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HIST199 Historic Property Research and Documentation
Department of Social & Behavioral Science: Historic Preservation
- I. Course Number and Title
- HIST199 Historic Property Research and Documentation
- II. Number of Credits
- 3 credits
- III. Number of Instructional Minutes
- 2250
- IV. Prerequisites
- None
- Corequisites
- None
- V. Other Pertinent Information
- Students may be required to take an individual and/or group field trip.
- VI. Catalog Course Description
- The methodology of documenting historic sites will be studied and applied to local buildings and structures. Students utilize primary and secondary archival sources and on-site structural analysis to synthesize a property history, place it in historic context, and argue for its significance.
- VII. Required Course Content and Direction
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Course Learning Goals
Students will:
- identify various programs of documentation and recognition of historic places;
- analyze the frameworks, content, and/or standards of selected registration, survey, and/or documentation programs;
- evaluate primary and secondary sources for their credibility, reliability, authority, and utility in understanding a given historical place, person, or event [Information Literacy];
- utilize a chain of title developed from deeds, wills, and/or other documents to analyze continuity and change through time [Information Literacy];
- create a property history by applying methods and skills associated with archival research, site analysis, drafting floor plans, gathering and capturing images, and composing architectural descriptions; and
- synthesize a variety of forms of evidence into an argument for a property's historical significance [Critical Thinking].
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Planned Sequence of Topics and/or Learning Activities
The following thematic topics will be incorporated into the course:
- recognition and registers
- survey and documentation programs at federal, state, and local levels
- architecture: architectural character; evolution of types and styles; vernacular forms; and historic construction methods, materials, ornament
- site investigation: the built environment as artifact
- architectural analysis and description
- archival research methods
- find and evaluate sources: credibility, reliability, authority
- primary and secondary sources: types and content (e.g., deeds, tax records, maps, newspaper advertisements and articles, estate papers, etc., important to local history research)
- analog and digital source research techniques
- documentation and recording techniques (including sketch plans, floor plans, architectural photography)
- technology in documentation
- historic context(s)
- significance and writing a Statement of Significance
- National Register of Historic Places: criteria of eligibility and integrity
- historic districts and boundaries
- layers of history: old places with new stories
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Assessment Methods for Course Learning Goals
Attainment of course learning goals may be assessed by one or more of the following:
- Written assignments
- Discussion responses
- Quizzes
- Case study analyses
- Research-based reports
- Field experiences
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Reference, Resource, or Learning Materials to be used by Student:
See course syllabus.
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Review/Approval Date - 2/99; New Core 8/2015