Main entry:

McClelland, Linda Flint, author.

Title & Author:

Building the National Parks : Historic Landscape Design and Construction / Linda Flint McClelland.

Publication:

Baltimore, MD : Johns Hopkins University Press, [1998]

Description:

xxv, 591 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm

Notes:
Originally published: Washington, D.C. : U.S. Dept. of the Interior, National Park Service, Cultural Resources, Interagency Resources Division, National Register of Historic Places, 1993.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 537-573) and index.
Foreword / John J. Reynolds -- pt. I. The Origins of a Design Ethic for Natural Parks. Ch. 1. From Pleasure Grounds to Public Parks. The Writings of Andrew Jackson Downing. The American Park Movement. Ch. 2. An American Style of Natural Gardening. Wilhelm Miller and the Prairie Style. California Gardening. The Arts and Crafts Movement. The Writings of Henry Hubbard. The Writings of Frank Waugh. Other Writings. Ch. 3. Sources of Rustic Architectural Design. The Shingle Style and Henry Hobson Richardson. The Great Camps of the Adirondacks. The Prairie Style of Architecture. The West Coast Work of Greene and Greene. The Work of Bernard Maybeck and the Bay Area Architects. The Architecture of Park Concessionaires. Gustav Stickley and the Craftsman. The Bungalow Craze -- pt. II. A Policy and Process for National Park Design, 1916 to 1927. Ch. 4. Scenery Preservation and Landscape Engineering. Mather's Vision. National Park Design about 1915. A National Park Service. Statement of Policy, 1918. The Role of the Landscape Engineer: Charles P. Punchard. Ch. 5. Accommodating the Public: Park Villages and Scenic Roads. Daniel Hull as Landscape Engineer. The Development of Park Roads -- pt. III. Thomas Vint and the Work of the Western Field Office, 1927 to 1932. Ch. 6. Principles and Practices for Naturalistic Roads and Trails. Design of Park Roads. Construction of Trails. Ch. 7. Park Architecture, Landscape Naturalization, and Campground Development. Expanding the Building Program. A Program of Landscape Naturalization. E.P. Meinecke and Campground Planning. Yosemite's Committee of Expert Advisers. The 1932 Study on Park Policies. Ch. 8. A Process for Park Planning. From Development Outlines to Master Plans. The Employment Stabilization Act of 1931. Plans as a Tool for Landscape Preservation. The Planning Process in Action: The Story of Yakima Park -- pt. IV. Park and Recreation Progress since 1933. Ch. 9. A Decade of National Park Development. Public Works Administration Projects. Emergency Conservation Work. The Development of Parkways. Ch. 10. A New Deal for State Parks. State Park Emergency Conservation Work. Submarginal Lands and Recreational Demonstration Areas. Works Progress Administration. The Park, Parkway, and Recreational Area Study. Ch. 11. Portfolios for Naturalistic Park Design. Early Portfolios of Park Structures. Park Structures and Facilities. Park and Recreation Structures. Landscape Conservation. Other Publications. The End of the Civilian Conservation Corps. Ch. 12. National Park Design since 1940. The Contribution of the CCC to National Defense. Park Design and Park Designers during World War II. Mission 66. The Wilderness Movement and the Environmental Era. The Vail Agenda -- 1991 -- App. A. Registering Historic Park Landscapes in the National Register of Historic Places -- App. B. Park Landscapes in National and State Parks -- Associated Listings in the National Register of Historic Places.
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Summary:

Since its founding in 1916, the National Park Service has been charged with two equally important and often conflicting missions: to preserve our country's natural wonders for future generations and to develop national parks for the appreciation and enjoyment of visitors. Recalling the era of the great lodges at Yellowstone and Yosemite, Building the National Parks tells the story of how the new bureau's landscape designers, architects, and engineers met each of these challenges, forging a rich legacy of buildings, roads, and trails that both harmonized with the natural scenery and accommodated visitors to the parks. Their achievements - detailed for the first time here - have greatly influenced the design of state and local parks and other recreational areas across the United States.

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Publisher description

ISBN:

0801855829 (alk. paper)
9780801855825 (alk. paper)
0801855837 (pbk.)
9780801855832 (pbk.)

Subject:

United States. National Park Service History.
États-Unis. National Park Service Histoire.
United States. National Park Service
Park facilities United States Design and construction History.
National parks and reserves United States Design History.
Parks United States Design and construction History.
Landscape design United States History.
Parks United States Facilities Design and construction History.
National parks and reserves United States Design and construction History.
Parcs États-Unis Installations Conception et construction Histoire.
Parcs nationaux États-Unis Conception et construction Histoire.
Parcs États-Unis Conception et construction Histoire.
Aménagement paysager États-Unis Histoire.
National parks and reserves Design and construction
Landscape design
National parks and reserves Design
Park facilities Design and construction
Parks Design and construction
Landschaftsplanung
Nationalpark
United States
Design.
History.
Landscape architecture.
National parks.
Nature reserves.

Form/genre:

History

Holdings:

Location: Library main 191582
Call No.: ID SB482.A4.M3; ID:97-B2556
Status: Available