A Preliminary Handbook for the Preservation of New England's Dry Stone Walls
Are New England’s
emblematic stone walls in jeopardy, and are there successful measures available
to protect them? Are there compelling reasons to move for their preservation,
and is there a role for landscape architects and planners in their future? Dry
stone walls are found to be at the intersection of geology, landscape, history,
craft, archeology, and art. This Handbook introduces methods and strategies
drawn from many different disciplines that are being used for their conservation.
The intent of this groundwork is to inspire and equip designers, individuals
and communities with tools for safeguarding our irreplaceable, site-specific
dry stone handwork.
Author Mary Everett is an artist working with landscapes and environmental graphics. She lived and worked for many years in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and Jamestown, Rhode Island, where she earned a BA in Art at the University of Rhode Island. Initial course work in landscape architecture and employment at the Cooperative Extension Center there led her to the Connecticut River Valley where she earned an MLA at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst, Department of Landscape Architecture & Regional Planning. This Handbook grew from a Master’s Project directed by Professor Ethan Carr. It embodies concern for the historical and cultural layers of our built environment. The findings are applicable where ever stone walls are found.
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To preview the Handbook, click on the following links to open .pdf files of the Front Pages and Introduction.
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Copies of the bound Handbook are available for $35.00, including shipping and
handling. Please send an email with
your request.
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