HomeMy WebLinkAboutCase Study Appendix H Comparable ProjectsComparable Archaeological Sites and Development Projects
Fort Dallas, Miami (Relocation)
This native oolitic limestone building was constructed around 1844 as slave quarters on William English's
plantation located near the mouth of the Miami River. The building served as a U .S. Army barracks after
Fort Dallas was reestablished here in 1849 and 1855 during the Second and Third Seminole Wars.
Moved to Lummus Park in 1925, Fort Dallas is one of only two surviving buildings from Miami's pioneer
era, the other being the William Wagner House, also located in Lummus Park.
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African American Burial Ground National Monument, New York City (Redesign)
African Burial Ground National Monument at Duane Street and African Burial Ground Way (Elk Street) in
the Civic Center district of Lower Manhattan, New York City preserves a site containing the remains of
more than 400 Africans buried during the late 17th and 18th centuries in a portion of what was the
largest colonial -era cemetery for people of African descent, some free, most enslaved. Historians
estimate there may have been 15,000-20,000 burials in what was called the "Negroes Burial Ground" in
the 1700s. The site's excavation and study was called "the most important historic urban archeological
project in the United States."
The discovery highlighted the forgotten history of African slaves in colonial and federal New York City,
who were integral to its development. By the American Revolutionary War, they constituted nearly a
quarter of the population in the city, which had the second largest number of slaves in the nation after
Charleston, South Carolina. Scholars and African -American civic activists joined to publicize the
importance of the site and lobby for its preservation. In 1993 the site was designated a National Historic
Landmark and in 2006 a National Monument.
In 2003 Congress appropriated funds for a memorial at the site and directed redesign of the federal
building to allow for this. A design competition attracted more than 60 proposals for a design. The
memorial was dedicated in 2007 to commemorate the role of Africans and African Americans in colonial
and federal New York City, and in United States history. A visitor center opened in 2010 to provide
interpretation of the site and African -American history in New York.
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Pointe-a-Calliere, Montreal (Redesign / Complete Preservation)
The Museum was founded as part of celebrations to mark Montreal's 350th birthday, and owes its
existence largely to the significant archaeological discoveries made on the site during the 1980s. In fact,
the Museum and its site are inextricably linked. Rising above evidence of more than 1,000 years of
human activity, it houses remarkable architectural remains, displayed in situ with absolute respect for
their integrity. Pointe-a-Calliere is the only sizeable archaeology museum in Canada. The hundreds of
artifacts it houses are grouped into six main sections: the peron, a modern building that has won many
architectural awards; the archaeological crypt on the lower level; the renovated Ancienne-Douane
building (Montreal's first Custom House), the Youville Pumping Station, the Archaeological Field School
and the Mariners' House.
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Brea Tar Pits, Los Angeles (Complete Preservation)
Located in the heart of metropolitan Los Angeles, the Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits is one of the
world's most famous fossil localities. This onsite Museum displays Ice Age fossils — including saber-
toothed cats, dire wolves and mammoths — from 10,000 to 40,000-year-old asphalt deposits. But
visitors can also watch the processes of paleontology unfold. Every day inside the glass -enclosed Fish
Bowl Lab, scientists and volunteers prepare fossils including "Zed," a recently discovered male
Columbian mammoth. The Page Museum is currently excavating and studying a cache of recently
unearthed fossils known as Project 23, an endeavor that could double the Museum's already
tremendous collection of more than three million Ice Age specimens and inform decades of new
research. Outside the Museum, in Hancock Park, the Pleistocene Garden and iconic life-size replicas of
extinct mammals depict the life that once grew, and roamed, in the Los Angeles Basin.
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Surf Club, Surfside, FL (Redesign / Complete Preservation)
The Surf Club offers an example of a current Miami -Dade County historic preservation project. Here, the
new hotel tower will be floated five stories above the historic building using a central, core support
shaft.
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Small Footprint Towers (Redesign / Complete Preservation)
Many cities today face issues related to space constrictions and new development. With urban centers
already densely developed, new towers must be constructed on small, constrained sites. While the
footprint of these towers remains relatively small, it does not restrict the height. The result is tall,
mixed -use towers supported by proportionally limited footprints.
Hartford21, Hartford, CT
34 stories, 11,000 square feet at ground level
University City Science Center, Philadelphia, PA
28 stories, 15,000 square feet at ground level
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One57 (left) / West 57 (right), New York, NY
75 stories, 6,240 square feet / 1,300-foot height, 60-foot wide parcel
Sky Village, Copenhagen, Denmark
Narrow footprint with upper floors cantilevered over ground plane
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Mission San Luis (Complete Preservation)
Mission San Luis offers a best practice example for an extensively preserved archaeological site with all
features retained in situ. Preservation at Mission San Luis focuses on interpretation. Central to this
effort is the research -based reconstruction of features, including the Mission building, Council house,
fences, etc. Visitors are free to walk the site, experiencing the landscape where the Apalachee Indians
and Spanish missionaries lived together.
• State-owned, managed by Board of Directors
• Listed on National Register of Historic Places
• National Historic Landmark
• Preserve America Presidential Award Winner
• Extensive Educational Programs
• Reconstruction based on intensive archaeological and historical research
• Design and reconstruction efforts began in 1996
Archaeological excavation informed the design of the reconstructed features.
Reconstructed Council House
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1705 hand -drawn map depicting Mission San Luis was a valuable resource for interpretation and reconstruction.
Reconstructed Mission Church
Reconstructed Council House, Interior
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University of Florida Historic St. Augustine (Complete Preservation)
University of Florida Historic St. Augustine (UFHSA) is an innovative approach to historic site stewardship
and management. UFHSA is a direct support program operated and managed by University of Florida,
created to ensure the long-term preservation and interpretation of state-owned historic properties in St.
Augustine. It accomplishes this through historic preservation initiatives and educational programs that
respond to the State's needs as owners of the site. Oftentimes, government agencies are overburdened
in terms of the amount of public space they own. Efforts to actively preserve and interpret historic sites
can fall to the wayside as available funding and staff resources are allocated to provide basic
maintenance and operation. Creating a direct support organization (DSO) maintains State -ownership
while addressing common management and stewardship concerns.
The goals set forth by UFHSA include:
• To preserve, restore, reproduce, maintain, operate, and exhibit ancient or historic landmarks,
locations, sites, monuments, buildings, remains, or other property of historic or antiquarian
interest...and to gather and disseminate information...
• To assist, promote, provide for, establish, maintain or operate museums or other places for
exhibits...
• To promote research and education...
• To solicit, raise, accept and receive grants, gifts, and bequests of money or property...
Tours and demonstrations help interpret St. Augustine's historic 2-acre Colonial Quarter.
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Government House Museum was recently restored and reopened to the public.
St. Augustine Architecture
UFHSA provides a digitization lab to support preservation efforts.
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