Current Projects
as of Winter 2024
Civil Rights Mapping Project
The Urban Heritage Project is leading a collaborative effort–with NPS’ National Capital Region, LSU’s Brent Fortenberry, and a group of consulting scholars–to research and map landscapes related to African American civil rights in Washington, DC. Research explorations are focused on innovative methods of documentation and spatial representation, and how these methods can inform cultural landscape preservation techniques.
Arlington House
Our team is conducting research and fieldwork to create a specialized Cultural Landscape Report for the historic house and former plantation located within Arlington National Cemetery.
Skyline Drive
The Urban Heritage Project has launched the first phase of a multi-phase endeavor to complete a Cultural Landscape Report for Skyline Drive, the National Historic Landmark parkway located within Shenandoah National Park.
Catoctin Mountain Park - Round Meadow
The Urban Heritage Project is working on a Cultural Landscape Report (Part I) and a Cultural Landscape Inventory for the Round Meadow section of Catoctin Mountain Park, an area associated with the Civilian Conservation Corps, Job Corps, and other significant chapters of the park’s history.
Memorial Avenue Corridor
Work is underway on a Cultural Landscape Report for the avenue that links the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, DC with Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, VA. The avenue was designed in part by McKim, Mead & White and includes the Arlington Memorial Bridge, Memorial Circle, and the entrance to the cemetery.
Prince William Forest Cabin Camps
Our team is working on a Cultural Landscape Report for the five cabin camps at Prince William Forest. The camps are associated with the Recreation Demonstration Area (RDA) program of the New Deal, and hosted military training activities during World War II.
Mary McLeod Bethune Council House
The Urban Heritage Project will produce a Cultural Landscape Report for the DC townhouse associated with Bethune and the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW).
Georgetown C&O Canal
A Cultural Landscape Report is underway to address the segments of the C&O Canal associated with Black laborers in the Civilian Conservation Corps (a New Deal program).