HIS 592 Historic Preservation
Spring 2002
William H. Mulligan, Jr.
Office: Faculty Hall 6B9
Phone: X6571
Office Hours: Tuesdays and Thursdays 8:30-9:30; 2:30-4:30 and Wednesdays 1:00-4:00.
Class Meets: Wednesday 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. in FH 506
Bill.Mulligan@murraystate.edu 
Catalog Description

This course will provide a general overview of the different aspects of historic preservation, including downtown revitalization, neighborhood organization, historic house management, preservation legislation, preservation education and historic architecture. Much of the class is taught in a laboratory atmosphere with students making on site visits to historic preservation projects. Emphasis is given to the study of the development of American architectural styles, so that students can recognize historic houses and place them in a wider context. 

Instructor Comments

The course will combine lectures by the instructor and guest lecturers, videos, and in class discussion of assigned readings and news clippings on preservation topics, as outlined on the course schedule. Students will also be expected to use resources of the world wide web in the course. There will be several field trips in which all students are expected to participate. Each student will prepare a semester project which will be presented in class.

Texts

William J. Murtagh. Keeping Time: The History and Theory of Preservation in America, rev. ed.
Norman Tyler, Historic preservation: An Introduction to Its History, Principles, and Practice
Secretary of the Interior's Illustrated Guideline for Rehabilitating Historic Buildings

All students should request appropriate National Register Manuals directly from the National Parks Service immediately after the first class.

Reserve Reading:

John J.-G. Blumenson. Identifying American Architecture
The Practical Historian Vol. 1-6. 


WWW RESOURCES



Schedule
               27  Landscapes, Small Towns, and Archeology
                        Video: Connections: Preserving Ameirca's Landscape Legacy 
                        Readings:       Murtagh, Chpt. 10-12

     March 6 & 13  Preservation in Practice 
                        Video: Barn Again
                        Video: Entrances to the Past
                        Video: A Journey Down Route 66
                        Video: Historic Bardstown
                        Video: Preservation and Progress II
                        Video: After the Flood: Water Damage and Your Historic Buildings
                        Readings:       Murtagh, Chpt. 13
                        Field Trip: Shaker Museum at South Union (tentative)
           27       Preservation and Interpretation
                        Video: Experience the Breakthrough
                        Readings:       Murtagh, Chpts. 6-7
    April 3         Field Trip -- destination to be announced
    April 10        Field Trip -- destination to be announced

          17        The Future of Historic Preservation
                        Video: Preserving our Past, Building Our Future
                        Video: Historic Preservation: The Next Step 
                        Readings:       Murtagh, Epilogue
                                        
          24       Class Presentations of Semester Projects

    May  8         Final Exam
Grading Procedures:

Course grade will be based on the following:

Final Examination : 100 points
Semester Project: 100 points
Oral Presentation : 40 points
Field trip journals: 30 points
Clippings : 20 points
Participation in class discussion: 10 points

Grading Scale:

A -- 270 - 300
B -- 240 - 269
C -- 210 - 239
D -- 180 - 209
E -- less than 179 

FIELD TRIPS

The course will include at least two field trips. The field trips are intended to provide opportunities to see actual examples of the issues discussed in class.

For each field trip a three- to four-page essay discussing the trip should be prepared. The essay should be in the form of a journal entry describing what was done on the trip, i.e. the buildings or sites visited, the themes and issues to which they relate, and an individual assessment of the value of the trip. 

CLIPPINGS

Historic Preservation is an applied area of history and preservation issues arise in a wide variety of settings. Each student is to collect news clippings related to preservation issues and projects from daily and weekly newspapers and general circulation magazines. Each clipping should be identified as to its source and date. Only original clipping should be submitted unless permission to submit photocopies is given. DO NOT CUT ANYTHING OUT OF LIBRARY MATERIALS . A minimum of ten clippings are required. Ten clippings will receive 12 of the 20 points, each additional clipping will add one-half a point. 

TERM ASSIGNMENT

Each student will prepare a semester project. There are two options: one is to do a National Register Nomination for a particular property: the other is to prepare a lesson plan based on a historic site following the National Trust's "Teaching with Historic Places" model. 

Option I

Each student will select a property that may be eligible for the National Register of Historic Places and prepare a National Register nomination for the property which meets all requirements as to form for submission.

The assignment will integrate much of what is covered in class lectures and discussions.

The National Register "Starter Kit" has forms and NPS materials that provide guidance in how to proceed, specifically National Register Bulletins 15, 16, and 39.

National Register Publications are available on line.

The assignment will follow as closely as possible the actual NR nomination process and will have four parts.

I. Submission of a "Request for Determination of Eligibility" for the property selected.

DUE: February 6, early submission recommended.

The request for eligibility should contain a brief description of the property's historical and current appearance, a brief statement of its significance, and several photographs. This should be in the form of a letter or memorandum addressed to the instructor.

II. Submission of a draft NR Nomination. DUE: April 17.
This includes completion of a state historic sites survey form in addition to the National Register forms.

Two copies of the text should be submitted and one set of slides, photographs, maps, or other graphic materials.

III. Oral Presentation to Class to be scheduled in late November/Early December.

The class will sit as the "State Historic Preservation Review Board", the instructor will chair the board and act as "SHPO." Each student will present their property's case for listing, summarizing its description and significance in a ten-minute presentation, using slides, charts, or other aids as appropriate. The members of the review board will ask questions and make suggestions for improving the nomination.

IV. Final National Register Nomination DUE: May 8.

The final nomination must be on the proper forms and include all required information, including black and white photographs and maps. Two copies must be submitted, per History Department policy for 500 level and above courses. Papers may be used to fulfill the 500-level research requirement. See History Department Guidelines.Those using this assignment as their Senior Paper are responsible for seeing the department secretary to obtain the proper cover sheet and turning that in with their paper.

Option II

Each student will select a historic property that is on or eligible for the National Register of Historic Places and prepare a lesson plan using the property following the National Trust's Teaching with Historic Places format.

Information on using historic places in teaching can be found at: http://www.cr.nps.gov/toolsfor.htm

The assignment will integrate much of what is covered in class lectures and discussions.

The National Register "Starter Kit" has NR forms and NPS materials that provide guidance in how to proceed, specifically National Register Bulletins 15, 16, and 39. Information is also provided to obtain "Teaching with Historic Places" materials.

National Register Publications are available on line.

The assignment will have four parts.

I. Submission of property to be used.

DUE: February 6, early submission recommended.

Submit a brief description of the property's historical and current appearance, its location, a brief statement of its significance, what the lesson plan will cover, and several photographs, if possible. This should be in the form of a memorandum addressed to the instructor.

II. Submission of a draft lesson plan.

DUE: April 17.

III. Oral Presentation to Class to be schedueld late November/early December. A 15 minute mini-lesson will be presented to the class.

IV. Final Lesson Plan DUE: May 8.

ATTENDANCE POLICY

Regular class attendance is expected of all students. University policy regarding attendance will be followed.Unexcused absence from four classes will reduce the final letter grade by one full letter; six absences by two full letters; etc. Students are responsible on the examinations for all material presented in class and all of the assigned readings. If you miss class review someone else's notes and see me during office hours if you have any questions.

Students are also responsible for any changes in the lecture or exam schedules that are announced in class. Absence when a change was announced will not be accepted as an excuse for missing an examination. 

ACADEMIC HONESTY

It is assumed and expected that all students will present only their own work on exams and the written assignment. Any student caught cheating will fail the course and all such incidents will be referred to appropriate University officials for further action, including expulsion from the University. Plagiarism, i.e. copying material verbatim (i.e. word-for-word) without attribution, on the writing assignment is included in the definition of cheating. Students should consult the College of Humanistic Studies Policy on Academic Honesty.

The policies of the College of Humanistic Studies on Academic Integrity and Plagiarism and the College's Principles of Academic Conduct will be followed.