Publication Date
5-2018
Committee Members
Ethan Carr, Jane Thurber
Abstract
This project looked critically at the landscape design of three specific battle locations located in Minute Man National Historical Park: Meriam’s Corner (West Entrance), Paul Revere Capture Site, and Parker’s Revenge (East Main Entrance). The landscape re-designs address three specific goals: 1. Make the landscape central to the visitor experience. 2. Enhance the interpretation of the 1775 landscape of specific sites too often overlooked or passed by. 3. Transform the overall experience of the park through limited interventions at specific sites. The landscape at Minute Man National Historical Park is at present not conveying its historic significance or landscape character that caused the Battle of April 19, 1775 to occur in this landscape. These goals hope to enhance and restore the 1775 landscape character at Minute Man while improving the overall visitor experience.