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National Cooperative Highway Research Report 723

A Model for Identifying and Evaluating the Historic Significance of Post-World War II HousingSlide2

Project TeamMead

& Hunt, Inc. Emily Pettis, Co- Principal InvestigatorAmy Squitieri, Co- Principal Investigator

Christina SlatteryChristine Long Louis Berger Group

Patti KuhnDebra McClaneSlide3

Project Research Panel

Sandra Lawrence, Georgia DOT – ChairAnne E. Bruder, Maryland State Highway

AdministrationJohn A. Burns, National Park ServiceRichard

Cloues, Georgia DNR, Historic Preservation DivisionJeffrey

L. Durbin, National Park ServiceAndrew C. Hope, Caltrans

Dianna L. Litvak, Colorado DOT

Toni M.

Prawl

, Missouri DOT

Helen Ross, Virginia DOT

Claudette C. Stager, Tennessee Historical Commission

MaryAnn D. Naber, FHWA

Lori L. Sundstrom, TRB Staff RepresentativeSlide4

Project Goal

Develop a model for identification (survey) and evaluation of post-World War II residences Streamline the identification of postwar residencesProvide greater consistency among state agencies in National Register eligibility evaluations under Section 106

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Overall Project Components

Literature review and preliminary bibliography National and demonstration area historic contexts Survey and

evaluation methodologyTest survey and refine methodologyPrepare final

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Literature review

ArticlesPublished sourcesGovernment publicationsAdvertisementsPlan booksMagazines Theses and dissertationsSurvey reports, historic contexts, case studies

National Register Nominations and Multiple Property Documents

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National Historic ContextTransportation trends

Government programs and policiesSocial, economic, and cultural trendsPlanning and developmentPostwar building materials and construction techniquesArchitecture, site, and landscape, including the popular architectural forms and styles

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Model Context OutlineModel Context Outline provides guidance for developing project-specific regional or local contexts

Mirrors themes identified in the national contextTested in Arlington County, Virginia, primary demonstration area

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Demonstration Areas

Criteria for selection included:

Distribution of postwar housing

Proximity to major transportation corridors

Housing variations

Cooperation of state and local jurisdictions

Available reference material

Social, ethnic, and economic diversity of neighborhoods

Arlington County, Virginia

Madison, Wisconsin

Arlington, TexasSlide10

Survey and Evaluation Methodology Intended to guide state and federal agencies needing to identify and evaluate individual properties, neighborhoods, and subdivisions

Provides streamlined and efficient survey and evaluation processAllows for consistent results across geographic areas

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Survey and Evaluation MethodologyProject preparationIdentification

Historic context developmentEvaluationDocumentation11Slide12

Survey MethodologySurvey of planned subdivisions

and unplanned neighborhoods Survey and documentation of similar properties as a groupClassifying resources within the groupingGuidelines for data collection

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Survey MethodologySelective survey of individual properties

Based on integrity, character-defining features, and architectural elementsCriteria for popular postwar architectural forms and stylesMinimal TraditionalCape CodTransitional RanchRanch

Split-level and Split-foyerColonial Revival and Georgian Revival Storybook Spanish Colonial RevivalAsiatic

Contemporary Prefabricated 13Slide14

Survey Methodology Selective survey of Minimal Traditional Homes

Retain massingRetain original siding materialsRetain original windows and doorsRetain original roofline

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Survey Methodology Selective survey of Ranch Homes

Retain massing, roofline, and eave overhangRetain original exterior materials, or replacement-in-kindRetain a minimum of three architectural elements, which include prominent chimneys, accent siding materials, planters, wrought-iron details, patios, and applied stylistic features

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Evaluation Methodology Guidance for applying National Register Criteria to individual properties and historic districts

Illustrated with listed and eligible examplesDiscussion of integrity and alterations

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Recommendations

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Widespread distribution of final report

Adoption by

DOTs

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SHPOs

, and other agencies

Future development of local and regional historic contexts to support evaluationsSlide18

Questions?

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