Recapturing a Cultural Landscape: The Past and Future Character of the Haller Gardens

Abstract

ABSTRACT Recapturing a Cultural Landscape: The Past and Future Character of the Haller Gardens Doris J. McMahon Cultural landscapes are vital community repositories because they provide opportunities for learning about history of a place and cultural heritage of the people. Today (2016), visitors to cultural landscapes are looking for experiences that will most accurately present the character associated with the time period. Curators of cultural landscapes are tasked with balancing design of historic spaces with maintenance and budget feasibility for the property owners. This thesis aims to show how to tie a residential historic landscape to a house museum