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AEP State Conference 2018Culture and the Environment: A Case
Study of Washington Irrigated Colony Rural Historic Landscape
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Vonn Marie MayCultural Landscape Specialist
• Vonn Marie is a landscape historian and cultural landscape
specialist with over 25 years of project experience.
• Her advocacy and rigor reflects her historic preservation and
legal research background.
• Embracing the use of historic values in planning and design
she has authored several project narratives and documented
historical landscapes and settings.
Philosophy: All land has a history. A ‘deep read’ of the
cultural landscape will reveal its origins and intents. Those
precedents, or findings, can inform and cue the future. A cultural
landscape investigation conducted during land use planning will
provide a richer understanding of the past, an account of the
present, and a more culturally grounded future.
• She has been recognized by the American Society of Landscape
Architects, American Planning Association, American Institute of
Architects, California Preservation Foundation and the California
State Governor’s Award Program for her project work in historic
preservation and cultural landscapes.
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Rebecca McManusHistoric Preservation Specialist, IS
ArchitectureSecretary of the Interior qualified Architectural
Historian and Historic Preservation Specialist for IS
Architecture.
She received her Masters of Historic Preservation degree from
the University of Georgia, where she specialized in
rehabilitation/restoration preservation and cultural landscapes.Her
experience includes projects ranging from National Register of
Historic Places nominations for a large-scale cultural landscape to
numerous Historic Structure Reports and determinations of
eligibility. For IS Architecture, she has authored and co-authored:
• City of San Diego Register of Historic Resources designations•
Historic Resource Technical Reports• CEQA Alternatives Analyses•
HABS Documentation
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Katie DeBiasePlanning Assistant, Office of Historic Resources,
City of Los AngelesSecretary of the Interior qualified
Architectural Historian and Historic Preservation Specialist. She
holds a Masters of Historic Preservation from the University of
Kentucky, Lexington. Her project experience emphasizes large scale
surveys for built environment resources and documentation for
transportation projects such as Caltrain and California High Speed
Rail. She has prepared professional preservation reports and
assessments for various projects including: • Historic Resource
Technical Reports• CEQA Alternatives Analyses• Condition Assessment
Reports• HABS Documentation• over 150 DPR 523 formsShe has been
invited by the California Preservation Foundation (CPF) to speak on
topics including Methodology for Large-Scale Rural Landscapes and
Built Environment Surveys.
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A Cultural Landscape is essentially a natural landscape that has
been altered and shaped by human activity.
What is a Cultural Landscape?
The National Park Service (NPS) identifies four types of
cultural landscapes: • Designed Landscape• Vernacular Landscape•
Historic Sites• Ethnographic Landscape
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Components of a Cultural Landscape• Natural Systems and
Features• Land Use• Spatial Organization• Circulation• Vegetation•
Water Features• Views and Vistas • Topography• Buildings and
Structures• Cluster Arrangements• Cultural Traditions• Small Scale
Features• Archaeological Sites
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Guidelines (CEQA, NRHP, CRHR)U. S. Department of the Interior,
National Park Service. 1995 National Register Bulletin 15: How to
Apply National Register Criteria for Evaluation. Washington DC.
____, The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment
of Historic Properties with Guidelines for the Treatment of
Cultural Landscapes. 1996____, A Guide to Cultural Landscape
Reports: Contents, Process, and Techniques. 1998____, National
Register Bulletin: Guidelines for Evaluating and Documenting Rural
Historic Landscapes. Rev. 1999
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Evaluation and NPS Bulletins
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“Cultural landscapes are not separate systems or
characteristics, but integrated, living, dynamic constructs. . .
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Vernacular and “Living” Landscapes
Guide to Cultural Landscape Reports: Content,
Process, and Techniques, National Park Service, 1998
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7,040 acre rural landscape384 parcels134 historic buildings
& structures37+ miles of historic canals
Research, Survey, Identify, Evaluate, Document
Vonn was brought on for full Cultural Landscape assessment
Built upon Karen Weitze’s work (1990)
CASE STUDYWashington Irrigated Colony Rural Historic
Landscape
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Historic Context for the WICRHL
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Historic Context for the WICRHL
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Historic Context for the WICRHL
Historic photograph of the SunMaid Factory in Fresno (1918)
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Historic Context for the WICRHL
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Natural Systems and Features
Low lands Dry sand plainsTule ponds King’s River
Existing Conditions of the WICRHL
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Land Use
VineyardsOrchardsEucalyptus grove
Existing Conditions of the WICRHL
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Spatial Organization
Road gridRegular parcelingIrrigation canal systemsFarmsteads
Existing Conditions of the WICRHL
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Circulation
RoadwaysCanalsRailroads
Existing Conditions of the WICRHL
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Vegetation
Mature tree plantingsOrchardsEucalyptus groves
Existing Conditions of the WICRHL
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Water Features
Open furrow earthen canalsKing’s River
Existing Conditions of the WICRHL
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Views and Vistas
AgricultureRaisin vineyardsAlmond orchardsCitrus groves
Existing Conditions of the WICRHL
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Topography
Existing Conditions of the WICRHL
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Buildings and Structures
Farmsteads from 1878-1922134 documented structuresFarmsteads,
vernacular dwellings, barns, tankhouses, outbuildings
Existing Conditions of the WICRHL
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Cluster Arrangements
Farmstead and canal groupings
Existing Conditions of the WICRHL
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Cultural Traditions
ScandinaviansDanesSwedesNorwegians
ArmeniansJapanese
Existing Conditions of the WICRHL
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Small Scale Features
Existing Conditions of the WICRHL
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Archaeological Sites
Existing Conditions of the WICRHL
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Success!We have spent nearly 2 years working on this project.
Our work on the documentation of the cultural landscape was
recently accepted by the Rail Authority and has SHPO concurrence.
Construction of the high-speed rail has commenced.
Washington filifera, Native California fan palm
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Aesthetics
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CEQA Historical Resources
Resources listed in or eligible for listing in the…- California
Register of Historical Resources (§15064.5[a][1])- National
Register of Historic Places (via §15064.5[a][1])- Local register of
historical resources (§15064.5[a][2])
Eligible resources identified in field survey
(§15064.5[a][2])
Includes buildings, objects, structures, sites, areas, places,
records, or manuscripts (§15064.5[a][3])
Significant for architecture, engineering, science, economy,
agriculture, education, social reasons, politics, military, or
cultural reasons (§15064.5[a][3])
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Natural Features & Systems
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Culture and History do not stop at buildings and structures.
Contact your Historic Preservation Specialist early in the CEQA
process.
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This presentation can be downloaded here:
http://isarchitecture.com/services/training/
5645 La Jolla Blvd.La Jolla, CA 92037
(858) 456-8555www.isarchitecture.com
Rebecca McManus, MHPHistoric Preservation Specialist
IS [email protected]
Katie DeBiase, MHPPlanning Assistant, OHR
City of Los [email protected]
Vonn Marie MayCultural Landscape Specialist
Cultural Land Planning & [email protected]
AEP State Conference 2018Vonn Marie MayRebecca McManusKatie
DeBiaseWhat is a �Cultural Landscape?Components of a Cultural
LandscapeGuidelines (CEQA, NRHP, CRHR)Evaluation and NPS
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