While focusing on the physical remains of past and present cultures, the course encourages students to understand those remains through applying the analytical tools of history, architectural history, social history, and archaeology. Through readings, lectures, slide presentations, and field observation of historic resources, the course helps students to understand the history, development, and context of the American heritage that historic preservation seeks to identify, describe, interpret, and protect. A limited number of reserve readings are used, with copies placed at Simpson Library and within the Department. The Early Indians of Virginia . Virginia Department of Historic Resources, 1992.
Students are responsible for all required readings and lecture materials.
Any handouts should be considered materials that will be tested. The additional readings are not required and knowledge of their contents will not be tested. A printed form will be handed out in class after we have discussed the classical orders. This required assignment is due on October 9th. The second assignment requires each student to develop a proper architectural description of the principal elevation of an assigned building within Fredericksburg s historic district.