Our approach

An initiative of the Stuart Weitzman School of Design at the University of Pennsylvania, the Urban Heritage Project addresses issues at the intersection of cultural landscapes, built heritage, and societal change through multi-disciplinary research and practice. We work with the National Park Service and other partners, including PennPraxis.

 

Featured Projects

  • Lewis Mountain

    Cultural Landscape Report for a rustic camp along Skyline Drive that was a center of Black life and recreation in the Jim Crow era

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  • DC Small Parks Project

    Multi-phase project to document the National Park Service’s collection of 292 small parks in Washington, DC.

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  • Fort McNair Historic District

    National Register Nomination update for an active military installation with links to President Abraham Lincoln’s assassination, Walter Reed’s infectious disease research, and the design firm of McKim, Mead and White

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  • Anacostia Park

    Cultural Landscape Inventory for one of Washington, D.C.’s largest public parks

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  • Catoctin Mountain Cabin Camps

    Cultural Landscape Report for two rustic cabin camps created during the New Deal

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Selected Publications

  • Lewis Mountain Cultural Landscape Report

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  • Lincoln Memorial Cultural Landscape Inventory

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  • Langston Golf Course Cultural Landscape Inventory

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  • Great Falls S.U.M. Historic District Survey

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