Architectural Documentation (Investigation Type)

Descriptive and analytical research that documents, describes, and/or interprets detailed data on historic structures in an area, including images and floor plans.

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11593 Determination of Eligibility Notification, Building 156, Randolph Air Force Base, Texas (1993)

DOCUMENT Full-Text Joseph M. Logan.

The enclosed materials provide adequate documentation to establish the significance of Randolph Field as an eligible historic district in the area of military history under National Register Criterion A. Building 156 was built during the second era (c. 1943) and served as the Post Photo lab. The structure is eligible for listing as a contributing element within an eligible historic district significant under Criterion A in the area of military history.

1539 – Artifacts and Archaeology from Conquistador Hernando De Soto’s Potano Encampment (2015)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Fred White.

Published by Academic Press Journal - Division of UK Scholarly Open Access The site identified in the Florida Master Site File as MR03538 was the location of one of Hernando de Soto’s early camps during the 1539 entrada and was in later use during the seventeenth century Spanish mission and ranching periods. This previously unknown First Spanish Cultural Period site is located between Ocala and Gainesville, Florida on the wetlands associated with Orange Lake. The European artifact...

1864 Charles Poston, Description of Casa Grande (1963)

DOCUMENT Full-Text Albert H. Schroeder.

This document is letter from Regional Archaeologist Albert Schroeder to the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument Superintendent. This 1864 letter portion is in regard to a communication from Charles Poston, who was the Superintendent of Indian Affairs in Arizona at the time. The letter was sent to Wm. P. Dole who was then the Commissoner of Indian Affairs. It is a general review of the condition of the Great House and a request for funds for excavation.

1892-1992 Centennial, Casa Grande Ruins National Monument

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This project contains documents relative to the 1892-1992 centennial of Casa Grande Ruins National Monument including a book and related documents and images from an administratve history of Casa Grande Ruins National Monument prepared by A. Berle Clemensen. Additional Documents include the scanned figures and images used in the publication. These documents were prepared for the National Park Service.

1926-1930 Pageant at Compound B, Casa Grande Ruins National Monument

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This project includes images, documents and maps regarding yearly pageants held at Compound B at the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument between 1926 through 1930.

1932 Ruins Shelter specifications (1981)

DOCUMENT Full-Text Uploaded by: alycia hayes

This document is a detailed sketch and description of the shelter built over the Great House at the Casa Grande National Monument. The sketch and description detail the dimensions of the shelter along with materials used and the engineering firm, Allen Bros. Inc., Los Angeles, CA, that installed the shelter. The document also discusses difficulties encountered and the danger of damage to the Great House during construction.

1936 March, Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Southwest Monuments Report, "Throne Room in Clan House.". (1936)

DOCUMENT Full-Text Frank Pinkley.

This report discusses what was thought to be a "Throne" in a clan house at Casa Grande Ruins National Monument.

1948 Stabilization photos of Compound A (1948)

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These images display the 1948 stabilization efforts on outer walls and buildings of Compound A at the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument. Included are photographs of pre-stabilization, during stabilization and post stabilization. The photographs indicate the poor condition of structures prior to stabilization. The photographs also show the use and application of chicken wire to the structures.

1957 Gladwin, Harold Sterling, A History of the Ancient Southwest (1957)

DOCUMENT Citation Only Harold S. Gladwin.

This book regards the histories of the Southwest and its peoples from approximately 200 A.D. to 1450 A.D.

1957-1958 Development Master Plan

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These images are various division master plans for the Casa Grande Ruins National Monument. Included are topographic maps in reference to headquarter, interpretation, road and trail systems, archaeological base map, general utilities and general development. The information reflects a very comprehensive future endeavor to revamp the monument.

1957-1958 Development Master Plan images and documents (1958)

IMAGE H.A. Marsh.

1964 Master Plan C-Tabs (1964)

DOCUMENT Full-Text Pan American World Airways Inc..

CCAFS Master Plan Maps (1964)

1966 Richert Compound B (1966)

DOCUMENT Full-Text Roland Richert.

This document includes observations and recommendations from Roland Richert concerning the preservation of Compound B, a Hohokam compound site containing two platform mounds.

1968 Stabilization Record, Compound B, Casa Grande Ruins National Monument (1968)

DOCUMENT Full-Text Martin T. Mayer.

This report references the stabilization of Compound B at Casa Grande Ruins National Monument done in April of 1967.

1974 Excavations at Fort Larned National Historic Site Kansas (1975)

DOCUMENT Full-Text Douglas D. Scott.

This resource contains an extensive field report of excavations carried out by the University of Colorado in twelve different localities at Ft. Larned National Historic Site during June and July, 1974. The field party of thirteen individuals was under the direction of Douglas D. Scott. Tested and excavated areas and structures are specified under an amendment to provisions of National Park Service Contract X-2000-3-0083. Following the descriptive section on the excavation is a discussion of...

1977 Architectual documentaiton of the Casa Grande Great House by David R. Wilcox and Lynette O. Shenk

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This project contains architectural documentation prepared by David Wilcox and Lynette Shenk for the National Park Service. These documents were prepared as a deliverable under P.O. no 810060035. The sheets and images are also available in Wilcox and Shenk’s The Architecture of the Casa Grande and Its Interpretation.

1977 Architectural Documentation, Wilcox & Shenk, Great House East ext. (1977)