Historic American Landscapes Survey Documenting cultural and historic landscapes in Florida using...

Historic American Landscapes SurveyDocumenting cultural and historic landscapes in Florida

using the HALS-I form

Florida Chapter American Society of Landscape Architects

Created and Produced byDavid Driapsa, ASLAChair, FLASLA HALS SubcommitteeFlorida Chapter of The American Society of Landscape Architects

Naples Hotel Kitchen GardensNaples-on-the-Gulf, Florida

Contributions of many generous individuals and organizations made this event possible, especially: – Dana Worthington, ASLA, President, Florida Chapter– Bryan Traylor, ASLA, FLASLA Broward Section Chair– Kevin Cavaioli, FASLA, Hoover Pumping Systems– Mary Everett, ASLA, Keith & Schnars, PA– Mike Oliver, FASLA, Keith & Schnars, PA– ASLA Florida Chapter, Broward Section– Fort Lauderdale Museum of History– Fort Lauderdale Historical Society

–Thank you

Sugar Sand BeachNaples-on-the-Gulf, Florida

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• This presentation is protected by US and International Copyright laws. Reproduction, distribution, display and use of the presentation without written permission of the speaker is prohibited. © 2008 David J. Driapsa

Caloosahatchee RiverThomas and Mina Edison Winter EstateFort Myers, Florida

The three levels of HALS documentation

• Level One: HALS-I form– Base line information as permanent record– Provides statement of significance and possible

recommendation for further documentation

• Level Two: Cultural Landscape Inventory– Provides statement of significance and basis of

recommendations for extensive documentation

• Level Three: Cultural Landscape Survey– Most intensive level of documentation, providing historical

documentation and basis for landscape treatments ranging from preservation, restoration, rehabilitation, reconstruction

ASLA Florida Chapter HALS Subcommittee uses the HALS-I form to document historic landscapes in Florida

The HALS-I form

• Created by the NPS for HALS documentation.

• Efficient and effective for site reconnaissance.

• Familiar to most landscape architects as site analysis.

• Very easy to use with only a little training.

• HALS-I submittals become a part of the largest baseline survey ever made of historic American landscapes.

HALS FL-1

First Florida HALS project• Barrancas National Cemetery

– US Navel Air Station• 80 Hovey Road• Pensacola, Florida 32508

– Original cemetery expanded 1838 and established as naval cemetery

– Transferred to War Dept. 1868 – Barrancas National Cemetery

established 1914

© Daniel Wood http://usmemorialday.org/images/fallenheros.htm

The following tutorial demonstrates how the HALS-I form was used to document the historic Bonnet Estate in Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Bonnet House is the legacy of American fine artist Fredrick Bartlett and his wife Evelyn. They translated the architecture and arts of Europe into a native Floridian estate designed to promote a gracious indoor-outdoor lifestyle. This Atlantic Ocean barrier island estate is the most prominent in Broward County, and one of the finest historic gardens in Florida.

Tutorial on HALS-I Form Documentation

HALS-I FormPage 1 / Question 1

• Site Name• Address• City, Town or Vicinity• County• State• National Park

– State Park for this survey.

– It may be other, or leave it blank if unknown.

Enter the name of the site

Enter the address of the site

HALS-I FormPage 1 / Question 2

• Site Coordinates– Degrees Latitude– Degrees Longitude– Datum– Precision

Finding site coordinates is not difficult.

Find site coordinates

Type the Site Address in the ‘Fly to’ bar

Google it usingGoogle Earth

Click the icon and fly to the site

Place cursor on the site and read coordinates

Enter Coordinates

Google it or Terraserve itType the address in http://terraserver-usa.com/

Enter site coordinates, datum and precision on the form

Hint: Google Earth uses geographic coordinates (latitude/longitude) on the World Geodetic System of 1984 (WGS84) datum.The Precision of Google Earth varies across the globe, but 15 meters per pixel is average for developed nations.

HALS-I FormPage 1 / Question 3

• Enter statement of significance

Google it

HALS-I FormPage 1 / Question 4• Enter physical

description and historical summary

Google it

HALS-I FormPage 2 / Question 1

• Enter site condition– Excellent– Good– Fair– Deteriorated– Threatened– Altered

You can determine existing condition by comparing old and new photographsThe “Florida Memory Project” is a good source of landscape photographs

http://www.floridamemory.com/PhotographicCollection/

HALS-I FormPage 2 / Question 2

• Is the site accessible to the public?– Yes

– No

– Unknown

Note additional information that may be relevant to access.

HALS-I FormPage 2 / Question 3

• Enter property Contact– Owner

– Manager

– Etc.

Include contact information if different from site address.

HALS-I FormPage 2 / Question 4• Existing Site Surveys

– HABS/HAER– HNL– National Register– State– County– Local– None– Other

Existing Site Surveysare Cultural Landscape Reports, Existing Condition

Reports, Cultural Landscape Inventories, etc.

HALS-I FormPage 2 / Question 5

List biographical and other sources that document the site

HALS-I FormPage 2 / Question 6

• Inventoried by:• Date:• Email address:• Other contact

information

List your name, and names of project collaborators.

HALS-I FormPage 3 / Question 1

• Images– Two photographic

images of the site

Use your own images or grab them from Google.

HALS-I FormPage 3 / Question 2• Enter image captions

and citations– Photo descriptions– Photographer– Date– Etc.

HALS-I FormPage 3 / Question 3

• Submit Your Form

– When you are mailing or emailing this form, please direct to:

On behalf of the FLASLA, I invite you to participate in the Historic American Landscapes Survey and contribute documentation to the Florida list of historic landscapes

Websites for more information

• HALS-I Forms

• Historic Florida Photographs

– Website: http://www.floridamemory.com/PhotographicCollection/

• The Historic American Landscapes Survey

– Website: http://www.nps.gov/history/hdp/hals/index.htm

• Florida Chapter American Society of Landscape Architects

– Website: http://www.flasla.org/

• David J. Driapsa, Chair, FLASLA HALS Subcommittee

– Email: halschair@flasla.org

– Website: http://davidjdriapsa.com

Lessons Learned

• Emphasize HALS-I short-form documentation.

• Prepare a variety of HALS-I forms for designed and vernacular landscapes and, when appropriate,

ethnographic landscapes.

• Don’t ignore Modernist landscapes, for they often are the most threatened sites.

• When you submit HALS-I forms to the Florida HALS Liaison your documentation becomes a part of largest baseline survey ever made of historic American

landscapes.

QUESTIONS?

Thank you for listening

Select ReferencesHALS:ASLA HP-PPN Newsletter HALS edition: http://host.asla.org/groups/hppigroup/060814ASL_HP_Newsletter_F.pdf

HALS FACT SHEET: http://host.asla.org/groups/hppigroup/HALS_Fact_Sheet.pdf

HALS INVENTORY FORM (HALS-I): http://host.asla.org/groups/hppigroup/HALS%20Form1.pdf

ASLA HP-PPN Newsletter HALS Edition: http://host.asla.org/groups/hppigroup/060814ASL_HP_Newsletter_F.pdf

HALS GUIDELINES:http://www.nps.gov/hdp/samples/index.htm

Jaeger Group, Historic American Landscapes Survey: Guidelines for Drawings. U.S. Department of the Interior, May 18, 2004 (Revised July 2005), http://host.asla.org/groups/hppigroup/HALSDrawingsGuidelines.pdf Lamb, Tom. Historic American Landscapes Survey: Guidelines for Photography. U.S. Department of the Interior, January 2004 (Revised July 2005), http://host.asla.org/groups/hppigroup/HALSPhotographyGuidelines.pdf Robinson, Judith Helm, Noel D. Vernon and Catherine C. Lavoie. Historic American Landscapes Survey: Guidelines for Historical Reports. U.S. Department of the Interior, January 2005 (Revised July 2005), http://host.asla.org/groups/hppigroup/HALSHistoryGuidelines.pdf

I credit Chris Pattillo, Chair of ASLA HP-PPN and HALS Liaison of the Northern California Chapter and Professor Arnold R. Alanen, Ph.D., Department of Landscape Architecture, University of Wisconsin- Madison with whom I participated in the Educational Panel Session at the 2006 ASLA Annual Meeting in San Francisco titled ‘Establishing the Historic American Landscapes Survey.’ Elements of their PowerPoint presentations contributed to this work. Thank you.

David J. DriapsaL a n d s c a p e A r c h i e c t

CULTURAL LANDSCAPE RESEARCH PLANNING DESIGN

725 103rd Avenue North, Naples, Florida

Landscape Architect David J. Driapsa heads up HALS in Florida. David was educated at University of Arizona where he received a master of landscape architecture with specialty in cultural landscape research, working as a graduate research assistant to Professor Ervin Zube, Ph.D. Returning to Florida, he entered practice documenting significant historic landscapes. ASLA HP-PPN tapped him for the executive committee, and he served as ex-officio chair, co-chair and vice-chair. The National Park Service appointed him Florida District Officer of HALS. He leads the program through the FLASLA HALS Subcommittee and serves as chair. David continues to serve ASLA nationally as Coordinator of HALS Liaisons.

(239) 591-2321

www.davidjdriapsa.com

djdla@naples.net

Mysore Fig (Ficus mysorensis)Edison Winter Estate

The HALS Program Presenter