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Cultural Landscapes Inventory: Lower Vine Ranch National Park Service Cultural Landscapes Inventory 2005 Lower Vine Ranch Death Valley National Park Cultural Landscape Inventory: Lower Vine Ranch Death Valley National Park concurs with the general findings of this Cultural Landscape Inventory, including the Management Category and Condition Assessment as listed below: MANAGEMENT CATEGORY B: Should be preserved and maintained CONDITION ASSESSMENT: Fair 7- 7- 07 National Park Date Please return this form to: Erica Owens CLI Coordinator, Seattle Office National Park Service 909 1'' Ave, Floor 5 Seattle, WA 98104 -- -- - - - - .- - - [I-- Dennis Weber - ~ower-~ine_~~~.doc -- -- - --- -- - - - LOWER VINE RANCH DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK California SHPO Eligibility Determination Section 1 10 Actions Requested: 1) SHPO concurrence on the boundary established for Lower Vine, a site within the Death Valley Scotty Historic District (listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978) 2) SHPO concurrence with expansion of the period of significance from 1922- 193 1 to 1907- 1954. 3) SHPO concurrence that the Setting, as identified in the CLI, contributes to the significance of the site. 4) SHPO concurrence with the addition of structures to the List of Classified Structures (LCS). (See chart below) 1) X I concur, I do not concur with the boundary established for Lower Vine Ranch, a site within the Death Valley Scotty Historic District (listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978) 2, -I concur, X I do not concur with the proposed period of significance expansion for the Lower Vine Ranch as described in the Cultural Landscape Inventory (CLI). 3) -X- I concur, I do not concur that the Setting as described in the CLI contributes to Lower Vine Ranch (see the following landscape characteristics: natural systems and features, spatial organization, topography, circulation, and vegetation). 4) The following structures, located within the Death Valley Scotty Historic District at the Lower Vine Ranch, are already listed on the National Register of Historic Places as contributing elements: LCS number 1 LCS Structure Name NRlS Number 1 -- - .- - Dennis Weber - Lower-Vine-DOE.doc 2 1 -- -- - -- - - - . -- - - - - -- - - -. Page Based on the information provided in the CLI, the following previously unevaluated structures ha 461 588 461 590 ieservoir -ewer Grapevine Ranch Loop Road 1929 X -ewer Grapevine Ranch Trail Between ca 1926 X Scotty's Ranch House and Reservo~r -ewer Grapevine Ranch Tra~lBetween 1907 X Lianch and Scotty's Castle Based on the information provided in the CLI, no structures have been identified as non- contributing to Lower Vine Ranch. The ranch has been closed and mothballed since 1954 by order of the Superintendent and, as a result, the ranch has not incurred any additions since that time. Reasons/comments why any 'Do Not Concur' blocks were checked: Concurrence is contingent on the following modifications to the evaluation document: Expansion of Period of Significance The period of significance to remain the same as that defined in the existing National Register IistincThe expansion of the period of significance is not adequately supported. While the property was owned and occupied by an initial owner from 1907- 1922 and some small development occurred on the property at that time, there are no physical remains from that period except the route between the site of the later Vine Ranch and the later Scotty's Castle. This trail was modified into a road in the period of signifi cance and derives its significance as the main link between the two components of the district.. The fact that there was a prior owner who established occupancy and utilized the available natural water source does not demonstrate a continuity or linkage from the early period of settlement to the period of Walter Scott and Albert Johnson's extensive development of the property. Likewise, although the Gospel Foundation of California owned the property following Johnson's death, they mothballed Lower Vine Ranch following Scotty's death and did not contribute in any notable way to its significance. Therefore the proper period of significance remains the one identified in the 1978 nomination. Under current National Register standards, the period of significance might well end in the 1930s when / Dennis Weber - Lower-Vine-DOE.doc Page 3 - - Johnson was forced to limit his development due to financial reverses. Relationship of Lower Vine Ranch and Scottv's Castle The extensive descriptions of Scotty's Castle included in this evaluation should be shortened. It is redundant with the descriptions provided in the separate Scotty's Castle evaluation. Discussion of the Castle should be limited to a brief discussion of the relationship of the ranch to the Castle, including the use of the same architect, and a delineation of features that are common to both (fence, roads etc.). It should be noted that Scotty's Castle is separately described and evaluated in another document. The inclusion of the lengthy Castle material is confusing since the evaluation asks only for concurrence with the addition of features at the Lower Vine Ranch locale. Please return forms to the attention of K~mballKoch Cultural Landscape Prcvram 1,ecrd-Ocrklmd lurronul I'urk St7rvrce t'acrfic If e ~t Krglonnl (Ij711 t -0ukkund I111 ./ulckson Sf Surte 700 Ouklarld ('A, 94607 (510) 8/7-1398 krmball kocIi'r4rlps gov ____________________________________________________ Table of Contents Inventory Unit Summary and Site Plan Inventory Unit Description................................................................................................................ 2 Site Plan........................................................................................................................................... 4 Park Information............................................................................................................................... 5 CLI Hierarchy Description ................................................................................................................ 5 Concurrence Status Inventory Status ............................................................................................................................... 7 Concurrence Status ......................................................................................................................... 7 Geographic Information and Location Map Inventory Unit Boundary Description ............................................................................................... 7 State and County ............................................................................................................................. 7 Size .................................................................................................................................................. 7 Boundary UTMS............................................................................................................................... 8 Location Maps.................................................................................................................................. 9 Management Information Management Category................................................................................................................... 11 NPS Legal Interest......................................................................................................................... 11 Public Access................................................................................................................................. 11 Adjacent Lands Information ........................................................................................................... 11 National Registration Information Existing National Register Status................................................................................................... 12 National Register Eligibility ............................................................................................................ 12 Area of Significance ....................................................................................................................... 12 Statement of Significance .............................................................................................................. 12 National Historic Landmark Information......................................................................................... 16 World Heritage Site Information..................................................................................................... 16 Chronology and Physical History Cultural Landscape Type and Use................................................................................................. 17 Current and Historic Names........................................................................................................... 17 Ethnographic Study Information..................................................................................................... 17 Chronology..................................................................................................................................... 18 Physical History.............................................................................................................................. 26 Analysis and Evaluation of Integrity Summary........................................................................................................................................ 35 Natural Systems and Features .....................................................................................................
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