Recommended Guidelines for the Restoration, Maintenance and Use of the Carriage Roads at Acadia National Park
Rieley & Associates Landscape Architects. 1989. Recommended Guidelines for the Restoration, Maintenance and Use of the Carriage Roads at Acadia National Park. Cultural Landscape Report. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service. North Atlantic Regional Office, Boston, MA
This report discusses the original construction of the Carriage Road system at Acadia National Park, proposed techniques for reconstruction, and guidelines for the maintenance and use of the reconstructed roads. The Carriage Roads were built between 1913 and 1940 by John D. Rockefeller, Jr. The roads with their accompanying stone bridge and gate lodges were conceived and created by an exceptional group of designers and builders, including engineers, architects, landscape architects, and local builders. Construction began around Rockefeller's Seal Harbor property and eventually extended to more than 57 miles. The majority of the road system lies within Acadia National Park. The report identifies a need for restoration and preservation of the roads and their ancillary facilities, as an important historic and cultural resource and an opportunity for supporting visitor access to the park.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Rieley & Associates Landscape Architects
- Date of Issue
- 1989-05
- Publisher
- U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
- Units
- ACAD , NER
- Keywords
- Alanson E. Clement, Beatrix Jones Farrand, Broken-Stone Roads, Byron W. Candage, Charles P. Simpson, Charles Stoughton, Chauncey D. Joy, Engineering, Gate Lodges, Grosvenor Atterbury, Horse-Drawn Vehicles, John D. Rockefeller Jr., Paul D. Simpson, Roads, S.F. Smallidge, Samuel Candage, Stone Bridges, Transportation, Waters G. Hill, Welles Bosworth