NCPTT

Improper cemetery maintenance can jeopardize the landscape’s historic character and irreversibly damage historic features. Join us for a 2-day workshop in Brookline, Massachusetts to learn the basics of cemetery landscape preservation.

NCPTT, in cooperation with the Olmsted Center for Landscape Preservation and the Cane River Creole National Historical Park has finished production of the instructional video “Replacing Trees in Historic Landscapes.”

Trees in historic landscapes are often important cultural resources that contribute to the significance and integrity of a property. This video provides guidance on the concepts and techniques of replacing individual trees at historic properties.

In the second episode of The Preservation Technology Podcast, Kevin Ammons interviews Charlie Pepper who directs the Historic Landscape Preservation and Maintenance program at the Olmsted Center for Landscape Preservation.

NCPTT hosted a two-day Cemetery Landscape Preservation Workshop in Natchitoches, Louisiana, September 16-17, attended by both NPS and non-NPS cemetery managers, maintenance personnel and volunteers.

This video examines the importance of preserving the integrity of America’s historic landscapes.

This guide is intended for use by public works managers who find themselves encountering the world of historic preservation.

The Preservation Economic Impact Model 2.0 software allows for the calculation of the total economic effects of historic preservation; these encompass both the direct and multiplier effects.

The project team developed a prioritized list of collections to be included in the database and a three-year schedule for data collection and data entry.

The Ellsworth Rock Gardens were determined eligible for the National Register in 1998, as an extraordinary and unique American art environment and outstanding example of mid-twentieth century vernacular landscape architecture.

The purpose of this project was to develop a new Internet-accessible database of information about the landscape design records for projects undertaken by Frederick Law Olmsted, Sr. and the Olmsted firm.

In 1996, the Morgan County Landmarks Society sponsored a graduate intern from the University of Georgia to research historic landscapes. Many resources were utilized to collect as much information as possible about heritage plants, garden sculpture, structures, and garden club activities.

This project was designed to take data concerning historic districts within the state of Ohio in paper form and convert that information into digital data for inclusion into a GIS system.

Susan Turner talks about how and why landscapes are and should be preserved.

NPS designers produced significant works of Landscape Architecture that were simultaneously influenced by the scheme’s evolving form and the emerging native features of the landscape.

This manual teaches communities and neighborhoods how to complete their own historic resource surveys and share that information quickly.

This report documents a historic landscape workshop developed to introduce preservation professionals to the identification, documentation, evaluation and treatment of designed, vernacular and rural historic landscapes.

NCPTT seeks innovative projects that advance the application of science and technology to historic preservation.

NCPTT will hold its first Cemetery Landscape Preservation Workshop on Sept. 16-17, 2008, in Natchitoches, Louisiana.

Join us for a two-day hands-on workshop in historic American Cemetery to learn the basics of proper cemetery landscape maintenance.