Condition Report and Treatment Plan for Truro Highlands Historic District, Cape Cod National Seashore
Commisso M, Haenraets J, Coffin Brown M. 2007. Condition Report and Treatment Plan for Truro Highlands Historic District, Cape Cod National Seashore. Cultural Landscape Report. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Olmsted Center for Landscape Preservation. Boston, Massassachusetts
This report was prepared based on previous documentation of the cultural landscape and provides an updated evaluation of the condition of the property, as well as updated guidance for both day-to-day and long-term management and interpretation. The report consists of a historical overview, an inventory of existing conditions, and an analysis and evaluation of landscape characteristics and features. Based on this information and evaluation, the report provides an updated treatment plan that outlines preservation recommendations. It provides greater detail on the historic significance of landscape characteristics and whether or not they contribute to the character of the historic landscape. The Highlands Area is located on the Lower Cape in North Truro. The windswept area overlooking the Atlantic Ocean includes the Highland Light, Highland House, Highland Golf Links, and numerous associated structures. European settlers first used this are for farming, and in the late nineteenth century Isaac Small developed the area as a successful summer resort. The National Park Service acquired most of the former resort in 1964 as part of the Cape Cod National Seashore. The report contains historic and contemporary images and maps/site plans.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Commisso, Michael; Haenraets, Jan; Coffin Brown, Margie
- Date of Issue
- 2007
- Publisher
- U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Olmsted Center for Landscape Preservation
- Units
- CACO , NER
- Keywords
- agriculture, cottage, golf course, Henry David Thoreau, Highland House, Highland Light, Isaac Small, lighthouse, Lighthouses of Massachusetts, lodge, recreation, resort, shoreline erosion, Tashmuit, tourism
- Subjects
- CRIS-CL: 650110: Truro Highlands Historic District