preserving and digitizing the architectural history of st
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Preserving and Digitizing the Architectural History of
St. Augustine, Florida
John Nemmers, University of Florida
LYRASIS Digital Collections Road Trip – March 20, 2013
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Architecture Archives @ UF
• George A. Smathers Libraries' Dept. of Special & Area Studies
Collections (http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/)
• Established in 2004
• Archival drawings & other materials related to architecture &
design in Florida & the Caribbean
• Areas of focus: 1) Modern architecture of the mid-20th Century, 2)
St. Augustine architecture
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UF and St. Augustine
St. Augustine
Gainesville (UF)
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UF and St. Augustine
• Long history of UF working with city (archaeology,
architecture/historic preservation, etc.)
• Management of state-owned
properties (38 buildings and 23
parcels managed by UF)
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Digitization of St. Augustine Holdings
• Given importance of city and research demand, UF has been
scanning items over the last 15+ years (mostly internal funding)
• UF Digital Collections (UFDC, http://ufdc.ufl.edu)
• UFDC uses the UF-developed open-source SobekCM software
(http://ufdc.ufl.edu/sobekcm)
• 2009 Historic St. Augustine project (http://ufdc.ufl.edu/hsa1) –
scanned Historic St. Augustine Preservation Board block/lot files
• Two Grant-Funded Projects:
• Saving St. Augustine’s Architectural Treasures (2010-2012)
• Unearthing St. Augustine’s Colonial Heritage (2012-2014)
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Saving St. Augustine's Architectural Treasures
Two-year project (2010-2012) to preserve and digitize architectural
drawings for the National Historic Landmark Hotel Ponce de Leon and
the Flagler Memorial Presbyterian Church
Funded by a federal Save America’s Treasures grant awarded to Flagler College.
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Gilded Age Architecture
• Millionaire industrialist Henry Flagler
• Hotel Ponce de Leon (1885-1887) was
the first and the flagship of Flagler’s
resort empire
• First major commission for the Carrère &
Hastings firm
• Memorial Presbyterian Church (1889)
Henry Morrison Flagler
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Lost Treasures
• Many of the Hotel drawings had been “lost” for decades.
• After discovery, Flagler College deposited Hotel Ponce drawings
at UF in 2005
• Church deposited drawings at same time
• Over 260 drawings preserved and reproduced digitally by the UF
Smathers Libraries.
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A variety of conservation issues
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Before:
The drawing had been stored rolled for several decades
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The drawing was unrolled in the Conservation lab at the UF Libraries
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After initial conservation treatment…
Ready for imaging by the UF Digital Library Center
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Large format imaging in the UF Digital Library Center
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After digitization each drawing was encapsulated
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• Blog: http://flaglerdrawings.wordpress.com/
• Finding aids: http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/manuscript/guides/hotelponce.htm http://web.uflib.ufl.edu/spec/manuscript/guides/memorial.htm
• Digital collection: http://ufdc.ufl.edu/caha
Saving St. Augustine's Architectural Treasures
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Unearthing St. Augustine’s Colonial Heritage
An Interactive Digital Collection for the Nation’s Oldest City
Funded by a National Endowment for the Humanities grant.
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Architecture, Archaeology & History
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Project Partners
• University of Florida (UF) George A. Smathers Libraries
• City of St. Augustine Heritage Tourism
• City of St. Augustine Archaeology program
• St. Augustine Historical Society
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Collections
• Government House – maps and overlays of the city,
architectural drawings of historic structures, etc.
• St. Augustine Historical Society – Spanish Colonial documents,
transcriptions and English language translations
• St. Augustine Archaeology Program – records, photographs and
site summaries for 100 excavations
• Herschel Shepard Collection (UF Libraries - Architecture
Archives) - drawings, photos and documents related to
Shepard’s preservation, restoration and reconstruction of
colonial buildings
• P.K. Yonge Library of Florida History (UF Libraries) - maps and
historical documents.
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Supports Diverse Research
• Architecture/historic preservation
• archaeology
• Florida and U.S. history
• Spanish & British colonies
• Native Americans
• slavery
• exploration
• social and economic development
• urban planning
• missionary work
• military defenses and warfare
• etc. History
Architecture/
Historic
Preservation
Archaeology
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Identifying Structures/Sites
• Structure/site name(s)
• Street address(es)
• Florida Master Site File number, City Archaeology number, Plat
book number, etc.
• Lat/Long coordinates
• Township/Range
• Block-Lot number
Example: Segui-Kirby Smith House aka Segui-Smith House aka Old Public Library 6 Artillery Lane or 12 Aviles Street Aviles Street = Hospital Street
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Search Elements/Facets
• Archaeological sites (well, building foundation, trash pit,
defensive wall, etc.)
• Building’s architectural style
• Building structural system (wood, stone, etc.)
• Dates of construction
• Principal historic period (1st Spanish Colonial, British Colonial,
2nd Spanish, Territorial, etc.)
• Significant renovation/reconstruction dates
• Historical use (residence, worship, government, business)
• Street address
• National Register?
+ PLUS +
• Object-specific metadata (e.g., creator, subject, date, etc.)
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Google Map-based searching/browsing
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Ability to create/save maps
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Overlay Maps/Images
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Source: http://www.davidrumsey.com
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Source: http://www.philaplace.org
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• http://ufdc.ufl.edu/usach
Unearthing St. Augustine's Colonial Heritage
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Preserving and Digitizing the Architectural History of
St. Augustine, Florida
John Nemmers, University of Florida Smathers Libraries
[email protected], 352-273-2766
Questions/Comments?