Cultural Landscape Preservation Plan, Fall River Pass Historic District
Mundus Bishop and National Park Service. 2023. Cultural Landscape Preservation Plan, Fall River Pass Historic District. Cultural Landscape Management Plans. National Park Service. Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
The Cultural Landscape Preservation Plan provides documentation and guidance for the treatment of cultural resources within Fall River Pass Historic District at Rocky Mountain National Park. The plan is needed to assist the park in addressing increasing visitation, increasing demand for interpretation and visitor conveniences, and addressing the maintenance backlog of the site in a manner that protects the cultural and natural significance of the district. The plan presents detailed documentation of the historical development, existing condition, and integrity of the cultural landscape. It provides baseline documentation of cultural resources based on research, field reconnaissance, and review of relevant studies—the 2021 National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) nomination for Fall River Pass Historic District, amongst other reports. The plan recommends a rehabilitation approach for the treatment of the cultural landscape with an emphasis on repair of contributing features and guidance for the longterm stewardship. Fall River Pass Historic District is significant as the site of the highest elevation visitor center in the National Park System and for its embodiment of two of the national park system's major design movement—NPS rustic and Mission 66. Set amongst the vast alpine tundra of Colorado's Continental Divide Fall River Pass Historic District offers visitors a curated experience created by its buildings, roads, and trails.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Mundus Bishop; National Park Service
- Date of Issue
- 2023-04
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- IMR , ROMO
- Keywords
- Architecture, Daniel Hull, Entertainment and Recreation, Mission 66, NPS rustic, Park Service Modern, shelter, visitor center, warming house
- Subjects
- CRIS-CL: 890221: Fall River Area
- License
- Creative Commons Attribution Non Commercial 4.0 International