Part 8: Why Preservation? The city of Santa Fe is over four hundred years old. For the past hundred years, a battle has been waged between those who have sought to preserve Santa Fe as a historic city, and those who wish to see Santa Fe grow and modernize unhindered. That battle was fought in … More A SENSE OF TIME AND PLACE: HISTORIC PRESERVATION IN SANTA FE (Part 8)
Part 7: The Addition of Preservation Standards The historic ordinance as enacted in 1957 recognized as one of its purposes the “continued existence and preservation of historical areas and buildings.”[1] However, unlike the style standards, the ordinance’s preservation standards were very weak, providing only: The Historical Style Committee shall judge any proposed alteration … for … More A SENSE OF TIME AND PLACE: HISTORIC PRESERVATION IN SANTA FE (Part 7)
Part 4: The Battle for a Preservation Ordinance The Santa Fe Planning Board recommended architectural controls for Santa Fe as early as 1912, but no controls were enacted into law, and every individual continued to have the right to build in whatever style they wished throughout the first half of the twentieth century. For the … More A SENSE OF TIME AND PLACE: HISTORIC PRESERVATION IN SANTA FE (Part 4)
Part 3: 1917 to 1956 The purpose of the “Campaign of 1912-1913,” as expressed by Sylvanus Morley, was for “awakening public sentiment in the preservation of our historic buildings and for the education of the public to the appreciation of the Santa Fe style of architecture.”[1] The outcome of this effort was mixed. While “the … More A SENSE OF TIME AND PLACE: HISTORIC PRESERVATION IN SANTA FE (Part 3)