Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site Historic Resource Study (Final)
Robinson & Associates, Inc. and architrave p.c. architects. 2004. Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site Historic Resource Study (Final). Historic Resource Study. National Park Service
This Historic Resources Study (HRS) is designed to provide an overview of the historical resources that now make up Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site and, to a lesser extent, to address resources directly related to the furnace operation that stand outside park boundaries. The slow development of the park during the 30 years that elapsed between the site’s selection and the conclusion of the Mission 66 program witnessed considerable turnover in personnel at Hopewell, changing attitudes toward preservation and interpretation, and fluctuations in park funding and supervision. By synthesizing available cultural resource information and supplementing it with original primary research, the HRS seeks to bring together in a coherent narrative the history of the extant resources that constitute the park and the forces that influenced their current status. The study provides the necessary background material to support future expanded National Register documentation for the historic site. The HRS identifies and evaluates resources found within the park as contributing or noncontributing to the significance of the historic site. It addresses resources not previously evaluated, such as the park’s collections of archival materials, artifacts, and vehicles, as well as Mission 66-era construction. The HRS also reevaluates resources previously considered noncontributing, such as those resources related to the Civilian Conservation Corps. The contributing/noncontributing status of related resources outside park boundaries is not included in this study. The status of archeological sites has been derived from pre-existing studies, as specified in the contract for the HRS. The contributing and noncontributing status of archeological sites is taken directly from the Cultural Landscape Report completed by KFS Cultural Resources Group in 1997, from the Cultural Landscape Inventory: Hopewell Furnace Landscape (2003), and from a working draft of the Hopewell Furnace Archeological Overview and Assessment by John Milner Associates (November 2004). The contributing/noncontributing status of archeological sites not addressed by these documents was declared “to be determined.” Another task undertaken by the HRS has been to correct, where necessary, the historic base maps created in the Cultural Landscape Report.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Robinson & Associates, Inc.; architrave p.c. architects
- Date of Issue
- 2004-12-01
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- HIST , HOFU
- Keywords
- 1771-1883; Transition from Industrial to Agricultural Use, 1771-1883; Workers, 1883-1934; The New Deal and the Creation of a National Historic Site, 1934-1946; The Evolution of Hopewell Village/Hopewell Furnace, 1947-Present, and Community at Hopewell Furnace, Construction, Cultural Resources, ehistory, executive summary, Growth and Decline in the Furnace, History, Housing, NPS Administrative Background, Recommendations for Further Research, Regional History Prior to the Establishment of Hopewell Furnace