Historic Landscaping

Historic Landscaping is a hands-on introduction to the theory and practice of historic landscape preservation. Instruction includes visits to historic properties in Sanpete County to de-construct historic landscapes by examining and documenting landscape features to scale.  Participants will attempt to determine the origin of the materials and building methods based on their experience and knowledge. Participants will apply what they learn by helping to construct a landscape feature.

Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to recognize historic landscape by type, inventory landscape features and selected traditional landscape construction methods.

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Learning Experiences:

  • Landscape preservation overview
  • Secretary of the Interior’s Standards
  • Definitions
  • Spatial arrangement and layout
  • Character defining features
  • Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS)
  • Existing conditions inventory and assessment
  • Construction materials and methods
  • Maintenance planning

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Workshop participants learn the traditions of Pioneer landscaping, including the Zion's Plot from Susan Crook, Landscape Architect.