Colonial Parkway Context: History of the American Parkway Movement, National Park Service Design, and Historic Preservation Contexts
LANDSCAPES - Landscape Architecture, Planning, Historic Preservation. 1998. Colonial Parkway Context: History of the American Parkway Movement, National Park Service Design, and Historic Preservation Contexts. Cultural Landscape - Miscellaneous. U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This study concerns the development of parkways in the early twentieth century. A parkway came to be defined as a relatively narrow corridor of land for linking destinations or proceeding along a scenic route. In Part I, the evolution of the parkway is addressed using examples of nineteenth and twentieth century parkways. The examples describe the origins and development of American parkways as a type of landscape, beginning in 1868, to place the Colonial Parkway within this context. Part II examines design in the National Park Service and NPS Parkways. Part III provides the historic preservation context of the Colonial Parkway development, covering topics such as the Colonial Revival and historic preservation in the National Park Service. Part IV recognizes the Colonial Parkway in these contexts, describing why it is historically significant and one of the best remaining examples of the American parkway movement. Together, the three lane width, the Colonial brickwork, the rough aggregate surfacing, and high level of craftsmanship combine to give Colonial Parkway its distinctive appearance and historical ambiance, unique among American parkways. Colonial Parkway has a significant association with some of the most notable designers working in the American Parkway movement. It is also important for its role in the expansion of automobile tourism to historic sites. This includes a summary table of parkway case studies.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- LANDSCAPES - Landscape Architecture, Planning, Historic Preservation
- Date of Issue
- 1998-11
- Publisher
- U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service
- Units
- COLO , COLP , NER
- Keywords
- automobile touring, case studies, Charles Peterson, Colonial Revival, Depression, historic preservation, historic roads, Horace Albright, interpretation, landscape architecture, NPS history, Olmsted, park design, park development, parkway, parkway design, recreation, road design, rustic style, scenic parkway, Stanley Abbott, Stephen Mather, tourism, transportation
- Subjects
- CRIS-CL: 300086: Colonial Parkway