Historic Cultural Landscapes of Oklahoma

by Dr. Charles L. W. Leider

Overview

Historic landscapes have often been ignored in historic preservation. In 1987, Dr. Charles L.W. Leider asked design professionals and the public to nominate significant historic cultural landscapes in Oklahoma. As a result of this effort, 47 significant historic landscapes were identified. Students in Dr. Leider's historic preservation course at Oklahoma State University (OSU) conducted an inventory and analysis of these sites and, over a 25—year period, selected and completed 18 case studies as measured and interpreted drawings, including Villa Philbrook, 101 Ranch, Oklahoma Civic Center, and Utica Square in Tulsa. All of the case studies have been recorded with the Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS) of the US National Park Service and placed in the US Library of Congress as well as being presented in this book.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781467129923
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	01/14/2019
Series:	Images of America Series
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	6.50(w) x 9.10(h) x 0.40(d)

About the Author

Charles L.W. Leider, PhD, is professor and director emeritus of the landscape architecture program at OSU. Prior to coming to OSU, he served as planning director for several leading consulting firms. He earned a bachelor’s degree in landscape architecture from Michigan State University, a master of city planning from Yale University, and a doctorate from OSU in environmental science with an emphasis on the preservation of historic cultural landscapes.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments 6

Introduction 7

1 Estates 11

2 City Planning and Institutional Grounds 53

3 Parks 69

4 Subdivisions and Planned Communities 107

5 Vernacular Landscapes 113

Key Citations 127

Appendix 127