A platform for research: civil engineering, architecture and urbanism
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Historic Furnishings Report. Scotty's Castle. An Interior History of Death Valley Ranch, Death Valley National Monument, California/Nevada
The National Park Service acquired Scotty's Castle, a Mediterranean-style residential complex, in 1970 and took over the tour functions in 1973. It purchased the property from the Gospel Foundation, a charitable organization founded by Chicago millionaire Albert M. Johnson to administer his assets after his death. Johnson had built the castle, whose construction spanned the years 1922 to 1931, as a desert retreat. After acquisition of the property by the NPS, the Gospel Foundation donated the castle furnishings to the federal government. The National Park Service opens the castle to the public for a small fee and interprets its construction, its furnishings, and the lives of its primary occupants - the Johnsons and Walter E. Scott (Death Valley Scotty). The furnishings report and plan documents individual items, addresses changes in locations of objects over the years, and provides detailed recommendations concerning which furnishings to display and in what locations in order to provide a richer and more accurate interpretation of the site to the public.
Historic Furnishings Report. Scotty's Castle. An Interior History of Death Valley Ranch, Death Valley National Monument, California/Nevada
The National Park Service acquired Scotty's Castle, a Mediterranean-style residential complex, in 1970 and took over the tour functions in 1973. It purchased the property from the Gospel Foundation, a charitable organization founded by Chicago millionaire Albert M. Johnson to administer his assets after his death. Johnson had built the castle, whose construction spanned the years 1922 to 1931, as a desert retreat. After acquisition of the property by the NPS, the Gospel Foundation donated the castle furnishings to the federal government. The National Park Service opens the castle to the public for a small fee and interprets its construction, its furnishings, and the lives of its primary occupants - the Johnsons and Walter E. Scott (Death Valley Scotty). The furnishings report and plan documents individual items, addresses changes in locations of objects over the years, and provides detailed recommendations concerning which furnishings to display and in what locations in order to provide a richer and more accurate interpretation of the site to the public.
Historic Furnishings Report. Scotty's Castle. An Interior History of Death Valley Ranch, Death Valley National Monument, California/Nevada
L. W. Greene (author)
1991
251 pages
Report
No indication
English
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