Virginia's Community Colleges: HIS 181 - Introduction to Historic Preservation

HIS 181 - Introduction to Historic Preservation

Course Description

Effective: 2016-08-01

Provides a foundation and introduction to historic preservation practices and issues in Virginia and the United States. Emphasizes legislation, policies, and methodologies that form our present national, state, and local preservation systems.

Lecture 3 hours, Total 3 hours per week.

3 credits

General Course Purpose

This course introduces the field of historic preservation and will examine the practice of research and documentation of historic sites.

Course Objectives

Summarize the development the historic preservation movement in this country.
Delineate differences in varying approaches to preserving structures and features.
Identify strategies to document and conserve historic and cultural resources.
Evaluate and survey significant structures along federal and local guidelines.
Understand Historical Architectural Review Board and planning Commission requirements.
Develop sound research techniques in documenting historic sites.
Apply research skills to completion of historic registration forms.

Major Topics to be Included

Introduction to the history and theory of historic preservation.
Historical Antecedents

Pre 1880 roots
1880's - 1940's

Descendants of New England magnates
Descendants of antebellum planter class
Multi-millionaire industrialists
Professional and managerial leaders

1940's - 1966

Capitalism revitalized
National Trust for Historic Preservation
Adaptive Reuse

1966 - 1989

Tree National Historic Preservation Acts
Response and development S. 1990's
Historic Architectural Review Boards
Preservation in Virginia

Historic Preservation Philosophy

Terms, Definitions and parameters
Guidelines:

What to preserve and inventory
Methodology

Introduction to the Methodology and documentation for Historic Preservation

Historic Architectural Review Boards (HARB) requirements
Historic and planning Commission requirements

Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS)

Planning

Literature Search
Reconnaissance
Methodology

Fieldwork

Literature and Deed Search
Visual Survey

Analysis of Data

Report Writing

Methodology
Historical overview
Recommendations for future work
Bibliography/inventory

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