Cultural Landscape Report for Park Headquarters, Denali National Park and Preserve
Brown MC, Foulds E, Dietrich-Smith D, Smith J. 2008. Cultural Landscape Report for Park Headquarters, Denali National Park and Preserve. Cultural Landscape Report. National Park Service, Olmsted Center for Landscape Preservation. NPS Olmsted Center for Landscape Preservation
While the Cultural Landscape Inventory (CLI) is intended to be a cursory summary of the history, significance, and condition of the landscape, the Cultural Landscape Report (CLR) provides an in depth history and analysis of the landscape as well as guidance for treatment. The CLR builds upon the information gathered in the CLI by incorporating additional primary source research materials, thoroughly documenting the existing conditions, conducting a complete analysis of the significance and integrity of the landscape, and formulating a treatment approach and specific treatment recommendations for the long-term management of the cultural landscape. Several reports and concurrent projects have shaped the scope of this CLR. The 1986 General Management Plan and 1996 Development Concept Plan provide an overall vision and management direction for the site. The park initiated a master plan for the headquarters area in 2006, and the CLR treatment recommendations will inform those aspects of this plan that relate to spatial organization and circulation in the headquarters area. The park currently has 38 separate construction projects associated with the Denali headquarters for the coming years, listed in the park service’s Project Management Information Systems (PMIS). If completed without the coordination of landscape preservation concepts, these projects could result in undesirable incremental changes for the historic character of the landscape, and potentially threaten the integrity of the National Register district. While focusing on the historic district, the CLR will also provide guidance on compatible contemporary features and types of development that are appropriate in the 30-acre headquarters area just outside the district. Anticipated future developments include new buildings, roads and parking lots. The CLR will also aid in Section 106 compliance and may be used to develop a programmatic agreement with the Alaska State Historic Preservation Office, thereby serving as a reference to inform cultural resource compliance in identifying contributing and non-contributing features. In the summer of 2005, the Olmsted Center initiated this CLR in cooperation with the park and the Alaska Regional office. The project team conducted a site visit in August 2005, with a follow up visit in the summer of 2006. The project team conducted research at the National Archives and Records Administration facilities in College Park, Maryland, the Alaska Regional office in Anchorage, Alaska, and the park archives. Prepared in conformance with the guidelines established by NPS DO-28: Cultural Resource Management Guideline and The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Brown, Margie; Foulds, Eliot; Dietrich-Smith, Debbie; Smith, Joel
- Date of Issue
- 2008
- Publisher
- National Park Service, Olmsted Center for Landscape Preservation
- Units
- AKR , DENA
- Keywords
- Alaska, Alaska Range, CLR, cultural landscape, cultural landscape report, Cultural Resources, early park development, ehistory, Frontier, George Parks Highway, gold rush, Harry Karstens, landscape preservation, Log Construction, McKinley Park, OCLP, Olmsted Center for Landscape Preservation, parkitecture, Rustic style, Settlement, staff housing, Tourism, visitor facilities
- Subjects
- CRIS-CL: 100044: Denali Park Road Historic District , CRIS-CL: 100082: Park Headquarters Historic District