Abstract
USCHOLD, DAVID L. "Cultural Landscape Report: Martin Van Buren National Historic Site." Typed and bound thesis, 275 pages, 1994.
This report is a result of research conducted under a cooperative agreement between the National Park Service North Atlantic Regional Office and the Research Foundation of the State University of New York. The National Park Service has, in recent years, identified the need to document changes in the landscape over time in an effort to preserve the integrity of historic landscapes as well as surrounding architectural elements usually associated with them.
This thesis documents the changes in the landscape at Lindenwald (Martin Van Buren National Historic Site), Martin Van Buren's home in Kinderhook, New York, from the time it was first established as a farm, through his ownership (1839-1864), until the present. A list of character-defining landscape features and their definitions was developed as part of this project. These features were identified and researched for the Lindenwald landscape and comprised the site history of the report. This historic research of the landscape resulted in a determination of its significance. An analysis comparing the landscape and its features from the established period of significance with the landscape and features of 1993 provided the framework to evaluate the integrity of the site. Treatment recommendations were made based on this analysis and on the Secretary of the Interior's Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties.