Survey and Inventory Discussion 2015

As per briefly discussed in class I would like you to work in pairs and present a little about the survey process in other states. In the handout there are a few suggestions.
Please respond to this post with:

• Who you are working with
• Which state or municipality that you are looking at

I discourage Massachusetts and California but if you want to try and take it on…. gasp.

Please get any pdf forms or web links you are using in your presentation via email by Noon on Tuesday March 3, 2015.

All of the Survey assignments and forms are posted here!

For both the Reconnaissance and Intensive Level Survey Assignments there is a check-in date.
This date and the submittal is a check point to make sure that you are completing the forms successfully. It is my goal to look them over and touch base with everyone and let them know if there are errors being made on their forms. If there are; I insist that they be fixed by the final turn in date. If you complete the two Intensive Level forms successful at the Check-in and there are no corrections or additions to be made to those forms then you only will need to submit 8 more by the final turn in. The final number of Intensive level forms to be submitted is 10.

First Paragraph introduces the property and why it is important. It could be its association with a person or event. It might be its architectural character. It is the authors responsibility to determine what is important about the Historic Resource.

Second Paragraph and subsequent paragraphs develop the “why it is important”. Give specifics, use the right architectural terminology, discuss the family links to the community if that is important.

Further Paragraphs define other significant associations. You must pick what is most important and put that first.

Alterations and Additions can go here and relate to a statement of the resources integrity at the end of the statement.

*Associations to prominent persons in the community trump architectural styles as most significant when writing a Statement of Significance.*

For hints on research look at Appendix F of the Guidelines for Historic Resource Surveys in Oregon document of 2011. It is located on the website.

The Miner Building Survey Form example is a good contrast of the difference between a Physical Description and a Statement of Significance.

The Miner Building, Eugene