering over three dozen degree programs in the area of Arts and Communication, the college is accredited by the New England Association of Schools and Colleges, Inc. Located in the Boston Theatre District, the school also maintains buildings in Los Angeles. In recent years, Emerson College has completed its move from Boston's Back Bay neighborhood to the historic Theatre District of Boston abutting the southeast corner of the Boston Common. In addition to the buildings listed below, Emerson College owns and runs the Cutler Majestic Theatre. The College also owns a castle in Holland, the base for its European programs, and is constructing a major academic center on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood to house its long-standing Los Angeles programs.

In the fall of 2006, Emerson College was awarded a Getty Campus Heritage Grant to study the exterior facades of the following eight Emerson buildings and develop a prioritized maintenance and restoration plan for them:

• Cutler Majestic Theatre
• Ansin Building
• Little Building
• Union Warren Savings Bank
• Walker Buildings
• Adams House Annex
• Paramount Theatre
• Colonial Building and Colonial Theatre

Emerson College page with links to their report to the Getty Foundation.

The Boston Preservation Alliance is a nonprofit organization that protects and improves the quality of Boston's distinct architectural heritage. Through advocacy and education, we bring people and organizations together to influence the future of Boston's historic buildings, landscapes and communities.

This organization promotes the architecture of the Boston area colleges and universities though a program on Campus Heritage.

Boston’s colleges and universities play an invaluable role in the city’s economic development, cultural vitality, and quality of life. Nearly 400,000 students enroll in Boston’s institutions of higher education each year, and Boston is world-renown as an international leader in higher education.

The Alliance has taken a leadership role in fostering a dialogue about how Boston’s colleges and universities can grow and evolve while preserving and revitalizing the historic buildings on their campuses that define their identities. In October 2007, the Boston Preservation Alliance convened one-day Symposium at the Boston Architectural College entitled Campus Heritage Planning: The Urban Challenge. The event was principally sponsored by Mayor Thomas M. Menino and the Boston Redevelopment Authority and drew over one hundred and fifty academic administrators, architects, planners, government officials, and preservation professionals.

The Alliance has used the Symposium as a launching point for an initiative to engage college and university administrators, professionals and residents of Boston in order to address some of the complex challenges in planning for and developing our historic college and university campuses.

This resource as well as others is available in our list of links to related organizations.

The National Trust for Historic Preservation provides leadership, education, advocacy, and resources to save America's diverse historic places and revitalize our communities.

The National Trust for Historic Preservation is a private, nonprofit membership organization dedicated to saving historic places and revitalizing America's communities. Recipient of the National Humanities Medal, the Trust was founded in 1949 and provides leadership, education, advocacy, and resources to protect the irreplaceable places that tell America’s story. Staff at the Washington, DC, headquarters, six regional offices and 29 historic sites work with the Trust’s 270,000 members and thousands of preservation groups in all 50 states.

The need for the National Trust for Historic Preservation has increased since its founding in 1949. When historic buildings and neighborhoods are torn down or allowed to deteriorate, a part of our past disappears forever. When that happens, we lose history that helps us know who we are, and we lose opportunities to live and work in the kinds of interesting and attractive surroundings that older buildings can provide.

This resource as well as others is available in our list of links to related organizations.

Rhodes College occupies a 100-acre wooded campus in an historic neighborhood near downtown Memphis, offering both an idyllic residential learning environment and the vitality of a growing urban center.

Rhodes College Preservation Plan is an effort to preserve the legacy of the campus historic core. In particular, the guidelines for stewardship of the 13 structures and two spaces in the National Register of Historic Places are addressed.

The goal of the Preservation Plan is to establish a method of care, maintenance, and growth for the Rhodes College campus that will align with its founding principles of genuine identity. This plan responds to the traditions of Collegiate Gothic architectural style, its beginnings at Cambridge and Oxford, and its influence on the American campus.

Rhodes College page with links to their report to the Getty Foundation.

The Cultural Landscape Foundation (TCLF) is the only not-for-profit (501c3) foundation in America dedicated to increasing the public's awareness and understanding of the importance and irreplaceable legacy of its cultural landscapes.

Through education, technical assistance, and outreach, we broaden awareness of and support for historic landscapes nationwide in hopes of saving this diverse and priceless heritage for future generations. While TCLF seeks donations to support its efforts, it is not a membership organization.

Founded in 1998 by Charles Birnbaum, FASLA, TCLF achieves its mission by

Collaborating with individuals and local, regional, and national groups to understand and protect our landscape heritage and to reach the broadest possible audience. For example, TCLF is one of the American Society of Landscape Architects’ “partners in education”

Training professionals, students, teachers, and the general public to recognize, document and safeguard America's cultural landscapes;

Serving as the nation’s largest and most valuable non-profit source of information about our nation’s historic landscapes and those pioneering individuals who have contributed (through design, planning and advocacy) to this legacy;

Raising awareness of and support for individual landscapes-at-risk; and

Recognizing and celebrating the efforts of owners, supporters and stewards of significant American places.

TCLF’s overall success can be measured by the millions of people who have learned about cultural landscapes through its website, publications and events—as well as through the growing national awareness of the importance of America’s cultural landscapes and the increasing efforts to document and protect this heritage.

This resource as well as others is available in our list of links to related organizations.

Since 1868, Mills College founders, and those who followed, shaped the campus with Picturesque-era exotic and native plantings and distinguished architecture. In 2006, Mills College sought guidance on how to best preserve, enhance, and further develop this unique campus setting. Funded by the Getty Foundation and Mills College, this landscape heritage study distills the values of the college founders and how these were expressed by nationally recognized landscape architects and architects over 140 years.

The project singles out iconic resources and recommends how to balance future development with historic preservation. The project included historical research, analysis, and planning, and it culminated in design solutions for two key campus precincts to address current and future needs. The study demonstrates that the use of historic resources is integral to sustainable planning and design. The public lecture series, integration of the study into college courses, and publication of a book increased awareness and excitement about this study’s findings and recommendations. The result is a campus environment that expresses the unique identity of the institution.

Mills College page with links to their report to the Getty Foundation.