Frederick Douglass National Historic Site Cultural Landscape Report and Historic Structure Report
Alpha Corporation, Quinn Evans, Arc Environmental, Summer Consultants, Evergreene Architectural Arts, Dobak J, Walton TW, Power S, Williams B, Scharen S, Babin PK, Moore L, Kahatapitiya S, Statz S, Booher A. 2020. Frederick Douglass National Historic Site Cultural Landscape Report and Historic Structure Report. Combined Historic Structure Report and Cultural Landscape Report. FRDO 833-165836. U.S. Department of the Interior. Washington, DC
The purpose of this combined Cultural Landscape Report (CLR) and Historic Structure Report (HSR) is to investigate, document, evaluate, and provide treatment guidance for the physical landscape and buildings of the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site (NHS) in Washington, DC. The study area is composed of 8.53 acres associated with Frederick Douglass (known by Douglass as Cedar Hill) and is administered as part of National Capital Parks-East. The study area is primarily significant for its ties to Frederick Douglass, who resided at Cedar Hill between 1877 and 1895. This Cultural Landscape Report and Historic Structure Report builds upon other planning efforts that address the Frederick Douglass NHS including the 1968 Frederick Douglass Home Historic Grounds Report, 1970 Frederick Douglass Home Historic Structures Report, 2011 Landscape Preservation Maintenance Plan, and 2013 Frederick Douglass NHS Cultural Landscapes Inventory, amongst others. The combined CLR/HSR is organized in two parts. Part I contains detailed documentation of the historic development of the study area landscape and buildings, evaluation of existing conditions, and analysis of integrity including identification of contributing features and character defining features. Part II explains the treatment approach based on the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards. This is followed by recommendations for the treatment, management, and maintenance of historic resources that are consistent with the site’s significance, condition, and use.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Alpha Corporation; Quinn Evans; Arc Environmental; Summer Consultants; Evergreene Architectural Arts; Dobak, Johann; Walton, Tim; Power, Sara; Williams, Brenda; Scharen, Shelby; Babin, Patti; Moore, Lucy; Kahatapitiya, Stacy; Statz, Sam; Booher, Ann
- Date of Issue
- 2020-09-22
- Publisher
- U.S. Department of the Interior
- Units
- FRDO , NACE , NCR
- Keywords
- African American history, Anna Murray Douglass, Caretaker’s Cottage, Cedar Hill, Frederick Douglass, Frederick Douglass House, Frederick Douglass Memorial and Historical Association, Growlery, Helen Pitts Douglass, Visitor Center, white oak
- Subjects
- CRIS-CL: 600033: Frederick Douglass Nat'l Historic Site , CRIS-HS: 000419: Frederick Douglass House - Res. 716 , CRIS-HS: 005357: Frederick Douglass House, Caretaker's Cottage , CRIS-HS: 005358: Frederick Douglass House, The Growlery