HomeMy WebLinkAbout5D - Public hearing and consideration of the Chautauqua Park Historic District Cultural Landscape AsMemo to the Landmarks Preservation Advisory 8oard
Re Chautauqua Park Histonc pislnct Culturel Landscape Assessment and Plan
CITY OF BOULDER
LANDMARKS PRESERVATION ADVISORY BOARD
MEMORANDUM
Meeting Date: February 4, 2004
TO: Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board
FROM: Ruth McHeyser, Director of Long Range Plannmg
Bohdy Hedgcock, Histartc Preservahon Planner
SUBJECT: Pubtic hearing and consideration of the Chautauqua Park Histonc District
Cultural Landscape Assessment anct Plan
NOTE: The request to grant a Landmark Alterahon Cartificate for
mstallation of curbs, gutters and other improvements for alleys within the
Chautauqua Park Histonc District will be considered as a separate rtem
followmg conclusion oF th~s item.
PURPOSE
Th~s memo outlines the background and purpose of the Cultural Landscape Assessment
and Plan, the intended role of the Plan, and key issues regardmg the P[an and rts
relationship to the current Chautauqua Desagn Guidehnes.
The purpose of this rtem is to review the Plan and address the following queshons:
1 Are the planning and destgn goals set forth an the plan generally consistent wtth
the hestor~c preservataon code~
2 Recognizing that detailed plans for any alterntron wtll be reveewed for
conststency wtth the preservation ordcnance and adopted guadehnes, are there
specafic recommendateons tn the plan that appear inapproprtate~
3. Do you agree wath the staff recommendataons ~
4 Are there any other assues that the Board wishes to address relat~ve to the plan?
$ACKGROUND:
^ CAAUTAUQUA PARK HISTORIC DISTRICT
On July 4, 1898, over 4,000 people gathered for the opemng day of the Colorado
Chautauqua Boulder civic leaders and Texas educators had ~oined together to create a
Memo lo the Landmarks Preservation Adwsory Board
Re Chautauqua Park Hislonc Distnct Cultural Landscape Assessment and Plan
cultural and educahonal summer retreat Today, the Colorado Chautauqua is one of three
remaming Chautauyuas m the Umted States, and the only site west of the M~ssissippi
River, in contmuoLis operation, with its otiginal structures iiitact
Before radio and telev~sion, the Chautauqua movement umted mtlltons m common
cultural and educahonal expenences. Orators, performets, and educators traveled a
national Ci~autauqua circuit of mare than 12,000 siCes bnngmg lectLires, perfonnances,
concerts, classes, and exhibittons to thousands of people m small towns and cities.
The Colorado Chautauqua Association, a 501 (c) (3) organization, leases the twenty-six
acres of land from the Crty of Boulder The Associahon also owns and operates sixty
cottages and two lodges on thc grounds, the remammg cottages are privately owned The
crty of Boulder designated Chaulauqua Park as a local histonc distnct m 1978 The area
is also hsted on the Nahonal Register of Histonc Places
' CULTUR~ILL~INDSCAPEASSESSMENTANDPLAN~
Inttral preservation efforts m Chautauqua Park focused on tUe lodges, vernacular
cottages, and pttUlic buildmgs of the district The succcss of those efforts made it
increasmgly obvious that Chautauqua's landscape ~s also lnstoncally sigmficant, both as
a context for its butldmgs and as a cultural resource itself Thc stte's or~gmal plat of ten
east-west streets crossed by two mam north-south avenues remam, as do all but a few of
rts buildings and important features from 1898 through ihe early 1900s, mcludmg the
Audttorium, the Green, gardens, an arbor and street trees But as society has changed, so
have the Chautauqua Park grounds with varymg results. Pedestrian and vehicular routes
have been altered, parking is a perennial challenge, street furn~shmgs and signage
mstalled for efficiency have created visual clutter, funds have been ]imited for
mamtenance, and trees have become overgrown
In recogmtion of the importance of Chautauqua's landscape and its changmg naturc, the
Colorado Chautauqua Associahon secured grant funds from tl~e Colorado Historical
Society's State Htstoncal Fund to prepare a Cultural Landscape Assessment and Plan for
Chautauqua Park Mundus Bishop Design, Inc , a Denver-based landscape archrtectural
firm spectalizing m the plamm~g and des~gn of sigmficant places, particularly those with
histonc value and important natural attnbutes, was commissioned to prepare that plan
The Cultl~ral Landscape Assessment and Plan focuses on addressmg the contemporary
needs of the site while preservmg historic features that define its character. Five
sigmficant development periods have been identified, and from each a number of historic
features remam on-site. The mtegrity of those features have also been evaluated. Publ~c
history workshops have resulted m more than 60 mterviews with Chautauqua res~dents
and act~ve commumty members The existmg condrt~on assessment has revealed histonc
srte patlerns, landscape remnants and evidence of every Chautauqua generation.
~ These paragraphs are taken from, and largely duectly quote, an anc~le wntten by Tma B~shop for the
newsletter of the h~sroric preservation mterest group of tlie Amencan Society of Landscape Arch~tects,
Volume XIII, Sprmg 2003
Memo to the Landmarks Preservahon Advisory Board
Re Chaulauqua Park Histonc ~istnct Cultural Landscape Assessment and Plan
• APFROVAL PROCESS & ROLG OF THC C(ILTURAL LANDSCAPEASSESSMLNT~IND PLAN
Any alYeration to a butldmg exterior or site in the historic dtstricY reqitires the apptoval of
the Landmarks Board. In 1989, the Board adopted Yhe Chautaugua Desagn Guadeltnes to
assist the board m cvaluatmg alterarions to the historic buildmgs and giounds of
Chautauqua. The Cultural Landscape Assessment and Plan will be an ~mportant new
tool for the Landmarks Board m evaluating proposed changes to the site. In concert with
the extshng Chautauqua Desagn Guacleknes, the Landscupe Assessment ancl Plan will
gmde future changes to the disYrict while respecting iYs l~istoric features and patterns The
Plan will be reviewed by the Chautauqua Buildmg & Grotmds Committee and the
Coloiado Chautauqua Assoctation Board of D~rectors prtor to the LPAB hearmg
Comments from lhose reviews will be passed on to Board members at the February 4~h
heanng Because the Landmarks Board is the ultimate reviewmg body for changes
withm the historic district, the Board's understandmg of and agreement with the ma~or
proposals of the Plan are essenhal to its long-terni success The Plan will also be
submitted to other c~ty boards and departmenis for review, mcludmg transportation and
parks. Once approved, the Plari will serve as a guidmg document for evaluatmg
proposed changes to the site
ChautauqLia staff and tl~e consultant author of the Plan made an irut~al presentatton to the
Board at the November heanng. That presentation focused on the histoiy of Chautauqua
and a rev~ew of the ma~or elements of a draft vers~on of the Plan Staff analysts of that
draft focused on the categonzat~on of the various recommendations mto three categories
1 Elements generally consistent with the Chautauyua Destgn Guadeltnes (sub~ect to
final LAC approval)
2. Elements that potent~ally conflict with the Chautauqua Destgn Guadehnes
3 Elements where more mformation ~s needed to determme whether the proposal is
appropriate
In addit~on, staff offered suggestions for potential addttions to the Cultural Landscape
Assessment and Plan A copy oFthe November memo is mcluded as Attachment A for
reference The meetmg was pr~marily a time for quest~ons and answers between the
Board, staff, and consultants "I'he Board appeared to generally agree with staff's
assessment of potenrial conflicts and concerns The overall quahty of the Plan was
commended.
The consultant has subm~tted a rev~sed and refined version of the Plan for formal
cons~deration The Board should review the content of the Plan It is understood that
there is editmg work that needs to be completed before a final draft ~s produced.
Reviewing at thts stage allows the Board another opportumty to mfluence ihe content and
format of the firushed Plan Board comments, as well as those received from the CCA
Board, will mform any final changes before the Plan is completed if the Landmarks
Board is generally comfortable with the content, a vote of cond~tional approval may be
appropriate at this time
Memo to ihe landmarks Preserva6on Adwsory Board
Re Chautauqua Park Historic Distnct Cultural Landscape Assessment and Plan
PLANORGANI7ATION & FORMAT
The Plara mch~des rccommendations for the preservation, restoration and rehaUil~YaYion of
site features throughout the Chautauqua Park srte All changes are guided by a design
approach blsed on the followmg prmciples, z
• Preserve historic s~te patterns, site features, structures, site remnants and vegetation
^ Restore and rehabilitate sigmficant site features
^ Integrate new facihhes w~thm the 1nsYone patterns and site charactei
^ Mmimize the loss of publtc green spacc
^ Balance new uses with tlie abtl~ty of il~e site to accommodate them
^ Integrate physical changes with management opt~ons when addressmg stte issues
The Plara follows the federally recommended approach for landscape assessments,
includmg. l~istoncal rescarch, the preparation of penod plans documentmg changes to the
srte over tnne; an mventory and documentatton of existmg condrttons, mcludmg a
graphic plan, aud au analysis of the sigmficance and mtegrity of existmg feahires 3
Specific s~te recommendations are offered m two sechons of the document. They are
mtegrated m the Conclations Assessment (Sectaon D), wrthm themahc discusstons of srte
elements such as "Urban Porm," and withm location specific discusstons of key areas of
the dtstnct-Basehne Road, Dmmg Hall, etc In addit~on, recommendat~ons are
repeated withm The Plan (Section L'), agam w~thm thematic discussions (Materials,
Dramage, etc ) and locahon specific d~scussions Th~s repetirion of recommendat~ons is
effective m providmg one stand-alone section - Sectaon E- that contams all the
recommendations, but can also Ue confusmg for the reader In addihon, there appears to
be some mconsistency between the recommendations m the vanous scctions
STAFF COMMENTS & R~COMMENDATIONS
The Cultural Landscape Assessment and Plan represents a sigmficant eFfart that adds
greatly to Ule knowledge and understandmg of the development of Chautauqua Park. It
provides an excellent chronology of how the Chautauqua landscape has evolved over
ttme and a common understanding about the elemcnts of the landscape that ai e h~stonc
and character defimng feahires The Plan will set a context w~thm which indroidual
requests for alterations may be reviewed Without rt, piecemeal chauges over t~me cou(d
result m a loss of those histaric elements and the mtrodttction of mappiopriate alteiations.
z Note that [lie Plannmg & Design Goals ltsted on page 5 are uot cons~stent with those hsted on page 79
Staff assumes thnt Uie moie mclusive list on page 79 ~s proposed
3 Tlus approach ts descnbed m Protect~ng Cu1tu~«1 Lnndscnper Plnnneng, Trentment nnd Management of
Histor ac Landscnpes by Charles A Birnbaum, ASLA It is uicluded as Aunchrnent l3
Memo to the Landmarks Preservahon Advisory Board
Re Chautauqua Park Histonc Distnct Cultural Landscape Assessment and Plan
All stlff comments are based on Plan recommendations - additional mformation is
needed to detennme whether specific designs w~ll be appropriate. That mformation will
be provided when Landmark Alteration Certificates aie formally applied for All
appl~caYions for alterations will requite detailed mformation to allow the Landmarks
Board to make mformed decisions on the appropriatcness of every proposal, mcludmg
scaled drawmgs callmg out dctails such as materials, colors and finishes The general
recommendltions found m the Plan should be reflected m tlte detailed design for spec~fic
pro~ects
Staff comments are also based on illustrat~ve rendermgs mcluded m the Plan. In geneial,
those iendermgs appear to conflict with the character of Chautauqua in that they ~Ilustrate
hard edges and refined surfaces, particularly for sidewalks and curbs, wh~ch seem
mconsistent wrth the mformal camp-hke feel of the distnct
The ma~ority of Plan recommendations, as well as Yhe Planning & Des~gn Goals itemized
on page 79 of document, are considered consistcnt wrth the histonc prescrvatton
ordmance and the existmg Chnutauyua Destgn Guidelines A more thorough discussion
of those few aspecYs of the Plan that potenhally conflict wrth those adopted standards is
mcluded below.
Allevs
The Plun includcs several related recommendattons regardmg changes to alleys
throughout the district These mchide recommendaUons 8& 9 on page 38 and the
dtscussion of alley mltenals on page 81 The Plan argues for a more deLberate
approach to remforce the hierarchy between alleys and streets withm the district,
based upon a narrowmg of ihe alleyways and the use of curbs constructed of
utilitar~an materials The curUs would also help to address drainage problems that
could potenhally damage histonc resources
The mtroduction of curbs will change the mformal character of the alleyways Staff
agrees with analysis m the Plan and from Chautauqua staff, however, tliat the overall
effect of the change will not sigmficantly ~mpact Uie distnct. While the Chautauqua
Desagn Guadelines currently recommend agamst the use of "standard formed conerete
curbs," careful attenhon to the design and mater~als of new curbs can assure that they
blend with the srte, rather than distractmg from rt Conerete curbmg at the site
currently does not detract from the overall character of the dtstrtct.
Grant Street Entrv
The aCYached s~dewalk at this entry, as deptcted m the i1lusCration on page 48 aud
discussed in recommendation 4 on the same page, has a suburban character that
seems mappropnate m th~s setttng A detached walk/ttail on the west may be more
appropr~ate
Memo to the Landmarks Preservalion Advisory Board
Re Chautauqua Park Histotlc Distdct Cultural Landscape Assessment and Plan
9`h Street PedesYrian ~nCrv
Recommendahon 6 on page 49 recommends the construchon of a new pedestnan
entry at 9`h Street. While the add~honal access to Chautauqua ~s appreciated,
especially at this key pedestrian crossmg, this change may be mappropriate There
are three historic entryways along Basehne Road proposed for restoration or
rehabilitahon. The mtroduction of a new entry should be considered carefiilly At a
mmimum, that entry needs to be treated so tliat it is clearly distinguishable from the
l~istoric entryv/ays
Au Condihomng Umts
Recommeudation 8 on page 74 states that "air conditionmg condensers shall be
screened with matenals compatible with each individual cottage " The Landmarks
Board has reviewed this issue at a public hearmg and has established stricter
requirements for the placement of such umts The Plan should be consistent with that
Board direct~on uruts should be located so as to be unnohceable from any pubhc
view
~ Sidewalks
Page 80 The statement that colored concrete "should be avoided" should be
strengthened to read "coloied concrete is mappropnate "
~ Street Curbs
The statement on page 80 regardmg the problems wrth sandstone curbmg seems to
suggest that the use of such is mappropnate Earher discussions of tlus ~ssue focused
on the contrnued use of sandstone m"formal" areas of the distnct and concrete in
"informal" areas Staff supports this approach to remforcmg the hierarchy of places
wrthm the district
Service Access
Under recommendation 1, on page 82, the Plan suggests allowmg service vehicle
access on a trial basis on Garden Place once it is restored This proposal is
appropriate, but should mclude a management plan and criteria for tl~e assessment of
that tnal basis.
In addition to these specific recommendations, the followmg general recommendations
are also made.
Many of tlie recommendat~ons are repeated in Sectaon E If the dupl~catton of
recommendations is mamtamed, the document needs to be reviewed to assuie
cons~stency betweeu each section Consider reorgamzmg the Plan to mclude all
recommendations in only one section
The Planning & Design Goals ~n the two sect~ons of the document are not consistent.
If the fiill hst of Goals mcluded on page 79 is not to be mcluded, a discussion of the
rahonale for the removal of any of them is appropnate
Assure consistency of recommendahons throughout Plan, consider reorganizmg Plan
to mclude all recommendations m only one section
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Memo lo the Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board
Re Chautauqua Park Histonc Olshict Cultural Landscape Assessment and Plan
• The word "proposed" should be removed m all references to the Bouldei lightmg
ordmance as rt has been approved
• Include an analysis of priorities for the various recommendarions, based upon an
establ~shed criteria These prionties should be reflected in the implementatton
strategy appendix.
• Review the implementat~on strategy's "Additional Participants or Partners" and
"Responsibility/Lead" columns to assure consistency Many items that will require
Landmarks coordmation aie not so noted Staff can provide addrt~onal mformahon
on this rtem to the consultant
Desp~te these concerns, staff is convinced that the overall recommendations of the Plan
are consistent with the histonc preservation ordmance and adopted guidelmes, and
recommends conditional approval of the document. A final version, integiahng the
recommendations above and any additional recommendahons suggested by the Board,
should be retutned to staff for distribution to the Board At that time, the Board may
w~sh to consider adoptmg the guidelmes as an admmistrative regulatton like other design
guidelines.
QUESTIONS F'OR THE BOARD
1 Are the plannzng arcd descgn goals set forth rn the plc~n generally consastent wath
tlae hastortc preservat~on coc~e ~
2 Recognzzeng that detaded plans for any alterataon wtll Ge revaewecl for
consestency with the preservatton ordanance and adoptecl guadelanes, are there
spec~fic recornmendat:ons tn the Plan that appear:napproprtate~
3 Do you ngree wath the staff recommendattons ~
4 Are tlzere any other assues that the Bonrd w~shes to address relateve to the plan ~
ATTACHMF.NTS
A~ November 5, 2003 Staff Memo re Cultural Landscape Assessment and Plan
B Protectang Cu[tural Landscapes by Charles Btrnbaum
C. December 2003 Draft: Cultural Landscape Assessment und Plan
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Attachment A
Memo to the Landmarks Preservatwn Advisory 6oard
Re Chautauqua Park Histonc Oisfrict Cultural Landscape Assessmenf and Plan
CITY OF BOULDF.R
LANDb4ARKS PRI;SI;RVATION ADVISORY I30ARD
MGMORANDUM
Meeting Date: November 5, 2003
TO: Landmarks Preservat~on Advisoiy Board
FROM: Ruth McHeyser, Diiectoi of Long Range Pllnning
I3ohdy Hedgcock, Histonc Preservation Pl~nner
Matt Russelt, Intcrn
SUBJ~C'1': lliscussion of the Chautauqua Paik Histonc Distrtct Cultural Landscape
Assessinent and Pln~a, including its role, appioval process and
recommendahons.
NOTE: Thc request to grant a Landm~rk Alteration Ccitificate for
mstallation of cuibs, gutteis 1nd other improvements for alleys wtthin the
Chautauqua Yark ~Lstoric Distiict has been withdiawn, without prejudice
to reapplication at a later date
REGARDING THr AGLNDA CHANGE:
Chautauqua staff submitted an appl~cation for a Landmark Alteration Certificate for the
installation of curbs, gutters and other improvements for alleys widiin the Chau[auqua
Park Historic D~sti~ct Aftei two meetmgs with the Design Rev~ew CommrtCee rt was
determmed that the request should be heard by the full Landmarks Boaid because of the
potential significant impact the ptoposal could have on the disltict Th1t rtem was
scheduled for consideration at the November publ~c heanng
The alley ~mprovements are one piece of a larger set of proposed changes [o the
Chautauqua Park H~stonc D~stiict recommended m the Cultural Landscape Assessment
a~id Plan (see Attachment A) An early drafC of that document was circulated among
Landmarks Board membeis in December 2002 The Board has not, however, had a
formal oppatunity to offei specific comments on it The Plan is neanng compleUon and
Board input is needed before additional work is done and the document ~s presented for
adoption.
Landmarks staff and the C6autauqua staff have agreed that before decisions are made
regardmg the appiopriateness of specific pioposals contained in the Plnn, the overall
document should be reviewed by the Board and approved by the vanous bod~es with an
mterest m Chautauqua Park. Therefore, the Landmark Alteiation Certificate appLcation
has been wtthdiawn at [h~s Lme. Instead, a genetal d~scussion of the Cultural Landscape
Assessment mid Plnn will be hcld. Chautauqua staff and the author(5) of the Plan w~ll be
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Memo to the Landmarks Preservalion Advisory Board
Re Chautauqua Park Histonc Distnct Cul(wal Landscape Assessmenf and Plan
m a[tendance [o make a presentat~on on the Plan, answer quesuons, and address conceins
of the Landmarks Board
This ruemo outlmes lhe background and purpose of Che Cu(tur~zl Landscape Assessment
arld Plnn, the proposed ~pproval piocess, the intended role of the Plan, and key issues
tegardmg the Plan and ils relationship to the cunent C{iautai~gua Descg~z Guidel~nes and
the Landmarks Board's purview.
13ACKGROUND:
• CHAUTAUQUA YARK HISTORIC DIST2iCT
On July 4, 1898, over 4,000 people gathered for the openmg day of the Colo~ ado
Chautauqua. Boulder civic leadets and Texas educators had~omed together to create a
cultural and educational summer ielreat Today, the Coloiado Chautauqua is one of three
remammg Chautauquas in the Unrted States, and the ot~ly sate west of the Mississippi
River, m continuous opei ltion, with ~ls original structures mtact.
Beforc rad~o and television, the Chautauqua movement unrted millions m common
cultural and educat~onal cxpenences Oratois, performers, and educatois traveled a
national Chuutauqua cucuit of more than 12,000 sites bungmg lectuies, pe~ formances,
concerts, classes, and exhibitions to thousands of people m small towns and cities
The Colorado Chautauqua AsSOCiation, 1501 (c) (3) orgamzation, leases thc twenty-six
acres of land from the City of Bouldei The Associat~on also owns and opeiates sixty
cottages and two lodges on the grounds, the remaming cottages aie pnvately owned The
city of Boulder designated Chautauqua Park as a local histor~c district in 1978 'fhe area
is also Lsted on the National Register of Histouc Places
• CULTURAL LANDSCAPC ASS6SSMENT AND PLAN ~
Imtial preservation efforts in Chautauqua Park focused on the lodges, vernaculai
cottages, 1nd pubhc buildings oY the district The success oF Ihose efForts made it
mcreasmgly oUvious that Chautauqua's landscape is afso histoncally sigmficant, both as
a context for rts buildmgs and as a cultural resource itself The si[e's origmal plat of ten
east-west streets crossed by two mam noith-south avenues remain, as do all but a few of
i[s buildings and important features from 1898 through the elrly 1900s, mcludmg the
Auditor~um, the Green, gardens, an atbor and street hees But as society has changed, so
have the Chautauqua Park grounds with varymg results. Pedesti ian and vehicular ioutes
have been altered, parkmg is a pereumal challenge, street furnishmgs and signage
mstalled for efftciency have created visua] clutter, funds have been Lmited for
maintenance, and trees have become overgrown
~ These puragraphs are taken from, and largely d~recUy yuotc, an arucle wntlen by Tma B~shop for the
newsletter oF the his[onc preservauon mterest group of the Amenc~n Soc~ety of Landscape Archuects,
Volume XI[I, Sprmg 2003
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Memo to the Landmaiks PreservaGon Advisory Board
Re Chautauqua Park Histonc Dislnct CWfural Landscapo Assessmenf and Plan
In iecogmtion of the tmportance of Cliautauqua's landscape and its changmg nature, the
Colorado Chautauqua AssociaUOn secuied grant funds from the Colorado Historical
Society's State Histoiical Fund to prepare a culderul lnndscape a.rsessment arzd plan fo~
Chautuuqua Park. Mundus'~Bishop Des~gn, Inc., a Denver-based landscape archrtecwral
firm special~zing m the plannmg and desion of sigmficant places, particulaily those with
h~storic value and importa~it natural attriUutes, was commissioned to piepare that plan
1'he Culk2ral Lnnrlscnpe Assessn2ent aizd Plun focuses on addiessmg the contemporaiy
needs of the srte while pieseiv~ng historic featuies that deFine ~[s chaiacter Pive
signdicant development pcr~ods have been ident~6ed and from each, a numbei of histoiic
features iemain on-site PubLc htstoiy woikshops have iesulted m more than 60
m[erviews with Chautauqua residents and active commun~ty members, all expressmg
their magicat moments and ideas for improvements The exishng condihon assessment
has ievealed h~s[ouc site pa[teins, landscape remnants and evidence of every Chautauqua
gcucrat~on.
• AP1'ROVAL PROCESS $[ ROLE O(~ TIIG CUI.TURAL LANDSC,1f'Ii ASSLSSMENT ANU PLAA'
Any alteration to a buildmg extenor or site m the f-Lsto~ic District requ~res the appioval
of the Landmarks Board. In 1989, the Board adopted the Chacctauqua Design Guidell~~es
to assist the boaid m evaluatmg alterations to the lustouc buildmgs and grounds ot
Chautauqua The Cultural Laiidscape Assessnaent and Plnn witl be an important new
tool foi the Landmarks BoaGd m evaluntmg proposed changes to the site The Plnn is
mtended to guide future changes t~ thc distnct while respecung its historic features and
patternti It is ~mportant Ihat [he Boaid weigli m on those proposed changes a[ this point
m the process, as the Plan will eventually be submitted to the Board for approval The
Plan will also be reviewed by the Chautauqua Board and several other aty Boards and
departments, mclud~ng Parks and Open Space and Transpoitation Because the
Landmaiks Board is the ultim~te ieviewmg body for changes within the historic distnct,
Landmarks understandmg of and agreement with the ma~oi proposals of the Ptan aie
essenUal to rts long-term success
The Landmarks Board is encouraged to offer suggestions and comments regardmg [he
current draft at the upcoming heanng Chautauqua staff and the consultant author(s) of
the Plun will be m attendance to piesent mformaUon on the ma~or components of the
plan, as well as to address t e[3oard's questions and concerns. A fmal draft is expected
after the first of the year an~ will return to the Landmarks Board for appioval once it has
been reviewed and approvec~ by the State Histonc Fund and the Chautauqua Board Once
approved, the Plan will serve as a guidmg document foi evaluatmg pioposed changes to
the site. It will be used in concert with [he exishng Chautauq«a Des~gn Guidelines
Some recommendations m the Pla~a conflict with the exishng design guideLnes
Therefoie, changes to one oi both documen[s will be necessary m oider to avoid futuie
confusion and conflict Specific conflicts aie noted m the analysis section of this memo
Ideally, the Plart will be use~i like other Master Plan documents foi resources under
Landmarks Board purview, &uch as Columbia Cemetery and the Downtown Mall,
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Memo to the Landmarks Preservation Adwsory Board
Re Chautauqua Park Historic Distnct Cultural Landscape Assessment and Plan
~dcntifying types of alteiations wl~ich, when in conformance with the Master Plan, may
be appioved at the staff or Design Review Comcruttee level.
ANALY5I5
The Plan mcludes recommendations for the pteservation, restorat~on and rehabilitahon of
site features as well as recommendations regarding impiovements to the transportation
and drainage/utiliry systems throughout the site All changes are guided by a design
approach based on the followmg piinciples.
^ Preseive histonc stte patterns, site fea[ures, structures, site remnants and vegetation
^ Restore and rehab~litate significant site features
^ Integrate new facilities withm the hisroric patterns and site character
^ Mmimize [he loss of pubhc green space
^ Balance new uscs wilh Ihe ability of the si[e to accommodate [hem
Specific site recommendations are divided into three general categories hansportahon
and cnculation, diainage and uuLties, and site design by location/srte. Those
iecommendations that would requiie Landmarks Board review are listed in Attachment
B/tem~zed Recommendanons, along with comments fiom staff regardmg potential
conceins Addihonal iecommendations regardmg [he pieservation of existmg features,
management approaches, etc , that do not involve exterior alterations to the buildings or
site, and are therefore not withm the puiview of the Board, are not mcluded m that list.
• RGLF.VANT SGCTIONS FROM THL; CHAU7AUQUA DESfGN GUIDELINCS
The current Chautauqua Desrgn Gu~del~nes contam several key sections with speci5c
d~rections regardmg altera[ions to site features. Those sections are included as
Attachment C In some cases, these sections appcar to confl~ct with proposals m the
Cultural Landscape Assessment und Plnn. Secause these two documents should work m
concert with one anothei to support a umform approach to the evolution of Chautauqua
Paik, these confl~cts must eventually be resolved Of particular concern are the sections
exerted below.
Publac improvenaent,s are espec~ally important to t/ae character of Chautai~yua, and
~nclude such elements as streets, publtc parking, curbs, gtstters, s[one walls, bene{ies,
street lights, water fountains, nnd sagns The acldition of conteinporary examples of daese
elentents have a greater empnct on Chautauc~ua thma on some other htstoric areas
becnuse so much af the Chautauqua slte rernains little chariged. WhenevPr considering
public impravements or chartge.s ta extstirtg improvements, every attempt should be mnde
to fit them into the existang lustorec sate charncter Thts rnay reqitiire modificatiori, waiver
or chunge to sta~idarcls nppliecl elsewhere for yublic ~mprovements (p. 13)
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Memo to Ihe Landmarks Preservalion Advisory Board
Re Chautauqua Park Wstonc District Cultural Landscape Assessment and Plan
SIY¢C~S:
Street surfaces are generally rncacadnna rnther thnn smooth-surface asphalt. Thas
prnvi~les a permanent road surface while maintni~aang an a~propnately rural character.
Thts rype of paving is encournged. (p. 13)
Sidewalks, Curbs and Gutters:
Streets in Chautuuqua do not )iave the familtar sidewalks, curGs and gutters; I2owever,
dratnuge and erosio~: ~s a significnnt problem in many locations Drainnge
improve~nents linve a~acluded special c~~rb and gutter secttons es~~ecially designed to fit
~he character of the ~~ark Where rtramage lmpravenient.r are req~~tred, existnzg
sandstone gutters nr the special curb nnd gutter sect~nns shou/d be usec! as a reference
Standard formed conerete curb and gutter sections, and co~icrete stdewniks are generally
inappropriate, and every atter~ipt should be made to find appropnate substuutes (p. 14)
Alleys
There are formnl ulleys bet~veen rows of cast/tivert cottnges. These alleys are unpaved,
whtch, tn adtlit~on [o the trregulcmary of the rear setback of cottages, dtstangu~sh alley,s
frorn the streets Otherwi,se, alleys appear simalar to streets, and cn these locatrons the
clistanct~on between front and rear hns been blurred (p. 18J
• STAPF COMMENTS AND RECOMMGNDATIONS
The Cultural Landscape Assessment and Plan represents a sigmFicant effort that adds
greaUy to the knowledge and understandmg of [he development of Chautauqua Park It
prov~des an excellent chronology of how the Chautauqua landscape has evolved over
time and a common understandtng about the elements of the landscape that are h~storic
and character de&nmg features The Plun will set a context withm which mdrvidual
iequests for alterations may be reviewed Without rt, piecemeal changes over Ume could
result m a loss of those histoiic elements and the mtroduction of mappropriate alterations.
All staff comments are based on Plaia recommendations - additional mformation is
obviously needed to determme whether specific designs will be appropriate. That
mfoimahon will be provided when Landmark Alteration Certificates are formally appLed
for The level of detail seen m plans subm~tted for review regardmg the issue of alley
~mprovements p~ovides a good example (see Attachme~tt D Alley Improvement Plans)
The general iecommendations found in the Plnn are supported by the detailed design
evidenced Uy those plans. While a deciswn on the appropnateness of those plans is not
required at this time, [hey do nonetheless help us to understand how general
iecommendations translate to specific designs. All applications for alterations will
require similarly detailed mformation to allow the Landmarks Board to make mformed
decisions on the appropriateness of every proposal, includmg scaled drawings calling out
details such as matenals, colors and fmishes.
Staff comments are also based on the sketches mcluded m the Plar1. In general, those
sketches appear to conflict with the guidelmes m that they illustrate very hard edges and
refined surfaces, particularly for sidewalks and curbs, and mtroduce coutemporary
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Memo tu iho Landmarks Preservation Adwsory Board
Re Chautauqua Park Histonc Dislnct Cultural Landscape Assessment and Plan
elements, such as the Itghtmg fixtu~es, which appear mconsistent with the mformal
character of Chautauqua.
All iecommendaUons are Lsted, along with staff comments, in ~end~x B. Those
recommendations have been divided mto the followmg categories:
1. Elements generally consistent with tlie Chaaetauguu Desegn Guiclelines (subject to
fmal LAC approval)
2 Elements that potentially conflict wrth the Chautuuqua Des~gn Gi~idelines
3~lements where more mformatton is neecled to deternlme whethei the ptoposal is
appropriate
4 Suggested additions to Che Cultural Landscape Assessment nnd Plan
1. ELCMENTS GENI;RALLY CONSISTENT WITH THF. CHAUTAUQUA DrSIGN
GUIDF.LINCS (SUBJECT TO FINAL APPROVAL):
Transportation and Circulation
1 Cieate a one-way ciiculation loop to serve key public buildmgs with
appropuate s~gnage
2 Re-establish the historic road/building cross section on Clematis, ICmnikmic
and Goldenrod by ieconstn~c[ing walk and re-establtshmg the his[ouc street
tree pattern
4 Construct a bus/or~entat~on pullout on Kmrukmic
5 Create a Sign System for the ent~re s~te
6 a Constnict a sidewalk along the south side of Basclme between Grant and the
shelter house Make ex~stmg bus stop ADA compli~nt
6.b Construct sidewalk and ramps at Grant St entiance
6 c Construct new pedestrian entries at 9th St. and Lincoln Stnpe crosswalks
6 d Reconstruct pedestrian lmkages in and around Auditorium
7 a Expand parkmg area near tennis court to provide an addrtional I 5-20 spaces,
formalize ex~stmg gravel area
7.b ConveR existmg parallel parkmg spaces on north side oF the green to diagonal
parking
8 Reconfigure Academic Hall parking lot w~th diagonal spaces on e~thei side of
Pumrose
9. Piovide bicycle parkmg facilities on site
Drainaae and Utilities
1 Lower the crown and gradient on all existing streets (rotomill and repave)
2 a Rehabilitate existmg stone gutters and re-constnict gutters in arcas where they
ate m~ssmg.
3. Reconfigure alleys to improve circulahon and repave wilh new materials
4 Locate new trash enclosures on east-west streets
5 Bury exishng overhead utilit~es
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Memo to Ihe Landmarks Preservation Advisory Board
Re Chautauqua Park Histonc Dishict Culfural Landscape Assessmenf and Plan
Location / Site Specific Recommendations
Baselrne Road arad Chautaaiq~tia Park Entry
1. Restore wull (Lmcoln to Shelter House)
2. Restote the Shelter House entry and walls
3 New landscaping and signage for entry garden. Cleai site Lnes along BaseLne
Chaaetauqi~a Green
2. Reconstruct entry ioad from Baselme mto [he Green to open views to Dmmg
Hall and improve traffic flow
3 lnstall an edge along the Green to discourage parkmg 1nd dtivmg on grass
Chautaiiqua Auditoraum
2 a Reconstruct west sta~rcase mto Auditonum
2 U Construct new walkways to piovide better entry sequence mto Auditorium
2 c Create clear v~sunl corridor approachmg Auditoiuam wtth a larger open space
on north lawn
2 d Relocate ticket booth to Aud~torium
2 e Selechvely clear and thm vegetation that mterferes w~th wews fiom and mto
Auditorium
3.a Establish piimary drop-off area on tl~e east side of the Auditoiium
Centeranial Garden
2 d Open up NE corner to north Audironum area
Wnterwise Garden
1 a Establish a central garden focus and consider adding an outdoor pavilion or
arbor
1 c Re-establish a visual connection between the Academic Hall and the garden
mto the site
1 d Re-estlblish historic street tree plantmg on Goldemod
Academic Hall
2 a Re-establish v~sual connection ro Waterwise
2 b Restore histouc street trees along Morning Glory
3. Reconfigure parkmg along Pnmrose Street. Add add~tional parallel patk~ng
along Wild Rose
4 Develop comprehensive circulation system around Academic Hall with new
sidewalks, removal of overgrown vegetation, s[raighten north side entiy
Golctenrod Drive
1. Restore and rehabilitate existmg stone gutters. Reconstruct new stone gutters
to ma[ch historic where m~ssmg
2 Restore and rehabilitate street trees, mcludmg addmg new trees where missmg
3. Rehabilitate existmg stone sidewalk and reconstruct where missmg
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Memo to the Landmarks Preservatwn Adwsory Board
Re Chautauqua Park Histonc ~islnct Culfural Landscape Assessmenf and Plan
Kmn~kua~c Street
Restoie and iehabilitate existmg stone gutteis. Reconstruct new stone gutters
to match histoiic where missmg
Res[ore and iehabilitate street trees, mcludmg addmg new t~ees where missmg
Primrose Street
2. Restoie and rehabilitaCe stieet tiaes, mcludmg adding new tiees where missmg
/_cepine, Astor and Morning Glory Strect,r
2 Restore and rehabilitate street trees, mcludmg add~ng new trees where missmg
Calu~nbi~ie Lodge Alley
1 a Reconfigure alley ro define parking areas and drop-off locat~ons
7'erinis Court Alley
l.a Reconstruct alley along ~ts existing alignment and width
Recommendations shown on graphics but not ~te~n~zed in text
1 New retainmg wall on Baselme between Grant and Lmcoln
2 New walk from bus pull-out to ranger cottage
3 New maintenance facility at Tennis Court or near Auditorium / Arbor
4. Gazebo near Tennis Court
5 New arbor or tent suggested on Academic Hall pagc
6 Colorado Avenue improvements
2. ELGM~N1'S TftAT POTF.NTIALLY CONFLICT WITH THE CHAUTAUQUA DCSIGN
GUIDELINES:
These iecommendations conflict with the direction provided m the section of the
Chautauqua Des~gn Gu~del~nes quoted above regardmg s[reets, sidewalks, curbs,
gutters and alleys.
Drainase and Utilities
2 b Consllvct concrete gutters along select street crossmgs (Morning Glory and
Pi ~mrose)
Location / Site Specific Recommendations
Primrose Street
1 Reconf~gure street to accommodate parallel parkmg, re-stripe and add
concrete curbs
Ga~llard~a Alley
l.a Reconfiguie parkmg arrangement, preservmg width of alley. Head-m parking
on the south, with a pullout at the eastern end of atley
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Memo ro ihe Landmarks Preservation Adwsory Board
Re Chaulauqua Park Historic Distnct CWtuial Landscape Assessmenl and Plan
1 b F_Stablish conctete cuib edge
? Construct w~th a pavmg surface that resembles a soft surface pavmg, such as
asphalt with toppmg coat of fines (Note: staff is concerned that due to natural
erosion this appioach may eventually iesult m a typical asphalt surface as
fines are washed away )
Colunibine Lodge Alley
l.b Establish a concieta curb edge
2 Construct with a pavm~ suiface that resembies a soft surface paving, such as
asphalt with toppmg coat of fines (Note staff ts concerned that due to natural
erosion this appioach may eventually resul[ in a typical asphalt surface as
fines are washed away )
Tennis Court Alley
I.b Establish a concrete cuib edge
2. Construct with a pavmg surface that resembles a soft saiface pavmg, such as
asphalt with topping coat of fines (Note staff is concerned that due to natural
ciosion this approach may eventu111y result in a typical asphalt surface as
fines are washed away )
3. ELGMGNTS WHF,RE MORE INFORMATION IS NCEDED TO UGTF.RMING WHGTHER
THG PROPOSAL IS APPROPRIATC:
Transuortation and Circulation
Improve scrvtce area a[ Dming Hall by relocatmg employee parkmg, alley
modiftcations
Drainace and Utilities
6 Provide pedestrian Lghtmg along Clematis, between Shelter House and
Dmmg Hall and Auditor~um; at pedestrian entnes along BaseLne, and at new
entry at tennis court parkmg area. Keep current level of ItghUng w~thm
neighborhood
7. Provide addit~onal hghting m new tennis court parking lot.
Location / Sile Saecific Recommendations
Clemat~s Street
2 Add a detached walk and [ree lawn with pedeslrian l~ghtmg on south side of
street
Chautaiiqun Auditorium
3.b Treat the east entrance as a main entrance
Centennaal Garden
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Memo to the Landmarks Preservation Adwsory Board
Re Chautauqua Park Histonc Dis~nct Cultural Landscape Assessment and Plan
2 a Constiuct new gaiden featuies to resemble histonc patterns while retainmg
exisGng elements
2 6 Cieate commemoiative wall along the garden's ongmal nor[h edge
2 c Recla~m servme area and reclaun space for gaiden Improve gaiden edges
Manaeement Recommenclations
Develop design guidelmes foi landscaping, plant palette, paving materials,
parkmg, drives, ctc.
4. SUGGiiSTED ADDIT[ONS TO THE PLAN:
The relationship Uetween the Cultural Lruidscape Assessment and Plan and
the Chac~taugua Des~gn Gutdeltnes needs to be acknowledged. This
reladonship should be explicitly acknowledged in both documents, so that all
users know to iefer to both when seekmg mformation and advice on
appropriate alterations to buildmgs and sites m the district
2 The piocess tor reviewmg al[erahons should be referenced in the Plan.
An oveiall site map, wrth areas of change identified and keyed to specific
proposals would be helpful A similai map at the same scalc and with an
equal a~nount of detail dep~ctmg current cond~t~ons would also be helpful
There are featuies depicted in the Plan illustrations that should also be
specifically referenced m the text recommendaUOns, such as the new
mamtenance faciLry and the improvements to "Colorado Avenue "
A numbeung system allowmg easier reference to the mdividual
recommendat~ons would be helpful
QUESTIONS rOR THE BOARD _
Does the Board agree wtth staff's assessment of recommendations [hat are consistent
with the Chautauqua Desagn Guidelines, as outlined on pages 6- 8 of this memo?
Does the Board agtee w~th staff's assessment of recommendauons that potenually
confl~ct with the Chnutnuyua Des~g~2 Gu~delines, as oullmed on pages 8- 9 of this
memo~
Does the Board agree with staff's assessment of recommendations that require more
mformation before an assessment of appropriateness can be deteimmed, as outlined
on pages 9-10 of this memo~
4 Does [he Board agree with staff's recommenda[ions for add~hons to the Plan? Is
there ldditional mfo~mation that should also be included in that document~
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Memo to the Landmarks Pieservadon Advisory Board
Re Chaufauqua Park Wstonc Dishict Cultural Landscape Assessment and Plan
NEXT STF.PS
The Plun is still in draft form and w~ll be further revised and retmed based on the Board's
feedback After the Plarz is revised it will be presented to [he Boaid for approval. Staff
will evaluate the Plan and, ~f conflicts between it and the Chautauqun Des~gn Guidelines
still ex~st, will make a~ecommendation to the Iioaid for chinges to the Ytari ~nd/oi the
Cirautauqua Design Guidelnae.s to address those confhets
ATTACHMI;NTS
A• Chautauqua Park Histor~c D~stuct Cullural Gand.scnpe Assessment nnd Plnri
B Item~zed Recommendations and Staff Comments
C• Selechons from the Clancetauqua Design Guidelines
D: Detailed Plans for Alley Improvements
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Attachment B
ATTACHMENT B ITEMIZED RECOMMENDATIONS
TRANSPQRTATION and CIRCULATION ~ ,
Create a one-way arculation loop to serve The one-way recommendaiion is beyond the
key public buildings with appropriate signage scope of Landmarks rewew Signage should
conform wdh existing guidelines
2 Re-establish ihe histonc road/buddmg cross Restorahon/replacemeni of documenied historic
section on Clemahs, Kinnikinic and site feature, is appiopnate All work should
Goldenrod by reconsiructing walk and re- conform to the Secrefary of ihe Intenor's
estabLshing ~he histonc sireet iree pattern Siondards
3 Improve service area at Dining Hall by Need additional informahon on changes to
relocahng employee parking, alley Colorado Avenue This appears to be ihe re-
modifications inlroduchon of a historic rouie, but significantly
inaeases the impad of whai is currently an
informal pedeslrian paih
4 Consfrud a bus/orieniation pulloui on No significant impoct to hisforic character
Kinnikimc
5 Create a Sign System for the entire sde The current design guidehnes offer fairly explicd
dvedion regardmg s~gnage All signs should be
reviewed as a package, rather fhan indiwdually,
to allow full impact of new signage to be
assessed _
6 a Construd a vdewalk alonq the soulh side of
Baseline between Grant and the shelier
house Make existing bus sfop ADA
compliant
6 b Construd sidewalk and rainps ai Gran~ St
entrance
While technically ouiside the histonc district
boundary, the sidewalk and other features along
Baselme are oppropnate and welcome
improvements Design details should relate to
the general character of ihe disfnd
Increasing the prominence of the enirance while
nlso oddressing sde line issues at the iniersedion
is appropnate A pedesirian path at ihe enirance
is also encouraged, however, ihe des~gn as
shown in ihe sketch wdh an aRached walk may
need revision A less formal approach may be
nstruci new pedestrian en~ries at 9'" St and Making enirances more prominenf
b d Reconstruct pedestrian linkages in and The expansion of ihe plaza area on ihe west and
around Audrforwm creation of a formal drop-off space are
appropriate improvemenls Any alterations to
ihe Auddonum building fo acmmmodate a new
tickei window will require rewew EHorts to
improve visi6ility to and from srte should not
impact significanf malure trees
7 a Ezpand parking area near tennis courf fo This is an appropriate location for adddional
provide an additional 15-20 spaces, parking, with minimal impact on ihe historic
formalize exisfing gravel area character of the site Paving materials, if any,
and overall parking desi n would require review
7 6 Convert existing parallel parking spaces on No signi6cant impaci io histonc charader
north side of ihe green to diagonal parking
8 Reconfigure Acodemic Hall parking lot wifh Appropnate change restores histonc ahgnment of
diagonal spaces on eiiher side of Primrose Pnmrose and creates addrfional green space
surrounding Academic Hall
9 Prowde bicycle parking facdrties on site No significant impact fo histonc charader
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DRAINAGE and UTILITI~S ~
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1 Lower ihe crown and gradienf on all existing No sigmficanf impact fo histonc character
sireets (rotomill and re ave
2 a Rehabildate exishng stone gutters and re- Restoralion/replacemenY of documenied historic
consiruci gufters in areas where ihey are site features is appropriate All work should
missing conform to the $ecretary of the Interioi's
Standards _
2 6 Cans}rud concrete gutters alonc~ select streei Confhd wdh existing guide6nes regarding use of
crossinc~s (Morning Glory and Primrose) concrete, bui may be appropnute, grven high
iraffic im ads in these areas
3 Reconfigure alleys to improve cuculahon and See speafic comments under alleys
re ave wdh new matenals
4 Locate new hosh endosures on easi-west Enclosure design should be simple and utilitarinn
sfreets _
5 Bury exisiing overhead utildies Any necessary e~cavahon should avoid exishng
significunt vegetahon nnd siie feaiures
G Provide pedestnan lighting along Clemahs, As depicied in sketches, 6ght fixtures muy be
behveen $helter House and Dining Hall and inappropriaie Foot-level 6ghting may 6e more
Auditorium, at pedestrian entnes along appropnate than post lighting, providing
Baseline, and at new enlry a~ fennis courf necessary hght wdh minimal impad fo histonc
parking areu Keep curreni level of lighhng charader The new aty ordinance wili need to be
wifhin nei hborhood followed for any lighting
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Prowde additional lighiing in new tenms The new aty ordinance wdl need 1o be followed
co~arkmg lot __ for any new lighiin in fhis area _
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LC?CAT10N~/ SIT~ SPECIFIC RECOty1MEND,4TIONS
&qSEUN~ ROAD ANp CHAUTAUQUA PARK ENTRY ' ~
1 Restore wall (Lincoln to Shelter House) Resioration/replacement of documented historic
sde feaiures is appiopnaie All work should
conform to the Seaelary of ihe Infenor's
$tandards
2 Restore fhe Shelter House eniry and walls Restoration/replacemeni of documenied histonc
srfe features is appropriaie All work should
conform to the Secretary of the Inienor's
Standards
3 New landscap~ng and signage for entry Removal of sigm6cant trees is nof appropriate
arden Clear site lines along Basehne Also, see comments under Trans ortation 6 b
CHAUTAUQUA GREEN
2 Reconstrud enlry road from Baseline intu ihe New design appropnately resfores Nustonc shape
Green io open wews to Dining Holl and of Green whJe also impioving wews inio district
improve traffic flow
3 Install an edge along ihe Green to As a formal, pub6c space, edginy in flagstone is
ciiscoura e arkm and drrvin on grass o ro nate _
CLEMATIS STREET
2 Add a detached walk and iree lawn wdh
pedesinan lighiing on south side of street As depicfed in the sketch, the sireet has a !,
suburban feel that may be inappropriate ~
CHAUTAUQUA AUDITOR~UM
2 a Reconstrud west staircase info Auddonum Restoration/replacement of documented histonc
srfe features is appropriate All work should
conform to the Seaetary of the Intenor's
Siandards
2 6 Construct new walkways to prowde better New walkways appropriafely echo historic road
enf sequence mto Audrforwm alignments around the Auddonum
2 c Create dear wsual corndor approaching [fforts to improve visibi6ty to and from sde should
Audiforium with a larger open space on not impaci significant mature trees
north lawn _
2 d Relocate ticket booth io Audrforwm No significani impad to hisforic character
2 e Seledrvely dear and thin vegetation that Efforts to improve wsibilrty to and from srte should
interferes with views from and into not impact signrficant mature irees
Auditorium
3 a Establish pnmary drop-off area on ihe eust Round-a-bout and drop-off area are appropriate
side of the Auddorwm improvements with minimal impact on historic
character _
3 b Treaf the east enirance as a main entrance Was this entrance histoncally secondaryz If so,
new archdecfural treatments to increase rts
rominence ma be ina ro nate
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CENiENN~AIGARDEN ~ ~
2 o Construcf new garden features to resemble Restorahon/replocemeni of dou~mented historic
historic patterns whde retaining exishnc~ site features is appropriate All work should
elements conform to the Secretary of ihe Intenor's
$fandards Proposed design uppears to muinlain
design feaiures from two eras fhaf never co-
existed This a roach may be inappropnaie
2 6 Creafe commemorahve wall along the More information on this aspect of the plan is
gorden's ori inul north edge needed
2 c Reclaim service area and reclaim space for More information on ihis aspect of 1he plan is
qarden Improve garden edges needed _
2 d Open up NE corner io norfh Auditonum area Efforts to improve visibility to and from site are
appropriate but should not impad significani
malure trees
WATERWISE GqRDEN
1 a Establish a cenfral garden focus and Iniroduchon of new sde features or structures may
consider adding an outdoor pavdion or reyuire full Lnndmarks Ooard review if they
arbor consfdute a signifirani change
1 c Re-esiabhsh a visual connedion between the EHorts to improve wsibJdy beiween the srfes are
Academic Hall and ihe garden into the sde appropnate, 6u1 should not impad signi6cant
mature frees
1 d Re esiablish hisioric street tree planting on Where there is a gap in a hisionc rhythm of street
Goldenrod trees, install new irees to continue or restore fhat
rh thm
ACADEMIC HALL
2 a Re-establish visual connedion to Waferwise Ffforfs to improve visibdrfy 1o and from site are
appropnale but should not impaci significqnf
mature trees
2 b Restore historic sireet irees along Morning Where ihere is a gap m a histonc rhyihm of street
Glory trees, ins~all new irees to continue or restore thai
rhyfhm
3 Reconfigure parking along Primrose Street Appropnate change reslores histonc ulignment of
Add adddtonal parallel parking along Wild Primrose and creates addrfional green space
Rose surrounding Academic Hall
4 Develop comprehensrve arculation system More formal system of pafhs, includmg flagstone
around Amdemic Hall wrfh new sidewplks, walks, is appropriaie surrounding Ihis pubhc
removal of overgrown vegetation, straighfen building Exisfing curvilinear norfh path does noi
norih side entry appear to be histonc - proposed change is
iherefore a ropriafe
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GOLD~NRQD DRIVE ~ ~
1 Resfore and rehabilitate existuig sione Resiorahon/replacement of documenfed hisionc
gutters Reconstrud new stone gutters to srfe features is appropnate All work should
maich histonc where missing conform io the Secreiary of ihe Intenor's
Siandords
2 Reslore and rehabilitate street trees, Where ihere is a gap in a historic rhythm of street
including adding new trees where missing trees, install new irees io continue or restore that
rhythm
3 RehabJitate ewsting sione sidewalk and Resiorahon/replacement of documenied historic
reconstruct where missing srfe features is appropnate All work should
conform to the Secretary of ihe Interior's
Standards
KINNIKINIC STREET
1 Restore and rehabJdate existing sione Restoration/replucement of documenfed historic
gutters Reconshud new sione gutters to srte features is appropriaie All work should
makh historic where missing conform to the Secretary of the Inierror's
Standards
2 Restore and rehabihtate street trees, Where there is a gap in a historic rhythm of street
includmg adding new trees where missing trees, insfall new trees to continue or iestore ihat
rhyihm
PRIMROSE STREFT
1 Reconfigure sireei to accommodate parallel Concrete curbs are not uppropriate under currenf
arking, re-stnpe ond acJcJ concrete cur~s uidelines
2 Restore and rehabildate sfreet trees, Where there is n gap in a hisionc rhyihm of street
including adding new trees where missing trees, insiall new trees to continue or restore that
rhythm
LUPINE, lSTOR ANp MORNING GLORY STREETS
2 Resfore and rehabilitate sireet trees, Where there is a gap in a historic rhythm of sireet
including addmg new trees where missing trees, install new irees to continue or restore that
rh thm
GAILIARDIA ALLEY
1 a Reconfigure parking arrangemenf, preserving Based upon detaded plans submitted for alleys,
widih of alley Head-in parking on ihe south, the sidewalk design may not be appropriate and
wifh a pulloui ai ihe eas}ern end of alley proposed materials conflict with current
_ _c~uidelines
1 b Establish concrete curb edge Concreie curbs are not appropnate under current
~uidelines
2 Construct with a pawng surface that The informal, unpaved character of the alleys is
resembles a soft surface paving, such as called out as a character-defining feature of the
asphalt with topping coat of fines district in the current guidelines Some sorf of
pawng may be appropriate, bu1 would require
chan es to those guidelines __
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COLUMBINE LpDGE ALLEY ~
1 a Reconfigure alley fo define parking areas General design is appropnate
and dr°p-oH ~ocations _ _
1 6 Esfablish a concrete curb edge Concrete curbs ure not appropriate under current
guidelines
2 Conslruct with a pawng surface that The informal, unpaved charader of the olleys is
resembles a soft surface paving, such as called out as a character-defimng fea}ure of the
asphalt wdh toppiny coaf of fines disirid in the current guidelines Some soit of
pavinc~ may be appropriate, ~ut would require
chan es to those uidelines
TENNIS COURTALLEY '
1 a Reconstruct alley along rfs exishng alignment Gener~l design is appropnpte
and width _
1 6 Estabhsh a concrete curb edge Concreie curbs are not appropriale under current
uidehnes
2 Consiruct wrfh a paving surfoce that The informal, unpaved charader of the alleys is
resembles a soh surface paving, such as- colled out os a charucter-defining faature of the
asphalt with toppinc~ coat of fines distnct in the current guidelines Some sorf of
paving may be appropriate, but would require
changes to ihose guidelines
MANAGEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS REQUIRING COORDINATION WITH LPAB
1, Develop design guidelines for landscaping, Any new design guide6nes should be coordinated
plant palette, paving materials, parking, wrth existing guidelines Ideally, all gu~delines
dnves, etc co~ld be infegrated into a single document
RECOMMENDATIONS SHOWN ON GRAPHICS BUT NOT ITEMIZED IN TFM
1 New retammg wall on E3asehne between Design should be compahble wilh exishng
Grani and Lincoln retainmg wall between Lincoln and the Shelier
House, but reca nrzable as new consiruchon
2 New walk from bus pull-out to ranger This is an appropnate walkway in a formal, public
cotta e area, but matenals and desi n need rewew
3 New mainlenance facildy ai Tennis Courf or New construchon would require full Board
near Audrfonum / Ar6or approval Locahon near tennis court appears
more appropnate for this type of use than the
more pubhc and formal area near fhe
Auddonum
4 Gazebo near Tennis Court Introduction of a new site feaiure may require
rewew by full Landmarks Board
5 New arbor or tent suggested on Academic Introduchon of a new site feature moy require
Hall page _ review b full Landmarks Board
6 Colorudo Avenue improvemenis See r_omments under Transporfation 3 Dinmg
Hall improvements Design and material details
__ for this si~nificuntly enhanced route need review
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ATTACHM~NT C:
SECTIONS OF THE CHAUTAUQUA DESIGN GU[DELINL'S
ADDRESSING SIT~ ALTERATIONS
Publrc tmprovements are especially imt~ortarzt to lhe character of Chautauqua, antl
t~iclude si~ch ele~nents as streets, publtc parki~tg, ~urbs, gutters, stane rvcalls, benches,
street lights, wnter fou~ita~ns, nnd sagr2s. The addition of contemporary examples of these
elements have a greater ampact on Chautauqua than on some other hista ~c areas
becnuse so much of the Chautnuqua s~te rematns little changed. Whenever considei-tng
pc~bllc emprovements or ehanges to exisang cmprovements, every attempt should be mncle
to fit them intn the existing histartc scte character. Thts may ~equare rnodificat~on, wacver
or change to stnndards applied el,rewhere for publ~c improvements (p. 13)
Streets:
Street surfaces nre generally mncadani rnther thaiti smooth-surface nsphnlt. This
provides a permanenl road surface while mn~ntna~i~ng an appro~~riately rural character
This type of pavmg is enrouraged
PuGltc Parking:
Publae parking makes the greatest ~~rrpact orz residents of Cl2autauqua. Increased and
rea~ganized parktng in tJte publte areas of the park are an attempt to limit the use nf
streets in the cottnge area to residentaal parking Every effort shauld be made to
strengthen this se~~aration of picblac ancl residential parking
Sidewalks, Curbs and Gutters:
Streets in Chuutauqua do nat hnve the fam~liar sidewalks, curbs and gutters, however,
drainage ancl erosion rs a significant problem tn many locrattons Dratnage
tmprovements have included special curb and gutter sections espec~ally designed to ftt
the charncter of the park 4Vhere drainage improvements are required, ex~stirig
sandstone gutter,s or the spectnl cur6 and gutter sections should be used ns a reference
Standard formed conerete ciirb and gutter sectaons, and concrete s~dewalks are generully
rnappropriate, nnd every atte~npt should be made to find appropnate substuutes (p. 14)
Stone Walls:
Stone retaennig walls are conimon throughocct Chautauquu, and are made of sandstone
lnid in eidxer random rubble or random ashlar patterns Individual stones vary en size,
but are generally at least two to three ~nches ari thickness The stone colors range from
buff to yellow ochr e to red-brown Mortar joants nre frequently raked back, givmg the
appearance of dry-la~ct masonry. These charcteteristics should be carefully observed in
new walls, mid repairs to existing rvalls should match stone color anrt sizes, ~o~nt s~ze,
joant profile, and mortnr color as eaactly as poss~ble. Red-colored Lyons sandstone rvith
one to two tnch cleavage planes should only be used tf mixed tn smaU amounts wath the
more characteristic stone
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Slreet Lighfs, Street 5~gns, Benches, Fountaua and Other Site Peatu~ es:
These elements were ortgu~ally stnlple artd utilitnrtan, not elaborate and ornate There
are a number af companaes that manufacture historic reproductions from muny peraods.
Stnce the developntent of Chautauqua spanned several decades, there mny be a good
selection of appropriate site furneture; however, simplicity is the most unportant
consideratton
Alleys
7here are formal alleys betwee~a rows of east/west cottages. These ulleys arc unpaved,
whtch, in addttion to the ~rregularcty of the rea~ setbnck of cottnges, dis[ingu~sh alleys
from the streets Otiaerwase, alleys appear sunclar to streets, a~id tn these locations the
dist~nct~on between frnnt and rea~ has been blurred (p 18)
1 Where possible, the dtstinct~on betrveen alle~~s ancl streets should he re~nfarced.
Examples of how this may be done includes enc•ouiagtng park~rig off the nlley, by
enrouraging the irregulnrity of rear setback, and by encouraging that additions of
landscape matei~als be located at d7e rea~ of the cottnges (~~ 19)
Parking
Indivldual yard are so limated tn s~ze thnt alnaost all par-k~~tg as on die st~eet There are a
few carport.c, and some parktng at the rear of co[tages wi~ere there aie alleys Public
event.r at Chautauqua have ~mpncted resident parking in the cottage mea ~n the past
since publtc parkrng has been inadequate
2. Resident~al parking has an anformal charncter in keeptng wath the character of the
Chautauqua Hastorte Dist~ tct. Thas tnformal character shnuld be naaantained fo~
residential parkang
3. Every effort should be niade to provide udequate public park~ng, and to sepnrnte
public park~ng from the res~dentanl parking
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PRESERVATION
BI~.IE~'S
Protecting Cultural Landscapes:
I'lanning, Treatment
Historic Landscapes
anc~ Management of
Charles A Birnbatuli, ASLA
~ x U S Depa~hnent uf the 6rtermc
~, Natmnat Park Seivice
~'~ Qilh~ral Resumces __
Yrese~v.~hon Asswtance
Cultur~I landxapes c~n rangc trom thousand5 of acres ut
rura] tracts ot land to n~,malf homcsttaci ~viN~ a f~unt vard ut
less lhan one acre I~kc histoncbuil~lin~~ an~9 districts,
these Speu~l placeti ~evwl atipects ol oui ~uunh~'~ oi~gm~
and devclopmenl through thcu torm and (c~duic5 and thc
wav~ thi•y were used C tiltural landscape5 al~o ~ cvcal mu~h
about our evotvmg rclnhon5hip tivith tho n.~tur~l world
A nilt~~inl Inndscnye ~s cletined ati "a geugraphic aiea,
uuludmg both cultural and naturai ic~sources and the ~nildlile
oi dometihc amm~15 thFrem, a5soc~aled ~a iNt a lutitonc event,
~chv~tV, ~~ pcr5on o~ erlub~hng othcr udtural or acslhch~
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hrton~ rcnmudm land~r~ipr,,mid etlum~rnvln~ Innd,~npc, Thetie
aie ~lehned on the TabLe un p~ge 2~
1(~stnnc Inndscapes m<lude ~o~~dential garden~ and
wmnwmh~ par6s, scrm~ h~gh«.n s, ~ui~~l wmmumhes,
in~,tituhonal gmund5, cemetene5 battl~~field5 and ~oolog~c~l
gardens Thev aie ~ompotic~i ot a numbei nt chTracter-
dehnmg feature5 ~~hi~h ind~~ iduallt~ ui ~ nllectrvclv contnbute
W the landtieape'~ phvsicaf appeai~ince ati thep have evolveci
ovc~ Umc hi addthon to ~ c~eLahon nnd topogrephy, cultural
land5ca~eti m~y mcludc watcr to,~tur~~~ such a5 pond+,
Shcanu, and fount~u~~ti, unulatwn Ic,ilures such as roads,
paHx, step~,, ai~d wallti, buildmhti, and turm5hm};s, mcludmg
touces, benches, hghh and S~ulPtural nb~ectti
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DEFINITIONS
Flrstoric Designed Landscnpe - a landticape that was
~onsc~ously destgtted or latd out by a landscape architect,
master gardener, architect, or honc~ult~irist according to
des~g~ prmctples, or an amateur gardenci workmg m a
re~ogruaed sryle or trad~tion The ]nndscape may be
associated with a siRmf~c~nt person(s), trenii, or event m
landscape architecture, or illustrate an ~mportant
development m the theory and practice of landscape
architecture Aesthehc values play a significant role m
designed landscapes Examples mdudc park5, ~ampuses,
and estates
Historic Vernnc~tlar Lnndscnpe - a landscape that
evolved through use by the people whose ~c tivriics or
occupancV shaped that landscape Through soc~al or
cultural athtudes of an tnci~vidual, tamily nr a
commun~ty, the landscape retlects the physical,
b~ological, and cidtural characLer oF those everyday LveS
Funchon plays a sigmEuant role m vernacular
landscapes They c~n be ~ smgle prupe~ ty auch as a farm
or a mllection of properhes such a5 a distnct ot histor~c
tarms along a nver valley Example5 utclude rural
vdlages, mdustnal compleees, and agncultural
llndscape5
Histonc Sttc - a landscapc sigmhcant tor ~ts associat~on
w~th a lt~stot~c event, actrvity, or pei~,on Examples
include Uattleficlds and pres~dent's hou5e properhes
Ethnograpluc La~~dscnpe - a landscape contnm~ng n
variety of natural and cultural resources lhat associated
people define as herdage resources Examples arc
contempor~ry settlements, rehgious sacred sttes and
massive geological structures Small plant comnnuuhes,
ammals, subs~stence end ceremomal grounds are often
components
MoSt histor~c pruperhes h~ve ~ cultur~l landscape
~omponent that is mtegral to Hte vgntfican~e oY the
resuurce Imagme a residential di5trut without s~dewalk5,
lnwns and tree~ or a plantahon wiH~ buddmgs but nu
,id~~cent lands A histon~ propertv ~uns~tit5 of all it5
cultuial resowce, - I, ndscapes, buildmgs, a~cheolugical
,ite5 ~nd collect~ons In Some cultural Iandscape5, therc
mav be a total ab5ence ot biuldmgs
Ch~ti PreSCrv~hun Br~et pruvide~ pre5ervat~un protetiannalti,
wltural tewurce managers, and h~stonc p~upertv o~~'ners a
,tep-bv-~tup pro~e~s tor pre5ervmg lustou~ dc~~„ned and
vernacular landticapes, hvo tvpes ot cultural I~nds~apes
bVhde th~ti pru~ess i~ ~deallv applied tu an enhre land~cape,
it ~an addreti5 a singlc teature 5uch a5 a perennial g~rden,
t~mdv buri,il plot, or a senhnu! uak m an open meado~~
Thiti Rriet prm idc. a tromrwork nnd gwdancc lor
w~dertakmg pru~e~ts tu entiure ~ su~cesstul balance
brt~ti~cen histor~c prescrvahun and chan~c
Developing a Strategy and Seeking
~lssistance
tirariv al! dr,igned am] ~ernacidar Iand~~ape5 erohc
hom, ur are otten dependent on, natural resources It is
the.e ~ntei connected ,t~tems ut Innd, air and ~vater,
~I~IIIP+? ~ CIIOIillh I ili'~IiIiIIQ Ii1rli~~u1EA hi/hllP+lfti~~ fU I~OtIP1IU ' f~Unt
Fcnu'nem U fl ln~rirmcRnud~ Llm~ln Nr~rMcwu 1991
(~ninh.uC-htri~l bVntuul pnnm~ deLulat Frur.t H~nnng~ratlHnux
Nafmnnl Hi+torir Srt~~ h~u VVc~f flandn 199~! f~uwh,v~wHwr~ mid,
hri~plarifmgdrtudloi~rr~r~.nnN~~rnmmlPnrd Sf f~~w,,,Nn,nuu
ft~nutnV l~Yilc~ nf Dan Kd~ Iri
vc~et~hon ~nd wildlifc which h~vc dvnanuc quahhcs that
ditterenhate u~ltwal lau~lscapes trom other uiltural
resourcc5 sudi n5 hnturic Structure~ Phus, thcu
documentabon trealmcnt and on~;omg manaqi~munt
iequtro a ~umprehen~,tee, mulh-~ii~cipun.uv app~oach
Todav, tho,e m~ oh ed in pre,cr~ at~on pl,uimn}; ~~n~i
mana~ement tor ~idhirnl IandSCape~ ~epre5ent a broad
vrav ot a~adenuc ba~l.grounds, trantm~;, and tclatcd
~~
pro~ect exper~ence Profese~onals mav have experhse m
landscape arclutecture, h~story, landscape archeology,
forestry, agnculture, honc~ulture, pomology, pollen
analYS~s, plannmg, arclutecture, engmeenng (civil,
stnictwal, mechamcal, traffic), cultural geography, wilc~lite,
~cology, ethnogrnphy, mterpretahon, matenal and ob~ect
conservat~on, landscape mamtenance znd tnanagement
Histonans ~nd histortc preser~~ation prote~s~onals can 6rmg
expertise in the history ot tlie landscape, architecture, art,
industry, agnculture, soaety and other sub~ects Landscape
p~escrvahon teams, mduding on-s~te management teams
and mdependent consultants, am otten directed by a
land5cape archttect wtth specihc eaperhso m I~ndecape
preseivahon It ~s h~ghly recommended that d~sc~plmes
relevant to the landscapeti mherent tcatw es be represented
as well
Add~henTl gtndance may be obta~ned trom State H~storic
Preservation Otfices, local preservat~on commiss~onti, the
Nat~onal P~rk Service, lucal and state park agenc~e5,
nahonal and state dtapters of the Amencan Snciery of
Landscape ArcliiCects, the Allianee for HiStoru Landscape
Presetv~hon, the Nahonal Associahon of Olmsted Parks,
and the C~t~log nf Landscape Records in thc Umte~i States
at Wave Hill among others -
A r~nge of issues mav need to be ~ddresscd when
cons~dermg hote a panc~ular cullural land5cape Should be
treated This may mclude the ~trkmd replacement ot
dechmng vegetat~on, reproduchon of fumishm~s,
rehabil~tatton ot structures, accessib~hty prov~s~ons tur
people w~th disabd~t~es, or Hie treatment of indush ~al
propert~e5 thzt are rehab~htnted tor new uses
Preservation Planning for Cultural
Landscapes
Careful plann~ng pnor tn undertal.mg work can Itelp
prevent ~rrevocable damage tu a cultural landscape
Profess~onal techmques tor ~denhtymg, docuntentmg,
evalunhng and preserv~ng cultu~allandscapes have
advznced dunng the past 25 years ~nd are conhnually
being mfined Preservation plamm~g generally mvolves the
followmg steps histoncal research, mventory and
documentation of eai5tm~ cond~twns, site analys~s ~nd
evaluahon of integnty and ti~gmf~cance, development ot a
cultural landscape pmservat~on approach and trea[ment
plan, development of a cultural l~ndscape management
plan and management ph~losophy, the development ot a
Strategy for ongomg m~intenance, and preparat~on of a
record ot treatment and fuhire research recommendations
The steps m this process are not mdependent of each other,
nor are they alwavs sequenhal ]n fact, mformahon gathered
m une Step m~y lcad to ~ re-exammahon or rettnement of
prev~ous steps For erample, f~eld mventory and Itmtor~cal
msearch are I~kelv to occur s~multaneou5ly, and may reveal
unnohced cultural reso~vices that shoidd be protected
The treatment and m~nagement of cultural landscape
should alsn be cuns~dered m mncert with the management
ot an enhre historic propcrty As a result, many other
stud~es may be relevant They mclude management plans,
interpiehve plans, exhib~t design, hwtor~c structureti
reporPS, and other
CULTURAL LANDSCAPE REPORTS
A Cultural Landscape Report (CLR) is the pnmary
report that documents the historv, s~gmficance and
treatment ot a cultural la~idscape A CLR e~ aluates
the lustory and mtegnty of the landscape mcludmg
any chanRes to ds geographical mnteat, teature,,
m~tertals, and use
CLR's are often preparec~ when a change (e g a new
vrsitor's center or p~rk~ng area to a]andscape) ~s
proposed 61 such ~nstances, a CLR can be a useful
tool to protect the landscape's chnracte~-dehnmg
teatures from undue wear, alteration or loss A CLR
can prov~de managers, curators and others wrth
mformation needed to make management dec~sions
A CLR will often yteld new mform2hon about a
landscape's histonc sigmficance and mtegnty, even
for those already l~sted on the Nat~onal Itegister
Wltere appropnate, Nat~onal Regititer files shoiild be
amended to reflect the new fmdmgs
These steps can result m several produch mcludmg a
C~dtur~l Landscapc Rcport (altio kno~~~n ~n a Hititnu~
L~ndscape Report), statement5 tor mana~ement,
mterpret~ve guiie, mamten~nce guide and mimten~nce
records
I~istoncal Re~,earch
Research ~s essential before undertakmg anv treatment
Fmd~ngs will help ~denhtv a landscape's h~storic per~nd(s)
oF o~+~nersh~p, occupancy ~nd cicvelopment, and brmg
greater understandmF ot the ~ssocmhons and
character~stics that m~ke the I~nciscape or h~story
s~gmf~cant Research f~ndmgs proe~de a toundahon to
make educ~ted dec~sionti tor work, and can a15o taed~tate
ongomg mamten~nce and management operntions,
interpretat~on and eventual compl~ance requ~rements
A v~r~ety of prunarv and secondary sources mTy Ue
contiulted Pnmary arch~cal sources can mclude h~5tonc
plan5, survcys, plats, ta~ ma}~~, aHaSes, U 5 Geolo~~cal
Survey maps, soil profiles, Teri~l photographs,
photographs, stereoscop~c v~ews, glass lantet n sltdes,
postcards, engravmg5, pamtmgs, newspapers, ~ournals,
construction drawmgs, specificat~ons, plant hsts, nursery
catalog5, household records, auuunt bookti and personal
corre5pondence Secondarv Sources mclude monographs,
publ~shed h~stnnes, theses, Nahonal Regmter forms, survey
data, local pteservahon plans, state mntexts and scholarly
Trticles (See F~gures 5-7, page 4)
Contemporary documaitar}' re5ources should ~l~,o be
consulted TI1~5 may mclude recent Studies, plans, surveyti,
aenTl and mtr~md photographti, Sal CunServat~on Service
soil maps, ~nventories, mvest~gat~ons and mterviews Oral
histones ot rovdentti, managers, and mamtenance
personnel wrth a long tenure or hi5ton~al associat~on can be
valuable sources of mtnrmahon about dtanges to a
landscape over many vears (Fig~veti S-9, page 4) For
propert~es listed m the N.~tional Register, nomm~tion forms
should be consulted
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Pceparing Penod PIanS
In the case nf des~gned IandSC~peS, ev~~n though a h~storic
dutiign plan eaitih, ~t doc5 not i~cce5sa~ilv mean that ~t was
rea(i~ed tulh, oi even m pai t I~atied on a rev~e~~ of the
ar~hrval resources uuPhned abovc, and the eztant landticape
loday, an m-buil~ prr ind plnn may be delmeated I~or all
sne~e~ti~ve tenures ot uwneishtp, occupancy and land~cape
~hnnge, p~~i iod plnnc tihould he genrrated (See Pigure 13,
pago 6) Penod plnnti can ducument to the grwte5l extent
possible thc hi5tnnc ~ppeaiance durmg a parficul~r penod
of rnvner5h~p, oceupanc}~, or deeelopmenE Yenod pl~ns
should bc~ based on prnnarY archiv~] sources and shouid
avo~d con~echuc Features that are based on secnnd~ry or
l~~ss iccurate sources should be graphically d~fferenhated
Ide,~llv, all ~eferenced arch~val Sources Should be annotated
and tootnoted cluectly on yer md plnns
lA'herc h~5torical d~ta ~s inisvng, penod plan5 sllould reflect
ai~y gaps m Nie CLR narratwe text and these l~m~tahons
comidercd m future henhnent deas~ons (See 7ie~tments
tor Cullural L~ndscapc~ on page 13 )
[nventorying and Ducumentmg Fx~shng Conditions
Both phys~cal ev~dence m the I~ndSCape and histonc
Jocumentahon gwde tlte hititonc prescrvahon plan and
treatments To docume~t ex~shn,K cond~hons, mtensive
[ield uiveshgahrni and reconnTissance tihould be conducted
at the s~mc tune th~t dncumentary re5carch ~s bemg
g~thered Intormat~on sho~ild be exchnn~ed among
preservation protess~onals, tustonans, teclimcians, local
ms~dents, managers and vttittors
f o a5sist m the tiurvey process, N~tional Itegister Rullet~ns
hnve been pubhshed by the Nat~onal Park Scrvim to aid m
identifvmg, nommahn~ and evaluahng de5igned and rural
hititonc landsc~pes Add~ho~~liv, Bulletms are ~vadable tor
s}~ec~fic landscape types such as batNehelds, mmmg sttes,
and oemelenes °
Although thcre are several way5 to mventory and
document a larnlscape, the go~l i5 to create a basehne from
a detailecl recoid ot the landscape nn~i ~ts featureti as they
ex~st at the present (considenng sea5onal vanahons) ~ Each
]andscape utventorv shuuld addres5 is5ues of bnundary
dehneat~on, documentehon methodolog~e5 and techmque5,
the Lmitahons ot the mventorv, and the smpe of inventorv
ettorts Thesc am most otten mHuenced by the hmetable,
budget, p~o~ect scope, and the purpose of tl1e mvenrory
and, depend~ng on the phyvcal yuaLhes ot the property, ~ts
scale, detail, 2nd the mterrelauonship bctween natur~l and
culturTl resources For example, mventory ob~echves to
develop a treahnent plan may d~Ffer cons~deraUly comp~red
to those nceded to develop an ongomg ma~ntenance plan
Once the cntena for a land5cape mventory are developed
and tested, the methodology should be explamed
Preparmg F.z~stmg Cond~hon Plans
Inventory and documentahon maV be recorded in plans,
sechons, photograplts, aerial photographs, axonometric
perspectives, narratives, v~deo-or any combmat~on of
techmques Exishng condrt~ons should generally be
documented to scale, drawn by hand or generated bv
mmputer The scale ot the drawmgs ~s often determmed by
the s~ze and complexrty of the landscape Some landscapes
may requ~re documentahon at more than one scale For
example, a la~ge estate may be documented at a small scale
to depict ~ts spatinl and visual relationships, while the
d~screte area arom~d an estatc mans~on may require a larger
scale to ~~lutitr~te md~v~dual plant mater~als, pavement
patterns and other details The same may apply to an
entire rural histonc distuct and a fenced vegetTble garden
mntamed w~th~n (See F~gures 14-15, pa~,e 8)
When landscapes are documented m photographs,
icgwtrahon pm~tts can be set to md~cTte the prec~se locahon
~nd onentahon of features Reg~strahon pomts should
correspond to s~gnihcant Forms, features and spahal
relat~onsh~ps w~thm the landscepe and ~ts surround5 (see
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HISTORIC LANDSCAPE 6CATU2F5 SITE MANNINC HISTORIC I.ETTERS 1955-1993 SGCONDARY
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READING THE LANDSCAPE
A noted geographer stated, °The attempt to denve
meanmg from landscapes possesses overwhelmmg
virtue It keeps us constantly alert to the world around
us, demanding that we pay attention not ~ust to some of
the thmgs around us but to all of them-Hie whole visible
world in all of rts nch, glor~ous, messy, confusmg, ugly,
and beauhful mmplexity "a
Landscapes can be read on many ]evels-landscape as
nahire, haUUat, artrfact, system, problem, wealth,
ideology, h~story, place and aesthehc 5 When developmg
a strategy to document a cultural landscape, it ~s
important to attempt to read the landscape m~ts context
oE place and hme (See Figures 16-17, page 8)
Readmg the landscape, hke engagmg m arch~val research,
~equ~res a knowledge of the resource and sub~ect ~rea as
wdl as a willingness to be skephcal As with archival
research, it may mvolve serend~p~tous discovenes
Evidence gamed from readmg the landscape may conf~rm
or contrad~ct other f~ndtngs and may encoura~;e the
observer and the ]ustor~an to revts~t both pnmary and
secondary Sources with a fresh outlook Landscape
inveshgat~on may also shmulate other forms of research
and survey, sucl~ as oral histones or archeological
mvestigahons, to supplement what appeared on-s~te
There are many ways to read ~ landscape-~vhatever
appmach ~s taken should provide a bro~d ovcrv~ew Th~s
may be achieved by combmmg on-the-ground
obscrvations with a bird's-evc perspectroe To begm thrs
process, acrial photographs should be rev~ewed to gam
an or~entahon to thc landscape and rts settmg Aenal
photographs come in different s~zes and scales, and can
thus portray dtfferent levels of detad m the landscape
Aer~al photographs taken at a h~gh altitude, tor examPle,
may help to reveal remnant held patterns or traces of an
abandoned circulahon system, or, portions of ax~al
relahonsh~ps that were part of the origmal des~gn, smce
obscured by encroachmg woodland amas Low altth~de
aertal pltotographs can pomt out md~v~dua] featums such
as thc arrangement of shrub and herbaceous borders, and
the exact loc~hons of furmshmgs, Lghtmg, and fence
ahgnments Th~s knowledge can prove beneficial betore
an on-s~te visit
Aerial photographs provide clues that can help onent tlte
viewer to the landscape, The next step m~y be to vicw
the landscape trom a high pomt such a~ a knoll or an
upper floor wmdow Such a vantage pomt may provide
an excellent trans~hon before physually entenng the
cultural landscape
On ground, ev~dence shotild then be stud~ed, mdudmg
character-defirung features, visual and spahal
relat~onships By rev~ewm}; suyportmg matenalti from
histor~c reseaich, ind~v~dual feahires can be understood
m a systemahc fashion tlmt show the conhnuum that
exists on the ground todav By classify~ng these fcatures
and relahons3ups, the l~ndscape can be understood as an
arhtact, possessmg ev~dence of evolvmg natural SvStems
and human mtervenhons over hme
For example, the on-s~te mvestigation of an aUandoned
turn-of-the-century farm complex reveals the remnant of
a nahve oak and pme forest which was cut and burned m
the mid-nmeteenth century This previous use is
confirmed by a small stand of mature oak5 and the
presence of these plants m thc emergmg secondary
woodland grpwth that ts overtakmg thts farm complex m
declme A rmg count of the trees can establ~sh a more
accurate age By rentlm~ other character-defmmg
features-such as the traces ot old roads, iemnant
hedgerows, ornamental trees along boundary roads,
foundat~on plantmgs, the te~racing oF grades and
remnant Fences -tlle visual, spat~al and contextual
relahonslups of the property as ~t ex~sted a century ago
may be understood and it5 present cond~hon and
mtegnty evaluated
The fmdmgs of an-Site remnnaissance, Such as matenals
uncovered dunng archival research, may be considered
pnmary data These fmdmgs make it poss~ble to mventory
and eveluate Phe landscape's featureti m the context of the
property's current condition Character-defmmg features
are located m sihi, m relahunship to cach other and the
greater cultur~l and geog~eph~c contexts
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correspond to h~stonc vtews to illustrate the change m the
landscape to date These locat~ons may also be u5ed as a
management lool to document the landscape's evoluhon,
and tu ensure that rts characte~-deflmng features arc
p~ eserved over hme through mtonned m~mtenance
oper~hon5 and later treatment ~nd management deci5ions
NI features that contnbute to the landscape's h~stor~c
character shoul~9 be recorded TheSe mclude the phVS~c~I
teaPureS des~r~bed on pTge 1(e g topography, circulTt~on),
and the vi5ual and sp~t~~l relationships that are character-
def~nng The ident~hcnt~un of exist~ng plants, should bc
Spec~fic, mcludmg genus, spec~es, common name, age (~t
known) and stze The wuody, and if appropnate,
herbaceous plant matcr~al shrnild be ~ccurately located on
the ex~5hng mnditions map To ensure full representahon
of 5ucce~vonal herbaceous plantti, c~re shuald be taken to
~iocwnent the landticape m d~tferenl seasons, ~f posstble
Treatmg Lvmg plant m~tenels ati a ew ~torial collechon h~s
also been undei taken at some cultur~l l~ndscapes ThiS
~rocess, erther done manuall~~ or bv compute~, can track the
condihon and mamtcnance opcrat~on, on mdrndual plants
Somc Sites, such as the Frede~ icl. Law Olmsted Nat~onal
Histonc S~te, m l3rooklme, MaSSachutiettti have de~eloped ~
held m~ esh};ation numbenng tiytitem tn Mac6 all wuody
pl~nh (Sec T aUle, page 9) Due to concern for the
presen ahon of genehc d~vers~ty and Nie need to replace
s~gmt~cnnt plant matenalti, a number of propcrties are
begmnmg to propngate h~ston~allv import~nt rare pl~nts that
are no longcr commerua111' ~~'~~lablq unique, ur poti5ets
vgmf~cant lustonc ~ti~naahone Such herbanum collechon5
become a part ot a siti s natural h~titury mlle~hon
Oiue HiE research arnl the dncumenl~hnn ol exuhnG
mnd~hnns h~~~e been ~ompleted, a}uundahon i5 in place to
anah~~e the landscape'~ contmwty and chan~e, dstermme
its ~~gnthc~nce, a5ses5 ~ts mtegntv, and p~e~e ~t wrthm the
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HISTOP.IC PLANT INVENTORY
Withm cultural landscape~, pl~nh mav have hi5torual or
bot~m~al S~gmhcancc A plant m<i~ lia~ e bren a5sou, ted
~aith a histoi ic f~gme o~ evenl or be part ~it a notablc
landxapc de5i};n A plant m~c~ bc an uncommon
culhaa~, exceptional m Stze, a~;e, rare and commeraallq/
unavailable It such plant5 arc lnsl, there would be a luti5
oY hi5toric mPegrih~ and b~olog~cal diversity ot Lhe culh~ral
landsrnpe To en~urc that sigmhcant pl~ntG arc pre~erved,
an moentui}' ot hi5louc piants is bemg ~ondu~te~t at thc
North Atl,inhc Re~,~uii of the Nahonal Parl. Sen i~c `'
I-h5toncat landsca~,c architectti work ~~ ith larnlscapc
mana~cr, and lustnnan, to s~alhcr ur~l and d~~~umented
h~5tuiv on tlte plant's or~~~n and putent~al vgniti~an~e
Fach E~Innl i~ thcn exammed m the held by an eapert
horti~ultur~5t whu recurd~, ri5 n~me, cond~t~on, nge, sve,
distnbulion, and, anv notable bol~nic ch~ractcrishc5
1'lanh th,it are ddh~nlt to ~dcnhYV ur,~m ot polcnhal
hi~toncal sigmf~cance arc turlhc~ c~.imuic~l u~ !hc
laburatory b~~ a plant ta~~~numi~t ~~~hn iumpaic, li,il
trurt, and flo~~'ci chnractcrntns ~vrth hcrbanum
~prc~mens tor,wme~l ~pec~eti, cultn,us and ~ anche.
For planh speuoti tivith mam cultn a~5, ~uch .u ~pploti,
ruses, and grape5, Spec~men, mav be tient tu ~pi~u~~h5t~
for~denhhcahon
It a plant cannot bc tdcntificd, i, dvm;; ni m do~ huc,
and unavailablc trom commer~ial mn5un~~ti it ma~ bc
propa~atcd Propa~alion entiurc~ that ~vhcn ~oic and
sig~ut~cant plnnt, decirie, thev c~n he ieplaced ~~ ith
geneh~ally-~denhcal planlti Cuthnn~ aie piop.~g~ried
and gro~vn to iej,lacemenl tive iu a Nurth Atlanhi
I:e~~on H~storic Plant N~irSCrv
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3 T7icAnmldAiboirhun'chmhiidnui,~ land,niprhi,lnunn
nnd p~ c,ei e~nhon IcJuuimn i innunr ,hr u!„ ~it flir ! nn~h Iln~o
Nnhnunllli,tnu~ Sih inGunbiidg~~ Mi1 (cawfr+iililrrntcd
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nnrnnican~uunnnu+hln~kLni~.~h~c,dfli H~~~morl D R~~o.~ocll
Nahu~inlfli,l~>n~Sit~mlmJrl'n~6,~\'1 (~omlr.i~~~bn,fuYCenfi~)
Srte lnalvsi~ Cvaluatm~ Intc~nl. and 9~t;nificanrc
6y analy~mg tl~e landscape, it5 ch~n};c o~ cr timc can bc
understoud ThtS may bo aaumphshed bv ove~ lay~ng the
vanous penod p1an5 w~th the existuig cund~t~on5 plan Ba~,ed
on lhese tmdmgs, uidi~~dual featureti mav bo nttnbuted to the
panc~ular pertod when Ihey were mtroduced, and the vanous
penods when they were pmsent
It ~s durmg th~s step that the fnstuur +i,qru/iean~e ot thc
landscape compunent oY a h~stonc property and tts mLegnty
~re determmed Historic 5~gmficance ~5 lhe recogmzed
~mport~nce a property d~tiplayti when it ha5 been ev~luated,
mcludmg when ~t ha5 bcen tuund to meet National Kegister
Cntena `~ A landscape mzy have several area5 ot h~stuucal
,~gmfuancc An understanding oY thc I~ndsc~ipc as a
conCinuum through h~story ~5 cnhcal m assetismg ~t5
culturaL and histonc value h~ order tor the IandSCape to
have mtegnty, these ch~racter-detimng fe~tures or qualities
that wntr~b~~te to ~ts Sigmhcance mu~t be p~ esent
While I~fahon~l Regi~,tcr nonunahon5 dociunent the
Significance and mtcgnty of hi5toric pmperhes, m general,
they may nut acknuwled~c the 5~gn~t~cance of the
I~ndsc~pe's de5~gn or ltistonc land u~,es, and may not
contam an mventory of IandSCTpe feahires or
charactertst~cs Add~tional ~eseaich ~s oftci~ nece5s~ry to
provide the detailed mformation abuut a landscape's
evoluhon and signifuence usetul m mak~ng decm~on tor the
treatment and mamtenance of ~ h~storic IZndse~pe Cx~stmg
National Register tonns may be ~mended to recogmze
nddihonal area5 of v~m6cance ~nd to include more
mmplete descnphrn~s of histonc properh~s th~l have
s~gmhc~nt land areas and l~ndscape features
Irtfe,~~ ih/ is a propertv's h~stonc ~denhty evidenced by the
Survival of phystcal charactenshes from the property's
hmtonc or prehistonc penod The seven qualrtms ot mtegnty
are locahon, Settmg, feclmg, ~ssoc~ation, design, workman-
Ship ~nd materials "' When evalu~tmg lhese yual~ties, c~m
should be taken to mnsider chan~e itsclf For examplc, when
a Second-generatwn woodl~nd overtakes an open pasture i~ a
battlefleld landscape, or a woodland ed~e encloses ~ scemc
vnta For sttuahons such as these, the revervbil~ty ~nd/or
compahbihty of those features should be considered, boH~
mdrvidually, and m tlie context of the u~~erall landscape
Co~;ether, evaluehom ot sigmticance and tntegnty, wlien
cumbmed w~th h~stonc research, document~hon ot exishng
.ondihons, and analy5~ti hndmgs, mfluence later tre~tmenr
and mterpretahon dec~s~ons (See Figure Z1-23)
1'~ts cfoping a Historic Prescrvation Approach
and Trcahnent Plan
Trentment mav be dehned Ts work carned out tn ach~eve ~
hi~tonc pre5ervahon goal-it cannut be cunsidered in a
~ acuum There are manY prachc~l and phdosophical
t~~ctory that maV ~i~Fluence the selcction oY a treatment tor a
landticnpe These mclude Ute relative historic ~alue ot the
propertv, the lceel of historu dowmentahon, ea~stutg
phvt~cal coiid~honG, ~t5 h~stone siKmhcance and mtegnt~,
hititonc ~nd propo~ed use (e g educalrunal, mterpretive,
p.nvve, achve publ~c, mtititutional or prn ate), long- and
,h~n t-term ob~ectn e~, oper:~honal ~nd co~ie requirements
(a g acce~s~bihtv, hre, secunty) and co5P5 Yor anhapated
caprtal improvement, statfin}; and mamtenance The value
ot anv ~~g~»hcant archeological and naturnl ~e~ources
Fi~wrl9 T6clend,cnprarLuudhw,LTn~ndmm~ ~A~~a~Yortii~
,i~mli~nnt m.Imerirmi ~ iJhne mid nieer~ Cntr~ian C ot Nie Nntwnnl
Reqi.ter heu~utr ~t rmNndir, thr di•hn~nne ~liar m h i oi ~i hip~ ~md yci iod
w~Inu~nuvn Innd.~nF~rnr,lut~~ture eun~rn ~v ~a~lv I'alw~~quc ir
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LANDSCAPE INTERPRETqTION
Figure, ~ nnr! H Arrhroloqq nn~Y rrclornhm~ u/ Nie Pne~y Gnrdui nt Hnrnpton Cnurt ~'nlnce gnrd~~i, FnglanA The p~o~ect i~ hun~
mtup~efedtot6rFn~blamlhrgn~d~n.nnmdoorexHdnhonnndnnudhuic~lm,hofo ~hemddninmtirprrht~cAi,plnil(nhntal~fl)m~hidr,
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t6~ nutlwr)
Landscape mterpretahon ~5 Hic process of providmg
the v~sito~ wtth tools tn cxpenence thi~ landscape as rt
ex~5ted durmg itv penod ot 5~gndicance, or as ~t
evolved to its present state These toolti m~y vary
w~dcly, from a EocuS on exi5hng tcatures to thc
~ddihon ol mterpretrve elements Thesc could
mclude exh~bits, selt-gu~ded bruchums, or a new
represent~hon of a lo5t teahire The nature ot the
cultural landscape, e5pecially it5level ot vdmhe~nce,
u~tegnt~, and the tvpe ut vi5itnhun anticipated maV
frame the mterpretive approaclt Landsc~pe
~nterprctat~on mav be cloSelv Lnked to the mtegnty
and ~ondrtion ot the land5cape, and thcrerore, tt5
abihty ro convev the h~stone character and character-
defimng teatures of the past lf n landscnpe has h~gh
mtegrity, tl~e mierpretrve a~proach m~y be to d~rect
~ iti~tors to survromg historic teatures w~thuut
~ntroduc~~ig obtrusive mterpretrve dev~ce~ suclt as
Eree-standmg s~~ns For landticapes w~th ~
dimmnlied mte~nty, whcrc lunited or no tabnc
rem~uis, the mterptetrve emphas~s mav be ai usmg
extant teatures and v~5ua1 a~as (e g~n~r6erti,
photographs, etc ) to help vnitors visuahte the
resoure~ ~s ~t exnted m lhe pact The pnmary gonl m
these situahons ~s to educate the vis~tor about Nle
l~ndscape'~ histonc themes, a5,oc~ahons and lotit
characte~7defmmg teahves or bro~dei h~seoncal,
tiocial anc~ phy~,ical landscape contexts
should also be con5idemd m H~e dectsion-inakmg procetiti
Theretorc, a ciiltur~l tand5cape 5 preser~ ahon pl~n an~l H1e
treatment selected w ill mn5~der a brnad arrav oY dynamic
and ~nterrelated mnsiderahom It will often take the form
ut i plan with detailed gmdeimes or speahcations
A~lophng such a plan, in con~eit with a preserv~hon
mnuitmi~nce plan (page lfl-1N), ~cknowlecLgeS a cullural
IandSCflpe's evervchangmg eamtence and the
mtcrrelahonsh~p ot trcatment and ongomg mamtenancc
Performance standards, schedulmg and recorci keep~ng of
maintenance activihes on a day-to-d~v ~r month-to-month
basis, m~y then be plTnned lor 1 reatment, manngement,
and mamtenance propo~,~ls c~i~ bc developed by ~ broad
~ nnge ot protessonals and wtth experttse m such f~elds as
l.indscape pre5erv~t~on, horhailture, ecology, and
IandSC~pc mamtenancc
The ~elechon nt, pnmary tre~m~ent toi the land5~apc,
uhlinng the Secretary or the lntenors Standard5 tor thc
frcatment of HiStoric Properhe5, establt5hes an overall
hi5tortc prescr~ Thon npproach, as well a~ a plulo~,opluca]
ti imework frum wh~ch to operate Selechng ~ treattnent ~s
ba5ed on man~~ Facrors Thev mclude man~~ement and
mterpretat~on ob~ectrves tor the property n~ a whole, thc
penuditil ot 5i~,nificanee, mtegnty, and condihon ot
md~vidual landscape teitures
For all tre~ tments, the laiutscape's ea~~tmg ~undihons and
its abditv ~to com ev histonc ,igmhc~n.e should be cTrefully
coimideied Fui e~ample, the lite work, de5~gn philosophy
and eatant legacy of an mdn idual de5igner shoulcl ~ll be
understood tor ~ desig~ied la~idticape such ati an e5tate,
pnur lo treatment selechon For a vernacular landscape,
such as a~attlef~eld contammg a la~ gely mt~ct ~rud-
nmeteenth cenhvV tamdy farm, the uniqueness of tltat
agranan complex ti~~~thm a local, reg~onal, state, and
natwnal qonteat should be cons~dered m select~ng a
trcatment
The overlll h~~ton~ preser~~ation approach and heatment
nppmach can ensure the proper retenhon, care, and repair
ot Iandscape5 and theu mhemnt teatures ~~ In short, the
Standards ~ct ns a pretierv~hon ~nd mm~agement tool for
~idhual 1~nd5capes The tnur potenhal heatments are
dcscribed m thc bor oppo5itc
L~ndsc~~}e Creahnent, can ~nnge hom tiimple, tnexpensrve
preservnt'~on echon~, to compleY ma~oi retitorahon or
recomtrt~ctiun pru~ects Thv progre,5rva liamework is
mver5c ui propoi hon to the retenhon ot h~5tur~c teatures
and matorials Genenllti', preservauon mvolves the least
change, an~l t~ the mo~t re5pectful ot histonc maten~ls It
m~mt~ma the turm ancl material ot the ex~5hng landscape
Rchab~htahon usually accommodate5 contemporary
~
Fi,e~nr24 On,nrnrnrcn,inns e,~re~mlhllm~i~~ Innd,u~pr~ ifwpu„rbh
to hnz~e n pn~rimV henhn~°nt iurth dnurh, m tiecundnnl mrm ul nnofher
hentment Tltu i. mn~,1 ~urrnnmi jm mi mdiaidi~n! frnhire ni iilm~e~
Imid,rnp~~ FltlhrCngenrnndCmlottn0'Ni~iIlHi~ton~Sitr Dnnz~dlc
~alif~~~nin tl~~° prmw~u h~•nhneut v~leeted Inr the iniufpnrd tan,
~rstoiuhnri Whcn aunninindntnig wue~r~.~il n«c„ib~lihi rrqurrernc~iYs
fhi mhodq~hmi ol a grn+~ yn.~c~ eanid tun. m~tnll~°d ~olm h ium ranfrd Nic
r rmoivil af n f<<~' hwtoi n slu ub, Tlirv di,~i rtr pra~i~ t eeuidd he can+idered
n~~hitbihfnfian hrntmuif (cuwtr,i/ Pafu~m M ODnnnelll
TREATMENTS FOR CULTURAL
LANDSCAPES
Pnor to undertnking worti mi a lendscape, a treatme~it plnn
or stnulnr Aucument sho~dd be devclo~ed The /oiu prnnnr i/
trcatuizrits ident~fied m the Secreta~~ of tha Inter ioi's
SfandArds (ov fhc Trcahnent of T-lisfoi ic Yiayei hes~Z, nre
Preseruahon is defined ns tlie act nr process of ayph~ing
mcasines necessar~ to sustnm Hie eushns (orni, integnh~,
and mnterralG of nn insronc property Work, including
prcliunnm y rrteasu~es to protecf mid stnbdtze tlte qrapurty,
,qeneralli/ focuses upon tlie oiigomg n~amtennnce and repmr
of hntane nmterinls n~td fentines ratlier thnn extensivc
re~lacceient mtA new emtstruchon Neio additionz qre nof
eailhin the srope o( tlus trenfnient, Dowec~ei, the limited nnd
sensitive upgrading of inechnmcnl, electricQl end plumbmg
systerns nnd other code-reqw~ed eoork to mnke properhzs
fimchunnl is nppropi iate znifhin a ~reservntinri pro~ect
Rehnb~htnhmi is def~ned as the act o~ process oj ntaking
possible a cornpatible use far n property thrnttgh repair,
alterahons, arid ad~l~tione whde preseroing those ymtiorvs o~
fcahire, zrhidi conz~ey its historical or culturnl values
Restoration is de(meAns the ~et or process of nceurntely
dep~chng die fnrm,/eatures, and chnractcr of a propert~~ as it
appenred at n pr~nc~iilnr per iod of hme 6y means of t~ie
renme~nl af fentures froni otl~erpenods iri rts hwtorynnd
~eronstrucbmi of m~ssuig (eatures Crom the restoradori
penod The linnted arvd sensitive upgradmg oj meclinrncnl,
eleetrical nnd ylinnHing systems and ofHer code-reqiure~l
eunrk to make proE~erheG funchonnl is apprnpnaFe euitY~w a
restornhon pro~ect
Reconstruetmn is defined a4 Hie acf or prncess o(dep~chrig,
by meaiis of ncw constr uchon, the fonn, fe~tures, nnd
datnihr~qof n non-sweavin~ stte, Inndscape, building,
sh uctme, or oh~ect fm the yuryoee of rep6cntmg rts
nypenrnnce at a spectfic prnod of tune and in its histonc
locnhmi
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alterat~ons or add~honti wiHtout altenng si~mhc~nt lnstonc
teatur~s u~ maten~ls, with successtul pru~ects ~m~olvmg
mului do md)or dtange P.eyloration or recunstruttton
~tt~nrts to recapture the appe~~ ~nce of ~ property, or ~n
indiv~dual teatuie ~t a p~rticulai pomt in tune, as confirmed
6y detF~iled hititonc do~vmentation Thesc last two
trcatm'ents musP otten require the greate5t degree of
mtervention and thus, the highest level of do~umentnhon
In all Cases, tre~tment Should be erecuted at the appropr~ate
Icvcl ietlectm~ thc condihon of H~c landticapc, wrth repair
work ~denhfi~ble upo~ clotie mtipachon ~i~d/or mduated m
suppl4mental mtcipretahve mtonnat~on When repa~rutg
or rep~~cmg a teature, overv etturt ~hnuld be made to
~ch~evc visual nnd phys~cal compahbtl~tv Hntonc
mater~als shuuld be matched m design, scale, color ond
fCXfLICC
A lan~lscape ~viHi a high le~ el ol mtegril~ and a~ithenhc~ty
may sug~etit preser~~ah~m a~ the prunar~~ heahuent SuQ~ a
treatntent mav empha5ve piutechon, titabili~ahun, ~pclical
mamtenance, and repa~r ot char~~cte~-delming landscape
teatu~'e5 Chan~,c5 over hme that arc port ot the lands~ape's
~ rnih~iumn ind ~m tii;,~nihc.ant m their own nght may be
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b~t~rcui I°~I-'und I`~'Obill~ri•~~n,u~ Nn ~ral~~7a11 ui ~n~7<, im,lu
braoe~wd~n.~,~in«Jlnn,1 ~ap~ mi rrrllJaninnnhdnu~ipm.~.,~„~hi;~li
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Ihtrrhahdih~huunh,,, 1,~.~h ~hu-ldiq,tom~rall 76enr~~~zrnll,vm
i~wltfuah~tgltln„' ~ol~~i~~~unillur~qun~,ahu~thholi6"" fli~eonll
~~d-~nu-huyfrdo~~~~iui,lwn~i~h ~laa-uihs~d~htmirnndmorlar
iom~, Tn~~~ n«.~~ ~°i,nnl uynVeNrildii rr~,..e~f ma ~ni lumh ~irr,
in~nn;rAmniau,ionioittiia~iowt^vRob~rlR P~ig~~
1 rin~ _'ti Pa~hvr on fh~ 6md I~a~~~ Dr~ n pri°,i r.rd tnrnugL t6d
io~ifnniahan orlidd~honal inr..rJ~ a~ ~S~ ~~iiq~~ hfl~i at Ihi ShrilniZ
I rn~i~aiJ~ ui Ulnfnqa C ilduuw~ nni~iFe.unufhnU
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rctainoc~, «h~lc dian~es th~t are nnt tiit;nihrnnt, ~ tt d~~ not
encruach apon or erode ~haracter ma~ ~bo be mamtamed
Pre,ervihon entatls the es~enhal opernhnm to s~te~;uard
ea~shng~ re~ourcen (F~gureti 2i-2H)
Rehabil~t~hon is oken Selected m ie~pnn,u tn a
contem~~urarv vtie or need-idealh ~nch an ipp~oach ~~
compaqblc ~~ ith thc landticape'S hititon. d~aractcr ~nd
hititon~ u~e kehabilitahon m~~ti prc~en e cv.hng tabric
along ~v~th inCruduung sume comp~t~hle chonge~, ne~~
add~hons nnd alter~ihons l:e~hab~litah~~n ma~ be desua6le
~t a pm ~te re~idencc m a h~storic di5lnct ~~ herc thc
humco~~ncr's goal i~ (o de~clup nn ap},~opn.itc land.capc
treTtmcnttoi a hont~ard o~ ~n a publi~ pa~lc ~ahcir a
suppor( arca n nceded ~oi ~ts mmntenance opciations
( F~~,ui e, 29-31)
When thc motit mipurt~nt ~;oal iti to pu~trov a land,~apc ~~nd
~ts ~ha~;i~terdefinmg teatmeti ot.in e~.nt ponod ot hmc
re~toralwn is ticle~ted ati the pi imai ~ trcalment l nh6c
pieservahon and rehabihtahon, mtei prohng thc landscapdti
cunhnuum o~ crotuPion iy nut thc ob~cctrvc Rc.tu~ ahun
mav m4lude the ~emo~•al ut teatwe5 hum othrr penods
and /or thc consLruch~m ul nu5tiinr or lotit toature5 and
matcrill5 hom the rcionstru~tion peno~l ln aIl cme5,
treatmant choitld be +ubtitanhated b~ thc hi~tnne resenrch
hndmg~ and e~~stmg condihon, ~io~ umentation
Restor~lhon anci recon5trucuun treahnent wuil. Should
~void the c~ cahon ot a landsc~~pr ~~ nu,c tcaturc. did nnt
ex~st h~5toncally Por e~~mple, it Ye~~t~ue, Yrom an earlier
perwd did not co-e~nt v. ~Hi r~tant Icatutes hom a later
pennd that im beuig rclai»ed theu restorahon ~'ould not
bc ~pp~opnatc (F~gures 32-34)
]n rnre ~ases, ~~ hen eviden~ e a~ suthacnl to avoid
c un~octwe, and no othei prope~ b~ ea~st~ thnt cnn adequately
explaul a cerlam penod ut histot V, recomtruchon may be
utilieec~ to dep~ct a vamshed landscapo The acattacV ot
thi; wqrl. i~ cnhcal In c. ~e~ ~~he~o topographY and the
tiubtiurfnce ut soil ha~ e not been d~titurbed, resenrcl~ ~nd
e~i~hn~; condihuns lmdmgs mav be conRnned bv thuruugh
ard~eolog~cal m~ e5t~gahom Herc lno, tho~c teatures that
are mta~t shnidd bc repaired ati nccetitinr~, retauimg the
ongm~l h~5tu~ ic twh~reti tu the ;;iente5t extent pos5~ble The
greale~t d~nger m recon5truchon t~ aeatmg ~ talse picture
of h~stqry
I'al~r Ijnronu~m in e~ crv Mealmenl should be ~vo~dcd
Th~s ak~plieti tu mdiv~du~l tcatures ay ~vell as the cntire
landscf pe E~ampleti nt innpp~opnate work mclude the
mtroduct~on ot hi~t~~no-lool.ing bencheti that are actuelly a
new de+~g», a tanc~hil };~uebo placed ~r~ what ~ves once an
open ~neaduw, e~ecuting an unrenlved luslonc des~gn, or
des~gi3~n~ a h~titono-luok~n~ landscape Ynr ~ relocated
hititonc Structurc w~Hun '7estorahon "
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pre~ci anhon a~ren fo imdrrlake srnnll pro~~cYs A speun6zed crew Ims
hr~~n hnmeA fo ~pecif~cnllU repnn nnd rebwld r usfir pnrv,hmg+ As
dlintrntrd, tlie recto~nhon nY tlie llrni~ w+h~ +heitcr ions n~hicz~eJ hu
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ei~~cf nnd ~oniyl~ted Icnu~te.g C~~nhnl ParACmi~crnmirill
Developing a Preservation Maintenance Plan
and Implementation Strategy
Thraughout the presereahon plannmg process, rt n
~mportant to en5ure that eaishng landscape teatures are
retamed P'reservanon nnuttenence ~s the piachce M
morutonng' and controllmg d~Tnge m the ]and5c ape to
emure Hiatjits hmtoiic mtegnty ~~ not altered and tcatwes
are not lost'i Tlns is pnnc~ularlv import~nt durmg thc
research and long-term treatment plannmg piucess l u be
efFechve, tl~e mamtenance pronram must have ~ gu~dtng
plulosophv, appro2ch or sMategv, an mu9erstanding ot
preservahon mamtenance tedtmyueti, and n wstem to~
document~pg changes m the landticape
The philosophual appro~di to mauttenance should
comc~de wjth H1e ]andscape's current stn~;e m thc
preservation plamm~n p~ncetiti A Cultural LandS~apc
Rpport ~nd Treahnent Plen c~n take sever~l ~~ear~ to
complete, yet during th~s hme man~gers and properh~
owners w~ll l~kely need to ~ddress immediate is5ues ielated
to the decLne, ~~ear, decay, or dam~ge of I.mdscape
features Theretore, mitial mamtenance opent~uns mav
focus on the SteUil~zahon and protection of all land5cape
fcatures to prrn~ide temporary, oYten emergencv mea5ives
to prevent c9etenorahon, tatlive, or IoSS, ~~~~thout altenng
the sitds ex~stmg diaracter
AfCer a Tre~tment Plan is mtplemented, lhe approach to
preservahqn mamtenance may be mod~hed to retlect the
ob~ect~ves ~leftned by th~s plan The det~iled spec~ficahons
prepared m the Ticahnent Plan ielahng to thc retmihon,
repa~r, ren~oval, or replacement of teatureti tn the landscape
should gwde and mtorm a comprehensn~e preservahon
mamtenance program Tlus woLdd mclude schedules tor
mondonn~ and ruutme mamtenincc, appropr~ate preGerva-
hon mamt~nance promdure5, as ~vell as on~;omg record
keeping ot work performed For vegetahon, the preserva-
tion maintgnance program wnuld also include thmsholds
tor growth~ or change m charactcr, appropnatc pnmmg
~nethods, propagahon and replacement procedures
To facil~tate operahons, a property may be d~v~ded mto
d~screte management eones (E~gure 4ll These zones are
somet~mes defined durmg the Cultural Landscape Iteport
process and are typ~callv ba5ed on h~5toncally defined areas
Alternahvply, zones created for mamtenance prachces ~nd
pnor~t~es cnuld be u5ed Example5 ot m~mtenance zones
~~ould mdiude woodlands, l~wns, meaJow, specimen Mees,
a~td hedgep
Trammg o( mamtenance staff m preservation mamtenance
skills ~s esaential Preservauon mamtenance prachces difter
fmm stancjard mamtenance praetices because ot Che focus on
perpetuah~g the h~storic character or u5e ot the landscape
rather than beauhhcahon For ea~mple, mtroducmg new
variehes of hirf, roses or trees ~s Lkely to Ue mappropnate
Substant~al earth movmg (or movement oF soil) mav be
mappropr ate whem there are potent~al archcologsal
resources ~ An old hedge or shnib should Ue re~uvenated, or
propagated, rather than removed and replaced A mature
specimen kree may requ~re cabLng and careful momtormg to
ensure that ~t is not a threat to vis~tor safety Through
trammg programs end with the assistance of preservation
matntenance spec~al~sts, each propertv could develop
mamtenance spec~fications tor the care ot landscape teatures
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DEVELOPING A PRESERVATION MAII~TENANCE GUIDE
In the past, there was rarelv ~dequate record-keepmg to
hutlv undcrstand the ways ~ landscape was mnmtame~l
This creates gaps m our research fmdmgs Today, we
recogn~ze that plannmg tor ongomg mamtenance and on-
s~te applic2ttons should be documented-bod~ rout~nely
and compmhenstvcly An annual work program or
calendar records 8~e trequency of mamtenance work on
bwlt or naturnl landscape teatwes It can ~lso momtor
the aqq health and aigor of vegetahon For example, w1-
vte a55essments mflv ciocument the presence ot weed5,
yests, dead leaves, p~le mlor, wdhng, soil compact~on-
all ot ~vluch signal particular mamtenance nee~{s For
bvilt elemonts, the detenoiahon ot p~vmg or draznage
systents may be noted and the need tor repair or
replacement md~cated betore hazardti develop An
o~erall mamtenance program can assst m routme and
~ydic ~namtenance of the landscape and can also gu~de
long term treatment pro~ecls
To help structure a comprehens~ve mamtenance
operahon that ~s responsive to statt, budget and
ntn~ntenance pr~nnt~es, the National P~rk Serv~ce has
developed hvn computer-drn en program5 for ~ts nwn
landsc~pe resources A M~mtenance Management
Proginm (MM) ~, dcs~~ned t~~ as,ist manrtenanm
m~nagers m their etYorts to plan, organ~zc, and d~rect thc
p. rk mamtenance System An lnventory and C ond~hon
ASSe55ment Prog~am (ICAP1 ~s desgned to mmplement
MM by pror~dmg a svstem for u~ventorving, a~sessmg
mnditions, :~nd tor prov~dmg correctn~e ro~ o~ 1.
~ecommem~~hons for ~ll s~te te~tures
Another approach [o documenhng m~mtenance ~nd
mcord~ng changes over trme i5 to develop a manual ur
computenzod graphic mforma4un svstem Such a~vstem
sho~ild have the cap~bdity to mclude plans nnd
photogrnph5 thnt would record n~~tc', hvmg collechon oY
plant materi~als (Alsn tiee d~scus5iun ot the utie ot
photography imder Preparm~ Exitihng Cond~hons Plans,
pa~e 51 Th~s may be achieved u5ing a computm-aided
draftu~fi program along with ~n mtegrattd d~tabatic
managemeqt SpStem
To ~u~de ~mmed~ate and ongomg mamtenance, a
systemat~c and ftex~ble approach hati been de~~elope~l bv
the Olmsted Center tor Landscape Pietiet~°~hon
Workmg with National Pnik Sc~vice landscapc managcr5
and mamlei5ance Special~st5, statf assemble mtorniahnn
and mTke r~coinmendat~ons for the care of mdi~ ~dual
landscape fe~tures
Each l~ndscape teatuie ts inspected m the tmld to
document exnhng cond~hom and identity fmld work
needed Reeommendahon~ mclude maintenance
procedures thal are sens~hae to the mteg~ ~ty of the
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.alendar format Dunng each scason or month, the calendar
can be reterenced to determme when, where, and how
preservatron mauttenance ~s needed For example, for some
trees titructural prumng is best done m the late wmter while
other trees are best pruned m the late summer Serious pests
are momtored at speci6c hmes of the year, m certam stages of
the~r lite cyde Th~s detailed calendar will m turn identify
staff needs and work pnont~es
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app~oach to documenhng m~mtenance d~ta and recordmg
change over time is to use a computer~zed geographical or
vwual mformahon system 13 Such a system woiild have the
capab~hty to mclude plans and phorographs th~t would focus
nn a s~te's landscape features
lf a computer is nut avadable, a manual or notebook can be
developed to orgamze and store ~mportant tnformahon Th~s
appro~ch allowti managers to start at any level of detad and to
begin to collect and organize mformatton about landscape
features (see [3ox opposite and 2bove) The value of these
mamtenance mcords cannot be overstated These remrds will
be u5ed m the future by h~srorians to understand how the
I~ndscape has evolved with the ongo~ng care of the
mamtenance staff
Recording~Treatment Work and Future
Researchltecommendations
The last and ongomg step m the preservation plannmg
ocess remrds Che treatment work as carr~ed out It map
mclude a senes of as-bmlt drawmgs, supporhng photographic
mater~als, spec~6cahons and a summary assessment New
technologtes [h~t have been successtully used should be
h~ghlighted Ideally, H1~s uifoi mat~on should bc sh~red w~th
mterested nahonal org~mzahons for further dissemmahon
and evaluahon
The need Eor further research or addrtional actrv~hes should
also be documented Th~s may mclude ~de-spec~hc or
contextual h~stoncal research, azcheologtcal mveshgahons,
pollen anilys~5, search tor raze or unusual plant matenals,
or, matenal testmg Eor hrture apphcahonti
Finally, in consult~hon w~th a conscrvator or arch~v~st-to
m~wmiao the benefit of pro~ect work and to numrmze Nie
potent~al of data loss-all prmiary documents should be
organ~zed and prescrved ~s arch~val mater~als Thts may
mclude field notes, maps, drawings, photographs, mater~al
samples, oral histones and other rclatrve mformahwi
Summ~ry
The pl~n~~ng, heahnent, and mamtenance of cultural
landscapes requ~res a midt~-disciplmary approach In
]andscapes, such as pazks and p~aygruunds, batlleflelds,
cemetenes, village greem, and agncultural ]~nd preserves-
more than any other type ot htstonc iesourtt~--communrt~eti
nghtly pr~sume a sense of steward5h~p It is often this grass
root5 commrtment that hati been a catalyst for current research
and planqmg m~hahveti Ind~v~dual msidenha] properhes
often do qot reqmre the same level ot pubLc outreach, yet a
systemahG plamm~g process will a55tst m makmg educated
treatment~ management and ma~ntenance dec~s~ons
WiSe stewardsh~p protects the chTr~cter, and or sp~nt of a
place by recogmang h~story as change over t~me Often,
th~s also ihvolves our own mspectful ch~ngE~S through
treatmettt Thc potenhal bene8tti trom thc preserval~on oF
culturall~ndscapesare enormous LandSC~pes provide
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srnmc, econom~c, ecolog~cal, soc~al, recreahonal and
educahonal opportumhes that help us understand ourselves
as mdividual5, commtm~hes and as a nahon 7 he~r ongoin~
preservat~on can v~eld an ~mproved quzLry of hfe fur all,
and, above all, a sense of place or ~denhty for future
generat~ons
Selected Reading
Birnbeum, Charles A, guest editor Preseri~nhai Fnruu~
"FocuS on Landccape Preservahon" Washmgton, D C
Nahonal Trust for H~storic Preservahon, Volume 7, No 3,
May/June 1992
Bu~gcy Susan, guest editor APT Bidletm Spccinlls,uc
Cunserruig H~sfuric Lnnd~cnpes Frederuksburg, VA
Assoaat~on for Preservahon Technology Internahonal,
Volume XXN, No 3-4, 1992
6urns, John A, and the St~Yf ot HABS/HAER Recordnig
Hisfonc Sh ucture, Amencan Inst~tute ot Arclutects Press,
1989 (Includes chapter on the documentahon ot Mendian
Hill Par6, pp 206-219 )
Diehl, Janet and Thomas S 6arrett, et al Thc Conxr e~nhon
F.nse~nent Handbook Meungu~,q Lnnd Cnnscraahon mid Hr~toric
Picservation Enserncnt Progrnma, The Lan~9 Trust Exchange
(now Alhance) and the Trust For Public Land, 1988
Intern~t~onal Commdtec of Histor~c Gardens and S~tes,
ICOMOS-IFI.A ~mdwc ef Site~ Histoiiques, Scienhfic Journal
ICOMOS 1993 Compilahon of papers on the sub~ect, m
both en~lish and french
Kelso, Will~am M, and Rachel Most Enr tli Pntterna Essni/s
m I audticaye Archneologi/ Chado[tesville, VA Unrversity
PresS of V~rg~ma, 1990
Stokes, Semuel, N, et al Snz~mg Amcrica'~ Counh yside A
Guide fo Ri~rnl Conser anhon Balhmore and London John
Hopkm~. Umvcrs~ty Press, 19239
Tishler, WilLam, editor Amencan Landscape Arclutrcture,
Des~grters nrtd Plnccs WaShuigton, DC The PreServahon
I'ress, 1959
Several pubLcahons ava~lable from the Natronal Park
Service deal d~rectly with the preservahon of histor~c
landscapes These mclude
Amer ia~'s Landscape Legnn/, Brochure, PreServation
As's~stanre Drv~s~on, 1992
Guidednes for tlre Trenhnenf af Histonr Landscayes,
PreServat~on Ass~stancc Drv~s~on, 1992 (Dratt)
Case Studies in Lnrrdscnpe Preservnt~on, Preservahon
Assistance Drvison m cooperat~on w~th the AlLanm For
Landscape Preservahon, 1995
Cidturnl Lnndsrnpes Brbliogmplty An A~~notnted
Bibliog~nphq of Resourmc m thr Nntmnnl Pnrk Sqstem, P~rk
Histonc Archrtecture Drvis~on, 1992
Hisforic La~iAscnpe Directory, A Source I3ook of Agencies,
Orgamzat« ~ns, and Inshtuhons Provtdmg Informat~on
on Historic Landscape Preservahon, Preservatiun
Ass~stance Divmion, 1991
CRM, Cul[ural Resource M~nagement, Themat~c Issues
7'he Presen~ntion u( Gdfurnl I a~idncnpes, Volume l4, No 6,
1991, A, Renlitu Checd i~~r Our Nnhnn'~ Pnrd,, Volume 76
No 4, 1993, Hr+fm tc Ti nnsportnhnu Cnr ndur ., Volume I G,
No 11,']993,and,ThclnterprrtahonnJLulhnnl
Lmidsrnpes, Volumc 17, IVo 8, 1994
Pimiecr, oJArnenemi Gmdsrnpe Deagn An AnnnYnYrd
I~rblro~r~~~ln~, Yreservatiun Assutance Dn~ision, 1~~93
(ISBN Q-16-04197~4-3)
Mnkmg'Educnted Dccisiou~ A 1 nnd,cnpc P~c,rraohnn
Biblmgrppln~, Preservation Assistance D~v~ti~on, !~>`~ l
QSBN 0-16-045145-0)
Nntionnl Fegister Hidl~°tm 18 Hozn tn Evahuah~ nriA Nnmuml~~
Dcsignc~! H~sforic Lnndccnyc•, Nnhnnnl Ri,~nfri Bidlchn 30
Guidclu~en ~or Eralunhng anr! Docunrenhng Rwnl Hi,lanc
Lnndscnpes, Nntronal Regrtcr Ridlrtm -FO Gwdchnc: /or
Ezuduat{rig mui Re~ister u~,~ Bnttl~~f~~dd~, mid, Nafmnal
Rey~,tcr Bullctm 41 Gtudcluics )or E~~nltmhn~ nud
Rc~ntcr ing Cemctcuc,, Ldciagcrici~ Rr,mu cc. I7irr.mn
Endnotes
~ Theculh~nl lands~pe dchnihoa+aremntamid m NVt-ZR Culhmd K~vnuu
/vLmag~+nentGuiAelmc,ReleaheNo ~ 1'~)4 Nahonnl ParkSenur
Z Por an e~cpandM I~st nf o(fic~s tu nm4xY, ur Aruenm , Lnnd,in~r il~vn p
brnchure Frc~ tmm the N~tion~l I'arl. Sen~ce Preurvihnn A+.~istTn~e
Dms~on
~ Frum Kclso„W dham, il Ryni t nn Nic Ai dunlogiml Eimeaihnn nf Mnuhiclln,
Qinrlolfc~eall~ IVA 19'9-1931, Thomas IcfRrson Momonal Foundahun, 74R2
~ Lewis, Pierce, "Commnn 1, nd~~4k~s n~ Hi~,tnnc Donunents;' Lul~r, Shven
and kmgerv, W Dav~d (ttis ), L,vnH ~~n Mnhr~nl Culhui,SmiHvu~mnn lnshtuliun
Press, Washm},rtnn, DC,1999, p 73H
' Mcm~g, U W"I he 13ehnldmg 6vc len Versions o( the &imc Smnq" Thr
6ih~pn Inhun nf U~dmrui~ [nnA,cnpr., Oafurd Umversrtv Press, New Y orl.,
1979, pp 33-3fi
^See Nahowl Park Ser~~ce Nnhonnl Rtg~+fn Bul L hn. under Selec[ed Readmg
lopposite)
' Thc thstonc Amencm Buddmgs Survay, HAEiS, has kmicr~hel standardy for
land5cape de~timentahon that thev now uhliw nn a numlxr nf pruW~cts
Spi.~ha~lly nFaw~,tudVonrecordmRh~sYonclandccaFx~~~,m~ludcdm
I2~tmd~~igHnlnn~Stn~chm~,pp2IXr21y S~~SclrcttdKeddmglop~~+ite)
N Th~s is bemg'undert.iken w~[h techm~~l ass~s4ince from the Olnukd Center
for l. ndca~pry Pmcervahnn a padnenlup betwccn the Nabonal Park Sernre
and tlie Amold ArMretum nf Harvard Unrvcn~N that prov~diw aillural
landscape hrhmcal avsis4ince, technology development and tra~mng
~ See Nnhonnl ~tegi,ler fiullclm ]bA I lutv to Gnnplch fl~c Nnhnnnl Rcgislea
RegotrnhmrPorm Washingtnn,DC CIS Depadinentoftlslntenor,N~tiunal
I'ail.Service, fnten~~ncv Ki~xirciw I~~~tiion, 7~7'11
w Ibid
~~ The standards ne general pnnaples for the tream~ent o(binldmgs, shvchires,
vtey,nb~ects,c~istnchandlandxapes Ilmtreahnents4indard~,amuneutuf
stand~rds mcluded m the bri~der h~oup known ati the Sttretnr p nf Nic 6denoi ,
StnnAnrd, (o~ ~rrlrn~nln,~n~am1 Histonc Prik~axihun
~'- Tlie SecreGrv of the Intennr ~~, resptm~.i61e fnr ew4~bhslunF pmf~~sinnnl
s~indards ~nd prov~dmg ~dvice an the preservahon, nd protec~inn of all
allurJ res~niKas hshd on or eh.jn, ble tur Ihe Nihonal Rip,ister of H~ytunc
Placc~ Foracopvufthebnxhum,ThrSurilnn~uflhrinlrnnr'+Slm~dnnl.fintHc
Trmhnnd nf H~,Innc 1'~u~xnc~~, 7`Xl2 mn[aR thc N~honul P~rk Scrvicr
Preservation A.~.u~.tmim Drv~+~on (424) I3ox 37127 W, shmh~tun, DC 2fN)7 ~7727
~~ A visual mtpnnahon ~.y+tmi, a compurervaidcd mnppmg prugram v,~tli T
Imkecl database, hati b~~n develo~d tor Ihe hi4tonc land-,cape at the Frecienck
Olmshd Nahtmal H~ti[one Sde Ua4i can be ncns_utl directly from a d~~,~bad
map such ati ~~ifnmiation on each plant iniludmg ~dcnhhoihnn, agq Icxahnn,
si~q mndmo~~, and inam[enanm historv
Acl.nowledgements
Thia pubhcahnn has been prep, red punuant In the Natinnal H~tfonc
Prr+ervation A~t of 79hv ati nmcnded ~vhu h directs the Scaetarv uf Ihe Intenor
tuJuelupnnJmakemtnrmahonroncvnmgPi.tnneprnperhe+ Cnmment+nn
ihoutetulnessntlh~tipubLcannnmav6edire~eedlnH Ward7andl Deputy
C lucf, Preser~nhon Assikanee D~vision Natiu~wl P, r6 S~rvicc, P O 6ux 47127,
lVa+hmgtnn, D C 20111t 7127 Thi~ pubh~, hon n nnt copynghtcd and cnn br
reproduced wrthout pewlty, Nnnnal proirdures tor uedrt tu the authur and ~hc
Nnhunal Park Servi<c are nppmu, ted
I ho authnr, Clmrlu+A B~rnbnum Cnuidmator, H~aonc I and~~ape Imnah~e,
Pre+crvatinn A+~istancr Dici~~un Nationnl l'ark Set~~ce. woulA hke [o
aJ.nuwledFethca.4~.tanceofll WardJ~~~~landKa~ Week+ ThcOlm+ted
Cuner for Landtape Prescrvahun at thi f redemA I a~v Olmthd N, bonnl
Hi+toncSit~ u{duding NlnrgivCnf(in, Lnuren Mcirr, Nura Mrtchcll,nnd l.hnnc~
Peppcr prue~ded mvnluablo,upnurt In panc~ulaq the prnpo~ed rewnh nn
presurvahun ~namtunan~eand hi~tnni plan[ mmennl~ wa, wntten by Margm
Cu(hn Sigm(aant ~nntnbuhons m•en•,d+n made 6v Patnci,i M O Dumiell, I inda
McClelland, C len Lip+uv Chrutuu C apcll.i Peters, Roberl ISgc, lan Prtth and
Rubcrt Mclnic U+c~ul ~ununurt}, nJ techn~cai a+}iti[amc wcrc prPV~dcA bv
rcg~unal NPS ~ta(1 (MarV I luphcs, Lucv Lowh~~ ~JI Cnwliy Sherda Wdhann
MiJmcl GuwF, Rnbbvn In~A~~ml and s[m( al lhr Pn ~~nalinn A4~itihn~e
D~w.inn (Chervl W, gncr, Mu hacl Auer anJ Anne C~ninmcrl
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[ Acknowledgements ]
Owner/CLent Colorado Chautauqua Associauon
Steve Watluns, Pxo~ect Manager
Project Partnexs. Colorado FLstorlcal Society
C1ty of Bouldex - Depaxlment of Parks
Advisory Committee Caiyn Capxiccioso
Ben Gilbext
Louise Graucx - Colorado Chautauqua Assoclatton 13oaxd, Membex
Gail Gxay - F3tstortc Bouldcr, Inc
Doug Hawthoxne - Crty of Bouldcr, Paxks and Recreatron
Ne1l Holthousex - C1ty of Boulder, Plann~ng
Glenn Magcc
Cody Orcck - Coloxado Chautauqua Assoctauon Board
Dean Paschall - City oF Bouldex, Open Space and Mountam Paxlcs
Bill Patterson - Colorado Chautauqua Assoaauon Boaxd
Mlchael Stmth - Coloxado Music Festrval
Sally Swect
Martha Vail
Bob Whitson - Ciry of Bouldex, Txansportaaon
Deon Wolfenbanxgex - City of Bouldex, Plannmg
John Zola
Consultants Mundus Bishop Destgn, Inc - l2ndscape archltecture, htstor~c xesource plamm~g
Tma Bishop, Landscapc Architect
Madalyn Shalkey, Giaphics
Muller Engmeextng, Inc - c~vil engmeexmg
Fehr & Peers, Ine -tsanspoxeahon plamm~g
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~A lntioduction 1
Purpose of Study . . 1
IIistoncalOvexmew , 1
n, tit~rnoa~lo~y , s
FLstoncal Reseaxch 3
Oral Histoxy . .. , 4
Ewstmg Condiuons Invesagauon . 4
Analysts and Evaluahon 5
Plannmg, Management and Desibm Appxoach .. 5
C Site Htstoiy 7
Penods of Htstoncal Development 7
ll Gondiuon ASSCSStnent and Recommendauon+ 25
Introduction .. , . .. 25
Oigamzauon , 27
Sethng and Chaiacter , 28
Uxban Form , 29
Stceets, tllleys and Walks , .. 34
Plannngs , . 42
Baselme hond , 46
Chautauqua Green i 50
Dmmg FIall ~ . 56
Playgiound , 60
Auditorium . . G2
Cententval Gazden , 66
Acidemic Hall and Watenmce Gaxden , 68
Picmc Pavilion / Mnmtenance Bwlding Srte ~ 70
Upper Tenms Couct Aiea , 72
NetghUoxhood and Cottage Landscapes , . 7'i
Signage ~. 75
S~te Lighun~ ~ . 77
l~ '1'hc Ylan . , . 79
Purpose oF the Plan , 79
P1Tnnmg and Design Appxoach ,. 79
Overall Appxoach - Management Stcategies , 80
Matenals , .80
P~xlang and'i'ranspoxtatron, C~cculatron
and Packmg Man2gement. . . , 81
Srte Dxamage and UtyLnes ~~i . 84
BaseLne Road . ~ ., 8G
Chautauqua Green ~ 8~
D~nmg Hall i . 90
Playgroimd . , 91
Audrtonum . 9z
Centenn~al Gaxden . , . `I4
Bcademic Hall and Watenvise G~xden , 95
Yicmc Pavil~on / Mamtenance BiulcLng Site ~ 96
Uppec "I'ennts Couxt Axe~ . ~ .. . 97
Ne~ghUoihood and Cottage Landscapes . , 98
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Chxonology
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A. Introduction
Purpose of Study
ChauCauqua is one of Bouldex's most signtficanY
htstoric landscapes It is listed on the Natronal
Register of Histortc Places and is a C~ty of Bouldex
Landmark The Cliautauqua landscape and settmg hns
remalned remarkably mtact but is conCtnually sub~cct
to pressuxes fiom extsung and new contempoxaxy
uses Pedestrtan and vel~tculnx routes havc bcen
altemd, paxlung is a perenmal challenge, street Eurmsh-
mgs and signage mstalled for efficiency have cre2ted
visuat clutCer, Eunds havc been Lintted Eor mamte-
nance, nnd txees have bccome ovexgrown
To begiu to remedy the problemattc issues at
Chautauqua the Colorado Chautauqua Associatton
(CCA) secuxed funds fxom the Colorado Histoncal
Soc~ety's State Historical Fund and commi5tiioned a
Cultural Landscape tlssessment and Plan for
Chautauqua Paxk The Assessment and Plan addresses
both presexvatrou issucs and contempoxaxy usc The
puipose of the Plan is to guide the funixe efEoits of
the CCA and City stafE, :tnd the commumty tn
addxcsstng contempoxaxy use wh~le preseromg and
restoitng the Chautauqua landscapc
I Iistorical Overview
Bouldcr's Chautauqua Paik was cstablished m
1898 as an educanonal and cultural retxelt, paxt of the
nauonal `chauCauqua' movement Chautauqua was
or~gtnally estabLshed as a seasonal `camp' destgned to
brtng educauon (includmg the axts) to worlnng and
middle-class people Of the approximately 12,000
cl~autauqua's thlt ex~sCed at the height of the move-
ment, Bouldex's Chautauqua Paxk is one of only a
handful that survtve, and 1s the only stte west of the
1~Lssisstppi Itivex with its ortgtnal site and bu~ldings
intact
The ~dea of a chautauqua on this site beg~n m
18)7 wl~en a group oE'1'exas educxtors and officers of
the Colorado and Southern Railxoad came to
Coloxado searching Eor a location fox a chautauqua
The C~ty of Bouldex was selected and the Tex1s-
Colorado Associanon was formed The Ctty supphed
the land, an auditorium, dmtng hall, water and electnc-
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Constrµcaon on the Auditormm began m the
sprmg of 1898 and was mmpleted Uy July 4th
Dunng the $xst summci xesidc~ts xesided in Yent
stiuctures oq wooden platforms The constxucuon of
cottages began the next summer with over a dozen
constxucted Cottage butld~ng contrmted, and by 1916
the ma~oxtty oE resident~al tcnts wcre xeplaced by cot-
tagcs Ibllow~ng the pace of cottage buildmg sevexal
impoxtnnt commumty Uuildmgs weie constructed as
the grounds took shape Ac~demtc I Iall (1900), the
Communtty ~~outie (1918), the Columbme Lodge
(1919) and the 1Vl~ssions House (1911) are all impox-
t2nt architecxurll 12ndmarl.s on the gxounds
The very nature of the chautauqua as a seasonal
estabhshment made the settmg nnd gxounds at
Chautauqua vexy tmportant to the Boulder communt-
ty Chautauc~ua (~xovided educattonal pxograms m n
unlque nahixal searng
Today's iChautauqua xcmams true to tts histoxtc
puxpose, off~ung outstandmg programs m a spectacu-
lax oatural settrng It conC~nues to be homc Eor many
summer and IwmYei iesidents whom xeside m its his-
toiic cottages, and t6e Chautauqua Green is an impox-
tant and popular Bouldcr p1Ylc
't'he stte's ortgtnal plat of ten east-west streets and
allcys cxossed by rivo mam north-south avenues xematn,
as do all but ~ few of its buildtngs and ~mportanC fea-
tures from 1$98 thxough the early 1900s, tncludmg the
Audttonum, the Gxeen, gaxdens, an arbox and street
trees
The Cultuxal Landscape Assessment and Plan
focuses on addxessing the contemporary needs of the
sire while presexvmg histortc featuxes that define its
character Fme penods of histonc development have
been idenufied and Erom e2ch, a numbex of histonc
features xematn on-site
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B. Methodology
~ '1'hc reseaxch, mvesugauon and plamm~g far the
Ch2utauqua Culmxal Landsclpe Assessment was
accompLshed Uy combmmg standaxdized lustoxical
tcseaxch methods with a xeadmg of the Cl~autauqua
landscape By combming methods, a dear undexstand-
mg of the paTk's histoncal s~gruficance, characeex-defin-
tng Eeatures and phystcal conditron wa5 attazned
Standaxd methods mclude usmg the Nanonal Park
Sexvicc guideLneti Eox evaluat~ng historic landscapes
(Landsc;tpe Lmes) to define appropxtate levels of mves-
' uganon Mundus Bishop Design, Inc's readmg of the
landscape approach tnvolves a rnucal analys~s of the
~~ i landscapc through an atiscssment of its composiC~on,
' design mtent 2nd its built elements Trcatmcnt recom-
mendatrons are Uased on The Secxet~ry of the Intcnor's
Standaxds Eoe the Treatment of I Intortc Propexheti,
"Guideh~~es Eox Cultural Landscapes"
Itll('hrtt~~
`The brsdorrc antegrety af a cultural landscape relater to
the abalety af the landscape to ianvey str.ngn fcance Tbe
Nateana! I~egrster definer reven arpects of rntegrety that
addrerr the cohe~avenerr, .rettang and character of a land-
rcape, ar avel! as the mutenad, compa rrtzon and 7vorkman-
.rhap of arroc•eated featurer Hartonc rntegndy a.r deter-
mzned by the extent ta whach the general character of dhe
hartoricperzad as evzdeni, and the degree to whach ancam-
paMble elementr ohscurrng ehe ebaracter can be reversed"
A Uutde Ko Culmral Landticape Reports
Contents Pxocess and'1'echniques Natronal
Paxk Sexv;ce, 1998
F~isiorical Research
IIrstorical research mcluded Yhe teview of Icnown
• primaxy and sccondaxy sourccs, mcludmg htstortc pubL-
catrons, unpuULsl~ed manuscripts and h~stonc corre-
spondence All pxim~ry sources of pexttnent htstonc
documents such as dY2wmgs, plans, and photogrnphs
were also reviewed Reseaxch mateitals consisted oE
those that were reacLly ava~lable flom the collecaons
and archlves at Coloiado Chautauqua Associahon
(I3ouldex, Colorado), The Caxnegte lrbrary for I,ocal
Histoxy (Bouldex, Colorado), the NoxLn Libraxy,
Umveisity of Coloxado at Bouldex, the Stephen H Hart
, LiUxary - Colorado Histoncal Soctety (Denver,
~.~ Coloiado) and the Denvei Yubhc Ltbraxy Western
~ II~story Department Htstortc documents and phoros
were also collected Ixom Chautauc~ua msidents and staff
as well as fiom City of Boulder st2ff A Utbliogrlphy is
mcluded m the Appendix and describes detailed mEor-
~ manon related to the xesearch matenals
The findtngs of the histoncal research 2xe pYesent-
ed as a wntten naeiahve that descxtUes the site history,
Chautauqua's physical development, its period, of s~g-
mficance and the physical components oF the
Chautauqua landscapc that conttibute to its histoncal
significance The narrauve text is tllustxated with plan
~ giaphics th2t document Chlutauqua's physical develop-
ment, mcludmg lusionc penod plans I-Itstortc photo-
graphs and documcnts supplement the stte history and
provide a visuat record of Chautauqua's evolutron
`7 ~nort en~Qy nttang on my parch. I dhrn,~ that zr to me
the epatome of Chautauqua ~rnd seezng the marld go by
and all my nezghborr and beang able to ray hello andgreat
them and to ~ay hello ta the many, many vzrstorr that we
have ulong the frant rom':
Fred Tietz, Chautauqua sutnmer xestdent
CHAUTAUgUA PARK HISTORIC DI9TR[CT t L I l l 1:11 L 4VDSl ~I'1 AS~,I 5'~vll V I
Oral History
Existing Conditions Investigation
An mtegral paxt of the Cultural Landscape
Assessment was the collecuon and recordmg of oral
histories Exom both wmtex and summer resrdents
Thxee group sesstons were held wtth ovex 60 partrci-
pants. The sessions were dixected and lead by truned
pxofessionals The audiotapes have been transcribed
and placed m the Chautauqua axchives
These sessions wexe valuable to the planntng
team because thcy not only Uxought forwaLd many his-
toxical descnpttons of Chautauqua ati a place but also
allowed residents voice theix opmtons and feehngs
about Chautauqua m a rclaxed mfoxmal atmosphcrc
These sessions pxoved to Ue very coinplcmcntaxy to
the more foxmal pubhc process and advtsoiy gxoup
piocess gtvmg the plannmg team 2 well xounded
overvlew of Chautauqua
" my famaly rtarted (comeng hereJ, the firsd year I~ved
en a tent There were threegenenztaonr of my famaly here
that fir.rtyear. And they all loved et ro much they had a
bouse bxtlt that ~vanter and came back the next summer
and bad their own house I came to Cbuutauqua :uetb my
motber an 1915 I've been lavmg an the cottage alvnost
every rummer rance. It ~var a famaly houre that v~ar buelt
in tbe unnter of 1898, 99 "
Maxy Itovetta - Chautauqua summer xesident
' Chautauqua's e~usung concilllon was documented
~ to clearly tdenufy the landscape charactertstrcs that con-
tribute to its historical sigmficance and to descxtbe their
current phys~cal condtuou as well as contempoxaxy
issues affecung the site A site base map was pxepared
usmg a 2002 topographtc survey fxom aei7al photogxa-
i phy A tree mventoxy developed by the Coloxado
~ Chautauqua Associanon was field checked and updated
' by Mundus 13ishop Design Inc to identify and generally
locate the park's sigmficanY vegetatton
Sitc lnvesugattons weie conducted at a Field recou-
nazssance level to provlde an ovexvlew and a general
underst2ndrng of the exisung condtuon oF Chautauqua
Paxk The field xeconnaissance conststed of more than
twenty stte visits that occuxred between Februaxy 2002
and DccemUer 2003 Sitc visits wexc generally undex-
tnken to documcnt Cl~autauqua's e~sung matenals and
to detcYmme the extent oE extant histortc EcatuYes
and/ox icmnants 1'he field ieconnazssancc noted the
geneeal conditron of the paxlc's sigmficant outdoox
spaces and theu potenual lustoxical value Fmld wark
also included specrfic reseaxch mto paxking and c~xcula-
tton issues as well as site dxamage, conteinpoxaiy lssues
that havc h1d significant impacts on the Chautauqua
site
t1 wxitten narratrve, an illustrat~ve L~sttng
Condttton Plan, and photogiaphs of the park are pre-
sented to descnbe Chautauqua'slandscape charactens-
ucs, thc general concLhon of these Fcatuxcs and to note
any spectal issucs A ratmg systein oE good, fair and
poox was used ro evalu2te the pl~ystcal conditron of the
Iandscupe and its landscape charactensacs
1 <111C~tiCcl~)(' ( ~1c11c1CIC`II`~UC~
`7_and~eape iharacterurtae~ rnclude tangeble and antangable
arpectr of a landreupe from the hatloni penod(s), tbere
arpect.r endevzdually and collectively gzve a landreaf~e et~
hzrtone cbaraeter and a:d an the undesrtanckng oj atr cul-
tuml emportance I~ndscape characterutac.r mnge from
large-scale patterns and relateonrhzps to sate detaals and
materzals„
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Contents Process, and Techmques. Nauonal
Paxk Service, 1998
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Atialysi5 and Evaluation
'1 he findtugs of the histoxtcal reseaxch and extstrng
condtuons mvesngauon were compared and analyzed to
descetbe the landscape charactexisucs of the
Chautluqua giounds, to explatn how they conrsibute to
its bistoxtcal srgmficance or how they tmpact oY con-
txtbute to it's hiatortc,xl ~ntegruy, and to descnbe
changes to the htstonc landscape. Naxxauve text and a
sei~es of illustxat~ve plans descrlbe Lhe cvoluuon oE the
Chauta~qua land~c:tpe over a penod of ovex one hun-
dred years The xeseaech, plans and diagxams were used
to idenCify pateexns, featuies and xelattonships that pxo-
vide the foundatton of Che site. Thc Chautauqua
gxounds, tts outdoox spaces, the settmgs oF Che stxuc-
tures, and eacli of its ]andscape charactensucs were
assesscd to determme thc level oE histonc mtegnty
Histoxic mtegnty reCcrs to the abiltty of the Chautauqua
landscape to convey its stgniFicance "I he histoxtc
mtegrity was 1lxgely detexmmed by evaluaung the srte
and its features to determme the extent to which the
genexal character of its liistoric (ox oxigmal) periods axe
evident A written narxat~ve and photographs of the
site and mdividual Ecatures desatUe the landscape's sig-
mficance and 1ts l~tstonc mtegnty
Pl~ilning, Mana~emenl and
Design Approach
The Mnnagement and Txcatment Recommend-
auons provide the naxranve tcxt and suppoxttng graph-
ics to descxtbe the xecommended txeatment approaches
to Chautauqua The txeatment oE the histonc land-
scape mcludes strate~,nes for futuxe plamm~g, muiage-
meot and physical chinges that suppoxt the fiocLngs of
the xcseaich, inventory and evaluanon The strategies
foi the pxescrvaaon, restoxluon, xchab~htauon uid
xeconstrucuon of sigmficant Eeatuxes, spaces and ele-
ments acknowledge and address the parlc's contem-
poxaxy uses aud issues
Recommendattons far the presexvation of Ceatuxes
and fox new unpxovements wcxe dertved through a cleae
underst~[nding of the histaric characteiisacs of
Chautauqua and rts mdroidual features Tlie mcommen-
dattons xespect thc htsrotYC patterns and quahttes that
charactenze the Chautauqua grouuds and landscape
1'I~lilllqlr; ~lll(l Uf'Str;it UGHlS
The followtng plamm~g and design goals will
guide tha presexvauon and xestorauon of the site.
- Presexve histonc site patterns, site feahixes,
structuxes, site xemnants and vegetatron
- Restare and tehaUilitate sigmficant site fea-
[ures
Integxate new faaltaes withtn the hrstonc
p2ttexna and stte chnxacter
IvLnumze the loss of puULc gxeen space
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Periods of Historical Developnient
A senes of seven historic periods have been
developed to documene the development, des~gn and
constxucuon of Chautauqua Park, begmmng ~vtth the
purchase oE the land, tts mceptton m 1898 and conttn-
umg to the pLesent day Each pexiod repicsents key
developments or change, and dcsciibcs ~mpoitant
modificationti that wexe made Co the grounds Each
pcrlod is determined by idenuEymg tl~e e;txLest date
that a ma~or landscape chnractexishc was msta(led,
when one was removed oi whcn a partlcular dcs~gncd
space or feature was physically completed Of the
sevcn pexiods, foui fall withtn the site's pextod of sig-
mficauce fxom 1898 to 1940
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Pxtor to 1898, the otigiual land that was to
become the chautauqua grounds was lcnown as the
Bacheidei lta~ch and cons~sted of appxoxtmately 75
acres Located at the foot oE Green Mountatn ove~-
lookmg Boulder and beyond to the eastcxn plams, the
I3achelder 12anch was selected by 7?]t II~rshfield, the
GuIE and Southern Raihoad agent who was also the
Cliautauqua Manager, as the stte for thc chautauqua
with the mtent thaC the ad~acent Russell-Ausnn tiact
would be fox ~es futuxe expansion At the ume, tl~e
Bacheldex Ranch was an lgricultutal propexty that was,
accoidmg to Chautauqua archives, owned by W~lham
Bacheldcr who also built the Bachcldei Ranch house
in 1882 In additrou to the xanch houce, the atte cou-
sisted o£ a few outUu~ldmgs, applc oxch2rds, ficlds of
alfalfa, and a small reservo~x ueax its uppex oL southexn
Uorder that was fed from 131ucbelt S~ung and supphed
waCer to the xanch via a senes of clltches A well and
wmdmill loc~ted near thc ranch house also provided
pumped watex
I~S<Ifi Cki~~ f3~~~iuu~n.>,,
In 1898, thc lands identified for use as the chau-
tauqua mcluded the 13achelder Ranch and the Ausan-
Russell tract to the west This ortgmal 171 acxe paxcel
extended to Baseline Road (known as Paxk Avenue at
tl~e Ctme) on the north, and had as tts eastern boxdex
12th Street with tts westexn boundaxy extendmg all the
w2y to the foot of Flagstaff Mountam The land
(puechased by the City of Boulder after a vote of tts
ciuzens that Xat~fied Uoth its puxchlse and the nammg
of thxee sep~xate aieas), consisted o£ a mountam txact
th;~t was narricd `N'lagstaff Mounta~n', anothex tract
that was to be considexed p2rk land and was namcd
ilmerican Paxk', and the site eo be developed fox ehe
chautauqua s~ovement that was named `I'exado Parlc'
Today, 37 acr~es of the oxigmal Bachclder Ranch pxop-
exty that was located withm the oxigmal Texado 1'ark
comprise tlie, Coloxado Chautauqua wtth the xemam-
dex of the 135 acres located m the Chautauqua
Meadow and, Flag4taEf Mountatn mountatu parks thal
axe pait of the City of Boulcter Open Space
1898 was 1n nma~~ng yeax m the development of
the chautauqua Not only was the land puxchased fox
its usc, but both of its major buildmgs - the
Auditormm ~nd the Dmmg Hall - wexe built as were a
number oE smaller struc[uxes mcludmg a fence that
surxounded the giounds, an outhouse, the ttcket booth
at Kmg's Gate that maxked the Chautauqua entxy, a
13andstand, a',Pavihon, elecuic l~ghts, and a watex sys-
tem Sevexall roads were graded to follow the platted
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east-west airangcment that still dcfines thc sitc, mclnd-
mg'i'exas Avenue, located just to the noxLh oC the
Dmmg Hall (now lcnow as Clematis Drtvc), thc road
to the south of thc oxchaxd that was callcd llallas
Avenue (now lznown as Moxmng Gloiy Dxive), and
one to tlie south that was called A Steeet (now lmown
as Prvnrose Road) A Sueet appcnrt to have followcd
onc of lhc pnmaxy xoads of the Bachcldcx Ranc6
'I`hese ioads ended aY Chautauqua Avcnue, a xoacl
(known today as Klnmlctutc) that xan norfh ~o souLh
on the sltds wcst edge Along with tbesc cast-wcst
xoads wexe Lwo pximaxy accesses, one that extended
Cxom the Dtnmg Hall to Iiasehne and a ioad that
wiappcd around thc Auditortum
Although one of the conditions of devcloping
the chautauqua was tlie constiucYion oE a xaillme to
the enYxanee, Yhe baclung of the local bustness com-
munity fell thxough The GuIF and Southexn Line
attcmpted to Eill m but was unablc to build a hnc on
the ioad gxadtent Yhat Icd ~o the Chautauqua Vitiitoxs
from Texas eventually axLived at the depot by erazn
aud were ~sanspoxTed to the s~te along dusty roads m
horse-drawn ~vagons Parlung fox the buggtes w~s
pxovided m the laxgc mcadow ad~acene to I3asehne
Road that would later become the Chautauqua Gxecn
Buggies were not allowed on the gxounds Uut they
could bc diroen into Phc uppe~ axeas of the Paxk to
deposit passenger5
The Chauttiuqua Auditortum, destgned by archi-
Yccts Pxanlchn Teugcnc I~tddcx and E R Rtce, was sited
prommcntly on a high local potnt on the stte's eastern-
most cdge tn 1898 whexe it was visible from Che city,
se~ vmg as the visual tcon of Chautauqua The
tmpressive Auditoitum, with thxce oF tts stdes open in
chautauqua style, appcarcd to rtsc out of its natuxahs-
tic sctttng oF mdigcnous gratises, lsuge bouldexs and
steep slopes, and was casily identtfiable espectally for
those tn latcr ycais who would txavel to the slte via the
raihotid Thc Dmmg Flall, Uuilt m 1898 by thc con-
stxuctiou company of W M~'Umdl~am of Denvcr, was
sucd paiallel to the Cutw c city strects and at the end
oF the entty mto Chautauqua dtLectly south of thc
ticlcet booth "Phe oxtgtnal 1393 bwldmg was smallex
than the cuxrent st~ ucYUre, ULit included its two stnk-
ing shinglcd towcxs as well as a long a woodcn sta~x-
~ase th~it coinplementEd the buildmg'ti axchitectuxe,
and two 2wnmgs, one on the east and one on the
south side of the buildtng 'lhe tickeY booth was built
at the chnutauqua entxy, which would latex become
1<nowa as I~ng's Gates, and conststed of a small fxame
bu~ldmg 'Pwo othex notewoxthy butldings built the
First ycax werc Lhe Axt Hall and the Bandstand
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modattons were tents on platforms that ofEexed cithex
doimuoxy sryle oi mdividual lodging In addit~on to
thc xesidenttal use, latgc teuts scxved as tempoxaxy
structuxes foi many Paciht~es mcludtng classrooms and
mcetmg htills sucl~ as the `Womads Building' ll~nng
the fitst summei as many ati 150 teuts dotted the slop-
ing hillside Yartions oE tl~e Bachelder Ranch
remamed m use mcludmg tl~e well and wmdmill for
watex, and the house (now Cottage 200) which served
as the Chautauqua office Thc nced for moxe perma-
uent types lodgmg and even bcfoxe die LempoYaxy
tents wexc exected fox thc fiest scason, 13ouldci's aty
coui~eil enacted an oxdmance to allow people to Uuild
cottages fox occu[~ancy on-site but the land would
iemain thc propexty oC the city
Chautauqua actrviues wexe pxtmarily Cocused on
educat~onal events such as lectuxes and dasses, but
wexe not necessaLily xestricted m the stte Fxcursions
wexe an ~mpoxtant paxt of thc chautauqua seasonal
expenence and xegulax oEfermgs mdudcd ouangs on
the "tally hd', a coach dcawn by sia whitc hoxses, on
cxcursion trams, by stages nnd on foot which werc
commonly known as `ti2mps'
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By 1899 the £trst wave of cottnge buildmg Uegan
with tl~c sprtng constxuctton of sevexal wood frame
cottages and the relocaaon of sm111 downtown
Bouldex homes to the chautauqua gxounds Thrs fixst
`wave' was inadc possiUlc when the numexous
attempts 6y the city and the intlroad to covex the costs
oE cottage construction faIlcd W1[h ctty approval, thc
Ch2utauqua Assoc~atlon sohclted local buildexs to
butld cottages that could eithex be occupied by thetn-
selves or thlt the Assoaauon would rent to chau-
tauquans xehixnmg Eoi the summex The exact num-
Uex of cottages built m 1899 is unluiown but by 1905
moxe than 60 cottages piovtded shclter Tenes conUn-
ued to be an impoxtant component of the stte, as the
cottages weie pnmaitly bailt along the edges of the
xoad system with tl~e tents filtmg in the center One
of the most noteworthy cottages of tliis pextod is the
Theodosia Ammons cottage (now Cotrage 29) Chat
was built by Ms Ammons as a model fox vacatton Lv-
mg
Phe city conunucd to be involved with thc site's
development wiYh tl~e Uuilding oE the srxectca1 Ime,
xond impxovements to lccess the site, and t6~ ough the
efforts of the 13ouldex Improvement Assoc~atton to
im~iove thc Cl~aut2uqua grounds Accordmg to 6~s-
tonc records, m 1901 the Bouldei Impxovement
Association employed W W Paxce, a landscape ~ichi-
tect from Rochestex, New York, to complete a pl~n
for the Pailc that wati adopted by thc city m 1904 The
Full extent of Paice's woilc is not known, Uut may have
mcluded a design fox ehe enttxe site The whexeabouts
of Parcc's oxigmal dcawmg axc anknown, but his worlc
~s menuoned in l~xedexick Law Olmsted, Jr's evnlua-
tton of Chauttiuqua m hts xepoxe, "The Improvement
of ]3ouldex, Coloxado. Report to tl~e City
Impiovement Associanon", that was puUhshed in
1910, mcluding a reference to tlie " geneial plan
pxepared by Mx Parce"
The streetcar c2me to Chautauqu2 m 1899, stop-
ping at thc ncket booth to allow passengers to dtsem-
barlc A wood boaxdwalk, also built in 1899, made the
walk fxom the stxeetcar or the buggy paxlung axea to
the Dinmg Hall and Auditoxium sigmfic2ndy easiex to
negotrate, p~rncularly durmg wet weathex The graded
roads oE 1898 xemamed tn place and were expanded
to mclude B Street (now ]cnown as Astor L2ne) The
cottages wexe budt to face the roads and were general-
ly set back fxom the road at a consistent dtstance that
created a vtsual ahgnment of thetr Exont facades 1 his
pattern of development remams tn
Audrtor~um,
place today even tl~ough many miual cottages have
been replaced or enllrged Chautauqua Avcnuc was
extended to loop axound the southern end oF the slte
and was spl~yed at a 30-degree angle to t6e g~ id as it
ietutned to the north on tlie castexn edge of chzu-
tauGua Today, this segmeuY of the oxiginal
Chautauqua Avenuc is known as Uolden Rod Dxtve
A few buildings wexe added to tl~e chautauqua
site Uetween the ye2rs of 1899 and 1905, mcluding the
Office (now Cottage 100) located west oE the D1nmg
FI~11, a pavt$on that acived Uevexagcs, 1 batl~ house,
water closet,s, and the photogxaph studio of Joseph
Beviee StuxCevanC, who was xesponstble fox the ma~oxt-
ty of the eaxly phomgxaphs oE the stte that exlst today
A tent platfoxm with ;~ cauvas roof was built beLween
the OEfice and the Dmtng Hall m 1899 and fox many
years served as a cafe The largest Uuildmg construct-
ed between ~1899 and 1905 was the Academic fIall that
consisted of~ a stx-xoom school buildmg that could
accommod~te 600 to 800 sUZdents. The Academlc
Ha11 was buzlt m 1900, facmg Dall;ts Avenue, and
remamed m use as a classroom Uuildtng untrl 1909
when it ~v1s conveLted foL use as the chautxuqua
oFFice In addrtion ro the Acaderiuc Hall, a ciecular
fountam was bwlt ad~acent co the structuxe m 1900
Duxmg the chautauqua's first yeat, threc elements
were noted as laclung One of thcse - shade - was
somewl~at alleviltcd with the planang of `100 trces'
that repoxt~dly Uegan m 1898 and contrnued for two
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thc sitc Mary Galey, in hcx boolc'The C;rand
Assemblv, iefers to the txec planungs 1s bemg com-
posed of silver maples, UuC a review of the histortc
photogxaphs mdicaCe that several spectes were actually
planted mcluding coTtoawoods and American L'lms
Some o£ these ongmal txecs xemam
The Bacheldex apple oichaxd remained Uut was
Uegmmng to get smallex duxmg t6is penod as addt-
t~onal buildings and other uses such as the Deex Parlc,
F which mtttally mcluded deex tn a fenced enclosure,
Y;, werc est~blished Recieauou ~cuviaes were eapanded
°°' m 1903 when the A9sociation built a Uaseball field m
the cuxrent locauon of the children's playground
Neither of these amemttes oi remnants oC theiY exts-
tence axe evident today Only a one element, the
perimeter fence fxom 1898, was removed from thc site
duxtng this pcrtod With a focus on patxols to provide
secuxity, the Eence was no longer necesslxy
The biggest event duxmg this ttme was most hkc-
ly the appeaxancc of William Jenrungs Bryan oo July
12, 1899, commonty referxed to as 13xyan Day
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ittes m place, impxovements eo the
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~ny that were designcd m the xuaac
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3~xondaclcs and wrthm the nattonal
m 1906 wteh thc consYiuctton of thc
menadc that suxrounded the
ovide a laxge unobstructed space,
ne commitled to enhancing the
me pxomenade oxtgmally included
e to the north that has been xenovat-
wcst Chat was xemoved someume in
usttc uchitectuxal style was extended
~thex stte fe:~tures as well The
08, as a resnng spot ~long the wallc
Eollowed the rusttc mEluence of thc
menade and mcluded a gravel wallc
gc Just south of the Auditorium,
as contmued with the city's construo-
~ fiie laces m 1915 to lccent the
pa~ that shaded a smatteimg of
~nunued to Ue deEmed, generally fol-
nl 1l~gnments that wexe Uegun in
ng moxe formaltzed mto the distrnct
exists today The easC-west xoads
Clematis Dnve (fxom Texati Avenuc),
)xroe (fxom llallas Avenue~ and
>rtgmally A StxeeC) Luptne Lane was
thern part of the site, formaLztng an
In 1907 the roads wexe Fixst gt2v-
imed that the dtstmctivc stone gutteis
the same ume A notth-south xond
e) was bu~lt connecnng Clematts
; Glory Dxroe Between 1910 and
changes occuxxed wit6 the constLUC-
ar loop ro2d that defines the
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?tli Stxcct Road that pxovided an
ss mto the site fxom the east By
w access xoad was m place at
whlch is the exisung Gtant Sheet
site's west-side that was butlt fox
o tre conEhcts between stxeet-
id m ded the ruSdc stone walls
oad was connected eo the site by a
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thts pcrtod, indoox plumbing was Uemg added to the
cottages
Sevexal other chan~es occuxxed to the axea
Uetween I3aschne Road and Clemat~s Drtve dunng this
pextod, mcludmg the iemoval of the 1898 ttcket booth
and the addition in 1911 of a stoiie gateway and shel-
tei tn its place By 1915, the t~cket boot(~ had been
xelocated to tlie noxtheast cornex oE Che tennis courts
fox use as au outhouse Eor those cottage's that had noi
yex Ueen connected to the sewer system' As prevlous-
ly menYioned, conflicts between titmetcars and auto-
moUiles xcsultcd in the consttuceton of the GranC
Strcet entxance and tn 1917, tlie smaller gateway and
shelter wexe removed and ;~ new xusuc stone shcltec
was Uuilt in theii place In addiuon to t}~e xustlc shel-
ter, a small garden, two stoue columns r~axlung the
pede~txian entrance to Chautauqus, and stone walls
were buIlt The stone wall eatended wegt along
Baseltne and mcluded a secondaxy entry mco t6e site
along 1 set of iusttc steps At some potnt m ttme, the
foxmal gateway at the Sheltex was dubb~d rhe `I~ing's
Gatc' with the smaller steps known as t}~e `Queen's
Gate' Wtth the excepuon of the small gaxden and
some changes to the paved areas, these fe2tures are
stiil 1n place
In 191Q the Chautauqua Gxeen was butlt
Oxtgmally nzmed Tenms Paxk, the Greon's dlsuncttve
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With the Ctlhng oE the reservo~r tn 1941, an open
and relatrvely level aYea was constxucted, crcanng an
opportumty to expand the chautauqua site The con-
strucuon of this 1rea, at its top and so~thexnmost sec-
tion of the site, would be the only ma~or physic~l site
changc that would occur aFter 1941 By 1954, a looE~
road and ten cottages were built on top of the oxtgmal
resexvoix To access the newest xesidenttal atea,
Kmnilumc Road was extended, meetmg the new loop
road and cieaung a broad turn-2xound Thc basic
Yopogxaphy of the reseivoix, along with a uumber of
its stone ret~imng walls was left tntact
Repair and mfxastructure rmpiovements became
tlie focus of the work at Chautauqua beguimng m the
mid-1940s Wmtextzluon begxn m 1946 with thc
mstallaTion oE plumbtng and heat to close to onc half
of die Assoaatton's rctiidences The samc ycar, 1946,
maxked the fixst t~me tliat umversity st~idents fxom the
Unrocxsity of Colorado were aUle to xent cottages In
1950, botli the Missiona Ilousc and the Gtxls Camp
were renovated and updated Their names chinged 1s
well witl~ the Mtssions House renamed a, `Wild Kose
Lodge' and the Gtxls Camp renlmed as `Piimxo,e
Apaxtments' A ma~oi mtenot improvement, buildtng
the concrete floox of the Auditoxium, was also com-
pleted aftex a 6fty--eax attempt The wooden steps on
the north side oE the Audttortum wexe xeplticed wtth
concrete steps and wexe made "widex and shoxtex"
Between 1941 and the 1960s, thc Chautauqua stYe
xemamed xelattvely unchanged witl~ the excepUOn of
the constructton of Boggess C.ixcle In the late 1940s,
the ioads wexe first paved with asphalt, and ~tccoxdmg
to the CCA Bulletrn, m 1948 the sandstone walk was
latd llong the eastern edge oE Golden Rod Today,
the roads axe sYtll asphalt paved Tnd the walk is sttll m
place for the ma~oxity of its lcngth Duxtng this timc,
the thxee alleys were establtshed, which also comcided
with an mcrease m automobile use
Although the Assoc~atton had xemamed fatrly sta-
ble duxmg the yeaxs betwecn 194~ and 1975 (and tts
annual budget 2ctuaily mcreased five-fold), yelxs of
defexxed mamtenance Uegan to take i~s toll on many oE
the Assoctltron bu11d1ngs and on cextaln elements of
the site The difficult financial ttmes in the 1920s and
the 19305 came Uack to haunt the srte and rts build-
tngs, as the shonng up and mmoe improvements that
could not be afforded m the 1930s now required even
moxe woxk By the 1960s, hnances wexe once
agam s~ot adequate to accommodate all the mamte-
nance needs and the overUme, the budget for
`2Jemolitron was a comrrron and economacal solutaon for
removrng eyeeores and tvhtte elepbunts, even hzrtartc one,r, at
the ttme" Mary Gadey commenttng on l.eonard Erhler's
propasal ta ra~e the `old bu:ldangs' at Cbautauqua far
replacement ar a Gty-ownedyear-round resart
groundskeepers drsappeared Following the dtsappear-
ance oE the grounds budget, came tlie dechue and
eventull loss of the Gaxden with only the towermg
evexgxecns remammg as evtdence of ixs earLer
gxandeut
In tl~e eaxly 1970s, the Chautauqua faced its
gxentest threat - demohnon to remove the old buffd-
mgs and to make xoom Eoi the extensive ch2nges that
weie env~sioned by the Paxks and Recxeation depaxt-
ment Lucktly, the commumLy xecogntzed the value of
Chautauqua to the city oC 13ouldex and 1s a signtficant
histortc xesouxce I3efoxe tl~e ctty planning went vexy
far, extenstve and negatroe commumty reacuon ro the
plans xesultea m a huge overhaul oE the Chautauqua
Boaxd wtth ipost oF the dtxectors resigmng tn April
1977 New appltcatlons came m and the board was
reconstttuted with new members that mcluded women
(whexe thexe had only been men) and mote local com-
mumry membexs. The new Uoard, although not gxeat-
ly famIliar w~th Chautauqua, had a growmg apprecia-
tion far the stte's chaxacte~ and its stxuctuxes and they
began by focusing their eftorts on rebuildmg and revt-
talizmg ChaUtauqua.
In genexal, the pextod of 19~41 Chxough 1977 is
not considexed to be histoxically sigmficant I~owever,
the era of bu~ldmg the road and coCtages on top of
the oxigmal xeserwii should be constdered as con-
trtUutrng to Xhe histoucal signtficance oE the site.
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Nanonal Registex of Histortc Places and its designa-
tton as a C1ty of Bouldex Histonc District
Revitll~zauon began immediately with the Uoaxd
focusing on con~numg programmtng and uses, and
eve~tually t~rntng theix effores to buildmg xestoxatton
~`Uith the 1978 adcLuon of the Colorado Pestival
Oxchestra as a symphony m residence, the new face of
Chtiutauqua had begun. Bu~ldmg xevttah~atton began
as wcll, staxtmg wrth the xeconstrucuon of the ll~nmg
Hall foundatton and then the stxucturll rehabihtation
of the Auditormm The buildmg also underwent a
Lmited facade restorauon w~th tlie patntmg of the
extenor usmg the ongmal coloxs
By the eaLly 1980s, the site was undeigomg
changes as well Not all oE which can be deemed his-
torically compatlUle as evaluated lgamst cuxYent his-
toiic pxesexvauon stlndards The greatest change to
the site occurxed when the Ranger Cottlge and tts
assoctated parlung lot was built on the westexn edge oF
[he Green m 1987 DuYmg thc s;une surge of
improvements by the Ctty of Boulder ic~ the early
1980s, thc xoad axound the Green w2s e~:tensively
modified to accommod2te an expnnsion of ~2rkmg on
its southern, noxthexn and western edges, and the
Exont of the Dtnmg Hall was extensively modtfied
On Lhe southern edge of the Green, angled parlang
and low walls wexe buile, Lrung the noxthern side of
Clemaus Street The road ~tself was naxxowed but
genexally remained m its oxiginal configuxanon As
the rond reached the Dmmg Hall, it was nairowed and
its configuraunn dxamaUcally altered with the Yemoval
of its mtenoi lane around the ctxculax island The
once gende cuxve was xebutlt as a leEt-turn As the
road contmued to the north, rt was naxxowed to
accommodxte a smgle lane and the oxtgmal sandstone
gutter was removed In its place is a new gutter, built
of sandstone but with a dtfferent cioss secuon The
road on the noxth (ongmally named Sumach) was also
naxxowed but not to the extent as on the east Along
this stictch, parallel parktng spaces weee added 'I'hc
entrance mto the loop ioad was changed as well,
xemoving the rounded northwest coxnex 1nd modified
ment that is very diffeient fxom the histortc route of
die roadway The xoad (UaYden Place) Uetween the
Centenma! C>axden and Clematts Street was removed
sometime afGer 1978 In its place is a meandexmg path
that is hned on one stde by nn open channel Wtth the
xemoval of this xoad, ovexall site dxamage pattexns
were also altered 'lhe axca oF Pnmrose Road that is
located to tlte east of Wildrose Road was modtfied
and paved a~ a paxking a[ea fox the Offlce Buildmg
Site 1lteratio'ns to the walk+ and tcixaces oF the
Auditonum 1lso underwent sevexal changes '1'he
steps on the north stde wexe rebu~lt and new walls
with new lighttng posts and fixtuxes were mstalled.
On the 1ludttoitum's south-side, a new texiace was
tn a t-conFiguration
, DuLtng the early 1970s, the xoad between the
Grcen and the Auditorium was also removcd, and a
• concrete walk was butlt as a replacement Although,
the concrete walk connects the Gxeen with both thc
Dmtng Hall and the Auditonum, it follows an ahgn-
ndded
A numbcr of new spaces and features wcxc
added to the Chautauqua site after 1978 Thcse
mciude the 1993 Waterwtse Garden thnt xeplaced ehe
open field to the south of tne Office Butldmg The
childrens' play axea was updated by the City of
Bouldex and a new tennis couxt and an informal, grav-
el paved parkmg wexc added to its eastern cdge
The pexiod of begmnmg m 1978 is not consid-
eied to be historically sigmficant, but the estensive
restoxanon of ~ts builcLngs and the rehabihtation of
the srtc that is compaubl c with tts histoncal chaxactcr
should Ue considexed as contrtbuung to the slte's stg-
mficance and to tts mtegxiry
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, Introduction
The Existtng ConcLhon Assessmen[ is the analysis
and evaluaaon of the physicll quaLues of Chautauqua
Paxk and Histonc Dismct that axe iclated to its h~ston-
cal development "I'he Assessment idenufies those ele-
ments, components and xelatronships that are essenhat
to ChTUtauqua's compositron and Chat have htstoiical
vgntficance It mcludes 2n evaluauon of the physical
condttron of the Chautauqua gxounds and of each of
tts slgmficant components And at Yhe sune ttme, the
Assessment evahiates the signtficance and mtegn[y of
those mmponents
To understand the xelatroe physical condthon of
Chnutauqua and rts featuxes a standaxd ratrng system
has bcen devcloped and tncludes a ineasuxe of poor,
fatx or good conditron A POO1Z iatmg ~ndtcates that a
feature ts badly deteuoraLed and Lhat nnmedtate coxrec-
tive measures are necessaxy to cnsure its pxcscivation
F11IR is assigned wl~en a featme is begmmng to appear
to Ue distuxbed or is detenoxaung and immedi:tte acuon
is necessaxy FAIR is also used when it is apparent that
cumulattve deteinorauon tf leCt to conunue unll result ~n
a loss of htstonc quaLtres A ratmg oF GOOll mdicates
that thexe is htde ev~dence of detenoratton or dtstux-
bance and that no unmediate acuon is necessaxy
1'he htstonc mtegrtty of Chautauqua xelates to
the ability of the landscape and grounds to convey the~r
htstortcal sigmficance In many ways, the ability of the
site to be `iead' as a historic 12ndscape is xelated to the
extent to whtch the features, sp~ces and components
that shaped Chautauqua durtng its significant pertods
axe sdll picsent FIistonc mtegrtty ts assessed by detex-
immng the extenC to which the geneial character, chax-
acrenshcs, features, physical attriUutes and associatrons,
of the onginal plans (oi mtennons) and subsequent his-
tonc penods are evident In addttion, the srte and its
landscape charlctensttcs are assessed to evaluate the
degree to which mmmpattble components that nega-
trvely unpact the Chlutauqua's hmtoricat charactex can
be removed ox reversed Integxtry oE the Chautauqua
landscape ts cLscussed witlun thls repoxt as havtng a
high, modexate ox low degree of lntegxtty
Existin~; CondiLion Rnting SysLeiti
1o understand the xelxtrve phystcal concLt~on of
Chautauyua and its feah~xes a standaxd ratrng sys-
tem has been developed and mcludes a mcasure
of poor, f:~ or good conditron
Poor mdtcates rhat a Peature ts badly detenorated
and that immedtate corxecave measuxes are nec-
essaxy to ensuxe its preservallon
Fair is as~signed when a featuxe is begmntng to
appeax to be distuibed ox is detenoxanng but no
unined~ate acuon is necessaxy. Fa~x is also used
when it is appaTent that cumulahve detenoxahon
iF leCt to conanue will result m a loss of kustoxic
quahues
Good tndtcates that there ts no evidence of
detenoraqon or dtsturUance and that no unmedt-
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an evaluauon of the geneial ,igntfic ant cli2eactensucs
that create the dlst~nct charac tcx of dic Chautauqua
landscape Most notable aie tlie ticttutg aud contexe oF
Chautauqua as well as the urban Eo~ m of the site This
is followed by an assessment of ca~h o( rhe slte's
~mpoxtant ouYdoor spaces and thcu mdmidual landscape
chaxactextshcs bebnnrnng wuh an evalnauon of the ele-
ments located in the noxthextx pa~ l of ~lic park and
movtng towaxds the soud~
All of the components that axe evaluated m the
Condthon A~sessment are unportant landscape charac-
terisncs that fontnbuCe to the s~gn1£tcance of
Chautauqua ', A numUex of addiuonal feamres ewst on
the grounds ' They axe not evaluated as they axe not
htstartcally stgmficant ar they detract fxom the site land-
scape
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ovexall form, coinposthon and chaxactensncs of the
Chautauqua landscape These mclude the context and
sctang of the site and its urban form Sigmficant land-
sc2pe spaces axe then descrlUed by area ox study zone
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Setting and Character
Gcncral
Chautauqua's setung and context is an unpoxtant
paxt of 1ts chaxactex Chautauqua Paxk's uxban frame-
woik of roads and buildtngs contrast with its gieatex
setnng m the foothills landscape of slopmg hillsides,
mdigenous plants and massive geologic Eoimanons
The gxounds axc an uxban coinposit~on set in a n2tuxal
foothtlls envtxonment. As the City of 13ouldex has
groum up around Chautauqua this contxast l~as Uecn
magnlfied The foothllls setr~ng has been an important
part of the Chautauqua expenence smce its inceptton
Residents havic exploxed and lcarned from thc natuxal
envtronment through programs, classes and recxeauonal
txtps
UcSCript~on
Chautauqua's ongmal srte was a xough hillsidc of
gxazmg and agxtculturallands developed by the
Batcheldex family Early stte featuies mcluded pastures
on the noxthern edge whcre the gradc was less stecp,
and a buildtng complex and extcnsroe applc oxchard
that compnsed the greatex paruon of the centex of the
site
The xelanonship between Chautauqua Park and its
surrouudtng foothills envtronment is essenual to its
mtegrity Tl~e foxmal geotYietry of the Cl~autauqua sitc
set agamst the natural environment was a quahty oF the
site that the FLedertck I,aw Olmsted, Jx mcogmzed m
1911 when he ev2luated the site and descnbed possiblc
changes m"The Impxovement of Boulder, Coloxado
Repoxt to the City Impxovement Assoaatron"
Olmsted, Jx xecogmzed the contrast between a foxmal
axrangement of space fox daily hfe and the val~e of thc
ad~acent `wild' lands for recreauon and aesthencs
Ekistin~ Conditiori
The Chautauqua setttng xetams a htgh degree of
mtegxiry The suxxoundmg lands have becn preseived
by the City ui much the same condiuon as they may
have been m 1898 The open space lands on the west,
south and eastexn edges of Chautauqua remam foothtlls
gxasslands These lands have at umes accommodated
structured recxeatronal uses, mcludmg a golf couxse and
slu htll but these uses dled out and the setting was
xctuxned to tts inore natuxal state The open footlulls
settmg conunues to be an unpoxtant chaxactex-defimng
featuxe, of Chautauqua to this day
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Views of the Chautauqua and the Auditoxtum
were once very prorcunent fxo~n 13ouidci and the sux-
xoundmg axea The gxowth of the City and matunty of
die urban forest have changcd that mlauonship Views
of Chautauqua are hmtted loday ro an overview from
the htghex open space and ghmpses of the Audttorium
fxom sclect view pomts
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The Chautauqua Paxlc Hrstonc Distrtct is disunctly
`chautauquti' m its uxban form The htsto~ic site con-
sists oE an urb2n xecnlmeax axrangement oE roads and
i buildmgs unposed upon slopmg foothills envrxonment
Thts foxm was patterned aECCx the site axxangement of
the fust Chautauqua located m New Yoxk on the shores
oF I,ake Chautauqua
~ '1"he site has a signtHcant change m elevahon, nsmg
nearly 200 feet from the noYth to the south Oveilatn
on 37 acres, xoads and alleys generally follow eaihex ver-
sions of a grtd oE narrow restdenhal strects that began
,, ~ first as the srte's plat oE 1898 The axrangement of
xoads deFined by the plat was buIlt ~u 1898 :~s a series of
dut xoads that s~pporeed summer tcuts foi residcuces
and study As pexmanent steuctures, cottages and com-
mumty huildmgs Leplaced tl~e e2rLex tents, the xoad pat-
texns and setbaclcs remamed Stone gutter5 and naxiow
walks followed the road patteins, as did the tmear iows
oC stteet tices that were added m 1899
Chautauqua's site arrangement appeaxs to be moxe
than happenstance In the eaily 1900s, ihe I3oulder
`'• Impxovement Associauon was acnve i~ unpxoving tl~e
` Chautauqua gtounds and in 19U1 they einployed W W
Paxce, a]andscape archttect fxom Rochestei, New York,
to complete a plan far the Parl: Although the plan was
adopted by the ctty 1n 1904, the whercabouts oF the
oxl~nal dtawtng ts unknown and is curicntly unavatlable
for xevtew
A dxawmg appeaxs 1n the 1915 Colorado Chaut-
xuqua Bullehu, tttlcd "Plnt of Chautnuqua Grounds",
which illustxates the site axiangement as wetl as the
"Tenms Park" and the "Gaeden" '1'his drawmg inly Ue
Wilham Paxce's `plan' for ehe site ox an updxted plan as
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it shows thc dnve from the Auditortum to the ease that
was butle tn 191~ While it is not possi6le to completely
~ substanuaee that P1xce's 1902 work mcluded the entue
site, it is a fa~r assumpuon
'I'oday's alley and xoad axxangement closely iesem-
Ules the ongmal plat and the fust seiies oC diet roads
~ The exisang gxtd is defined by thxee pxunlxy north-
south streets, Ktnntluntc Road, Wildxose Road and
~ Uolden Rod Dxroe, which is splayed at a 30-degxce
angle to Yhe remamder of the gxid. The noxth-south
a+~;.,s~r~~d,n"Cr~x:'i,c'~r~ '.,rix.i,k7:5.~,y;,~,. ' .~
~iew across tlie'Green to dhe west, crrca 2002
J.upme Lane
Lach of these streeYs and alleys evolved fiom the
sitc's origin;~1 arrangement oF narLOw dirC xoads, which
can be can Ue traced to 1898 A few of the stteets
oi~gmally had a narrow detached wallc, mcluding
Golden Rod Dxtve, Clemaas Street aud Iitnmktntc
Road Remnznts of a naLxow sandstone walk extsC
along Uolden'iRod Dxive and historic photogiaphs
clearly show a~ oairow path along the other hvo,
although the thatcrtal is not cleax
streets axe cxossed Uy five east-west streets, mcludmg
~ CleinaUs Street that defines the southern edge of the
Chautauqua Green, Moxnmg Ulory Dxive that is ahgned
wrth the AudttoiYUm, Pnmxose Road, Aseox Lane and
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In addieton to the 1915 plan, Frederick I.aw
Ohnsted, JL the evaluated Chaucauqua m"The
Impxovemenc of Bouldei, Coloxado Repoit to the City
Impxovement Associauon", pubhshed m 1910 Hts
evaluauon men[tons to Paice several times, mcludtng a
refcmnce to the " geneial plln prepared by Ivfl
Paxce" that is assumed to be the same as the 1915 plan
The excephon to the gnd ts Iiogess Cucle, located 1t
the soutlieLn edge of the site and at its highest pomt
Developed m the late 1940s and early 1950s Bogess
C~LCIe ~s situated on top of thc oxigtnal Chautauqua
Lake The ougtnal L1ke was constructed m 1898 to
pLOVide a watex supply fox Chaufauqua The Lalze was
filled m 1923 when a newee resexvoir was constxucted
southeast of Chautauqua ro supply watex to new parts
of thc C1ty and Chlutauqua (Galey, page 11)) Thc res-
tdenaal axea (t3ogess C~xcle) was placed on top of the
filled lal.e
The butLdmg arxangcment closcly resemblcs thc
Formal aiiangeme~~t of the eaxly iesidenual tents Thc
front facades oE cottages and the cominumry buIldmgs
(with thc c~ccptton of thc Audttouum) facc the street
IncLvidual Uuildmgs, the cabtns iu paetrcular, axc of a
consistcut scale, follow a s~mdai architectural chaxactex,
and ue plnced away Exom the street edge along a fa~rly
umfoxm setback oC 15 feet from thc road edge A unt-
form five-foot setUack generally separates each cottage
from the ad~acent cottage Interwoven wttkun the dense
gnd of cottages, w6ich aic generally one story ste~c-
hires set close togethet, are a number of laxgex sigxufi-
cant pubhc spaces and buildmgs, ~ncluc~ng thc
Academic Hall, Centenrual Gaxden, iVlrssion's bfousc
and Cohimbine I.odge
1'he Chautauqua Uxeen, the Auditonum and the
Dmmg Hall Complement the resident~al uxban form of
the ad~acent dense buildmgs and narrow roads I:ach is
prommently ~ited to aEfocd views lnto Chautauqua and
to pmvtde oppoxtunlnes to view the City of Boulder
fxom the site, The presence of the Chautauqua Green
and its relaaonship to the xesidenual axea is remtmscent
of I.ake Chaptauqua tn New Yoil: The Green anchors
the northcrn edge of the dtstrtct, and its open, elhphcal
foxm provides an unpressrve entxy to Chautauqua as
well as a spec~tacular settrng fox the Dmmg Hall The
Dmmg Hall ~s pxommendy placed at the southeastexn
edge oE the G=reen, and was origmally meant to be the
fiist vtew of Chautauqu2 Exom the entrance Eor those
axrmmg from town Located fiixther south and east
from the Dipmg Hall ts the Aud~torium, promuiendy
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CHAUTAUQUA PARK HISTORIC DISTRICT~,tt i IUtnl I~~NUSt AP~' 1S~I 55111 ~I
Exislmg Condition
The site and building arrangement that compxise
Chautauqua's uxban form provides a dist~nctrve `camp'
feel, whrch is the most sigmFicant chaxactensuc of the
Chautauqua histortc dismct This distlncttve axrange-
ment of thesc two elemcnts is the Examewoxk of the site
The combmatton creates Chautauqua's "cottage" setung
and mtunate atrnosphere, and deFines its overall compo-
siuon The ovexall uxUan form of the srte xemams mtact
m good condthon and xetams a high degxec of mtegxity
Chautauqua's stte and building arxangement
xemams xelanvely mtact wtdi only a few changes to the
overall compostuon. Most of the changes have been
completed to accommodate automoUiles and their
tncreased use on the site. The most notaUle changes
occurred aEter 1982 when the noxth-south road
(Gaxden Place) Uctween the Dimng Hall and Cottagc
102 was elumnated Thc xemoval of tl~is xoad mcuxxcd
a number of unmteuded consequences lncludtng a neg-
anve ttnpact to the suxface diamage system and the
dirrurushment of the visual coxxidor betwccn the
Chautauqua Gxecn and the icsidenual area Duiing this
peno$ the Rangex Cottage, along with ~ts associated
paxlung axea, wexe added to the west of the Gxcen
Othex changes to the uxban Foxm occuxxed when
Prunxose Lane, between W~Id Rose and Golden Rod
Dnve, was re-built and modrfied to accommodate a
paxlung area Thrs change tntexrupted the e~sung
urUan gxid and altexed vehicular ctrculatlon pattexns
In an effort to meet parlung dcmands and con-
vemence, several drtveways have becn added by the
residents In part~culax, along Golden Rod Dnve and
Kmmlunlc Road, the alleys have prunarily become
parktng areas fox residents 'I'he addttton of the pex-
pendtcular dnveways dtsxupts the hneax pattexn of dic
street, stone guttex and stdewalks where pxesent These
small changes axe compromismg the mtegnry oE the
urban form, spectfically as 1t relates to the strong Load
and sctback patterns
Another unpact xelated ro the urban farm has
been the loss of a numbex oE unpoxtant visual connec-
ttons These mclude the views towaxds and ~way fxom
the Auditonum, and vtews towaxds the Dmtng Hall
These connectrona have becn lost prunarily duc to the
plantrng of trees or to the growth of rsees and vegeta-
tton on-stte and ad~acent to the site. 1'he giowth of the
Boulder community has also had an unpact on the rela-
uonship oE Chautauqua to the crty The smlung views
towards the Audttortum fxom the east havc almost
enttrely been lost due to ad~acent development In
addinon, the ortgmal view fxom the Auditonum
~rew to Gwenthean Cottage, arca 2002
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tow2rds thc plains has almost Ucen enttrely obscuxed by
maturmg vegetauon, mclucltug trces that axe immediate-
ly adjacent to the snuctuxe itself and trees located off-
stte m the ad~acent nerghborhoods Sevexal of the
impoxtant outdoox spaces created by the sensiuve place-
ment of teecs and shruUs have bcen comprovxused by
addiuonnl planungs vnthtn the space
A nuinbex of buildtngs have Ueen added to the site
ovex hme and most have xespected the histonc setbacka
that create the srrong buildtng edge
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~ srte and buildtng arrangement is criacal to xetammg the
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1 Presexve Chautauqua's exisung xoad and buIldmg
axrangement, mcludmg the locatron, scale and
axxangement of roads, 2lleys and buildmgs; set
Uacks and road widths, nnd the relauonship of
alleys to, xo~ds
2 Presexvg aod xe-enEoxce the signiEtcant views and
visual cpnnecuons with~n Chautauqua that connect
publu spaces and axe unpoxtant to the chaxactex
and espenence of the area These vtews mclude
Clear srte hnes along pedesYrtan paths
Cleax site hnes connecung outdoor spaces
• Unobstructed vtews of architectural icons
3 Remforce the dtsut~cnon behveen alleys and streets
through the caxeful selecuon and locatron of mate-
xtals (se~ Strects, Allcys and Wallcs)
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~ non on Clemaus Strect, IUnmlcmic Road and
~ Golden, Rod Dxive by xe-construcnng walks and
guttexs along htstonc altgnme~ts and re-estabhsh-
mg tlie ~istonc steeet uee pattern
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, as a pedesman and servicc-only steeet to mstore
~ the histonc connecuon between the Centenmal
Gaxden, and the Chautauqua Gxeen
7 Re-conpect Gailllydta Lane with the xeconstructed
'i Garden Place as a pedestnan wallc
8 Locate new structures unth xespect to the exisung
buildmg and site axxangement, mclucLng respectrng
the bu4dmg sctbacks and the mnss foim and scale
of the ewsnng built components. See Chautauqua
Design~Guideltnes fox addittonal ~nEormatron
9 Allow paxktng spaces m teadlnonal alley locauons
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Streets, Alleys, and Walks
D~~sci iption
Chautauqua's c~culauon system is prunaxily com-
posed of its histonc streets, allcys and walks As
descxibed m the Uxban Foxm secuon, these elements
axe the stxuch~xal elemcnts oE the overall site arravge-
ment that cLeates Chautauqua's disttncuve catnp-hke
charactex The xoads and alleys also sexve as the pn-
maxy routes for Uoth automoUdes and pedestnans In
adciiuon, the ma~ority of the on-site paxlnng for rest-
dcnts occurs atong the site's roads and allcys
Historically Chautauqua was pxtmanly a pedestxtan
env~onment ACtex the First year, horse and buggtes
were `paxkcd' near the m2m cntrancc on BaseLne Road
and not allowed vnthln thc residentral azca As thc
automobile became morc popular, the sitc was opened
to cars Photographs fxom the 1940s mdicate thlt paLl:-
mg occuxmd m a suzular fashion to today, although
moxc parlc~ng was allowed around the Grcen than is
cuxxendy allowcd
The e~usting steects am narxow, and aie ~enerally
paved with asphalt In genexal, the roads approautnate
the dimensions of the ortgtnal gxavel roads Only a few
streets, Golden Rod Drtve and poxtlons of WIld Rose,
have ad~acent nazxow walks Uolden Rod Strcet is an
anomaly m Chautauquz with a dctached stoue sidewallc
that runs its cnarc length Pcdcstnan walks tn Chau-
tauqua have typically evolved m a thxec step mannex
Pox example, the walk leadtng from Basehne ro thc
Dm~ng Hall, Chautauqua's oldest enttance, has evdved
fxom a ciut path to woodcn boaxdwalk, to gxavel surEac-
ing, and Fnally to concxete
Most of the noxth-south xoads axe Itneci with
stone guttexs, an impoxtant v~sual and functtonai feamre
that evolved along the oLigmal gxavel mads '1'he stone
guttexs carxy storm watex along thc xoad edge Fxom the
xestdenttal area downhtll to the Green whexe the flows
enter the City of Boulder stoxm sewer system
Most casUwest streets dtd uot oxtgtnally have
curUs Both stone and concrete curUs have been added
ovei the years to duect storm water and control paxk-
tng In genexal, the alleys remun as gravel pavtng wlth
the exception of Gaillaxdia Lane, which is paved wlth
macadam asphalt Gaillardia Lane diffexs from the
remamder of the stieets and alleys as tt began as an
alley and by the 1920s it was moc~ficd to Cunctron as a
steeet
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CHAUTAIIQIIA PARK HISTORIC DISTRICT
E?~i~t~n~; C'onditio^
"I'he existrng street and alley patterns axe mtacC and
•' m good condttron. "I'he strcets and alleys follow hts-
tortc altgnments and have remamed Yelltrvely
I unchanged and have a high degxcc of mtegrtry The
' mads and alleys aie nearly as naxxow as they were origi-
nally, with the greatest c6ange Uemg Yhe converston of
tlle streeCS from gravel to asphtilt 1'he gxeatest change
ro the 111eys has been a slow tncremental widenmg
Only one of the oxtglnal roads hns Ueen removed,
Garden Place, which was removed m the mid-1980s
and the area was filled in wtth 2 naxxow, vnndtng pedcs-
tnan path and vegctanon
Size and configuratron of the stieets and alleys
are a sigmficant chaiactensac of the Chautauqua site
~ Chautauqua stxeets ue narrow wtth a typical width of
aUout 22 feet Alleys are geueinlly naxrowex wtth a typt-
~ cal width of 15 to 18 fect 'I'he extstmg streets and
alleye are now a mixture of gravel and asphalt pavtng
tnstead of the 6isConc gxavel or dtrt suxEace SCeeets axe
asphalt paved 1nd alleys are gr2vel Pavmg matextals fox
the stxeets have evolved as new technologies wexc mtro-
duced For exzmple, during mihal construcuon the
~ stteets weie dut 13y the early 1900s, they wcYC paved
with macadam (a gravel techi~rque) that was oveilud
. with asphalt in Yhe 1940s All acxoss the stte, thc
asphalt plvmg has been ovexlam and patched so many
trmes that it has xesuleed m a signtficantly xaised xoad
cxoss-sectron 'fhe eFfect of xaising the xoad crosti sec-
tron has deepened the guttex, creatmg d~fficulties for
paekmg and wall~ng, paxriculaxly for cldeily xesidents
The ma~onry of the ongmal sLone guttexs along
Kmmkmic Street and Golden Rod Drtve remain mxact,
although long lenglhs of the gutter are covered Uy
asphalt on the mtd poxtton oE I~nnilamc Street Thc
visual lme and edge cxcated by the stone guttcrs ts a
. pxom~nent and chaxacter definmg fe2ture In general,
'~' the stonc gutters are m fn~ to good condit~on Some
aieas have detenorated due to vehiculai cross txaffic,
paxhcularly where a stone guttei ciosties the ease-west
i streets
' Histoncally, Chautauqua had only a few stdewalks
rumm~g 11ong the staeet edge, as thc streets have func-
~ ttoned as pedestxtan routes for many years A naxrow
sandstone walk icmatns along the east side of Goldcn
Rod Drive and hlstonc photos ahow a wallc, possibly
geavel along Clematts llnve Most oF the Golden Rod
walk appeax to be origmal and m good condmon
although the stones are tn need of iesettrng to restoic
. the wallc to its visull prortunence
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Vebicular stee ctrculauon is controlled by the desig-
natton of cextun routes as one-way streets, mcludtng
Kmmlumc Road from Clemaus south and Clemaus
Drive axound the Gxeen, and an extensme collectron of
site stgnage The one-way c~cul2hon aiound the Green
1s geneially cleax to vtsitors The one-way ctrculauon
on I~nmlunic is much less cleax, even to those who fm-
quently use the site Goldeu Rod is also a one-way
street fxom its begtnnmgs on the southein cnd of
Chautauqua to the Audttoxium
A number of site cuculatto~ issues have bcen
aruculatcd by the Chautwqua sCaff, ctty staff, xestdents
and memUexs of the publtc Wayfinding is a signtficant
problem, as many visitoxs find it dtffiadt to find
spcaFic Uuildtngs ox locattons as well as lmowing thc
approprt2tc placc to park Routes and dLOp-off loca-
uons for school buses are also of conccin
Scvexal of the Uuildtngs icquire acccss for scrvice
vehicles, mcluding the Dimng I Iall, Audrtormm and thc
ranger cottage Sexvrce access and the needs of the ies-
idents are often at odds, paxCtculaxly ad~acent to thc
Dinmg Hall PedesLeian axcullhon and parl~ng, paxt~c-
ulaxly on weelcends, fox events and duemg most of thc
summcx season, is a contrnual issuc
f~iiiUi~'r,`slitri~>
- Develap a detaelecljrr~renrataon approaeh and plan for
tbe replacerrrenl of the rtone gutter~ zn Chautaugua
- Develop a detazled rtudy of buzldang accernbality
optzor~e for the Damng Hall, ~vorkzng ilorely aveth the
concerreonaere, Gity of Boulder, CCA and butldzng
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1 '1'he pedestrian and vchiculax c~tciilauon ioutes
~ thtoughout the site should Ue claxified by lmple-
mentrng both ~hysical modiGcauons and manage-
ment reconunendauons (see'1'he Plan secUOn).
These mclude tmproveinents to better
I accommodatc school and toux buses and to
balance the needs of sexvtce ~ccess vnth the
pnvacy oE ad~acent xesidents
In ~ddiuon, streets and alleys Should con-
I t~nue ro funcuon as pedestrtan zones and
methods to enfoxce tlie speed ]imit
(15m p h) and xeduced vehtcular spceds
should bc tdentrficd
2 lncxcase paelung efCiciency and uulizauon
Paikuig needs fox dlily usc and foi special use at
the Audttonum, and for thc Chautauqua Uxcen
should be accommodated Uy
mcreasing the efficiency of and mcxeasing
on-sitc parlung capactty,
cxpancimg the use of mass txnnsit,
mcreasmg the convemence and usabiltty of
the event shutCle,
mare efficiendy uuLzing e~ctstrng sueet paxlc-
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3 Cuculadon witlun Chautauqua should be xevised
and appxopxiately signed to bettex sexve the com-
mumty Uuildtngs ~ncludtng the Commuruty House,
Auditor}um, Acadeituc FIall, the 1Vfissions House,
and the'Columbme I.odge Changes are xecom-
mendec} to provide bettex access to these pubLc
desanaUons and to provide a logicat and cleax
urculauon patterns
4 Pxesexve the ewsung street patterns and undths
This will encouxage pcdestrian use as well as
presexve the mtimate cottage chlracter of the
ne~ghborhood
5 Rehabilttate the existtng asphalt pavmg on all
streets Streets should be rotomtlled and repaved
to lowex the crown of the stseet cxoss sechon and
to pxov;de a consistent surface oE macadam
asphalt (chtp seal)
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should bc m-estabhshcd on Clemat~s Stxeet,
Kmntlumc Road and Golden Rod Dnve
Reconstruct the detached sidewalk along
Clemaus Stxeet tn the histortc lhgnment
Rehabllttate the detached stone sldewalk
along Golden Rod Dnve by resetung the
stones to create a safex wallung surflce
Restoxe the lustoxlc street txee pattexn
along I~nmluntc, Clematts and Golden Rod
7 Rchabthtate extsaug stonc guttcxm and reconstruct
lost stone gutters along Ktnnilunic Road, Golden-
Rod Dnve, and Lupme Lane
CompattUle concrete dram pans should be
added at each cxoss sheet along Kmmktmc
ro dixect dx2tnage while accommodatrng
truck teaEfic
Do not allow fox dnveways to ecmove or
c~sxupt the htstoxtc stone guttcr oi the
street iree plant~ng pattexn
8 Restore the histoxic alleys as naxxow, gravcl-paved
allcys The alley edges should Uc dehneated with a
compauble edge such as a concxete curb to assist
m mamtenance and management issues, specifical-
ly as Lelated to iucremental wtdeniug
II 9 Remfoxce thc c~stmct~on bcaveen alleys and streets
thxough the careful selecuon and locatton of ma-
texials Use neutral, utthtartan matertals m alleys
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10 Provide trash euclosures for the screenmg of alley
I~ dumpsters compat~ble with the histottc axckutec-
~ tute of Chautauqua.
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CompLance wtth the intent Amertcans with
Disabiltttes Act of 1990 (ADA) dcsign guideLnes should
Ue done on all future pxo~ects on the Chautauqua
gxounds ADA lssues should be addressed for tndrotdual
pxo~ects on buildtngs and gxounds unth pubhc access
MeeUng the requuements of the deslgn guidehnes, par-
trcularly slope guidehnes, may not always be feasible due
to the steep texxam of thc gxounds Gcncral recommen-
dahons fox accessibility issues at Chautauqul fall into the
followmg generat categories
, ~lccessible parkeng at the rear of the Dm~ng Hall
Yroposcd'I`rail AcresSibilll~~
GuidPlines
Under the proposedguzdekner, an accerszble trael would
need to meet there mznamum technacal provareons
Clear tread wadtb 36"manzmum
Tread Obstacler 2" hagh maxzmum (up to 3" hzgh
avhere rztmm~g und crass slopes are S% or lessJ
Crost Slof~e S% max
I~unnang slope (traelgrade) meets one or more of the
fallounng.
- 5°/a or lesr far any dtttance
- up to 8.33% for 200' mux Rertzng antervals no
more than Z00' apart
- up to 10% for 30' max Rertzng anterva~r 30'
- up to 92 S% for 10' max l~esteng mtervals 10'
No more than 30% of the tatal trat! lengtb may
exceed a rzrnntng rlope of 8 33%
• Parszng Space, provtded at least every 1000' where
traal bndth u le.cr than 60"
• Segns. .rhall be prov~ded andacatzng the dength of the
accecrzble traad regment
Accesszble Parkzng - pxovide accessible parlung
spaces meetrng ADA rcquuements m all paxlung
lots(Academtc Hall, Ranger Cottage, Narthcast
Lot) and at addiuonal commumty butldtugs
(Auditorium, Dmmg Hall, Commumry I-Iouse,
NLssions House, Coluinbine Lodge)
Aaesrzble Aoutes on the S2te - pxovtde access161e
xoutes mto and on the site, meetrng Che ADA
destgn guidelincs where possible AccessiUle
xoutes should mclude curb ramps, clear travel
routes of appropxtate surfaces, handiails at steps
and xamps
A~cerr to Butldangs - pxovide at least one accessible
route from a stte access potnt to an accessible
buildmg enteance
Pathr and [Y/alks (not assoctated with buildmgs) -
The Amencans ~vtth llisabtLtres Act (AllA)
requ~res that trails are accessiUle, Uut does not
specify how The final xepoxt of the Regulatoxy
Negohat~on Comrcuttee on Accessibility
GuideLncs for Outdoor Developed Axeas
includes soon to bc proposed ADA AccessiUiltty
Guidehnes (AD11AG) fox tLails, outdoox recre-
auonal access xoutes and picmc faciliues The
pxoposed accessibiltty guidelmes address the spe-
cial circumstances where accesstbility may not be
aUle to Ue achteved, and encouxage that access is
provided to the gxeatest extent possible
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Departuxes Fxom speafic accessibihty guideluies
axe pexrrutted for any poxuon of the tratl where comph- I'
ance would
• cause substant~al haxm to cultural, histortc, reh-
~nous, ox sigm£tcant natural features ar chaxactex-
1st~cs
substantrally altex the natum of the settrng or the
puxpose
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Specific areas whetc accessibiLty should Ue
addressed on the Chautauqua groundsinclude
Dmmg Hall - currendy thexe are two accesslble
entrances to the Dmmg Hall. One enteance 1s tn
the xear of the Uuildmg wtth two accessible paxlc-
ing spaces provided Whtle this access is
acceptable it does not appear to be well stgned or
well used The second access is located on the
south east corner of the dtmng poxch Tlus
entrance can be approached fxom the Auditonum
along ~Steep pathc or fxom accessible parlung
spaces m fxont of the Dmmg Hall agatn along
steep paths This access pouit is not considered
suitable due Lo Che steep nature of the paths and
the need Eox restaurant customexs to move tables
and c~aus to accommodate the accesslble xoute
on the porch Constdexauon should be gtven to
providtng 1n accessible hft neax the matn entry to
the buIldtng or providing better signage and
access along thc reax (south side) oF the struc-
hirc
Audrtorium - cuxrendy the Auditoxium is acces-
sible pxunanly fxom the southwest entrance
The east entrance could Ue used fox dxop off
although the east dooxs are seldom used fox
events, The narth entrance xequtres stau access
The pYoposed plan fox the Auciitonum calls for
xamp tmprovements at the east side of the
Auditqnum allowmg access to the east entxy
A dxo~ ofF axea atthe noxtheastcorner of the
auditoXium ~s pxoposed allowing accessible
access around the audttoxmm to the south-
west eptry This would create accessible site
access pomts on the east and west sides of the
Auditqxmm A sidewalk is proposed to cucle
the buildmg allounng better access and c~cu-
lauon Due to the sCeep texruu of the area,
pieces of tlic wallc may exceed ADA slope
guidel{nes Uut stairs sliould not Ue xeqiured.
Grant Stscet ~ntry - provide cuib xamps and
walks of a sultable undth and suxface enhancmg
access,mto the Park
Shelte~ House I~.ntxy - provide an accessible ramp
to the west m con)uncUon wtth a new sldewalk
along the south stde of BaseLne Road
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Plantin~s
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"I'ree planttngs m Chautauqua genexally follow the
Imes and ~attcins of Chautauqua's roads and cottages
As early as the sprtng of 1899, Predenck Van Holdt of
Denvcr was employed to landscape the grounds, and
the s:~me ycax thc aty council " accepted the offex of
Dr WilLam J Baird to plant 100 txees m Texado Paxk"
One hundxed shade tiees ~vere planted m a hnear fash-
ion, geneially followmg the aLgnment of the dut xoads
Hlstorlc photogxaphs tndlcate that the trces, cotton-
woods and elms m addtuon to the silver inaples, wexe
planted along mauy streets tncludtng Golden Rod
Drive, I{~unilunic Drroe, Morn~ng Gloxy Dxive and
Pnmrose Lane The trees were set away fxom the road
edge, located Uctween the tents and naxrow walks, and
wexe planted in a Lncar patrexn wrth regulax spacmg
The p~ttern rematned after the tents were ieplaced Uy
cottages
'i'he Batchelder Ranch apple orchaid mmazned on-
site for many years Most of the apple trees were
replaced whcn c ottagcs wcxe built sometune aftex 1919
Remnant trecs and uecs that havc devcloped from
orchaid seeds can strll be found on Chautauqua
grounds A nuinber of apple trees e~st aloi~g the roads
and alleys 1s well as on thc ad~acent hillstdes ~nto
I3luebell Canyon and towaxds t1~e Chautauqua meadow
Aside fxom the hneax street txees, planungs withtn
Chautauqua have bcen fairly mformal, consisung oE
stands of ecexgreens such as those that exist along
Astox Lane and the uidmidual trees and shxubs planted
by coteagexs The iesidenual axea of thc Chautauqua is
somewhat park-hke m chzxactex Landscapmg and
Eencmg has not been used to define propexty edges ox
boundaries and this has grently ndded to the `camp'
feeLng of thc sitc
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Uothood havc Ucen changcclto a modexate degree aud
arc m fatr c ondinon The sttong hnear tree plant~ng pat-
te~ns have been sltghtly eroded ovex the ycars Trees
have beev lost and ~eplacements have someames been
repl2n[ed in locat~oos that disrupt die Lneax stxeet rsee
plaim«g pattc~ n
l.andscaEnng fox mdividual cottages has xeta~ned its
"cainp" chaxacter 1m m~st inqtances There are a few
mtitnnces whete landncapmg of fxont yardti has
ob5curedimpoilan~ hi~toticviews of cotta~res and
clotied ofC ihe land.cape of the cotCage fioin the pubi~c
sllcet
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Foicst both wttl~m the ncighboxhood and m the Gteen
1'he C}reen m particulax has many mature shade tme
specimens and uee gioves ~hat add to the chaxactex of
the suc In placet, matuimg and mappxopxiately placed
plant matertal have bcen detumental to the characCer of
C6autauqua ImpoitnnL views have bcen intcxrupted
and aLClutectural icons have beeu madveitently
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larly iinpaclcFi Uy volunteei plantrngs and the maturtng
of plantcd mnieiial Seveial of thc unportant outdoor
sp2ccti c~cated by the sensitive placement of trees and
,h~ ubti havc ~~ccn compLOmtsed Uy addlUOna1 plant~ngs
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1 Pxeservc the "camp" quahty of thc gxounds Uy ~
xetaming the e~st~ng open communlty chaxacter of
the xesident~al area This mcludes
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Resmctrng the constructron o£ fences to I
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Resincttng boxdex planungs such as hedges
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il oE the Chautauqua streets i
~~ 2 Restore the htstoxtc street tree pattern tkuoughout
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wttkun the ezusung stxong pattcrns ,
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to xe-estabhsh the histonc condmon I
Txees that are mappropriately located or that '
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spaces by caiefully locaung new plant matenal to `;
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allurtraied on the Plan more detaaled dengn zr nececrary ~~
The hastortc patternzng of tbe exarteng rtgn~cant treer ,
and tree grove~ sboudd be ~reserved and as stgntfacant
groves mature, dat trees should be an-fadled wath new treer
of the rame pecree If thas r~ nal pocrtble, new tree rpecrer
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CHAUTAU9UA PARR HISTORIC DISTRICT,c ~ 1 I l RAI I~1NUtil \PL \S~,I 55~I1 NI
Baseline Road
Dcscription
BaseLne Road is the northexn edge of the
Chautauqua Park Histonc Dismct, and has pxovided
access to the stte stnce tts mcephon m 1898 Begmnmg
as a naxxow gxavel xoad, BaseLne Road has evolvcd as
one of Boulder's matn axtenals, connecung the c1ty to
the foothllls The ongmal enteance mto Chautauqua
was a gravel dnve th2t was located on the sune spot
wheie the Shelter House is today In 1912, the mam
vehtculax entry was relocated west to Grant Street,
whexe the cuxrent entrance e:usts today Tlus xeduced
conflicts between trolley usexs and those arxtvmg by
hoxse, buggy ox car (hoxseless carxiage) At that tune,
thc ortginal entrance became a pedestrian-only entry
and w1s the spot whexe a v~sitor would disembaxlc from
the trolley, purchase a ucket and walk tnto Chautau9ua.
Basehne Road is sepaxatcd fmm the Green by a change
m grade that vanes fxom a low stone wall to a steep
slope The edge ts covexed by thtck vegetauon that is
punctuated by three histoncally stgmficant entrances
The threc entrances to Chautauqua axc located on
73aschne Road Two axe pedesman entranccs and one ts
vehicular The westetn entLy at Gxant Street is the pxi-
mary vehiculax cnuance into Chautauqua and ts flanked
by two low, stone walls Tl~e oxiginal vehicle entrance
was located at the cuxxent Shelter f-Iouse entxance This
onginal dnve was and sttll is the xoute of the e~sttng
walkway Exom the Shelter House to the Dmmg Hall.
The Lmcoln Street entxy, is a pedesman entrance oF
xustrc stone steps and retatmng walls Purther to the
east the Shelter House Entrance is the oldest and most
prorrunent pedesuYan entry to Chautauqua
'1"he Shelter I-Iouse ts the second shelter construct-
ed on this site, built m 1917 as a wait~ng axea for strcet-
cars, and xe~lacing an eaxher carnage gateway The
stone shelter, conaete terracc and stcps, and us adjom-
ing walls are of the rusuc style that was prcvalent dur-
ing thc carly 1900s The opemng m the shelter's walls is
d~ecdy ahgned wlth Dmtng Hall and the arbor built tn
1908 The shelter replaced an earher ucket booth that
was moved dunng the early 1900s
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. Basclme Road has changed constderably since
Chautauqua Uegan m 1898 T7ie trolley no longex xuns,
the toad has been wtdened aud has becn 2nd paved wtth
asphalt smce the 1940s Today, I3aseLne Road carues a
I volume oF tr2ffic large enough to be designlted a5 an
~ lrterlal street The roxd edge along Chlutauqua 1s m a
~ snnllax locatton to where it was oiig~nally, although the
dtffexence m elevatton between Chautauqua and Baseltne
~ Road has been tncreased Histortc photo documentatton
mdicates that Basehne Road was lowexed someume after
the construcuon of the second Shelter House m 1917
Thc vegetahon along I3asehne Road, pxtmaiily
wecdy sPecies that have volunteered, l~ati Uecome ovex-
' grown msulung in a greatly cUnumshed vicw between
~, 13aselinc Road and Chautauqua
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I3asehne Road edgc are in gcnexally f;tir condittoc~ and
ehe aica 6as ietained a htg6 degeee of l~istoxical mtegLt-
ty Ae Gr1n[ Street, the Eeahires of the main entry to
Chautauqua am tn good condihon This entry has
some deteriorahon of the stone walls and has a few
mcompauble addtaons, including Uenches, a low mass-
ing of shxubs and oxnamental tLces fhc Lincoln Strcet
pedestrian entry (steps nnd retammg walls) ts m faix
=~ condltton. '1'he stone retatning walls and steps are p~es
ent 6ut axe Ue~nning to detextoxate and ~re m need of
xestoxauon "I'he Sheltei I-Iouse entry is m good condt-
tton and has bcen well mau~tatned "Phe "stonc
lantcxns" on the top of thc stonc walls have bccu
removed and axe cuxxently m stoxage, die planttng axcas
m tl~e entxy pla'ra have been filled m with concxete
ptivmg, the dn~ktng fountain removed and stcps have
bcen added to access the lowexed Basehnc Ro1d
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Chautauqua Green
Dcs~~rt~~ ton
Tlie Chautauqua Grcen is one oE Bouldex's most
beloved civic spaces It 1s also one of the most unpor-
tant elements of the Chautauqua site and contrtbutes to
rts htstorical sigmficance The Green's curxent size is
approwmately 10 acres, consistrnp of a laxge oval mead-
ow defuied by a loop road with angled and paxallel
paxktng thc Ranger Cottage and its assoctated paYkmg,
a natuxahzed landscape edge, aud the walk~vay from
Baselmc mto the stee passing tl~rough thc Axbar to the
Dmmg Hall
I3tstonczlly, the Chxutauqua Gxcen began as pas-
tureland that was ongmally assoctated wtth the
Batchelder Ranch Durmg Chautauqua's early develop-
ment, the Chautauqua Green pxovided hoxse and car-
iiage parlung for visitoxs to the site as horses and car-
iiages wexe not allowed mto thc southern pornon Thc
eaxly plat of Chautauqua did not mclude the 2rca where
the Chautauqua Green is located
'I'hc transformaaon of thc Chautauqua Gxecn
Uegan to occux m 1901 when the Bouldex Improvement
Assoaatton employcd W W Parce, a landscape axchitect
fxom Rochester, New Yoilc to complete a plan for the
Park As mentroned under the UrUan Foxm Sectlon,
the plan was adopted by the city m 1904 Uut its where-
aUouts axc unknown and rt ts unavaillUle for mview
I Iowever, the `plan' cleaxly included the Cl~autauqua
Gxeen or "Tennls Parl~' as 1t was known when
Fxedeiick Law Olmstcd, Jx evaluated thc sitc in The
Impxovement oF Bouldex, Colorado Report to the City
improvement Associatron pubhshed in 1910 0lmsted,
Jr provided a vexy detaIled evaluatton of the "Tenms
P1rk", ieferrtng to " the laige oval terrzce fox tenms
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In 1902, the Boulder Improvement Association
xe~uesred that Me Paxce superv~sc the woxk at
Chautauqua It ic unclcar as to how long Paxce stayed
mvolved unth the development of thc grounds at
Chautauqua However, it is assumed that he conhnued
to stay duxtng the period bctween 1902 aud 1912 for
thc design of ehe °Gaxdcn", builL tn 1907, the devel-
oped of Chautauqua Giccn as it was plowed and secd-
ed as an oval `renms parlc' by 1910, and thc construc-
non of thc cixculax loop cirtvc and entry road m 1J12
Durmg ttus penod Paxce was also comtmssioned to
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dcsign a subdroision and planhng plan for the Gxeen
Ivlountam Cemctery tn Bouldei, localed ~ust cast of
~, Chautauqu~
Located approxtmately half-way betwcen Basehne
Road and t6e Audttomim is a small ttone and log ~rboi
was Uutlt m 1908, and has been dcacitUed as resung
spot Far those arrtvtug at Chautauqua ou the txolley
The arbox is s~tuated along ehe centexlrne of the walk-
way so that thc walk passes thLOUgh it As it ts today,
thc routc ~vas vexy steep and the a~ boi ongmally pro-
vided a wclcome spot fox xest 7'hc ~iUor is a rusttc
style struchire chaxactexved by iis massroe, nattve stone
6ase and w211s, and its log t~mber toof constructron
'Ihc newest addlnon to the Chautauqua Gxeen te
the Rangci Cottage and tts assoctaled parlung aiea that
was bu~lt tn 1985 "C6c Rangex Coltage is locatcd at thc
southwesc coxner of the Chautauqun Gieen with dic
paxlnng !ot set between the cntry road and the
Chautauqua open space meadow
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Exislin~; C.oudit~on
The form and size of the Chautauqua Gxeen
closely rescmbles the " laxge oval terrace for temus
couxts" descnUed Uy Olmsted, Jx in 1911 and is vexy
sumlar to the 1915 plan The oval terrace was most
hkely budt as a large gxassy meadow wtth the topo-
gxaphical foxms and genexal arxangement that cuemntly
exists It ts also ltlcely that the tennts courts and paths
shown on the 1915 plan were never budt Ongmally,
these two elements, the topogxaphy and the dxive con-
figurahon, combmed to dcfine the oval gcometxy that is
the strongest charactensuc oE the Chautluqua Gicen
Today, the laxge gxassy field remams and the oval
form is shll strongly defined by the stte topogxaphy,
roads and plant~ngs while xetammg a lugh degree of
lntegxlty SuUde grade changes that begln at Clemaus
Street whexe the gxound quicldy slopes away fxom the
street are sull vexy evtdent and are crlt~cally important
ro the mtegnty oE the Chaut2uqua Gieen The park
drtve has been changed ovex the yeaxs m two ways Thc
pximary loop road xemams along thc ortgmal aLgmnent,
but changes to the xoad m 1985 ehmmated the two
mteYior xounded comexs While this added `gxeen'
space to the park tt also impacted and weakened the
histortc clhpucal shapc of thc space
Htstoxically,the dnve was widexthan ~xesent dny
2nd accommodated parlung m a parallcl manncr axound
the Grcen Changes wexe then madc to naxxow the
drme and accommodate parktng m a manner both on
the mner edges oE the Gxeen and paxallel paxlung along
the outer edge Paxlang along the outer edgc has lcss
unpact on the unportant oval shape of the Green, whtle
the mnex edge parkmg ~mpacts the hne oE the oval
The gxeatest tmpact to the Chautauqua Green has been
the changes to the ongtnal road configuxauon A sec-
tton of stone guttcr along the east side of the Green
was xeconstructed m the 1980's and differs m chaxactex
from the histonc stone guttees elsewhere on-site The
newer gutter has a stecp sidc slope and is buIlt of vaxy-
mg sandstone pieces set m concrete The use of stone
ts commendable, howevex the foxm oE the gutteY is not
compattblc with thc htstoxic guttcrs.
The dnve has pxovided paxlung as well as traffic
cixculatron fox many yeaxs, most hkely begtvnmg m
1912 when the ~me was first mstalled The dual pur-
pose conunues today, although thoughts have changed
on how to control these uses Narxovnng the xoadway
and pxovidmg well-defined parlung spaces is a common
techmque and the changes to the dxlve m 1985 Followed
this approach In genexal, the naxxoanng of the xoad
has had only a moderate unpact on the site's mtegrtty,
but smce the drme genexally follows its historic aLgn-
ment the ~mpact ts lessened Likewlsq the addtuon of
the angled parkmg obviously chsxupts the visual con-
necuon Uetwccn thc icsidenuai ama and the
Chautauqua Grcen, but it is a fa~rly modexate unpact
and pailung has been a pait of Clcmaus Street for
yeaxs
The arca suxrounding the Chautauqua Gxeen oval,
the landscape edge, ~s vexy stmtlai tn foxm and chax:tetex
to its lustoric condtuon The most extensive change
occurred along the west edge of the Chautauqua Green
when the R2ngex Cottage and its assoctated paxlung
were burlt m 1987 Thc sittng, massmg foxm and scale
of the Kanger Cottage axe very sympathetrc to the his-
tonc site, aud the building is a companUle addit~on to
the histonc disti7ct The struchzxe ts so similar m archi-
Cectural desi~rn tliat is difficult to dtsanguish between it
and the histoxtc buildtngs The parlctng area is the
gxeatest impact to thts poxt~on of the Chautauqu2
Gxeen, pnmaxIlj~ duc to the unatuacuve view of the
long lmear asphalt paving that is scen as a visttox enters
thc srte fxom the Gxant Steeet entrance
In contxast, the landscape buffex between the dnve
xnd the parlung area is vexy effecuve tn scxeenmg thts
area from thc iemazndex of thc Chautauqua Gxeen
Unfoxtunately, views Erom the Gieen to the ad~acent
foothills open space have dmumshed I'he addtuon oF
the Ringex Cottage and its assoctated parlung has had
an unpact on thc relatronship between the Chautauqua
Grecn and the Chautauqua Meadow The view between
the two has Ucen lessened by planangs ro scmen the
paxlung lot and the sense of a laxge open space wxap-
pmg around the residenttal neighUorhood has been
wealcened
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The ArUor ts m vexy good condttion Tt is a mn-
trlbuCmg feature to ehe Chautauqua Park IIistortc
D~stxtct and has a 6igh degree of mtegnty The stone
piei walls and benches are as ortgtnally coustructed
The log Ueams and iakeis tl~at compiise the roof struo-
ture have been replaced or xestoxed sevexal hmes, most
xecently m 2003
Planung wuhtn the Gxeen is m good condtnon
and has a htgh degxee of mtcgrtty A number of laxge,
mature trees occux wtthm the Chautauqua Greeu
Compaxtng the size and s~ecics oF these trces wlth his-
toxic photograplis fxom the 1940s indicate that they
wem planted durmg the oxiglnal development of thc
axca in the eaxly 1900s Although no plantmg des~gn
was found dunng the course of this study, the pattexn
of the mature trees and shiubs (as wcll as his[ortc pho-
tos) cleaxly reEleces a design mtent to define the space
and direct views mto and across the Chautauqua Green
Groupmgs of dectduous tsees, such as Amencan
Islm, Hoxsechestnut 1nd Kentucky Coffeetrec, deFine
the northeastexn and southwestern edges of the oval
S~rnilar gxoupmgs occur along the center portton of
Clemaus Dnve wtth the area dtrectly m front of the
roure of Gaxden Place votd of any txees Likewlse, the
extent of mature txees unmedtately to the noxthwest of
thc Dming Hall is Lmitcd to one Bluc Spxuce Views
across these two parncular spaces are engagtng and one
can saEely mnmatc that the oxigtnal trees were planted
to accentuate the views A Eoxmal hne of trees was
planted between the Sheltex House entrance and Dimng
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thc landscapg edge Unfortunately, many of the smaller
trees have nqt Ueen as caxefully placed as the oxibnnal
trees were In paxriculax, several trees near the Dmmg
Hall and evep the newest small trees neax the entry
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CHAUTAUQUA PARK HISTORIC DISTR[CT ( I L I~ i2nl lAVUSI API 1`„1 `,~~tl ti I
~2~'contmenQatiou5 New ttee and shxub planungs should be
1 The Chautauqua Gxeen should Ue presexved and designed to restorc and reinfoxce the origi-
xestored to xeElect its htstortc foxm, stze and con- nal planung patterns that emphasized vicws
figurauon This area is Fustoxically sigmFicant m its mto the Chautauqua Green fxom the entry
own xtght, and is a contrtbutrng feature to the dnve, vtews towards and away fxom the
Chautauqua sitc Dimng HaLI and vtews tnto the Green fxom
In paxt~cular, die htstonc patrerns, topogra- Gaiden Plnce
~ phy, dxme and mahixe trees should Ue pxe
sexved 2 The outcr landscapc edgc of the Chautauqua
~ The c~culax loop xoad should be ro-con£tg- Gxeen should be mstoxed and matntamed as a
uicd to xe-mstate the noxthwest mtexior more naturahsuc landscape edge with new plant-
oval edge tl~at has histoncally defined thc ltlgs oE tndigenous gxasscs and foxbes
~I oval shape of the Green
~'I '1'he southeast corner near the Dinmg Hall 3 The cntry dxroc fxom I3aseLne Road should bc
should be remfoxced wtth planungs to xeconfigured and rebuilt to unptove the aesthellcs
restoxe the intent of the onginal xounded of thc entry sequcncc mto Chautauqua and to
corner oE the Grecn The ctrcular plantex impxove pedcstrtan and vehtculae access Iu par-
I~ ~ should be restoLed reflect~ng the ougtnal trcular, the histaric views fxom the entxy rond
shape oE the planung Ucd towards the D~nmg IIall should be xestored by
Tlie mtextox of the oval sho~ild be pxe etther xemovmg trees ox xelocattng trecs
scivcd with no mtsrruphons made to the once they have dted
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Thc cuculax loop road should xemntn un-
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q Reconsuuct ehe detached walk along Clematrs
~; Street as a sidewalk and restoxe the histoxic street
txee pattern (sec Roads, Alleys and Wallcs section)
5. Relocate the Roclc Mmers Monument (tustalled m
1985) to a moxe mumate pedestxian oiYCnted lo-
~~ ~~ clrion on the ontside cdge oC the Uxeen
6 Constx~et an orientauon waystde aiong Kmmkmic
~ Rotid across Erom the patlung area on the westem
edge of the Chnutauqua Green to allow visiCoxs to
, pull off of the mam xo2d fox vtaltor dxop-off ~nd
oitentauon purposcs
7 Constxuct a drainage swale ~long the west side oE
•-, ~' Klnmlcinic, bchmd Lhe wtiys~de to xoute diamage
~ noxth to the stoxin sewer systein
I 8 Add pedestrtan I~ghang along the eastside of the
Gxcen between the Dmmg IIall and Shelte~
I House Light standard5 should be tlie appioved
Chautauqua pedestrtan pole and himui2ire
Provide a nunlmum namUex o@ fiYtuxes, foux tu
.- eh~s axea suggested All ltghung shall meet thc
~ xecju~rements of the pxoposed 13oulder Lighung
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',' 9 Phe Axbor should be preserved as a signtficant
. I component ~ud contriUutmg featuxe 'Lhe ie-
lauonshtp bctween the oval, Che drtve and the
~ arbox is cqually important and as such it should be
pxeserved
10 'I'he landscape maeenais Yhat compxisc Che setnng
for the arbox could be mod~fied shghtly and sttll Ue
xy ', compaable with thc histor~c character o£ the
,,,~ arbor FoY example, iC the landscapc edge oC the
Chautauqua Grcen wexe to Ue converted to its
naturahsuclandscape chaizcter wtdi nauve gras-
i scs, tlus treatrnent would be compatrble wtth Che
xusuc charactex of the axbox and may enhlnce its
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CHAUPAUQUA PARK HISTOIZIC DISTRLCT < < i , ~ , ~, ~ , . „I 5~111 V
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The Dmiug FIall is one of Chuutauqua's oxigmal
Uuildmgs BuIlt m its maugural yeax oF 1898 by the
constxucuon company of W M Wmdham of Dcnver,
the buildtng ts sited at the edge of the Chautauqua
Uxcen at a locauon that orginally aLgned wiih a boa~d-
walk le2cltng mto the site flom Basehne Koad
Although the Ghautauqua Dtrung I3all has been mocll-
fied on sevexal occasions, the buildmg has iemamed a
vlsual icon and a charactec-defining Eeatuxe
1'he oxtgiual buildm~ was smaller than Yhe cuxxent
stxuchue, but its two charactensttc shtngled towers weie
exrly features Access mto the bwlcLng was ortgmally
along a wooden sta~case, built to coinplement the
Uuitdmg uchttecmxe The columned poich or veLanda
was added tn 1899, and the buildtvg was espauded aftcr
1906 A tent platfoim was located ad~acent to the
Dming Hall's west fac~des and connected the l~uildtng
wtth Cottage 100, which was the olftce at the ume
Duxmg the Chautauqua's yeaxs, the Dmtng Hall
sttc was geneLally dcfined Uy two boaxdwallcs, mcluc~ng
the Uoaxdwalk that exLevded from the Basehne Street
euny and covlmucd to the Auditortum The boaxdwalk
fxom I3ascLne Road wns a Lneai pxth thlt provided
dtxect access to the sitds ma~or buildmgs for those
aiuvmg by trolley The other boaxdwalk was built pax-
allel to thc D~mng Hall's north Eacades and genexally
followed a dttt Load that is now ClemaYts Dnve The
bolydwalk conttnucd to Ktnntlamc Road providing
acccss to thc cottages along Clcmaus Stxeet Thc two
boardwallcs mtersected neax the noxtheast coxnex of the
butlding
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• The Dmmg Hall setttng has changed considerably
smce its consuucCton tn 1898 with most of the changes
occurnng dunng the last 10 yenrs An el2Uox2te terrace
with sandstone walls and planters, xed t~nted concrete
pavmg and plautmgs was built at d~e entxy tneo the
Chautauqua Dming I-Ialt m 1987 'fhe boaxdwalks dis-
appeared years 1go and new ctrculltton patterns rrum-
rru~e the oxtgmal connecltons that e~sted between the
lllnmg Hall and the Audttoxlum, and between the
Dmmg Hail and the Shelrex House entrance
A wlndtng coucrete plth leads from the nottheast
corner of the Dtnmg Ha11 south to the Aud~tormm
'1'he oitg~nal stearghte1, Lnear connecaon i5 only sLghtly
,~~ vitiible The connecnon was oiiginally widex, open to
carnages and cais, and created a grand entry to die
~ AudttoL7um Wivle lhe curtent concxete path makes the
same connecuon it is not m cliaiactex unth the ortgtnal
scale of the approach 1'his htstonc connecnon
bettveen d~e Dmmg Hall and Aaditormm is important
today because thc res~rooms m the rcar and undernea~l2
the Dtnmg Flnll axe used durmg 1ludiroiiiim events
Newex treee havc Ueen planted rn this aiea but
~ obscure the hisronc connecrions between buildings
.• The hnenx wall: flom tl~e Dmmg IIall to the west that
oxtgmally connected the cottages along Glemaeis llrroe
^o longer e~sts and the oiiginal street txees are gone
with the excepuon of one oi nvo
The new tcxxace piovtdes usablc space foi the
busy restaurant at the Dmmg Hall Howevex, die mass-
tng of the texxacc and the eatensive use of sandstone
detxacts Fxom the Dmmg Hall's histonc mtegnty The
use oE red unted conciete derracts fxom the historic
uature of the Dming IIall and of the entice Cha~tauqua
site 'I'here does not appear to be histonc precedent for
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Rcconimcitd~tttons
1 The Dming Hall sett~ng, outside of the axel of the
terxace, should be restoxed to reflect its histortc
form and configuratron The setang provides an
tmportant htstoxical conuecuon between
Chautauqua's most sigruficant buddmgs and as
such tt should Ue xestoxed to reclaun those visual
and physical connecuons
2 As mamtenance, repairs ox xeconstructton axe
xcqu~cd to thc Dimng Hall Terrace proceed wtth
the histonc chaxactei of tlie site and archrtectuxe
of thc buildtng m reund
Use matertals compatrble with the histoiic
chaxactex and wtth a pxecedent on the site
(stonq concmte and wood)
Avoid the use of colored, stamped concxete
Mamtam a strong connechon with the
Grecn
Connect hnes avd spaces of texrace wtth
thc architecturc of thc Dmmg Hall
Pxovtde simple plannngs that highhghts the
archttcch~xc of the Dnimg Hall
3 The walk from tl7e ArUox to the Dming I Iall and
to the Audttonum should Ue reconstructed to
follo~v histoxic pattcrns This w~ll provide a bettex
connechon between t6ese mipoxtant Eeamxes and
wtll pxovtdc bcttcx acccss to thc tluditonum
4 The service area should Ue reoxg2mzed to
more eEficiently use the space for Dirung Hall
service and to provtde more useable accessible
paxlung spaces and building entey
Retocate of CCA mamtenance stoxage axeas
to anothcxlocatron (Scc Pirn~c Pavilion /
New Malntenence Site sectton)
Rclocatc cmploycc parktng to ncw parkmg
axea neax Yennis couxt
A low stone wall, compatrUle wtth stone
constxuchon m Chautauqua should be built
to replace the cedar fence sepaxanng the
service area fxom the Centcnntal Gaxden to
the south (see Centennlal Garden)
12estore the histonc restroom UuilcLngs for
storage or adapave xe-use
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5 The h~stonc pattexns, setbacks, Eeatures and vego-
tat~on along Clematts Street should be preserved
and icstoxed
A naxxow walk should Ue xeconstructed on i
thc south side of Clemat~s Stxeet 'Po ~
respect the onginal stecet psttcxmng, Lhe
walk should be detached ac~d sepaeated from
the ioad by a nuzow trce lawn
6 Add pedcstrtan hghtrng along Clemans betwcen
the Dmmg Hall and Ranger Stltron Provide a ~
ixununam numbex of fixtures, thxee m tlus area
See Stte T.tghung Secnon for fuxthex deta~l
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Dantng H~tld, ~vor,~eng clorely weth the aoncer.raonatre, Czty
of Boulder, CCA and bualdtng arcbatect
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CHAUTAUQUA PARK H19TORIC DISTRICT ~: I II~~L~I lAADSl APf 1ti5i `,ti111 NI
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I)cscnpt~on
While Chautauqua is best kno~vn fox rts aits, cu(-
tuxe and educauonal progxams, the communtty's xecre-
anonal acriviues were also unpoxtant In addmon to
adult recxeauon, the cluldren at Chautauyua have
numerous oppottututres Eor acuvity and play The play-
gxound, located to the east of the Audttoxtum, is xn
area that sexved as an tnEoYmal Eeld for sports( mclud-
mg a few years as a bascball Field) and fox the past 90
yeaxs has been the site of Chautauqua's only foimal
playground. The c1ty £trst developed the site as a play-
ground m 1913, addmg a wadmg pool m 1915 PrioY to
its use for xeaeauon, thc site was a`coxxal axea', pYOVid-
rng paxlung for horse and buggtes
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The playgxound has changed sevexal hmes smcc rts
f~st sunngs and shdes wcxc Uuilt Thc wadmg pool fcll
mto disxepau~ and was xcmovcd m the 1930s Dunng
the mtd-1980s the curxent tenms couxY was added to
the eastern edge oE the playground The playground
changed agam tn the mtd-1990s when I.o~s WoIE
donated $50,000 fox equipmcnt A infosmal gravc
pailung area ts ad~acent to thc tennts court on thc cast-
S1C~C
The playground site xemams an unpartant axca in
Chautauqua Its comfoxtable shaded settrng is ideal for '
a playground The playground itself has expenenced a
high degree of change ovex the couise of Chautauqua's
histoxy Most of the ortgmal elements of the play
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ment It is not known if the shape nud configurauon
of the playground was pxevtously sunilax to what e~usts
today The loc2uon of the playgxound has xemamed
unchanged IIowevex, overgxown understory shxubs
and matunng txecs have made the playgiouud scem
iemote and disconnected fiom the ad~acent parlc axeas
'I'he uea is not ieaddy vtstblc from the Auditonum ox
fiom the Dtntng Hall
The tenms couxt was recently resuxfaced 'i'he
mformal parlung aeea is undefined and is fatrly hidden
Erom the xoad Tlus parkuig area appexrs to Ue undex-
uultzcd on a daily basts although parked Eull for
Chautauqua events Tl~c paxkuig lot is well scxeened
from thc Auditarmin and Dimng Hall, surLOUnded by
natuxahsttc vegetatton
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~ 1 'Phc extshng playgxoimd should xemam and the
axea should be vtsually reconnected to the
Audttorlum and to the llmtng Hall by selectrocly
thmntng the understoxy vegetahon
2 A wincLng walk is proposed to connecr the north
audttonum aren to the playgLOUnd
i 1'he paxktng area offcxs an o~porhuuty to rmpxovc
Chautauqua's paxlilng needs "i'he site should bc
giaded and an cxpanded paxlung area should Uc
built The gradtng and site desi~i shoald be
accoinphshed so that the paxlung atea is not v~siUle
fiom eithex the Audttoxtuin or From vehicles entee-
ing Chautauqua via 12th Street A dense pt2nttng
buEEex should be pl2ced on tl~e noithexn and cast-
exn edges oE the lot to UufEex the ad~acent res~-
dences (scc'PYansportanon 1nd Yaxlan~
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A pcdestiYan wnikway and staus is pxoposed to
connect the parlcmg axca to the Audlkortum. The
extstrng iplnyground w21k will lead visitors to the
Dmmg Hall l.ow tevel pedestnan Lghbng should
be provtded in portions of the parlung lot aeea to
incrcase vistbtLty and safety
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Auditorium
Dcscripl ~on
The Chautauqua Auditortum was one of the fixst
buildtngs built fox the Colorado Chautau9ua Dests~med
by FxankLn L,ugene I~ddex and E R Rtce, the
Auditonum was bwlt duxtng Chautauqua's mauguial
year, 1898 It is an tmpressme structure and as such is
the most sigmficant buildmg on-site Equally unpxes-
sme 1s 1ts sthng Ptomtnendy located on a high pomt
on the sitds xollmg hillside and at its easternmost edge,
the Auclttonum sexved as the vlsual icon of Chautauqua
fox yeaxs At the tune of constructron and fox many
yeaxs Eollounng, the Audttortum was vlsible fxom most
axeas oE the city as well as from the hillsides south of
Chautauqua
The gxeatest change to the Auditorlum's settrng
occuxred m 1906 when the stone promenade was built
The promenade consists of sandstone walls, steps and
ptexs that surxound the AucLtonum on its cast, wcst and
north Eacades, cxeaung a level terrace between the
Uuildtng and the wall
The promenade is a massroe, rusttc style structure,
built of rough cut sandstone wlth a hammexed sand-
stone cap It extends out as a half circle on the
Auditortum's east facade to provide a welc om~ng entxy,
with the halGcu~cle symmetrically placed on the
Auc~toiium's door A metal guardrail wuh tlun vexucal
xails is set on Yop of the stone promenade On the
narth, a formal staucase of stone steps, flanked by
laxge vextrcal piers and metal handrails, connects the
Auditoi7um with the Duung Hall On this facade, thc
pxomenade is skewcd and is not paxallel to eithex facc
of the buildmg The pxomenade is centered on the
entrre buildtng width, not on the undth of the facade
The Audttonum's ongmal setnng conststed of
mdigenous gxasses, laxge rocks and steep slopes Thc
building appeared to rtse out of the natuxal landscape.
' Duxmg Chautauqua's earhest yeaxs, a diit xoad fxom the
~, noxth made access to the tlucLtonum possrble
I Fuxchexmoxe, begmnmg tn 1899, a boardwalk con-
I nected the Audttonum wtth the Dmmg Hall and with
~I Chautauqua's entxy at BaseLne Road Aftex 1906, a
I loop, du~t road was built around thc Auditarmm and
was m place (although poxhons were closed to vehicular
I~~ txaffic) unttl 1940
I The terrace consists of concrete and sandstone
pavmg, lawns, and trees On the east facade, the terxace
1s at one clevatton 7'he east and north texrace eleva-
t~ons are Che same unttl d~e center of the noxth eleva-
tton As the texiace contrnucs aYOUnd thc buildtng
towaids the wcst, the texxace steps down two sta~xcases
, Thc texxace along thc south facade is a mixtuie of
pavmg a~d planungs
A newex texrace ts located on thc southwestern
corner of buildmg It is set Uelow the road grade and is
, butlt of cut sandstone pieces of vaxying sizes that are
lazd tn a random pattexu Steps flanked Uy two sand-
I stone walls provtde access to the sidewallc and the road
A sandstonc retaimng wall hnes the eastexn edge of the
i tcxracc with a grassy lawn and a xow of ~urupers shxubs
set above the wall One of the thxee ttcket luosks is
I located on this texrace as well as a dnnlung fount2m
and a stone monument with a commemorauve plaque
~i Several large txces and a few shxuUs are placed
haphazardly around the base of the piomenade and on
the texxace Two small apple trccs flank the promenade
entxy on the west facade, along with six ~umper shrubs
tl~at axe set fairly symmetrical to either side of thc
Audttonum dooxs and ad~acent to the buildtng A num-
bex of large trecs and shxuUs axe along the base of the
promenade on this facade includtng a White Ptne and
an Engelmann Spruce
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The setnng of the Chautauqu2 Auditoxium is tn
modetate conditron Two stgmflcant changes eo the
settlng have occuxmd 2t dlffexent pexiods, m very diffex-
ent ways, and each has impacted the Audttonum The
most sigmficant change occurred eaxly tn the
AucLtonum's histoxy when the stone promenade wxs
built in 1906 Although it was not part of die build-
mg's onginal construcuon, [hc pxomennde is a charac-
ter-defimng feature of the Auditortum's setung unth its
stone walls and pters bemg its most sl~uficant feah~xe
The pxomenade ictams the ma~onty of its otigtnal forni
and matenals with the excepuon of the texxace where
Che histonc matexials are no longcr evident The stone
walls uid piexs that compitse the pxomeuade are in vexy
good condihon
However, a number oE changcs have been made to
the ~~romeuade that impact its mLegnty, spectfically the
modificxnon of the narth staircase, the addition of t6e
metal guardrail and the removal of the oxtgmal steps to
the west 'I'he promenade origmally had two staiecases
that connected the Audttortum wtCh thc Dmntng Hall
and the Ceneenrual Gaxden Someume duxtng the
1920's the western sta~xcxse was xcmoved and the opcn-
mg was Cilled in witl~ an eKtension of the stone wall
cecaung the greatest unpace to the sitc
Another early modificauon wn+ tl~e addinon of the
mctal radmg along tl~e top of the stone w211, whtch was
probaUly :tdded far safety reasons Anodier unpact to
the stoi~e promenade was the 1950 work on the north-
ern sta~rcase that replaced the wooden steps wtth nax-
rowex concxete steps In the 1990s metal hand ratls and
stone planters between [hc s[eps and the ong1n21 stone
piers were added 1'he rahonale fox the unpxovement
was sound, however the destgn of the handxails is out
of scale un[h the setung and the plantexs dtmmish the
massive foxm nnd scalc of the on~,nnal walls In addi-
tlon, the handrails do not meet the xequrxements of ehe
Americans wtth DisaUilihes Act In addtt~on to the
chinges to the staircase, the walkway between thc
Auchtortum and the Duung I3all was xelLgned Tlus
change dtsrupted the natural connecYton between Yhe
two buildmgs, which dumnished an tmportant spaual
connechon be[ween the AucLtonum and Dmmg Hall
One of the gxcatest impacts to the Chautauqua
site has been the loss of the views between the
Auc3~tonum and its gurxoundmgs, mclucliug vicws to
and fxom Bouldex The trees on the teirace and along
the bace of the promenade have become overgrown
and c~rrently block the sigmficant vie~vs fiom the
Auditonum towards the c1ty oE Boulder Ltkewise, the
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l~is[oetc viewi Form the 12th S~eet entry has been com-
pionused as ,the Audttoxtum is only vlsible thxough a
densc screen' of txees r'or many years, the Chautauqua
Audttonum was ;t visual lcon and could be cleaxly seen
fxom 2 numbex of locattons tncludmg the Uruverslty of
Coloxado and BaseLne Road
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'' propaced resdorahon of dhe nortk entrance to the AudUOreum
Rc< on~ruend~~1 ~ons
1 The Auditormm sett~ng should be pxesexved, •
restorcd and rehabilitated to reflect its Iustortc pat-
terns, form, matexials and charactex The setring
contrtbutes to the histoncal sigruficance of the
Audttonum, and ts a characteristtc feature of the
Chautauqua site
2 The sgruFicant views to and fxom thc Auditorlum
should Ue xestorcd
The views towards thc City of Boulder
fxom the east and north texraces should be
xestoxed by the xcmoval of overgrown vege-
taeton
New vegetauon at the base of the prome- ''
nade should of hardy or mdtgenous plant- ~
tngs that when mature will icmazn lowex
than the top of thc wall
The views of the Auditonum fxom the -
southexn hillside should be xcstared by
selecuve thtnnmg oE the hillside vcgetatton,
mcludtng the vegetatton on the northein •
cmbankment of I3luebell Canyon '
On-site views of the Audttortum ahould be
opcned to restore its histonc pxesence as the '
stte's most unpoxtant stxuctum Clear visual ~y~
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the noxth Uy cxeatrng a laxger open space '-
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The histonc pattexns of the Auc~torium setung
should bc ecstomd tnduding the xe-rnstatement of
the building's rclahonship to its suYxounc~ngs such
as the llmmg Hall and thc noxth la~vn
T'he west sta~case should be reconstructed
to restoie the hlstonc connecnon between
the Auditoxmm and the Centenntal Garden
The xeconstrucuon should follow the his-
toxic destgn mcluchng a sunilai undth and
altgnment to the onginal steps
New walkways should be budt to provide a
better entry sequence mto the Audttoxtum
and a better c~culahon system axound tt
Walkways should follow the histonc pattexns
of the origmal xoads and walks
12estoxe the axea at the Uottom of the north
stcps to 2 small, slopcd plaza 1n cl~aracter
unth thc h~stonc usc and design
Connect the AucLtoxtum to t6e reconsteuet-
ed paxktng aLea (noxtheast) at the tenms
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4 1'he stone walls and pieis of the promen2de
should be pxcsexved and new impxovements
• should Ue syinpxtheuc to the historic pattetns,
uxangcmen~ and matexial oF the htstonc walls
5 'I'he paxlung axea located ~ust noxtheast of the
Auditonum sl~ould be xeconstructed to pxovtde a
hiin xxound and dxop off locauon fox visitois ancl
shutde Uuses Tl~e new construchon should be
loclted ouC of the 12th Strcet view plane from the
Auditonu~n
6 Relocate the ticket booth Eiom the noxthwest cor-
ner of thc A~dttonum to the narthe2st coinet to
provide Ucttex access hom dxive-up purchases
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C}{AUTAUQUA PARK HISTOR[C DISTRICT . t i I fe,~i ~ ~ ~, „~,I bS111 VI
' Centennial Garden
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I' The Ccntenntal Gaxden located bctween thc
Audthonum and the Acadecmc Hall was onginally built
m 1907 The destgnex of the garden is unlinown,
~ ~ although tt may have been the woriz of landscape axchi-
tect W. W Parce who was woxktng on plans fox the
I Chautauqua gxounds at the ttme of the Garden's con-
structron The gaxden cLd not have a name until
, Chautauqua celebxated its 100-year annmcxsary m 1998,
~,I the same yeax the garden was xenovated
~ Pnox to its use as a garden, the area was a cLvided
m two segments by a dtrt road that ~vas most Lkely a
iemnant of the Batcheldex Ranch Farly on, the site
~ I supparted a bandstand for concerts, an ice cream par-
lor, and tents that were used fox events The tce cxeam
parlot was gone by the tune the garden was consrsucted
I but the bandstand rematned, and bccame an integral
~ I paxt of the garden until somehme aftex 1941
The ongmal garden was an elaUoxate labynnth of
loopmg c~xculax paths sepaxated Uy planted beds
F3istoric photographa mdicate that eaxly planungs con-
~~ sisted of shrubs and Elowexs as well as Che towcctng
evexgmens that remam today A sundial was addcd to
' the gaxden m 1915, a donauon Erom Mxs James Co~~te,
and has smce been moved to the landscape axea ad~a-
~ I ccnt to thc Commumty Housc
1'he Centeumal Garden is a very unportant
i Chautauqua spacc, hnktng the Audttorium, the
Acadeixuc I-Iall, the Commumty IIouse and D~ntng
Hall It ts also a beloved gaxden of Lesidents and bcne-
I I factoxs as seen m the be~ck pavers that have Ucen added
i, over the last sevexal years to pxovidc fundmg as well as
I, to commeinorate fatnily and friends
The most chaxactertsuc fcature oC the garden is
thc numerous large evergreen txees that tticlude Blue
i, Spxuce, White Pme, Concolor Ftx and Eastexn
Arborvitac The 1998 changes mcluded thc addmon of
a ccntsal watcr feature with hghts, pcdesteian hghts, thc
xeinoval of most of the loopmg padzs, except far four
f ~ paths that radtate fxom the centet, and the addinon oE a
wooden pxroacy fence
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Z'he Gaxden has chnnged sigmficantly fxom rts
ongmal desgn of 1907 A laxge degrce of change is
~ most I1kely tted to the many years duxing the 1960s
~ I when maintenance ceased and the plannng beds and
paths fell tnto dlsrepatr Thc large matuie evergxeen
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txecs axc rcmnants oF the ortgma] dcsigu and the four
paths generally follow the aLgnment of a few oE the
oxigmal paths
1'he s~ze, shape and coufigurauon of thc gaxden
are vexy similax Co Che origmal design ~lthough the gax-
den has been mduced m s~ze on zts noxth edge The
garden ortgm111y extended all the way to thc stone
bu~ldmg (formex restroom) T'his arca has been gtven
over to mamtcnance actrviues and a ~vood pnvacy fence
currently sepaxates thc garden from the mamtcnance
area Thc ccntral wtitex featuxe is a ncw addmon as are
the pedestrian 1lghts
Many of the Irees m the gaxden, particulaily the
evcrgLeens, are reachmg the end of thetx hfespan and
w~ll need to Ue xemovc d m thc next few years
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CHAUTAUQllA PA2K 1{ISTORIC DISTRICT <<~ I i I1iAI I AVU5~ ~Pb ASSI'StiMLN I
t<<~< <nnni~ n~l~il wnti
• 1 As addiuons, repazrs and m2mtenance are done to
the Garden, the historlc pltterns of the gaxden
should be ictitored and thc eustmg inature trees
should be piotected and presexved for ns long as
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F'utuLe addttions to tl~e gaiden should be
accompLshed by mte~xettng the concept of
the oxtgmal 1915 design New gaxden fea-
tures should xesemble the historic pattecus
of the oxigmal g~rden whtle reta~nmg exist-
mg walks, bxiclcs, and fountam For exam-
ple, new walks should follow the histoitc
w:tll. pattexns and planting Ucds should
xeflect kustone shapes
Restore the on~nual stze oE the garden by
removing the prmacy fence and extending
the garden to the noxth to mcarpoxate the
hrstoric stone bu~lcLngs as the gaiden's
noxdiern cdgc (see Dining Ilall secuon)
1'he histonc comiectton between the garden
and the Auditouum sltould Ue xe-estnbhshed
by ieconstructrng the west steps (sce
Audttorium sectron)
'Che westexn edge of thc garden should Ue
• ieestabhshed thxough the mconscructton of
Garden Place (see Urban Porm secnon)
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should be xe-planted to more closely mterpxet the
histoiic plantrngs The northexn edge oF the gar-
den should have a suong, deFinltrve edge to sepa-
rate it from the Dimng F-Iall's achviues A low
stone w~ll should be built to sepaxate the
uses and could also serve a means of commemo-
rauon and recogmtron oE contnbuYtons to
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Academic Hall and Waterwise
Garden
Descript~on
The Academic Hall ts one of Chautauqua's caxltest
buildmgs, bu~lt in 1900 to scrvc as a school burldmg for
six to eight hundxed students It was Coloxado§ f~st
building constructed for the sole purpose of housuig a
summer school
The Acadeiruc Hall is stted to the west of Yhe
Audttonum and ~ust south of the Dtmng Hall The
buildmg was ongmally set in a laxge, mangular-shaped
meadow that sloped to the noxth unth its front (or
north) facade facing Dallas Avenue, wl~ich would latci
be renamed as Moxmng Glory Drtvc The uiangulxx
shape is defined by the Chautauqua grid, paLUCUlarly by
thxee stxccts, Morntng Glory Dnve to thc noxtl~,
Wtldrose Road on the west and Golden Rod Diroe on
the east The Acadersuc Hall ts ahgned with tlic street
gnd, but is set furthex from the road than the ortginal
tents, and laYex cottages, that axc located to ~ust west oE
WIldxose Road 'I'xee plant~ng began at Chautauqua
duxing 1599 and dic xoad m frout of thc building (now
Moxnmg Gloxy) was hned with a straight io~v of shldc
trees
The gxassy tsiangle has had a transittonal histoxy
The slte has a long hlstoxy of use for pubhe acuviT~es,
paxhculaxly as a setung fox events that iequ~red latge
tents For a short nme, the Axt Hall ~vas also located
on the site, as were a pavthon and a cottage Pxtmrosc
Road was extended across the grassy slope aftcr 1919
and a small pazlnng axea was added along the xoad ahex
1977 Por a bnef pexiod between 1945 and 1970, Astox
Lane was extended across Che southern end oE the tri-
angle The area xemazned ununpxoved For many yeaxs,
provicLng an mformal xecxeat~on site foi xesidents. At
tunes it also served as a laxge ununproved paxkmg axea,
as is seen m lustoxic photogxaphs from thc 1940s In
1993, this axea became the Waterunse Gaxden, a giCt of
Wren and T1m WLrth that was deslgned and built Uy
Robert Howaxd Assoaates, Inc
The prunaxy vegetauon pattexn is of a hnear street
tree planung on the steects tl~at compnse thc mangle
Steeet trees ongmally Lned Goldcn Rod, Wild Rosc and
Moxnmg Gloxy
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The foxm and scale of the Acadenuc Hall setttng '
has rematned very suiular to tts ongmal constxucuon
Howevex, the site has endured many changes. Though
extensmc, thc only changes that havc impacted the stte's
mtegrity have Ueen die development of a parlung lot on
t6e south side of Acadenuc Hall and in the 1980's, the
pavmg of thc lot and the closmg of Pnmrose Road
betwcen Wild Rose and Golden Rod 1'hese change
disxupted the uxban gnd that defines the stte as well as
dtsiupttng traffic flow
Othex changes to the settri~g tnclude the loss of
the pedesman walks and the Lncax street txecs axound
the Acadetmc Aall and its tr~angular slte Newer plant-
ings at the Academic Hall, parucularly those located
ad~acent to the buIldtng, detxact fxom its Ivstortc settlug
In contrast to the ong~na( hneax pattexn, scvexal trees
axe randomly located and 2s they have become ovex-
gxown are begmntng to mterferc with ~~edestrtan cirai-
lahon A cuxvmg walk of axbttxaiy saudstone pavers set
1n concxete ts located on the noith side of the buildtng
Onginally the wallc ~vas hueax and dixecily Lnked the
Uuildmg with the walk along Mornmg Gloiy Ditve
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1 Restore the htstoxtc patterns of the Academ~c Hall ~ Restoee'the iminediate settrug of the Acadetnlc
setung mcludtng the road and circulatron patterns, Hall Uy selecttve Yemoval oF the overgxown trees,
pedestrian wallcs and the street txee planung part~cul~rly those unmediately ad~acent to the
Rcstoie the ahgnment of Prunrose Road buildmg If mmoval is not desixable, the trees
acxoss the site Uy iemovmg the exist~ng should not Ue xeplaced should they cLe
parlnng axca south of Academic I3all and
', redistribuang the requ~ed paxlung on the 3 Restoxe the v~sual mnnect~on between Academic
~ srtc 1'he pxoposed redistnbut~on would Hall aud the Waterwise CUarden
~ xesult m no nec loss of pail:ing spaces from ,
~ the axca immedtately ad~acent to the 4 PxeservF the Waterwise Uarden as a commumty
Academtc Hall area wtth sticct ttees, mtimate edge gnxdens and a
The onglnal pedesman cuculatton pattexns gratisy open axea
should be xestored by xeconstructrng the Ln- IZehl6tLtate the ewstrng gardens m the axea
eax walks whexe needed m the h~stonc pat- with new plant matenal xetlecllng the ortgt-
texn Thts tncludes xeconstruct~ng walks on nal plantrng mtenuons
rhe west and south sides of the builcLng.
The ori~nnal street trce patterns should be
re-estaUhshed, mcludtng the Lneax row of
~ trees that occuxxed hlsroxically along Golden '
• Rod Dxtve, Wildrose Road and Moxntng
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Pecnec pavahon, 2002
Picnic Pavilion / Maintenance
Building Site
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D~ectly south of the Audttortum is the siCe of thc
(~tcntc pavihon Thc axca is at the be~nnnmg of the hm-
ited access d~rt road thtit travels up Bluebell Canyon
The Bouldex Mountun Parlcs McCltntock Natuie Trail
also begtns at th~s axea Thts site ~s cuxxendy uscd Eor
mdrotdual picntcs, gxoup pirnics, school group actrviues
and lradhead access to open space 1'he axea unmedi-
atcly south of the pavilion is opcn lnnd pxovidmg a
buFFer betwecn thc ptrnic pavilion and the cottages to
thc south The ama tmmc~atcly west of the pavilton
accommodates paxlung For appxowmately seven vehi-
cles
Sevexal dlffercnt sttuctuies havic e~usted on the
curxent pavilion site Onginally, a tent platfoxm was
located m thc area wlth 1 bathhousc and water closet
located on the edge of Bluebell C~nyon Thc First shel-
ter structure was a sunple wood structure covered with
vmcs This structure was xcplaced m the pextod
between 1919 and 1940 with a stiuctuxe sumlax to cux-
xcnt shclter It is thought that the second structurc was
renovated or replaced sometune m the 1960s
Exislin~ Condiliai
The picmc sheltcr has been repl2ced ox rebutlt sev-
eral ttmes m Chautauqua's lustoxy The Uath house and
~vatex closets wexe xemoved durtng the 1919 to 1940
pextod The open axcx south of the exlstlng shcltex has
xemamed open space buffenng the 1928 Galey Cottagc
from pubhc actlvlttes The stte ts prunarily used for pto-
mcs, parlung and trailhead access today
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! This area contams one of the few parcels of open
land unChm the Chaueauqua Histonc District The
Coloxado Chautauqua Associat~on has a pressmg need
for a small grounds mazntenance office and facthty
The development of a maintcnance facility would allow
the consohdanon of at least thrce mamtenance sites
j bemg used today by the CCA In hirn, the consoLda-
~, tion would tncrease efFicicncy and lmprove the condi-
I tton of the gxounds ConsoLdattng thcse mamtenance
I siYes would unpxovc othcr axeas of the stte includtng
the sexvlce area at the D~cung Hall, the enttxe alley run-
~ nmg behmd Columbme Lodge and the aixrent ground
' office and a sroiage area on Bogess Circle
I The mamtenance faciltty pxoposed would be archt-
I tecture compauble with Chautauqua and meet all archt-
tectuxal guidehnes for Chautauqu2, ahgmng unth the
other cottages along Golden Rod 'fhts buildmg would
provide a visual texmmus loolung east along Pxunrose
I conumung the Chautauqua pattexn of texmmaung
I vtews wtth axchrtectural icons Mamtenance vehicle
~ access and a small stoxage yaxd would be located on the
east side of the Uuildtng Addmonally, the bu~lcLng
would be scrcened and bufFered fxom the neighbor-
hood "fhc noxthexn poxt~on oE thc builduig wtll con-
tam pubhc xestrooms Eox use duung Audironum events
Cuxxently, the Auditonum visitors must use the Dm~ng
IIall restrooms dunng events I'hese faci~ues would Ue
closex to t6c south entry and more visible to visitoxs
The loss of the plcnlc sheltex could be mitlgnted
by the constxucuon of a new stmtlax shelter wtthm
, Chautauqua Considexauon should be given to a loca-
' tron neax the playgxouud wtth access to and views of
~ thc Gxccn, Dmmg Hall and Audttor~um
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Upper Tennis Court Area
Dcscript~on
Recreational acttvtues were lcey m the early years of
Chautauqua and have iemamed an unportant part of
commumty Oxal lvstones from curxent Chautauqua
summex residents conFirm that the upper tenms court
has bcen a focus of xegular summex icuvmes for the
last 50 years 'i"enms matches and annual touxnaments
have conttnued to bc highhghts of the Chautauqua
expextence
Tennts h2s becn a part of Ch:tutauqua smcc the
early 1900s when the axea now ]cnown as the
Chautauqua Gxeen was destgned as a"Tenms Parlc"
The tennls courts were never tnstallcd m the
Chautauqua Green ~nd thts act~vity was accommodated
at the southexn end of the Chautauqua srte, tucked mto
the msident~al neighboxhood The tenms court, located
on Lapmc Lanq pxe-dates the coCtages along this strcet
and ~vas built m 1912 as a"clay" (gxavcl) court Dunng
the same yeax, a cxoquet couxt and hoiscshoe pits wcic
buile unmedtately west of the teums couxt
The tennls couxt site conststs of the rect:~ngulai
tenms court, and the srte Co the west where croquet was
oxi~nally played The rectangulax tenms court is an
asphalt suxface couxt and is deEmed by sandsrone walls
and steps suxrounded by a cham lmk fence The walls
arc retaming walls, as the level court is approxunately
Fve feet below Lupme Lane and five Eeet aUove the
alley to thc noxth The walls that wxap around the
court on the south and west are stepped to mect gxade
and axe built of fieldstone wtth a sandstone c1p
A senes of sandstone srepti le2ds mto the tennis
court from the west, endtn~ m a sandstone teirace of
sandstone wtth rivo sandstone benches '1'he croquet
couet and horseshoc pits axc ]ong gone and havc been
replaced by a hard surface court The area is defined by
a concxete block retatnmg wall and a chamhnk fence,
and is paved unth asphalt
Existing Cond~lion
'I'he tennis court stte is m good condiuon The
site is an unportant chaxactertsttc of Chautauqua and
contrtbutes to its sioumficance as a histoiical srte The
tenms courta wexe recendy resurfaced and aic m very
good conditron At the tune of the xe-suxfacing, the
stone benches werc ro-constructed and moved away
from the edge of the courts to pYOVtde fox better play
The re-constructed benches were set on the snndstone
terxace The field stone walls and sandstone steps and
pavmg'are m vexy good condiuon
Upper tennes court, 2002
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1 Picsexve the tenms court site 1nd its fea[uxes as a
chaxactex-defintng featuie of Chautauqua
2 Prescrve the Cteld stone walls along thc alley when
constxuctmg alley unpiovementa (see Streets,
Alleys and Wallcs sccuon)
3 FormaLr.c and dchncate the paxkmg area on the
east side of Che Play Axca / Gourts to maximtze
usage and prwent damage to landaclped areas
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CPIAUTAllQUA PARK HISIOP.I(~ DISTL2ICT i I ~ i I ~' '~~~< <PI A6til `o`,MI NI
I Neighborhood and Cotta~;e
. Landscapes
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'I'he arrangement and scale of the cottages tu the
Chautauqua htstoric districe resembles the Eormal
aixangement and Feehng oF the eaxly residcnuai tents
The Eront facades oE the cottage~ 1nd the communtty
~, builcLngs face Che stxeet Indtvidual eottages, are of a
consisCent scale, follow a simdar aLChttechixal chacacrci,
and are placed away from thc stxeet edge along a fau ly
umfoxm seCback oE 15 feet fxoin tl~e xoad edge A um-
~ foYm five-foot setback generally sepaxates each eottage
~;~ ~ Cxom the ad~acent cottage Inmrwoven wielun thc dense
gud of cott~ges, which ~re genexllly one stoiy struc-
~ xes set close to etliex are a number of ubltc s ace~
n~ g , P P
and Uuildings Cliautauqua's camp-like chai aetei is part-
~ ly related to tl~e cohesiveness of tl~c cotlage landscapes,
paxtrculaxly the stxeet side landscapes 1'l~e Iacl; of
~ fenctng and propexty hne pla~nngs expands Ihc pctcep-
~ uon of puUhc space withm the neighboihood I'hc
, stieets and setback areas axe Fox Che most pait umatci-
xupted by drtvewlys and landscaptng 'I'he allcys in
`~ Chautauqua follow a sunilai pattexn and landscapc
compositton Although cleaxly moie itiulttanan m Ihcix
use they are composed m the camp-hke mannex
E;~ititm~; C~uulitioii
i The landscape charactex of the restdenual arEa ia
m good condtuon and is ao unpoxtant chaiactei defin-
mg feaRirc of Chautluqua The landsca~c ui
I Chautauqua has evolved fLOm foothills giasscs to a
forested residenual dtstricC ~ach cottage lxndscapc hsis
_ developed tndtvidualchaxactensacs and m placeti the
,t, ' camp charactex has emded "I'he most si~miFicnnt
" impacCS to tl~e chaxactex axe, mcompat~ble dttveways,
I over planung of the ]andscape, mcompauUlc retaimng
' walls and patro add~uons
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1 Pxeserve aud iestoxe the htstoxtc cl~axactei of the
Chautauqu2 xesidennal aiea '1'he Chautauqua
Design Guidchncs discuss many nnpartant aspects
of thls charactc~ and idenufy sevcxal ~ruidelmcs to
preseroe it
2 Landscapmg withm the scCUacks should bc pnma
xily tuxf and trecs Shiub masses should be lccpt
to a mimmum
3 Pences shall not be allowed tu the setbaclc
4 Parlung should remam on the stxeet rathci than tn
the sctback
5 Picseive 2nd ~ etitoxe htstoxtc stdewatlzs tn the xesl-
dentral axea I~o uot tnterrupt sidewalks wtth
drivcways or front walks
6 Restoxe the histonc street ttee pattern oE the resi-
denttal axea by planttng and xemovmg trees (see
StxecTS, Alleys and Walks)
7 Formaltzc aud delmeatc the paxlcmg area on the
easY side of the Play Area / Couxts to maacumze
usage and preveut damage to landscaped axeas
8 A~ con~~tuontng condenseis shall be sexeened wtth
mateuals campauble with each mdroidual cottage
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Cotlage landscape, 2002
CHAUTAllQUA PARK HISTORIC DIS1R[CC
' Signage
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SiCe signage at Chautauqua consists of muiy indt-
vtdual sgns oE sevexnl difFexent types Those mchidc
entry stgns, buildmg s~gns, xegul~tory and traFfic stgus
Histortcally signs at Chautauqua have been stmple,
, often located on the face of buildmgs and constructed
~ oC wood AS the use of the Chautauqua giounds has
dtvexsiCtcd and inciensed the niimUcx of signs h2s mulU-
~ plted Signs have been added to thc site on an tncre-
mental basis foi the last twenry ycars iesului~g m an
excess of signs m a vartety of designs Many si~~s on
the site axe mdividually compatible with the ~ite and
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"'" ~ buildtngs but not related to each other on the whole
~I Inccement~l addiuons of stgns, paruculaxly iegutatary
rcaffic signs, have resulted m aieas of extreme visual
I clutter Onc iesidcnt summariied thc sit2iation as Col-
lows ". fxom iny fxont poxch, I can coimt twenty one
signs tellmg peoplc what tliey can't do, it's vtsual pollu-
~I tron at ~ts worst"
Ri~~•omiucnd~itw~i5
~ Tl~ts secuon is mtcnded to supplcment and foilow
Lhe mtcnC of thc Sign Guidelmes estabhshed m thc
Chnutauqun Design GutdeLues 1'he mtent of these
Lecommendauons is to
CxcaCe ;~ mns~stent design statement for a1l gigns
~ that is compauble with the histotic chaiactex ot
Chautauqua
1VLmmtre thc mimbee oE stgns placcd on tlie site
i and consoLdate locanons where possiUle
" Sensiavely site s~gns to mimmtze visual mtxusions
• and to complemcnt thc siLe and buildmgs
~~ Signage at Chautauqua can be categoxtzed mto
sevexal dtffexent types of signs that compose a family
of signs This family of signs mcludes, idennficauon
sgns, mEoxmaaonal signs, and xc~,ndatory and guide
i signs T'lie concept of Eamtly oE stgns is that they aie
, xelated, and have some chaxactensnc+ m common Tl~is
~i may be color, type-face, posy locauon and/ox inatexials
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Idenlification Si~ns
Identaficataon Segnr may encdude bualdang fagn.g park entry .regns, garden .ngnr, hutanc dutnct mar,~ezr ldent~cataon aagns should
be canrzrtentdy related en form, calor, matenalr and type face Speczfre sagns an thar categary enclude
Entry Sagn - Grant Street entry to Chautuuqua Park
Bualdang Sagnage (L'ubltc Desttnataon) - eg Danang Hall, Academtc Hall, Communtly Bualdang, Audttorrum,
Columbzne L.oAge, Musaonr Houre, Ranger Cottage
Buzldzng Sagnage (.recondary) - Offzce, Iaundromat, Mazntenance Buadckng
Sate Sagnage - Centennaad Garden
Flutonc Dzstnct Sagnage
Informalional Signs
Inforvnatsonal Sagnr anclude anter/~retzve paneds, hrrtoncal znformatson, ~ate mupr and darectorzer Informal regm rhould be consas-
tently related an form, color, materza~r ctnd ~e face Sj~ec~c ragnr tn thr.r category ancdude
Chautauqua Green Wuysade - darectory and sate maf~ rn tbu areu to onent
Rxles and Aegulataonr - rzgns conveyzng rerles and regulataonr should be carefully conradered as thzr type of rzgnage often
contnbutes to aneremental, vzruad clutter on the Chautauguagrounde
Guzde ragnr - regnr conveyeng derectaan.r and router to be taken by urratorr and rervace vebacler
Intet~rettve Sagnage - znterpretrve rtgns rhould be rnanzma~ed on tbe Chautaugua Groundr
DonorAcknowdedgementr - acknou~ledgemend of donor contrzbutaonr u amportant to Chautaugua reradentr, rlaff and
vzaatora Donor acknawledgements rhould not be placed orr .rpeczfzc ob~ectr or rzte elements but .rhould be conroladated anto
one apeczfic area rucb as the Centennaal Garden Walk or a donor/memonal mall Tber approacb wal! ereate a thoughtfu!
place to reflect on danoer czr u wbole and reduce the vuual clutter af bruss J~luques atta~hed to benches, kght paler and
ather memanad ob~ectr
Rcgulatory and Guide Signs
I~egudatary and Guzde Szgnt tnclude traffic stgnr, parkang regns and rtreet.ngns Many of there szgns are rtamclardr ar reqtrared
by the Caty of Boulder and ar end:cated an the Manual of Uneform Traffzc Control Devaces Begulatory sagnr rboudd be placed
only Where abrolutely needed as tbey frequently contnbute to vasual, aneremental clutter of the rrte Regulatory andguzde ragns bave
lesr flexabakty dban other ragnr but can be related do the ragn famaly by unzgue, comnstent pole treatments Curtom pole treatment.r
sbould be revtetved wetb the Caty of Boulder Specafic ragns an thu cateBory enclude
Street S2gns - street ragnr .rhould be rtandard Czty of Boulder rtgn r on poles unaque to Chautuuqua Traffic Sagn r(one
may, no parkzngJ - tra~c sagnr rhould be standard Caty of Boulder sagnr on poler unzgue to Chautaugua
Accerrzbk Parkang andAccesrzble Route Sagnr - traffic dzgnr rhould be sdandard Caty of Boulder ragvrs onpoler unzgue
to Chautauqua
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An impoxtant paxt oE the chaxactcx of Chautauqua
is the ldea of a xuxal atmospheic within tl~e Ctly A
paxt oE tl~is chlxacter ts the mght atmosphe~ e unth low
levels of hght ~nd an open starry sky Tn publtc work-
shops conducted tn 2002, xecidents cont~mially
expxcssed thett desnc to keep supplemcntal sllc hghttug
at Chautauqul to a tmnunum H~stoiically, hglitmg at
C6autauqua has been vexy uuhtartan and consi5ted of
hghtmg on buildmgs and cottages, and stxect arc hghts
ou uhLty poles Stone lantexns we~e desi~med mto ~he
ShelCex House entxance along Bascime, alt6ough evi-
dence does not exist that they were fiincnonal site
]ightti Pedesreta~ scale hgl~ts wexe imxoduced at the
1luditortuin, D~nmg Hall and Centenmal Gaiden m thc
late 1990s
Site hghting at Cl~autauqua has geuerall~ kepL to
Lhe h~stoxic precedent of betng uttLtansui wi[h a nnnt-
mum number of fixniees The hlstoiic arc lights on
ur~hty poles have beeu xeplaced by modecn `cobxa hcad'
Lghts and the mstallauon of pedesLUan hght~ has bcen
reshamed The fixtuxcs addcd are standaed historical
repxoducttons with Elumd poles and acoxn tihal~cd o~
g1oUe lumtnanes '1 he foundauon of tiite ]tghting a~
Chautauqua contlnues to be pxovided by stxeet ltghhng
~xunanly l~ghung sucet mtersecnons
Tlie cha~ge tn event progxammrng at (~hautauqua
fYOm summex only to year xound has inacased the ueed
Eox srtc lighung m cextatn axcas "I'hcre is a nced to
impxovc ltghung along thc petmary pedcstLien ioute5
used aftex the conclusion of evenmg events ac the
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1 Preserv~, e~.tsung street hghting as prlmary soucce
of supp~emental Lghtrng thioughout the gxounds
2 Add pedestrian scale lightmg m the followmg
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Poxhons oE the pxoposed parlung lot neax
tl~e playgxound to incxease visibility and
saEcry
i~dd pedestnln hghtmg along the south side
of Clemaus betwecn the Dmmg Hall and
Rangex Stahon Pxovide a tcununum num-
Uer of fixtuxes, fom m tlus axea
t~dd pedestri;tn lighting along the east sldc
of the Gxeen between the Dmmg Hall and
Shelter House Provide a ininunum numbex
oE fi~t~ixes, five m th~s axca suggested
t~ll lighung shall meet tl~e xequirements of
the proposed Boulder Ltghung Oxdmance
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CHAUTAUG~llA PARK HISTORLC DISCP.[CT ~ i i li I~I I,~NI>.~ AI I AStibSbVII,VI
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~, Purpose of the Plan
~ Chautauqua is one oC Bouidex's mose stgmficanC
i hiseor~c landscapes It is hsted on the Nauonal
Regtster of Historic Places and ts a Ciry of Bouldei
L~ndmark The Chautauqua landscape and setung has
remamed xemaxlcably mtact Uut is contmually sub~ect
eo pxessaies fiom existmg and new contempo~aiy
uses Tncxementallmpacts fxom yeais of small
I improvements and site modtfications tixc bcgmnmg to
I thxcaten the mtegxity of the stte and its compostYion
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Pedestrian and vehiculax routes have been altexed,
parking is a pcecnnial challenge, street fuxnmhmgs and
signage mstalled Eor effictency have created visual clut
ter, Fuuds have been hmited foi mamte~ance, and
tcees havc become overgrown
'I'o begm to remedy the pxoblematic issues at
~ Chautauqua the Colorado Chautauqua Association
secured Cuuds Eiom the Coloxado Fltstoncal Soctety'+
°° ~ SCate Histoxical Fund and commisstoned a Cultuial
'`' ~ l,andscape Assessinent and Plan fox Chautauqu2 Pail;
The Plan addresses Uoth preservanon tssues and con-
tem~oiary use '1'he puxpose of the Plan is to guide
the eEfoxts of CCA and city sraff, and the commumty
tn addressmg contempoxaxy use while preservmg and
restor~ng the Chautauqua landscape
Planning and Design Api~ro~zc~l~
The tretitment of thc htstoxtc landscapc mcludes
strategles fox management of the site, physrcal
,~ I changea, and furthex study, which suppoit Lhe findmgs
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of thc cultural landscapc assessmcnt
Recommendattons Cox the prescxvaaon and
restoxatron of the grounds were derroed through a
I cleax understandmg of the 6istoric clizractenstrcs of
Chauhauqua and its contempoiary issucs and pres-
suxes 'I'lie recommendat~ons xespect the histo~ic paY-
I texns and qualtues that chaxactextze the Chautauqua
gxounds and lnndscape
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1'1 i,iu~u~~, _~n~l Dctit~;u Goals
Preeerve~ba.rtonc Jetepatternr, rate featurer, rtrzrcturer,
rate remnan~r anrd vegetataon
Rertoye nnd rehabedalate regn fiant rzte featurer.
Integrate ne~v faczleteeJ Withzn tbe hz~tor~cpatternr and
ehcaraeter o~ the iate.
Menavnz~e Zhe lori of publacgreen rpace
Balance nen u~er nelh the abelety af the rete to accorrr-
mo~late Chem
Jntegrate, p6ryezcal chnnger ~vath management oJ~taonr
mhen ud{lresseno rele as~uea
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CHAUTAU9UA PARK HISTORIC DISTRICT (7 I.II HN tANUS[API' 1SSt SSb71 ~1
Overall Approach - Management Street Pavmg
Stxeets should rematn paved with chip seal asphalt as
Strategies ~~ they have becn slnce the late 1940s See Streets, Alleys
I and Walks for moxe spec~[ic recommendat~ons
Thc Plan presents both physical and management
ophons for preservmg the Chautauqua gxounds and
addxesstng contemporaxy issues on the site The Plan
sectron of this document summatrres the xecommen-
dauons pxoposed Purther recommendations and
detail can be found m the Condttrons Assessment and
Recommendattons Secnon
As a significant histoxic landscape, paxk and hts-
toxic distrlct, Chautauqua xesouxces should Ue caxefully
picserved and xestored m a sensrhve and caxeful man-
ner Presexvmg a histortcally sigutficant lxndscape
often requixes a more thoughtful and mtensroe man-
agement approach to prevent contempoxary, and often
temparary, use from damagtng the resouxce pexma-
nendy Por Chautauqua, management opuons woxk
closely with preservahon and restoxatton xecommen-
dations to address conteinpoxaxy uses and their
~mpacts
Materials
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I The select~on of histoxtcally compauUle site materials
~ I is crtucal to preservmg the histortc integxtty~ of the
Chautauqua landscape Matextals mttoduced to the
site should bc compatrblc with htstortc matcxtals, whilc
provtdtng a rcfexence fox thc paxticular pomC tn timc
that thcy have Ucen mstalled Thc mtroductton of
! ~ new materill types should be caxefully addressed so
i~ fhat t6e mtroduced matexials do not overwhelm their
I~ histoxtc countex parts This requtxes evaluatrng each
speciflc matextal and its place withm the site and his-
tortc context T'he landscape oE Chautauqua is a
~ mosaic of elemenYS that togethex Eoxm a sensiuve
! composition The additron or replacement of mateit-
I i als must respect this histoxic compositton Fox exam-
ple, while a sandstone cuxb may be a ncher materiai
I than concxete it may not be approprtate for a setttng
~ ~ such as an alley and may detract fxom the significance
I j of its use m other areas While colored, stamped con-
j ~ crete may Ue a moxc detailed and expensroc matenal it
may visually distract from other moxe lmpoxtant
I~ aspects of the sett~ng and landscape The followmg
; are recoinmendauons fox speafic matenals that axe
I unportant components of the Chautauqua landscape
Street Gutters
Histortc stone guttexs (e g along I~nnilumc) m
Chautauqua should be Lestoxed or reconstxucted if
addttional gutters axe requixed 1n axeas that have not
htstoxtcally had stone guttexs the new guttex should be
constructed of concxcte
'I Sidewalks
~I Stdewalks at Chautauqua have evolved through its his-
toxy Many of the promment walks wem oxtgmally
boaxdwalks, then gxaveled and finally paved wtth con-
I cxete. Thexc am several mstances of sandstone walks
I that weie mstalled m isolated areas (e g Golden Rod)
on thc gxounds New w2llcs at Chautauqua should be
concrete or a gravel / cxusher fines materlal
Concrete rruxes should Ue sensihve to the historic con-
, cxete on the srte, usmg a custom aggLCgate mis will
i allow the concrete to have a subtle, look umque to
~~ Chautauqua Coloxed concxete should be avoided
Street Curbs
Many of the strects m Chautauqua lack foxmal cuxb
edges This l2ck oE formahty contxtbutes to the his-
I toxlc chaxactei of the site Fox utthtartan xensons,
' both concrete and stone curbs have bcen meremental-
ly added m vaxtous locations throughout the site '1"he
tnstallauon oP new cuxbs should be studted caxefully
~ If new cuxbs are re9uimd foi diamage ox mamtenance
I puxposes the new mntextal should be concrete
~~ Concrete is a more ncutral matecial than sandstone
and visually draws less attentton to it Sandstone
'~, curbmg tends to poxtray a false sense oF history as it
~I often assumcd to Ue of an earhei era
I Concrete cuxbs wtll blend mto the ad~acent landscape
~ while providing a matntatnable edge
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Alley Paving
Alleys have histoxicalty been pavcd with a gxavcl oY
soft suifacc matextal It is ~mpoxtant to Chautauqua's
uLban Eo~m and funcuonaltty to preserve the difFeren-
tiahon between 211eys ;tnd sucets tVlcy should remnm
paved wtth a gxavel-hke pavmg surface
Alley Curbs
IIistoxically Lhe altcys have nol had foxmal edges or
cuxbs Whexe cuLbs axe found m alleys they are typical-
ly concrete w~th x Fine 2ggtegate ~mx '1'he laclc oF cuxb-
1ng tn the alleys has led to detcrtoiahon oE the ad~acent
landscapc fmm waywud paxlnng and dxamagc prob-
lems due to imcontxolled storm wnLci Elow Allcy edges
should be constructed of concrete. Concxete cusbmg ts
appiopnate for the alley locauon and utilitaxian use
Goncxete cuiUs wtll blend mto the ad~acent laudscape
whtle pxovtdmg a mamtamable cdge
Parking and Transportation,
Circulat~ion and Parking
I Manage~nent
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I As a paCt of this xepart Mundus &shop Design,
~ Inc along wtth Fehr & Pehxs Associates, Inc (txans-
~ poxtauon planneis) conducted an assessment of park-
iug condiuops on the Chautauqua stte Some oE the
~ most challen~mg contemporaxy tssues at Chautauqua
I revolve arout~d vehiclc access, plrlsng and cixcul~hon
'I These issues are also the most thxeatentng to the his-
~ toxic chaxactex of Chautauqua Worlnng with staff,
, the advisoxy committec, residents of Chautauqua and
neighboxs the pluimng team developed a Lst oE trans-
'I portaaon and circulltton tssues and challenges fox
Chautauqua These aLe
Sexvice vehicle access and protocol for dehvet-
ies to the llmmg Hall and Audltoxium
Speedjng and traEfic calmmg measuees withm
thc neighUoxhood
Parluqg capacity and managemcnt Eor events
Vehiculax cnculation wiChm the neighborhood
Pedestxtan safety and connecuons
Mana~mg the impacts of school and tour buses,
both ~ccess and parlang
I Incxeasmg the efficiency of event shuttle buses
Pxoviding for and protectmg resident paxlung
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Pla~uun~; QPpioadi
Resoluuon of circulatton based tssues tnvolves a
thxee pxongad appxoach that include phystcal cl~anges,
managemenk techmques and furthex study and inoni-
toxmg The plannmg team appxoached iesolutton of
the circulauqn issues with the Followmg tenets in
mtnd
ComUine both physic2l mod~flcaaons and man-
agemGnt recommendations to the resoluuon of
issues,
Thmlc regtonally - tsanspoxtatton issues axe
regioqal rssues no one ennty aee group can work
alone ~and successfully resolve them, conttnue to
woxk closely wi[h the City of Boulder
Txanspoxtanon, Regional Txansportatton
Distnct, netghborhood gxoups and othex entthes
Co solve txansportauon tsaues
I3alance an mcxease m paxlung capacity with
proteetron oE the histoxtc lntegrtty of the slte
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CIIAUTAUQUA PARH HISTOP.IC DISTRICT'~ 1 I P7 RN IANUSLAPC ASSThSVIfNP
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Pedestxian Circulation
1 Pxescxvc the mult~xnodal/pedestrian chaxactex of
Chautauqua stceets and alleys
2 ReconstYuct pedestnan walks aloug histoxic
aLgnments (see mdtvldual areas)
3 Improve pedestrtan safety and access along
13ase~ne' Road
4 Impxovc accessiUiltty at pubhc buildmgs tn
Chautauqua (see tlecessibtltty sectton~
5 PxovideiUicycte parlctng faclhttes on-site to pxo-
mote b~cycle use to and from the site
'~ Parking
~ 1 Incxcaze parktng eEFiciency and uuhzatton Eox
~ daily use of the Chautauqua Green and HisYoric
I District, and Auditouum and CCA events
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2 Expand~icxistmg paelang capacity Uy 8- 10%
P1xpand the northeasC parktng tot near the
tqnms couxt Ly 15-20 spaces, provide low
level lightrng and pedetitrtan access or
upgradc exisrtng paxlung lot and open fox
dally use
Open northeast parlung lot for daily use
Convert parallel paxking on the north side
of the Green to diagonal paxlung (15 add~-
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Cliautauqua and Chautauqul events
Work wtth the City of Boulder and RTD
to mvest~gate the potential for highex fre-
quency transit service on wcekends to
sexve the recxeational nxeas
I#npxove event shuttle servtce Pxepare and
diseiibute mformaaon xelated to the
acceptable route, dxop off loca~ons, and
parlung Work with Boulder Schools oe
othexs to use existtng parkmg axeas, such as
Basehne Ivfiddle School, for shuttle paxlnng
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Site Drainage and Utilities
Draina~;c
Chautauqua is located on a steeply sloped hillsidc
with an avexage grade of appxoxtmately 10 percent
S1te dxatnage 1s pxtmartly accommodated on the sux-
face over thc streets and m stone gutteis Ruuoff fxom
Chautauqua txavels acxoss the site m a noYthcast direc-
tton toward BaseLne Road. Ovexall the stoxm watex
system conststs of stone guttexs, a few culvexts and
inlets (wlth short outlet plpes) to dlvert storm water
axound buildtngs and an undergxound storm scwci
system pximaxily located withm the C>reen
Thc existrng site coutatns a vaxiety of dxamagc
features and structuxes that have been conshucted and
modified over smce Chautauqua's mceptton Thc
stonc guttexs are considered a charactex-defimng fca-
turc of the Chautauqua site and are genexally in faix to
good condiuon. In places the stone guttexs have dete-
xiorated due to high txafEtc or have becn paved over
with thc ad~acent asphalt road
Dxamage pxoUlems on the stte have pximlxily
becn caused by an mteriuptton of the south to noxth
flow of storm watex runoff on the site The piimaxy
restdentral streets xun east and west theiefoxc floodmg
pioblems have occuxxed when xunoff has been chrect-
cd onto these streets (and allcys) xcsultrng m dramage
pxoblems on the south s~de of buildtngs Dramage
issues have Ueen addxessed with the goal of improvmg
site drainage and stxeamhmng maintenance and service
opexauons while pxeservtng the historic chaxactex of
the site
Dr~una~?e 1t~~co~nm~~nd.itionti
1 Restoxc the histoxic dxamage pattcxns of the
~ Chautauqua site (see Sticets, Allcys and
li Walks)
Restoxe damagcd, or covemd stone guttexs
Reconstruct misstng stone guttcis along
I~nnikinic
Reconstruct Glyden Plnce and retuxn
storm watcx xunoff to surfacc gutters
wheie possible
Install concrete p2ns at alley and road
mtexsections to keep storm watex flowmg
north Concxete pans will w~thstand heavy
loads fiom dchvcry and trash truck hixnmg
movcmcnts
Remove :~nd replace thc culvert at thc
north cntxy of thc opcn space parlung lot
Size the culvext to better accommodate
surface flows
Replace the mlet at the north entry oE the
open space pailung lot, connecr to stoxm
sewer system noxth of Sumach Dxive
Ptovidc a standaxd axea mlet, xegxade as
necessary
Rcplace undexsized pipes tn storm sewer
system along the noith side of Sumach
Dxtvc
Install runoff spreaders and exosion pxo-
tecuon m the Gxccn where tlie Kmniklmc
and Gaxden Placc runoEf entcxs the grass
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. P,lcetxictty ~oas bcought to Chautauqua on wood-
eu power poles eatly m ies histoiy '1'his inethod is sell
m place w~th electetuty, telephone and cable tv having
beeii added to the poles H~stoxic photo documenta-
tton shows that etecLiic power poles wete neady
ahgued, patnred and txeated more caxefully than today
Ovex lime the novelty of electrictty reduced [he ~oles
to ihcit cuirenC purely utthtaxtan use As the numbcs
and leng~h of the uuhhes havc mcxeased the addtttonal
~o1cs and wtxes havc ncgauvcly impacted the stte coin-
pxomismg important views and cluttermg die gioundti
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Waste xeXnoval at Chaut2uqua has evolved from a
system of mc~tvtdual trash contuncrs to each cottage
Lo a moxe ceqtraLzed dumptiter system 'Ihe curxent
system elirrunates the clutter of many tLash receptacles
along the streets. The centiahzed locauon of waste
mareuals wIll xeduce the impacts of waste xemoval
vehlcles Recommeudauonti fox waste disposal axe
cuicently bemg ~mplemented m the Chautauqua neigh-
borhood
1 Centrahze neighboxhood txash and recychng pick-
upti to appioxtmately s~a locauons
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1 Undeigiound uldiucs (ele~htc, telephone, cable)
'`~ to eeducc visual clultct and pxeseive thc htstonc
chaiactei of the C1~auLauqua gxounds
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toxtc axchitectuxe of Chnut2uqua to screen dump-
sters
3 Pxovide a cenualtzed dumpstex, with compattble
scxeemng at tlie oxientauon wayside tn the
Chautauqua Green
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Thc followmg portron of the Plan summanzcs the rec-
ommendaaons foi speafic axeas of Chautauqua The
recommendaaons are presented m a mannex that moves
across the site from north to south
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Reeoromenclat~ons
1 Restore the Chautauqua Green edge along
BaseLne Road as an important histoncally sigmFi-
cant and contxibuung feature to the Chautauqua
site
Contrmre to sctectively thin overgxown
vegetanon along Basehne to open up views
mto the Green
Restare Uoulder walls along Basel~ne Road
2 Construct a narxow walk along Baschne Road to
I mcxease the pedestrian safety fox paxk usexs.
Retammg walls will Ue necessaxy to meet the
grade dtEfexeuce bctween the Chautauqua Green
and BaseLne Road New walls should bc
I destgned to be companble wtth the hlstoric walls,
but should not rephcatc thc walls m thcix entuety
3 Restore the GranC Stxect entxance
I • Restore the histoxic stone masonry walls
' Remove mcompatible elements such as the
benches and tall plant~ngs
Restore vtews mto the Gxeen fxom the
Grant Strect entxance by selechve thmning
i Improve pedestnan accesslbillty and safety
by pxovidmg pamted crosswalks, cuxb
, ramps and sidewalks mto the park (e:tat
side) and open space (west side) Meetrng
~ ADA slopc guidehnes is not fenstble at
~ the Gxant Street entxance but a barxier frec
' route should Ue provided
~, Improvc way£ndmg by addmg a ncw sign,
i compatible with the overall Chautauqua
, and Bouldex Yarks stgn system, idenhfymg
I Che entrance to Chautauqua Park and
'~, IIistoxic Dlstnct
' Retnove vegetatton fxom the Boulder Open
Space properry to the west and along
BaseLne to the east to unpxove site Lnes
for vehicles extt~ng Chautauqua
Provide a left turn lane for vehlcles leavtng
Chautauqua west bound
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~ 4 Rehabilteate tl~e Lincoln Stxcee pedestxtan
~ entrancc
Rehabilitate the histoxic stone steps and
stone xetammg walls leadmg fiom Basehne
~ Ro;td tnm the Greei~, while accommodat-
mg a ncw walk along Baselmc
' Piovide a pamted crosswalk across
Baselme Road
I 5 RestoYe and presexve the Sheltei House entrance
' Restore the sheltex house srxuctuxe mclud-
~ mg exteuoi and mteiioi wood benches
~ Restoxe the stone walls, stone "lanterns"
and enuy plaza ad~otning the Slzelter
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~; Presexve the concieYe steps ad~acent to
Basel~ne Road ~
Impxove pedestxiau accessibIltry by adcLng
I an accessible iamp at the westexn edge of
~ the concreee stepti m con~unctton wiih a
wallc along the south sidc of Ba9cLnc
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1 The Chautauqua Green should be preserved and
~ restoxed to xeflect its htstortc foxm, size and con-
j Figurauon Th~s arca is histoxically sigmficant 1n
~~ iCS own r~ght, and ts a contftbuhng Eeatuxe to the
Chautauqua site
i The circular loop road should Ue xe-conFg-
I uxed to ro-instate the northwest lntertor
~ rounded coxnex that has historically
' defined the oval shape oE the Gieen
i The southcast cornex near thc Dmmg HaII
I should be xemforced with plantrngs to
I xestore the mtent of the oxigtnal xounded
I cornex oE the Green The circular plantex
should be xestored reflectrng the ongmal
shape of the planung bed
~ The mteriox of the oval should be pre
I scxved with no mtexrupuons made to the
tntenor edge
New txec and slirub plannngs should be
designed to restoxe and xeinforce the ongi-
nal plantuig patterns that cmphasized vtews
I mto tlie Chautauqua Gxcen from the entry
dxive, views towaxds and away fxom the
Din~ng Hall and views into the Gxeen from
Gaxden Place
I 2 ImpLOVC water conseroaY~on m the Gxeen by
restoxmg and mamtammg a moxc naturaltsuc
landscape along the noxth, west and east edges
I with new plantrngs of mdigenous gxasses aud
I, foxbcs
3 Rcconfiguxe the entry drive Exom the Grant Street
entrance to the Green to unprove the aestheucs
of the entry sequence mto Chautauqua 1nd to
impxove pcdestn2n and vehiculax access In par-
ttcular, thc histoiic views fxom thc entry road,
towaxds the Dmmg Hall should Ue restored by
selecuve thtnnmg and tree xelocatron
4 Reconstruct the detnched walk along Clemans
Stxeet as a stdewallc and xestoxe the histoxtc street
txcc pattera
5 Relocate the Rock IVflners Monument to a more
mnmate pedestnan oriented locauon on the out
slde edge of the Green
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6 Impxove wayfinding and txaffic Elow thiougli Che
Green Uy constxucung an orientatton wayside
~ along I~nnilcmic Road across fmm thc parl;mg
axea on the west edge oE the Chautauqua Gxeen
1'his w111 allow visitors, Uoth buses and automo-
b~les, to pull oFF oC tl~e mam road foi vtsiCOx
drop-oEf and or~entanon puxposes
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7 Improv~ stoxm water dramage m the Gxeen by
constxuFnng a dxauiage swate along the west side
of I{tn~{ilunic, Uehmd the waystde, xouhng
dxamagg noxth to the starm sewer system
8 Improve pedestxian safety by addmg pedestrian
lighttng along the eastside oE the Gxeen betu+een
the Dimng IIall and Shelter House 1nd along
Clematip between the Dmmg Hall and Ranger
Statron ' Light standaxds should Ue the approved
Chautayqua pedestxian pole and lununatre.
i Provide a minnnum number oE fixCuxes All
' ltghung shall meet the requ~rements of the pxo-
I posed $oulder Lighnng Oidinance
9 Pxeservc and restore the Arbox as a significant
component and contnbutmg featuxe of the
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t6e setting fox the axbox could be modified shght-
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Kccoinnieudations
1 Restoxe the Dmmg Hall settmg to xeflect its his-
toric form and mnfigurauon The setang pro-
vides an impoxtant histoncal connecuon behveen
Chautauqua's most slgnlfic~nt buildmgs and as
such it should be xestored reclaim those visual
and physical connectrons
I2econstruct thc wallc fxom thc ArUox to
the Dmmg Hall and on to the to follo~v
histoxtc pattcrns
As mamtenance, repatrs or xeconstmctton
axe xequixcd to the Dinmg HaII Texxacc
proceed with the historic chaxacter of the
site and architecture o£ the Uuildmg m
mwd Caxefully constdex the htstoxtc use
of matexials on the stte and use appiopn-
ate matex~als m theix histoxu locanons
Avoid the use of colored, stamped con-
crete Provide sunple plantmgs that high
1tghY the architectuxe of the Dmmg Hall
2 Reconfiguxe the sexvice area behmd the Dmmg
Hall to mom efficiently use the space for Dmmg
Hall service and to prov~de unprovcd accessible
paiktng and butldtng access
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Move CCA mamtenance storage axeas to a
new m,untenauce facthty
Relocate employec paxlang to an upgraded,
safe paxlung axea near the tennts court.
A low stone wa11, compauble ~vith stone
construcuon ui Chautauqua should be butlt
to xcplace Chc cedar fence separatrng Yhc
scrvice area from the Ccntenntal Garden to
the south (sec Centenmal Garden)
Kcstoic thc historic restxoom buildmgs for
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1 Pxesexve the scttmg of the exisung playground
and visually reconnected to the Audttorium and '
Co the D1mng F~Iall by selectlvely thmntng the ~
undeistoxy vegetauon
2 Conunue to upgrade and mamtam play equip-
ment and furnishmgs
3 Piovide walk connecung the noxth audttouum
area to the playground
4 Impiove parlung efficiency and increlse parlung
capacity at Chautauqua by expandmg the cuerent
pailang lot ad~accnt to the tenrus couLt
Locatc, gLade and landscapc thc paxlnng lot
~ to minuntre impacts on the ad~acei~t nelgh-
bors and vtews from Yhe Auditonum A
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I on the noxthexn aud e:~smxn edges of the
lot to buffei thc ad~acent residences
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5 Itnprovq and enhance the use of the paxlung axca
by prov~cling
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nqd to the Dining Hall
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RecoiiimendaLions
1 Rcstoxe the Audttormm sett~ng to xeflect its h1s-
toxic pattexns, form, materials and charactex
The scttrng contrlbutes to the histoiical signtfi-
cant of thc Auditoxium, and is a chaxactexisuc
feature of the Chautauqua site
The stone walls and piexs of the prome-
nade should be pxeseroed and new
lmproveinents should be sympathehc to
the lustoxtc patteLns, anangement and
material of the histoxtc walls
2. Rcseorc and enhance the significant views to and
Fxom the Auditonum
The vicws towaxds the City of Bouldex
fxom the east and north terraces should be
iestored Uy the reinoval oF oveigxown veg-
etatton and the base oE thc pxomenade
should oC hardy ox mdigcnous planungs
that when matuxe will rematn lowex than
the top of thc wall
On-stte vtews oE thc Audrtorium should be
opened to restoxe its historic presence as
thc site's most important stiucture Cleax
vtsual coxrtdoxs towards the Auciitoxtum
should be cxeated mcludmg opentng up the
vicws fiom the noxth by cxeaung a laxgex
open space
~ 3 Restoxe the hlstonc pzttexns of the Audttorium
seCC~ng mcludmg the ie-instatement of the build-
mg's rclauonship to tts surroundrngs such as the
, Dming Hail and the noxth lawn
~ Reconstruct Yhe west staircase xestoxmg the
I histoxtc connecuon between the
Auditortum and the Centenntal Gaxden
'I'he reconstructton should follow the his-
toxic dcsign mcludmg a similax width and
I aLgnment to thc oiigmal stcps
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Proposed restoratron of ahe nor~h entrance to fhe auduorrum
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Auditoxtum ~
Pxovide new pedestnan wall:s around the
Audimxium followtng the histortc pattexns I
of the ongmal xoads and walks ~
Restoie ihe arca xt the l~ottom of the
noxth steps to a small, sloped pla~a m chax- ~
actex w~th the histoxic use and design
Connect the Audilonum to the ~econ-
structed paxkmg axca (narthea~t) at el~e ten-
ms couxt
Tmprove vehicle lccess and axculalion Uy provid- I
mg a tuen around and drop off location for visi- '
tois and shuttle buses directly nartheast of the I
Auditorwm
Relocate the ucket booth Erom the noxthwest cor-
nex oF t$e Auditorium to the nartheast corner to
pxovtde ,better vehicle access
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'~ Centennial Garden
~ R~°~oioincndations
1 LSnhance the CenCenmal Garden by provicLng
addluonal walks, planung beds and plant materlal
reflecung the histonc patterns of the Gaxden
I^utuxe addttions to the gaYdcn should be
i accomphshed by interpretmg the concept
I of the oxigmal 1907 destgn New gaxden
~ fcatures should resemble the historic pat-
tcxns of the ox~gmal gaxden
Pxeserve the ex~st~ng Gaxden as the foun-
~ dation of the design
'~ Restore the arigmal size of the garden by
removmg the prlvacy fence and extendmg
thc guden to the noxth Yo mcorpoxate the
histoxic stone buildings as the gaxden's
northern cdgc A low stone wall should Ue
~, burlt to scpaxatc the Dmmg I-Iall and
~i Garden and could also serve a means of
commemoraaon and recognit~on of contri-
butrons to Chautauqua
Thc westexn edge of the garden should be
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Garden
Rcconniiendtatious
1 Restore thc histoxtc pattems of thc Academtc
fIall setting mcludmg tbe road and circulauon
patterns, pedestxtan walks and the strcet trce
plantmg
Restoxe the aLgnment of Primrosc hoad
acioss the slle by remov~ng the catstmg
~arktng axea south of 1lcadcmtc Hall and
xedistruUunng the requixed paiking Che
propotied xedistxubutton would retiult tn no
loss of paxlcmg spaccs fioin the area imme-
dtately ad~acent to the Academic Hall
The onginal pedestiian cvculauon parterns
should be iestoxed by ieconstrucnng the
Ilneax wallcs where needed m die histortc
paetern Thts mcludcs rcconsttucnnq walks
on the wcst and soulh sidcs oF thc butld-
ing
i The oxt~nal sticet teee paCtexns tihouid bc
xe-cstabltshed, mcludtng the Itncai row vL
~~ ttces that occuxred hlstoucally along
Golden Rod Dnve, Wildtotie Road and
Mornmg Gloxy D~ ive
Restoie the settmg of the Academtc 1 Tall
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Flnll tind Yhe Watenvise Garden
3 Presexve the Watexwise Glxden ns a commumty
area with stxect txees, mamate edge gardens and
a giassy ohen aiea
4 Restore the eaisYtvg gardens tn the area wtYh new
plant materlal xeflecttng the oxlgmal plantmg
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This axea contains onc of the fe~v paxcels oE
open land wrthin thc Chautluqua Historic Distxict
The Colorado Chautauqua Assoctauon has a pressmg
nced for a small gxounds mamtenance ofFice and facil-
ity This mamtcnance facility would allow the consoh-
dauon oE at least thrcc maintenancc sites being used
today by the CCA Consohdanng the in~tntenance
sites would improve othex arels of the stte mcluding
the servlce axca at the Dmmg IIall, the entixe alley
runntng behmd Columbme Lodge and the curxent
ground office and a stoxage area on Bogess Circle
The mamtenance fanlity pxoposed would bc
axchitecture compapble wtth Chautauqua and ineet alt
axchitcctural guidchnes Fox Chautauqua, ahgmng unth
the othex cottages along Golden Rod This buildmg
would provtde ~ visual termmus loolung east along
Pximrose conhnutng the pattern of views to architec-
tutal tcons Mamtenance vchicle access and a sm~ll
' Pacnec pavdaon, 2002
stoxagc yaxd would bc locatcd on thc east side of thc
buildmg screcncd and buffered from the neighbor-
I hood The notthern poxuon oE the buIldmg wtll con-
tam publtc iestrooms foi use duxtng Auditoxtum
cvcnts Cmxently the Auditoxmm visrtors must use
the llmmg FIall restxooms duxtng cvcnts These faclh-
ties would be closex to the south entxy ~nd more vlsi-
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1 Prcacive tlie ~cunis couei ster and tn featuie, as a
character-definmg feature of C,hautauqua
~ Prescive tlie field slone wtillti along thc alley
~ when const~uctrng alley
i t~oimalve and dchneate the paxktug axca on thc
cast stdc of thc Ylay Arc.t / Coucta to maxrmizc
utiag~ and preven~ dam.ige to landticaped areas
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Landscapes
Rcc<~imncnclat i<~ns
1 Pxeserve and xestoxe the histoxtc chaxacter oF the
Chautauqua residential area
The Chautauqua Design Guidehnes discuss
many rmportant atipccts of this charactcr
and rdcnufy several guideLnes to preserve
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pxunartly the historic character turf and
txees Shxub masses should be keptto a
mmtmum
Aix conditiomng condensexs shall be
scrcencd with matexials compauble with
each mdtvtdual cottage
2 Pxesexve Uuildtng setback arcas along Chautauqua
stxeets
Fences shall not Ue allowed m the setUack
Paxlang should xemain on the street rather
than in the setback
3 Pxcsexve and xestoic historic sidewalks in the xes-
idential axea Do not mterrupt sidewalks with
dr~veways or fxont walks
4 Restore the histoxic stxeet trec pattern of the rest-
denual area by planttng and mmovmg txees
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Primary References
Drawengs, P/iotographs and Wrrtengs Collectaons
Chautauqua Commuruty Assoc~at~on Archives Colorado Chautauqua'Associahon, Boulder, Colorado
Photoeraphv Collection, Western History and Genealogy Department, ;Denver Public Libiary Denver,
Colorado
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Colorado
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Drawings, Maps anrCP[ans
Insurance Maps of Boulder, Colorado, Sanborn Map Company, New York, New York, 1900, 1906, 1910,
1918,1922,1931
Man of Colorado Chautauctua, Department of PubLc Service, Parks Drvision, City of Boulder, Colorado,
1928
Man of Colorado Chautauqua, from Chautauqua Bulletrn, Colorado Chautauqua Association, 1915
Constniction Drawmas for Raneer Cotta~e parkm~ and Dmm~Hall Ir~provements, C~ty of Boulder,
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Yublecations
Birnbaum, Chatles and Karson, Robm Pioneers of American Landscape Desian, McGraw-Hill,
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Department of Commumty Plannmg and Development, Boulder, Colorado, 1989
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•~ H~storic Landscanes U S Department of Intenor, National Park Sernce
McClelland, Lmda Flmt, Presentrne Natuie the Hutonc Landscape Desien of the Nauonal Park Servme
1916 - 1942 U S Deparhnent of Intenor, National Park Service, 1993
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Gage, Davis, Synops~s - Speech - Boulder Open Space, date unknowp
Galey, Mary, Rosall, Shaxon and Rosall Nolan Chautaugua Tra~c Ratte~ns, ApTi17, 1986
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National Reg~ster of Historic Places Inventary - Nominauan Form •
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1874 New York Chautauqua founded at Fa~r Pomt on Lake Chautauqua Galey, p. 3
Lew~s Millei, an Oh~o busmessman and mventor
John Heyl Vmcent, Sunday school director and later Method~st-Eptscopal
Bishop
The word Chautauqua was the Seneca Indian's pame for the lake
m 1876 State of Colorado admitted mto the umon Galey, p
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ro 1877 Chautauquas m Michigan and Ohio
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38 Chautauquas nat~onwide
0 1887 Pirsl Chautauqua m Colorado
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Located north of C,olorado Sprmgs on a mountamside near Palmer Lake
1894 March 3`d ground broke for the electric street railway m Boulder
1895 Colorado Samtarium Galey, p
L,stabhshed m Boulder ~
1897 September 7"' Umversrty of Texas President and Board of Regents Chairman
come to Boulder to study the possibility of a Chautauqua
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1898 City of Boulder purchases 171 acres for a Chautauqua Galey notes
Audrtorium, Dmmg Hall, Bandstand, Pav~hon and Ttcket Tent are built. City of
goidder
Tents are used for summer res~dents and for programs
City enacts ordmance to ensure that Chautauqua cottages remam the
~ property of the burlder and thc land remam w~th the city
~ 150 Chautauquas exist nahonw~de
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~i First map of Chautauqua publ~shed
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One hundred deciduous trees planted m the fall.
City coune~l offers $50 for planhng of trees
Road with turn-around built to access the llmmg Hall Galcy notes
V~srtors amve by tratn, buggy, trolley or horseback
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1899 T'irst buildmg wave of cottage buildmg (1899 to 1901+/-) Galey p. 109
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Office Buildmg and first cottages are bwlt Hist photos
1909
Boardwalk leadmg from the streetcar stop ~s built
One hundred trees (mostly s~lver maple) are plapted each year (1898-1900)
1899 Sprmg 1899 - First cottages appear H~st photo
Approx 45 houses built - privately owned
Office buildmg constructed (west of dmmg hall) Galey p 35
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Bath house constructed
25 cents to take a luxury bath
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1899 Electr~c street car lmes to Chautauqua operational Cialey p 34
1900 Veranda added to the dmmg hall
Mrs Davis and Mrs Bmgham offer the cap~tal to build 6 room school buildmg Galey p 49
for 600 to 800 students "The Academic Hall", constructed 1900 Hist photo
Merry Milk Ma~ds raise funds towards a fountam - ponstructed 1900 C4aley p. 4l
• Fountam built near the Office Buildmg (north side)
Art hall donated to Chautauqua by Prank Lounsberry Ualey p.
1900,1906
~ Moved to south of Academic Hall by 1906 Sanborn
DecemUer 20°i Texas-Colorado Chautauqua name changed to the Colorado
Chautauqua
The Womads Christian Temperance Union budd tl~eir Rest Cottage
1901 $alcony bmlt on dm~ng hall`~'~'~
r 1901 Ftrst p~cmc shelter established south of Audrtorium
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1903 Deer Park (Chautauqua Zoo) m area between Aud1Conum and present day
- 06 Commumty House
1903 Baseball fie1d laid out east of playground (not used)
Pertmeter fence is removed and security is done by~patrol
1905 Auditorium remodeled for a proper stage
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Second wave of cottago butldmg (approx 12 built - 1911 to 1920, restdenttal
tents replaced by cottages by 1916; loop road is completed, Columbme Lodge,
10~h Street entrance, Pedestrtan Shelter is budt, `Second wave of butldmg'
1906 Stone walf -parapet wall built as piomenade for the Audrtonum North and CCA
west sta~reases butlt (wood) Bulletm,
Carnegie,
hist photo
Tol] road up Gregory Canyon to Magnol~a eompleted
• 10 feet wide and grade not over 10%
Iron `settees' mstalled on grounds Galey p 116 ~~
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Origmal Garden butlt
Galey p 113-
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• Between the Dmmg Hall and the Auditorium 115
Hist photos
•
_ • Paths, flowers, rocks, evergreen trees
~ 1908 • Public Resh-ooms built with modem plumbmg - south of Dmmg Hall Galey p 113 ;~
~ Road mto Chautauqua was wtdened and improved Galey notes ,.~
x • Temporary del~very road added between the Dmmg Hall and the ~-~
W Auditor~um •~~
~ Arbor butlt m Green by City of Boulder as part of beautificat~on program Galey p 119 `
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Small tent Chautauqua toured to small towns from the Boulder Chautauqua
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Green plowed and seeded wrth grasses
Galey p 121 i
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~ 12'h Street Boulevard repaired by parks commrttee Galey p. 121 ,
1911 Camage-pedestrian gateway completed ~ust cast of 10`~' Street/Basehne Galey p 120 ~
• First shelter building was built - replaced with existmg strucYure m 1917
5
Associahon builds approx. 12 cottages as rental umts to provide mcome Galey p 109 ,.;~
Hazel House razed, Miss~ons House (Wild Rose Lodge) built Galey p 109 t~
1912 Loop road built around the Chautauqua Green Galey notes v
• Pedestrian access only at the ongmal entry (10°' Street)
3 Hole golf course m the Chautauqua Meadow Galey notes
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Cultural Landscape Assessment
• 1912 12°i Street Camage route built. Galey p. 121
Camage enirance butlt to reduce conflicts between camages and the
trolley
• Included a camage dropoff on the north side of the Auditonum
• Remnants of a stone wall - pei haps from a conal remam north of the play
gtound and near the l0'~' SCicet cid-dc-sac
Tenms court built (clay surface) Galey p llG
Rocks removed from Green, crushed and used to gravel sidewalks and roads Galey p. 121
1913 Playground constructed by City of Boulder
1913
~a~~ •~ l914 N~rie hole go/f coui se oj~ened, closed rn 1919
"^' ~ Road bet~veen Danmg Kall and Auddonurn changed Io pedestrian route ~aley notes
o p 122
d 1915 `Tenms Park' - appears m Chautauqua Bulletm Chaut
.c arch~ves
m • Drawmgs for the Chautauqua mdicate the gardes~ layout and the tenn~s
' .°- park layout ~n the exisimg `Green'
a
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a Wadmg Pool built
, w ,
Located south of playground, built by City Council, removed m 1930s
N Sundial donated for the garden
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o Cottages number over SO
o Stone F~replaces built by the City (located near the northeast trailhead) Galey p 120
, m
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Ongmal 1'icket Booth Buildmg (1898) moved to become restroom
Galey p 120
• T~eket booth buildmg moved to Tenn~s Court area
1917 10"' Street Shelter House completed Galey p.120
Temporary Army encampment east of playground Galey p 125
Hist photo
'' Auto eratrance at G~ ant Street hzuli ~ Galey p 120
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• Stone wal! alnng Basehne hu~lt
1918 Commumty House completed Galey p 125
1919 Columbine Lodge built by Association as `hoYel' Galey p 111
H~st photo
• completed for $15,000 mcludmg 24 rooms and 4 bathrooms
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Cultural Landscape Assessment
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Period Date Description 1 Event Sources
1919 Chmax of the national Chautauqua's & Boulders, Assomahon budds approx
40 cottages, `Third wave of buildmg"
1920 Buildmgs mclude 97 houses and 4 lodges Galey p 111
to . Johu Blanchard builds nine cottages -316, 310, 11, 1, 5, 35, 16, 18 and
1930 20
1920 Natural Gas pipehne to cottages Galey p 121
1921 Lease wrth City expanded for 20 years Galey p 111 _
`20s Audrtonum west steps removed Galey p 115 ,„
Tennts court resarfaced Galey p 116 ~
~, 1923 10 car garage bu~lt near the reservoir Galey p 103 ~~
~ • demohshed m 1930s ,,;
m
y 1923 New Chautauqua reservoir constructed on mesa to the east $64,000 Galey p 111 -",
d°. 1926 Chautauqua populahon reaches 600 Galey p 111 ;,~
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Plat for Cottages - west of `Austm-Russell TracP' -~
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m ~ no cottages were ever built and land became Boulder Mtn Parks '~`~
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1928
Streets first oiled ~~
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1929 10,000 Chautauquas closed (w~thm 5 years)
Reservotr abandoned Galey p 119 ~'~
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1929 Depression era, low pomt of Chautauqua attendance, finances precanous }~
- 35 ;.~
1930 Bandstand near Garden removed Galey p. 131 ;~
S Art Hall removed
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Barn (west of ranch house) removed ,.~
Flagpoles removed from Aud~torium (16 of 18 removed) ~
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Cultural Landscape Assessment
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Penod Date Description / Event Sources
Fourth Wave of buildmg, reservoir ~s filled and upper cottages added
1941 Reservo~r filled m( the former Chautauqua Lake) Galey p 134
• Eleven lots platted ~
`40s Well ts condemned by the City Galey p 120
1946 Student rentals begm Galey p 138
Associahon wmtenzes approx half of Assoc~ahon owned homes. Galey p 138
1947 Sti ects first paved Galey p. 104
1948 Golden Rod sidewalk laid CCA
Bullerin
1948 Missions House modermzed and Girls Camp remod~led by the Assoc~ation CCA Board
~ notes
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AssociaUon replaces barn w~th a house and duplex
CCA Board
;°. notes
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Aud~tormm floor butlt of conerete (a 50 year attempt) Gale 138
Y~ p•
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c Auditorium noith steps (wooden) replaced wrth conprete steps and planter Galey p 138
c spacc at edges
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Total land use for residential area 8 08 acres
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Golf Course turned into wmtei ski area by Boulder Parks & Recreation
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C~ty of Bouldei fimshed cementmg the Audrtonum Floor (50 yrs to complete)
Galey p. 138
~ Upper cottages added CCA Board
•' notes
'SOs Misstons House renamed as Wtld Rose Lodge CCA Board
Girls Camp renamed as Pnmrose Apartments notes
1952 City of Boulder annexes the Chautauqua grounds mto the City
1953 Reservo~r area almost filled with homes
1954 Rock Mmer's Rock Monument placed in Green Histonc
plaque
1959 Academic Hall parkmg lot developed (gravel) ~ Historic
~ photo
60's Garden disappears due to no pay~oll for the Groundskeepers Galey p 139
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1978 Chautauqua Park is designated as a City of Boulder Histonc Distnct Boulder
Ordmance
• September 5, 1978 #4382
1979 Dmmg Hall foundahon reconstructed Galey p 146
Auditorium structural rchabilrtation
1981 Rose Garden mstalled m northwest comcr of Green 1985 Master
Plan
1981 Apt il 20 year lease signed with Boulder
1985 Chautauqua Green Master Plan - Boulder Parks ,
r 1987 Ranger Cottage Chaut.
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Parkmg lot for Open Space built arch~ves
notes & plans `'
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• Changes to parkmg on Clematis and Sumach „
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1987 Dmmg Hall terrace improvements Watkms ,
1989 Academte Hall parkmg lot paved Watkms, a
H~staric
photo
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1993 Waterwise Garden constnicted Watkms q;,~
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Northeast tenms court constructed by City Cit Master
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1998 Flagpoles reconstructed on Auditonum Watkms ,~
1998 Ch~ldren's playground `house' constructed Watkms ~^,
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IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGY
Chautauqua Park Histonc District Assessment and Plan
Transportation and Circulation
Site Recommendations I
1 Serv~ce area modificat~ons
2 Bus loadmg and unloadm~ areas - see Chautauqua
Green and Aud~tonum notes
3 Create a Sign System (Family of Signs)
4 Improve pedestnan safety/ aceess on Basehne and
improve visibility into Chautauqua
5 Increase parkmg on-srte
• Conshuct lot near the tenms court (formal~ze
exisring)
~ Convert parallel spaces to diagonal / Green
6 Reconfigure the Academic Hall parlung lot,
7 Provide bicycle parkuig facihhes on-s~te
Management Recommendations
I Regulate size of deln•ery velucles
2 Regulate bus loadmg/unloadmg
3. Improve event shuttle service
4. Improve lransit service on weekends.
Eariy
Actwn
•
Additional Participants or Partners
Dmmg Hall,
Boulder Parks, Boulder Publ~c ~~orks
Dept,
Boulder Pubhc ~Vorks~Transportatron,
Boulder Public Works/Transportatron,
Parks Dept, Open Space/Mtn Parks,
Boulder Open Space / Mountain Parks,
Crty of Boulder Parks Dept
CCA
City of Boulder Pubhc VJorks Dept
D~mng Hall, Open Space/Mountazn
Parks; Boulder Pazks, Boulder Schools,
Boulder Open Space /Min Parks,
Boulder Pazks; Boulder Schools, Tour
I bus compames
CMF, Boulder Schools,
City of Boulder and RTD
Responsib~l~ty
CCl~
CCA
Pubhc Works/
Pazks
Open Space
and Mtn Parks,
Pazks
CCA
CCA
CCA
CCA
CCA
•
Task / Next Step
• Detailed srte plan
• Detailed srte plan
• Sign Plan / Grapkuc Design
for Family of Signs
• Detailed srte plan
• Detailed site plan
• Detailed srte plan
~ Detaffed srte plan
• Site plan / Bicycle Racks
• Range of s~zes
Brochure / Mailmgs to
schools, tour buses, etc
~ • Brochure
Funded By
1
•
Drainage and Utilities
Site Recommendations
. .~~ y,.;. . ~_ ,,. .,~ i;;'1~ "~ '-r" .. ,., ... ~ ,~ v !~ ~ ~^
~~ •
1 Rotonull and repave roads
2 Rehabilitate lustonc stone gutter and add
3. Cons~uct concrete guttezs at east-west streets
4 Reconfigure alleys with new swfacmg
5 Trash Dumps[eis/ Enclosures and Recycle Contamers
6 Underground ut~l~hes
8 Pedestnan hghhng on Clemat~s and along walk
Management Recommendat~ons
1 Preserve road and bmlding arrangement, mcludmg
setbacks, road widths, relahonslup of alleys to roads
2 Cenfral~ze trash pickup
Baseline and Chautauqua Park Entry
Sde Recommendahons
1 Restore and rehabilrtate h~stonc features - walls,
Shelter House, gardens
2 Improve pedeshian safety and access along Basehne
Management Recommendations
1 Develop master schedule
Early
Action
Early
Achon
Adddionai PartGpants or Partners
Crty of Boulder Pubhc Works Dept
City of Boulder Pubhc Works Dept
City ofBoulder Public Works Dept
Crty of Boulder Pubhc Works Dept
Tzash Serv~ce
Power Company - Xcel, cable, phone
Power Company - Xcel, C~ty of Boulder
Publ~c Works - s~gnal
City of Boulder Pubhc W orks
Department
Residents
Addihonai PartiGpants or Partners
Landmarks
City ofBoulder Open Space and
Mountain Parks; Crty of Boulder Parks,
Responsbdity/
Lead'
Public Works
CCA
Publ~c Works
CCA
CCA
CCA
CCA
CCA/
Landmarks
CCA
Lead•
Boulder Pazks
Public Works,
Boulder Parks
Task ! Next Step
• Detailed site plan
• Detailed site plan
• Detailed srte plan
• Detailed s~te plan
• lletazled s~te plan
• Uhhty plan
• Stte plan w/ Clemahs
~mprov and hghhng plan
• Landscape Guidelines
• Detazled srte plan
Task / Next Step
• Deta~led plan
•
Time Freme
Time Frame
1
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Chautauqua Green
1 Preserve the Yustonc patterns, features and vegetahon
2 Reconshuct entry road and mstall edge along the
Green
Clematis Street
Site Recommendat~ons
1 Preserve the histonc pattems, setbacks, feahues and
vegetarion
2. Create a pedeshian walkway on the southside
Management Recommendations
Auditorium
Site Recommendations
1 Preserve lustonc pattems, setbacks, views, features
and vegetahon associated with the Audrtonum
2 Restore and rehabihtate s~gruficant features, views and
plantrngs
3 Connect the Aud~tonum to the reconstructed parkuig
Centennial Garden
Site Recommendations
1 Construct new garden features to resemble the histonc
Management Recommendations
1 Design Gmdehnes
Early
Action
Early
Achon
Early
Action
•
City of Boulder Parks, Landtnarks
C~ty of Boulder Parks, CCA
Adddional Participants or Partners
CCA, Landmarks
CCA, City of Boulder Publ~c \Uorks,
Additional Participants or Partners
CCA, Landmarks
CCa
City ofBoulder Open Space and
1~IonntainParks
Additional Partiapants or Partners
Landmarks, Residents
~ Landmarks
Landmarks
Boulder Pazks
Lead`
Landmarks
CCA
Task / Next Step
Lead'
CCL1
CCA
CCA
Lead`
CCl~
Task I Next Step
Task / Next Step
Detailed srte plan
CCA I Landscape Guidehnes
•
Time Frame ~
T~me Frame I
Time Frame I
1
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Waterwise Garden
Site Recommendations
1 Estabhsh a central garden focus and consider addmg
an outdoor pav~hon or arbor
2 Re-establish histonc sfreet tree planhng on Goldenrod
Management Recommendations
Academic Hall
Site Recommendations
1 Res[ore / rehabilitate s~gmficant features, v~ews and
planUngs
2 Reconfigure pazkmg Consfruct a comprehensrve
pedestnan route
Management Recommendations
3 ConGnue workmg with CMF to use the lot
Neighborhood
Sde Recommenda6ons
1 GoldenRod ~mprovements
2 Kmmkimc Street improvements.
3 Pnmrose Sffeet improvements
4 Lupme, Astor / Monung Glory Sh~eets improvements
5 Ga~llazdia Aliey improvements
6 Columbme Lodge Alley improvements
7 Tenms Cour[ Alley improvements
Early
Early
Early
Adddwnal Part~c+pants oc Partners
Landmarks, Residents
Landmarks, Residents
Additional Panc~ipants or Partners
Landmarks, Residents,
Landmarks, Ciry of Boulder Pubhc
Works;
CCA
Addihonai Participants or Partners
Landmarks,
Landmarks,
Landmarks,
Landmarks,
Landmarks,
Landmarks,
Landmarks, City of Boulder Public
Works
Lead`
CCA
CCA
Lead*
CCA
CCA
CMF
Lead*
CCA
CCE~
CCA
CCA
CCA
CCA
Task 1 Next Step
Detailed srte p]an
Detailed s~te plan
7ask / Next Step
Detailed s~te plan
Detailed srte plan
Task / Next Step
•
T~me Frame
Time Freme
Time Frame
1
LEGEND 1899-1905
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ORIGINAL NOTES DATE FIRST CO'I TAGL 6UIL1 / EXIST RBCERS TO DATE
TEACHFR WTTAGE
ORIGINAL COTTAGE REMAINS
1 GALGY COTTAGE
ORIG MOVED CIRCA l899
AXIST CIRCA 1928
2 ALAMO COTTAGE
ORIG C[RCA 1899
3/3 A ORia C[RCA 1899
4 ORTG CIRCA 1899
EXIST CIRCA 1918
5 AVONDALECOTTAGE
012IG C1RCA 1899
EXIST CIRCA 1928
G CORISICANACOTIAGE**
ORIG CIRCA 1901
MISSION COTTAGE
CIRGA 1910
7 ORfG CIRCA I899
EXIST CIRCA 1906
8 CIRCA 1900 (DUPLEX N/9)
UEMO'D
10 ORIG CIRCA 1899
11 ORIG CI2CA 1899
6XIST CIRCA 1931
I IA DEMO'D CIRCA 1927
13 ORIG CIRCA 1899-
(2 COT1 AGBS)
EXIST CIRCA 1927
l3A CIRCA I900
13II ORIG CIRCA 1900
EXIST 1971
]4 CIRCA 1899
6 ORIC3 CIRCA 1899 - (15 & 16)
~ LX1ST I)41
l7 ORIG CIRCA ]899-
EXIST 1942 - (512)
18 ORIG CiRCA 1R99
EX[ST 1941
19 CIRCA IR99**
20 ORIG CIRCA 1899
EX1ST 1942
21 ORIG CIRCA 18)9
ADDiTION C7RCA 1928
,,3.:
27 MARiPOSA COTTAGC
ORIG CIRCA 1899
EXTST 1931
24 BADGCR COTTAGE
021G CI2CA 1900
25 ORIG CIRCA I899
CXIST CIRCA 1919
26 ORIG CIRCA 1899
EXIST CIRCA 1919
27 ORIG CIRCA 1899
EXIST CIRCA 1919
28 ORIG CIRCA 1899
DEMO'll CIRCA 1919
29 UWENTHGAN COTTAGE
TII60DOSIA AMMONS 1899
30 F1 WORTHCOCIAGE**
CIRCA 1901
31 PN2TS COTTAGS**
ctxcn i9m
32 MIRfLOR WTTAUE
CIRCA 1901
3i HOUSTONTEXCOTIAGC**
cixcn i~oi
35 I3ROWNWOOD TEX COTTAGE
ORIG CIRCA 1901
EX[ST CIRCA 1931
40
4l
42 HA%I'sL COTTAGP,
OR[G CIRCA 1901 (402)
DGMO'D CIRCA 1906
43 ORIG CIRCA 1R99
DEMOD CIRCA 1918
44 ORiG CIRCA 1899
DL'MO'D CIRCA 1913
45 ORIG CIRCA 1899
DEMOD CIRCA 1913
46 ORIG CI2CA 1899
DEMOD CIRCA 1913
47 OR[G CIRCA 1899
48 CIRCA I899
49 ORIG CIRCA I899
COTTAGE WAS BUILT
102 BIDL.-A-WEC
CIRCA 1899
106 CIRCA 1899
lOR CIRCA I899
l l0 DENNISON TEX COTTAGE
ORIG CIRCA 1899
LX[ST CIRCA 1922
302 WILDROS~C0ITAGE
ClRCA 1900
310 ORIG CIRCA 1900
EXIST CIRCA 1928
314 ORTG CIRCA 1900
EXIST CIRCA 1928
401 COLORADO REST COTTAGE
CIRCA 1900
405 ORIG CIRCA 1900
EXIS'P CIRCA 1928
407 ORIG CIRCA 1900
LXIST CIRCA 1928
415 SAN ANTONIO COTTAGE
ORIG CIRCA 1901-1905
LXIS P C1RCA 1928
4l7 ORIG CIRCA 1900
GXIST CIRCA 1928
501 CIRCA 1900*'
502 CIRCA 1901
516 7rRRELTEACFIERS
COTTAGF**
CIRCA 1901
601 MARSUALL COTTAGG**
CIRCA I900
AUDITORIUM 1898
DINTNG HAI.L 1898
BOARDWALK 1899
RAIL LiNE 1899
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•
1 GALEY COTTAGE
ORIG MOVED CIRCA 1899
EXIST CIRCA 1928
2 ALAMO (,01"f AGG
ORIC3 CIRCA 1899
3/3A ORIG CIRCA 1R99
4 ORIG CIRCA 1899
PXIST CIRCA 1918
5 AVONDAL~CATTAGL+
ORIG CIRCA 1899
CXIST C[RCA 1928
6 CORISTCANA COTTAGE**
ORiG C1RCA 1901
M[SSION COT7 AGE
CIRCA 1910
7 ORIG CIRCA 1899
PXIST CIRCA 1906
8 CIRCA 1900 (DOPLEX 8l9)
DLMO'D
10 ORIa CiRCA 1899
1 I ORiCt CIRCA 1899
EXIST CiRCA 1931
lIA D&MO'DCIRCA1927
I i ORIG CiRCA 1899-
(2 COTTAGES)
RXIST CIRCA 1927
l3A CIRCA 1900
IJD ORIO CIRCA 1900
EXIST 1971
14 CIRCA 1R99
6 ORIG CIRCA 1899 -(l5 & IG)
~ F.XIST 1941
l7 ORIG C[RCA 1899 -
EXiST I942 - (512)
l8 ORIG CIRCA 1899
LXIST 1941
19 CIRCA 1899"'*
20 ORIG CIRCA 1899
EXIST 1942
2l ORIG CIRCA 1R99
ADDITION CIRCA 1928
23 MARIPOSACOTfAGE
ORIG CIRCA 1899
HXIST 1931
24 BADGLiR COTTAGG
ORIG CIRCA 1900
25 ORiG CIRCA 1899
EXIST CIRCA 1919
2G ORIG CIRCA 1R99
EXIST CIRCA 1919
27 ORIG C[RCA 1899
EXIST C[RCA 1919
28 ORIG CIRCA 1899
DEMO'D CIRCA I919
29 GWENTHEAN COTTAGh
TIIEODOSiA AMMONS 1899
7 s,
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COTTAGE/BUILDING LEGEND 1906-1918
* ORIGINAL NO I'ES DATL' FIRST CO CTAGC BUILT / EXIST REFERS 1 O DATC EXIST COTTAGE WAS BUILT
** TEACHERCOTTAGE
"** 012IGINALC01TAGERkiMAINS
30 FT WORTH COTTAGS "*
C72CA 1901
31 PARIS COTTAGE**
CIRCA 1901
32 M[RRORCATTAGE
CIRCA 1901
33 HOL'STON 1 EX COTTAGE**
CIRCA 1901
34 NCIIRASKA TEACHERS
COTTAGE*'"
C[RCA 1918
35 BROWNWOOD TEX COTTAGE
ORIG CTRCA 1901
EXIST CIRCA 1931
40
4l
42 FIAZLL COTTAGB
ORTG CIRCA 1901 (302)
DEMO'D CIRCA 1906
43 ORIG CIRCA 1899
DEMO'D C[RCA 1918
44 ORIG CIRCA 1899
DL,MO'D CIRCA 1913
45 ORIG CIRCA 1899
DEMO'D CIRCA 1913
46 OR[G CIRCA 1899
DEMO'D CII2CA 1913
47 ORiG CIRCA 1899
4S CIRCA 1599
49 ORIG CIRCA 1899
102 BIDE-A-WEE
CIRCA 1899
106 CIRCA 1899
108 CIRCA 1899
l10 DENIVISON TEX COTTAGE
ORIG CIRCA 1899
EXIST C[RCA 1922
114 C[RCA(1911-1918)
22l Ii00SIER BUNGALOW
ORIG CIRCA l918
302 WILDROSE COTTAGE
CIRCA 1900
306 021G CIRCA 1906
SLCOND BLDG CIRCA 1918
EXTST CIRCA l930
310 OR[G CIRCA I900
EXIST CIRCA 1928
3l l ORiG CIRCA 1910
3l3 CIRCA 1910
314 ORIG CIRCA 1900
i:'X[ST CIKCA 1928
401 COLORADO REST C0ITAGB
CIRCA 1900
405 ORIG CIRCA 1900
EXIS'1 CIRCA 1928
407 ORIG CiRCA 1900
EXIST CIRCA 1928
409 CI2CA 1910
411 CIRCA 1910
4l3 CIRCA 1910
4I5 SAN ANTONiO COTTAGE
ORIG CIRCA 1901-1905
EXIST CIRCA 1928
417 ORIG CIRCA 1900
EX[ST CIRCA 1928
SOl CIRCA 1900*
502 CIRCA 1901
503 C12CA 1910
505 CIRCA 1910
SOfi CIRCA 1910
507 CIRCA 1910
508 CIRCA U70
509 CI2CA 1910
Sl0 CIRCA 1910
SI1 CIRCA 1910
576 TL~RRET, TEACIIERS
COT CAG~**
C[RCA 1901
G01 MARSHALL COTTAGE~""
CfRCA 1900
AUD[TORIUM 1898
DINING HALL 1898
BARN 1910
ASSEMBLY HALL
(COMMUNITY HOUSE) CIRCA 1918
MISSION HOU3P.
(W[LDROSELODGE) 1911
ObNICF/APTS/
CdRLS CAMP 1913
COLUMBINH LODGE 1919
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COTTAG~BUILDING LEGEND 1919-1940
* ORIGINAL NOTGS DATE PIRST COTTAGi' I3U[LT / EHIST RBFF.RS TO DATE HXIST COTTAGE V/AS HOILT
** TFACHERCOTTAGE
*** ORIGINAL CO fTAGE REMAINS
1 GALLY COTTAGE
OR[G MOVED C[RCA 1899
EXIST CIRCA 1928
2 ALAMOC0ITAGE
ORIG CIRCA 1899
3/3AORIG CIRCAlR99
4 ORIG CIRCA 1899
LXIST CIRCA 1918
5 AVONDALECOTTAGE
ORIG CIRCA I899
8X[ST CIRCA 192R
( CORISICANACOTTAGC•*
ORtG CIRCA 1901
MISSION CO'C1'AGI:
CIRCA 1910
7 ORIG CIRCA IR99
F,XIST CIRCA 1906
8 CIRCA 1900 (DUPLL~X 8/9)
DEMOD
10 ORIO CIRCA 1899
11 ORIG CIRCA 1899
LXIST CIRCA 1931
11A Dh~fO'DCIRCA1927
12 CTRCA 1923
13 ORI6 Cll2CA IR99-
(2 COTTAGES)
EXIST CIRCA 19?7
13A CIRCA 1900
13B ORIC CIRCA 1900
EX[ST 1971
30 FT WORLII COTTAGE **
CIRCA I901
31 PARISC0ITAGE**
CIRCA 1901
32 MI2ROR COTTAGE
CIRCA 1901
33 HOUSION7EXC011AGG**
CIRCA 1901
34 NF.BRASKA TEACHERS
WTTAGL**
CIRCA 1918
35 RROWNWOODTEXCOTTAGF,
ORIG CIRCA 1901
~XiST CIRCA 1931
102 BIDE-A-WEE
CIRCA 1R99
]06 CIRCA (ft99
]08 GIRCA 1899
ll0 D~NNISON TAX COTTAGL~
ORIG CIRCA 1R99
NXIST CIRCA 1922
114 CiRCAQ91L1915)
21 l CIRCA 1919
2l3 CTRCA 1919
2l5 CiRCA 19I9
216 CI2CA 1919
2l7 C1RCA 1919
2l8 C12CA 1919
2l9 CI2CA 1928
220 CIRCA 1919
22l HOOSiF,R BUNGALOW
ORIG CIftCA I91R
222 CIRCA 1928
300 CIRCA 1928
302 WILDROSECOTI'AGE
C[2CA 1900
304 C12CA 192R
306 OR[(i CiRCA 1906
SECOND BLDG CfRCA 1918
E~XIST CIRCA 1930
310 OR[G CIRCA 1900
EXIST CIRCA 1928
309 CiRCA 192R
31 I ORIG CIRCA 1910
313 CIRCA 1910
314 ORIG CIRCA 1900
EXIST CIRCA 1928
316 CIRCA 1925
401 COLORADO REST COTTAGE
CIRCA 1900
405 ORIG CIRCA 1900
EXIST CIRCA 192R
407 ORIG CIRCA 1900
EXIST C12CA 1928
409 CIRCA 1910
4I1 CIRCA 1910
4l3 CIRCA 1910
4l5 SAN ANTONIO COTTAGE
OR[G CIRCA 1901-1905
P,XIST CIRCA 192R
417 ORIG CIRCA 1900
CX[ST CIRCA I928
501 CiRCA 1900*
502 CIRCA 1901
50"i CIRCA 1910
505 CIRCA t910
506 C1RCA 1910
507 C[RCA 1910
508 CIRCA 1910
509 CIRCA 1910
510 CIRCA 1910
511 CIRCA 1910
512 CIRCA 1928
516 TBRREL1hACHGRS
COTTAGE**
URCA 1901
60l MARSHALL C01 PAGk**
CIRCA 1900
603 Cll2CA 1928
701 CIRCA 1922
703 CI2CA 1922
14 CIRCA 1R99
~ 16 ORICr CIRCA 1899 -( I S& 16)
EX1S1 1941
17 ORIG CIRCA 1R99-
F,XIST 1942 - (512)
' 18 OffiG CIRCA ]899
6XiST 1941
19 CIRCA 1899**
20 ORIG C1RCA IS99
r.XIST 1942
2l ORtG CIRCA 1899
ADDIfION C1BCA 1928
22 ORIG CIRCA 1928
23 MARIPOSA COTTAGE
, ORIG CIRCA 1R99
~„ EXIST 1931
~:~° 24 BADGERCOTTAGE
ORIG CIRCA 1900
25 ORIG CIRCA IR99
EXIST CIRCA 1919
26 ORIG CIRCA 1 R99
L~X1S9 CIRCA 1919
27 OR[G CIRCA 1899
EXIST CiRCA 1919
28 ORIG CIRCA 1899
DEMO'D CIRCA 1919
29 GWENTHEANCOTTAGE
THEODOSIA AMMONS 1899
AUDITORIUM IR98
D[MNG HALL 1R98
IIARN 1910
ASSfiMBLY }IALL
(WMMUNITY HOUSE) CIRCA 1918
MBSIONS HOUSE
(WILDROSELODGE) 1911
OFFICE/AP1 S/
GIRLS CAMP 1913
WLUMOINh LODGE 1919
•
COTTAGEBU[LDING LEGEND 19a1-1977
* ORIGINAL NOTES DATE FIRST COTTAGE BU1LT /~XIST REPFRS TO DATE EXIST COT'I AGE WAS BUILT
** TEACI{GRCOTTAGE
• **'~ ORIGINAL COTTAGG 2EMAINS
1 (;ALEY COTTAGG
ORiG MOVED CIRCA 1899
EXIST C(RCA 1928
2 ALAMOCOTIAGC
ORiG CIRCA 1899
3/3 A ORiG CIRCA 1R99
4 ORIG CIRCA 1R99
CXIST CIRCA 1918
5 AVONDAI.ECOCTAGE
ORIG CIRCA 1899
EXIS'C CIRCA 1928
6 CORiSICANA COTTAGE*+
ORIG CIRCA I901
MISSION COTTAGE
CIRCA 1910
7 ORIG CIRCA 1R99
~.. LXISI C[RCA1906
, 8 CIRCA 1900 (DOPLF.X 8/9)
DEMO'U
10 02[O CI2CA 1899
1 I ORIG CIRCA 1899
CXiST C[RCA L931
11A DLMOD CIRCA 1927
L CIRCA 193i
13 ORIG CIRCA 1899-
(2 COTTAGCS)
EXIST C[2CA 1927
' 13A CIRCA 1900
13B ORIG CIRCA 1900
~~ ~
14 EXIST 1971
CiRCA 1899
16 ORIG CIRCA 1899 -(i5 & 16)
EXIS7 1941
17 OR[G CIItCA1S99-
FXISC 1942-(SI2)
18 Ol2[G CIRCA 1899
II.XIS C 1941
19 CIRCA 1899**
20 ORIG CIRCA 1R99
CXIST 1942
21 ORiG CIRCA 1899
ADDITION CIRCA 1928
22 ORIG CIRCA 1928
23 MARIPOSA COTTAGE
"~' ORIG CTRCA 1899
+~yn, EXIST 1931
24 -ADGG2 COTTAGF.
ORIG CIRCA 1900
25 ORIG C1RCA 1899
EXIST C[ftCA 1919
26 ORiQ CIRCA 1899
6XISf CIRCA1919
27 OR[G CIRCA 1599
EXIST C[RGA 1919
28 ORi(7 CIRCA 1899
DEMO'D CIRCA 1919
29 GWF.NTFIBAN WTTAGF,
THEODOS[A AMMONS 1899
30 FT WORTH COTTAGE *+
CIRCA 1901
31 PARiSC07TAGG*'"
• CiRCA 1901
32 MIRRORCOTTAGL,
CIRCA 1901
33 AOIISTON T6X COTTAGE~'*
CIRCA 1901
34 NEARASKA TF.ACHF,RS
COTTAGL~**
C[RCA 1918
35 RROWNWOODTEXCOTTAGC
02[G CIRCA 1901
EX[ST CI2CA 1931
40
41
42 HAZEL COTTAGE
ORIG CIRCA 1901 (302)
DEMO'D CIRCA 190fi
43 ORIG CIRGA 1899
UEMOD CIRCA 1918
44 ORIG CIIiCA 1899
DF.MO'D CIRCA 1913
45 ORIU CIRCA 1899
DEMO'D CIRCA 1913
46 ORIG CIRCA 1599
DCMO'D CI2CA 1913
47 ORIG CIRCA 1R99
48 CIRCA ~R99
49 ORiG CIRCA 1 R99
102 BIDC-A-WC[i
CIRCA 1899
10( CIRCA I899
108 CIRCA 1899
I 10 DENNISON TEX COTTAGF.
ORIG CIRCA 1899
LXIST C1RC41922
114 CIRCA(1911-1918)
2l1 CIRCA 1919
2l2 / 214 CIRCA 1955
2l3 CIRCA 1919
2l5 CIItCA 1919
2l6 CIRCA 1919
2U CIRCA 1919
21R CIRCA ]919
2l9 CIRCA 1928
220 CiRCA 1919
22l HOOSIERBiTNGALOW
ORIG CIRCA 1918
222 CIRCA 1928
300 CiRCA 1928
302 WILDROSECOT7AGE
CIRCA 1900
304 CIRCA 1928
306 ORIG CIRCA 1906
SECOND BLDG CIRCA 1918
EX[ST CiRCA 1930
310 OR[G CIRCA 1900
EX[ST CIRCA 1928
309 CIRCA 1928
311 OR[G CIRCA 1910
313 CIRCA 1910
314 OR[G CIRCA 1900
EXIST CIRCA 1928
31b CIRCA l928
401 COLORADO REST COTTAGE
CIRCA 1900
405 ORIG CIRCA 1900
FXIST CIRCA 192R
407 ORIG CIRCA 1900
BXIST CIRCA 1928
409 CIRCA 1910
4l l CIRCA 1910
4l3 CIRCA 1910
415 8AN ANTONIO COTTAGE
OI2IG CIRCA 1901-1905
EXIST CIRCA 1928
4l7 ORIG CIRCA 1900
EXIST CIRCA 1928
501 CIRCA 1900*
502 CIRCA 1901
503 CIRCA 1910
505 CIRCA 1910
50C CIRCA 1910
507 CIRCA 1910
508 CR2CA 1910
509 C12CA 1910
S l0 C72CA 1910
51 I CIRCA 1910
512 CIRCA 1928
516 T~RREL TEACHERS
C09 TAGE'" *
c~acn i~ot
601 MARSHAI,L C01"fAGS**
CIRCA 19d0
603 C[RCA 1928
700 CI2CA 1953
701 CI2CA 1922
703 CIRCA 1922
704 CIRCA 1950
801 CIRCA 1950
802 MOVED FROM CU
CIRCA 1954
803 CIRCA 1953
804 CIRCA 1950
805 CIRCA 1953
807 CIRCA I950
808 C1RCA 1950
80) /810 llUPLEX
CIRCA 1956
A[IDiTORIUM 1R98
DMING EIALL 189R
-ARN 1910
ASSL~MIILY HALL
(COMMUNITY HOUSF) CIRCA 1918
MISSIONS HOUSE
(WILDROSELODGE) 1911
OFFICB/APTS/
GIRLS CAMP 1913
COLUMBINH LODGE 1919
ART HALL 1900
COTTAGE/BUILDING LEG~ND 1978-2003
" ORIUINAL NOTGS DATE FIRST WTTAGG RUILT / EXIST REFERS TO DATC EXIST COTTAGL WAS BUILT
** TEACHERCOTTAGE
*** ORIGMALCOTTAGLRL~MAINS
•
I GALEY COTTAG6
ORIG MOVEDCIRCA1899
EXiST CIRCA 1928
2 ALAMO COTTAGE
ORIG CIRCA 1899
3/3 A ORIG CIRCA 1899
4 ORIG CiRCA 1899
F,X(ST CIRCA 1918
5 AVONDALP,COTTAGE
ORIG CI2CA 1899
PXIST CIRCA 1928
6 CORiSTCANACOTTAGG**
ORiG CIRCA t901
M[SS[ON COTTAGE
CIRCA 1910
7 ORiG CIRCA 1899
EX1ST CIRCA 1906
" 8 CiRCA 1900 (DUPLEX 8/9)
- DLMO'D
10 ORIG CIRCA 1899
I I OR[G CIRCA 1899
EX1ST C[RCA 1931
IlA DCMO'DCIRCAl927
l2 CIRCA 1923
13 ORIG CIRGA 1R99-
(2 COTTAGES)
GXIST CIRCA 1927
~ 13A CIRCA 1900
13D ORIG CIRCA 1900
r:xisT i9~i
4 CIRCA 1R99
6 OR[G CIRCA 1899 -( I S& l6)
~ IST 1941
CX
l7 ORIG CIRCA 1899 -
RXIST I942 - (512)
18 ORIG CIRCA ]ft99
~XiST 1941
19 CIRCA 1A99**
20 OR[G CIRCA 1899
EXIST 1942
21 ORIG CIRCA l8)9
ADDITION CIRCA I928
22 ORI(3 CIRCA 1928
23 MARIPOSA COTTAGE
ORIG CIRCA 1R99
GXIST 1931
af~ 24 BADGERCOTTAGE
ORiG CIRCA 1900
25 ORIG C1RCA t899
EXIST CIRCA 1919
26 ORiG CIRCA 1899
HXIST CIRCA 1919
27 ORIG CIRCA 1899
EXIST CIRCA 1919
28 ORIG CIRCA 1899
DEMO'D CIRCA 1919
29 GWF.NTHEANCOTTAGB
THFODOSIA AMMONS 1899
90 FT WORTII COTTAGE **
CIRCA 1901
31 PARIS COTTAGE**
CIRCA I901
•
32 MIRROR COTTAGB
CIRCA 1901
33 HOUSTON CCX COTTAGE'"•
CI2CA 1901
34 NHBRASKATEACHERS
COTTAGG"*
CIRCA 1918
35 13ROWNWOOD TEX COT"I AGE
OR[G CIRCA 1901
EXIST C1RCA 1931
40
41
42 HAZ~L COTTAGE
OR[G CIRCA 1901 (302)
DBMO'D CIRCA 1906
4"S ORIG CIRCA 1899
DEMO'D CIRCA 1918
44 ORIG CIRCA 1899
DfiMOD C[RCA 1913
45 OR[G CIRCA 1899
DEMO'D CIRCA 1913
46 ORIO CIRCA 1899
DP,MO'D CIRCA 1913
47 ORIG CIRCA 1899
4R CIRCA 1899
49 ORIG CIRCA IR99
102 -IDE-A-WEL
CIRCA 1899
l06 CIRCA 1899
108 C[RCA 1899
I 10 DENNISON TEX C01 TAGF,
OffiG CIRCA 1899
EXIST CfRCA I922
ll4 CiRCA(1911-191A)
2ll CIRCA 1919
2l2 / 2l4 CIRCA 1955
2l3 CIRCA 1919
2l5 CIRCA 1919
216 CIRCA 1919
217 CIRCA 1919
218 CI2CA 1919
219 CIRCA 1928
220 CIRCA 1919
221 HOOS[ERBL'NGAIOW
ORIG CIRCA 1918
222 CIRCA 1928
300 CIRCA 1928
302 WILDROSE COTTAGC
ciacn ~~oo
304 CIRCA I92A
306 OR1G CIRCA 1906
SECOND BLDU CIRCA 1918
EXiST CIRCA 1930
310 OR[G CIRCA 1900
EX[ST CIRCA 1928
309 CIRCA 192R
311 ORIG CIRCA 1910
313 CIRCA 1910
314 ORIG CiRCA 1900
EXIST CIRCA 1928
31G CIRCA 1928
401 COLORADO REST COTTAGE
CIRCA 1900
405 ORIG CIRCA 1900
EXIST CIRCA 1928
407 ORIG CIRCA 1900
hXIST CIRCA 1928
409 CIRCA 1910
411 CIRCA 1910
413 CIRCA 1910
415 SAN ANTONIO COTTAGF.
ORIG CTRCA 1901-I905
EXISP CIRCA 1928
4l7 OR[G CIRCA 1900
EXIST CIRCA 1928
501 C[RCA 1900*
502 CIRCA 1901
503 C(RCA 1910
505 CIRCA t910
506 CIRCA 1910
507 CIRCA I910
508 CIRCA 1910
509 CIRCA 1910
510 CIRCA L910
51I CIRCA 1910
512 CIRCA 1928
516 TERREL TEACIIERS
COTTAGG**
CIRCA 1901
601 MARSHALL COl1AGE*"'
CIRCA 1900
C03 CIRCA 1928
700 CIRCA 1953
701 C1RCA 1922
703 CI2CA 1922
704 CIRCA 1950
801 CIRCA 1950
802 MOVGD FROM CU
CIRCA I954
803 CIRCA 1953
804 CIRCA 1950
805 CIRCA 1953
807 CIRCA 1950
808 CIRCA 1950
809 / S10 DUPLLX
CI2CA 1956
Ai7DITORNM 1898
D/NING HALL 1898
BARN 1910
ASSEMBLY HALL
(CO~IMUNITY HOUSE) CIRCA 1918
MISSIONS HOUSE
(WILDROSE LODGP) 1911
OPF[CE/APTS/
GIRI S CAMP t913
COLUMBINH LODGE 1919
ART HALL 1900