Boston, Ohio: Historic Landscape Analysis and Design Recommendations, Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area, National Park Service
Gelber D and Hughes MV. 1993. Boston, Ohio: Historic Landscape Analysis and Design Recommendations, Cuyahoga Valley National Recreation Area, National Park Service. Cultural Landscape Report. NPS Midwest Regional Office. Midwest Regional Office
The purpose of this study is to identify, record and analyze the character defining features of Boston village and its environs. This guide is for Park management, designers, interpreters and private property owners to use. It is recommended that historic landscape features be preserved, and that all new construction be differentiated from remaining historic fabric and adhere to the guidelines set forth in the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings, as well as the forthcoming Guidelines for the Treatment of Historic Landscapes. Design guidelines for the town of Boston were developed through various methods. Field investigations were undertaken to determine the general character of Boston today as well as to identify individual landscape elements surviving from the past. Historical research supplemented the field work by seeking to understand Boston as it has changed over the last 150 years. An intensive visual analysis was undertaken, primarily through examination of aerial and ground photographs, postcards, and maps of the town. This was integrated with some investigation of written sources, looking for descriptions of the landscape. Residents of the village and other local people having a historical knowledge of Boston were interviewed. The fieldwork, research and interviews were combined and analyzed to discover the essence of the sense of place found in the community today. This document will address the historic landscape that once existed in Boston, the remains of that landscape, and the modern appearance of the village. Although the historic periods will be examined critically, the purpose of this study in Boston is not to restore the town or any part of it to a particular historic period, rather the intent is to encourage preservation of the extant features and provide a basis for designing contemporary facilities in a manner that is compatible with the town’s character.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Gelber, Debra; Hughes, Mary
- Date of Issue
- 1993-09
- Publisher
- NPS Midwest Regional Office
- Units
- CUVA , MWR
- Keywords
- Agricultural Community, Akron Bag Company, Business, Commerce, Commercial, Cuyahoga River, Lumber, milling, Ohio and Erie Canal, Terry Lumber, towpath, Transportation