Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site: Cultural Landscape Report, Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site, National Park Service
O'Donnell P, Birnbaum C, Zaitsevsky C. 1992. Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site: Cultural Landscape Report, Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site, National Park Service. Cultural Landscape Report. Northeast Regional Office
Cultural Landscape Report Volume 1: Site History, Existing Conditions, and Analysis for the Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site. This Cultural Landscape Report for Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site: Site History, Existing Conditions & Analysis is intended to provide detailed information about the layered history of the Vanderbilt property; document the existing condition of the landscape at appropriate scales; develop an understanding of changes over time that have affected the historic landscape; establish the significance of the landscape as a contributing resource to the property and as an important example of estate landscapes of the historic periods; determine the integrity of the Vanderbilt Mansion cultural landscape; form a basis for landscape preservation treatment and management decisions, both short and long term; provide preliminary recommendations for additional research, planning and management; include references on all published and unpublished sources for both historic and contemporary information. The methodology for the project pursues three directions that are essential to the evolution and physical history of a specific landscape: rigorous historical documentation from both written and graphic sources; thorough survey and recording of existing conditions; and detailed comparative analysis of the condition of the landscape in the historic periods against the existing conditions. The two methods are complementary. The historic research informs the field investigation, by indicating former features or elements to seek. The findings of the field survey are viewed from an historical standpoint as well. Both methods contribute to the development of the analysis of the cultural resources, which, in turn, provides a basis for understanding the significance and integrity of the Vanderbilt landscape.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- O'Donnell, Patricia; Birnbaum, Charles; Zaitsevsky, Cynthia
- Date of Issue
- 1992
- Units
- HIST , NER , VAMA
- Keywords
- Andre Parmentier, Circular Drive, Crum Elbow Creek, Dr. David Hosack, Dr. John Bard, Dr. Samuel Bard, Dutchess County, ehistory, Estate, formal gardens, Frederick W. Vanderbilt, Hudson River Valley, Hyde Park, James Greenleaf, Louise Vanderbilt, mansion, McKim Mead and White, Meehan and Sons Nurseries, Neoclassical style, New York, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Robert Cridland, Water S. Langdon Jr.
- Subjects
- CRIS-CL: 650058: Vanderbilt Mansion (650058)