Caring for Our Caring for Our HeritageHeritage

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Essential QuestionsEssential Questions

Why should we preserve places?What organizations are available to

help us preserve?How do we preserve places?What makes a place historic?

GoalsGoalsTo learn how to care for our heritage by…

– Becoming informed citizens about threats to our heritage

– Understanding why and how to preserve historic places

– Understanding what makes a place historic– Investigate historic places in your hometown

View this video message by First Lady Laura Bush on the Preserve America project. Although it is about her support of this project, her message is strong. You must have Windows Media Player to view the video.

ThreatsThreats

There are 3 threats to caring for our heritage – we will investigate them more in the lesson– Attitudinal

• The way people think and feel– Economic

• Money– Environmental

• Nature takes it course

Reasons we Reasons we preservepreserve

Economic reasons– Historic buildings are popular tourist destinations– Good for the environment– Workmanship

Artistic & cultural– Rich artistic and cultural value– Adds uniqueness to an area– A primary resource about our community

Psychological– Confirms & enhances identity– Escape from modern day stress– Keep us in touch with our roots

Who Preserves?Who Preserves?Preservation Preservation OrganizationsOrganizations

There are three levels of support for preserving historic places – you will investigate the various levels– National– State– Local

Some hire professionals and others are composed of volunteers

How We Preserve:How We Preserve:Preservation StrategiesPreservation Strategies

The following support preservation efforts– National Register of Historic Places– National Historic Landmark Program– Historic Rehabilitation Tax Credit Program– Main Street Program– Local Historic District

You will find out what these programs do and how they help citizens preserve

Types of historic Types of historic placesplaces

Historic House MuseumOutdoor MuseumPrivate HomeCommercial/Industrial BuildingInstitutional Building (Governmental,

School, etc.)ChurchAdaptively Reused Building

Role of the StateRole of the StateHistoric Preservation Historic Preservation OfficeOffice

You will investigate several historic places in the National Register of Historic Places.

You will also investigate the programs that assist in the preservation of historic places.

What makesWhat makesa place historic?a place historic?

Age

Importance: contributes to the state’s history & culture, and

Survival of historic appearance

Processes of Processes of PreservingPreserving

You will work in teams to investigate historic places in Louisiana

As a team you will select a historic place in Louisiana and design a proposal/presentation to defend why that place should be preserved

You will also take a look at places in your community and determine if they could be classified as historic places