Course Outline

1) Identify major national house styles from the 1870s to the present.
2) Determine the approximate age of houses, using different kinds of building materials as evidence.
3) Appreciate the difference in house sizes and styles by economic classes.
4) Verify your estimates of age of housing by using the assessor's records.
5) Learn about public historical information.
6) Conduct research on the urban structure of Eau Claire.

1) The course consists of walking tours in different parts of Eau Claire.
Because you will be learning about houses in the field, class attendance is mandatory.
2) a) three assignments: read one item in the Reserve Room; view another in the IMC; and read selected chapters in Conzen;
    b) tour the Chippewa Valley Museum (admission) and Logging Camp (admission);
    c) complete cemetery assignment -- 25% of grade.

3) After the field work, we will have a slide test to make sure you can identify the major house styles -- 35% of grade.
4) In the last week, students will contribute to an on-going electrontic (World Wide Web) community atlas -- 40% of grade.

III. Course Schedule
9:00 A.M.-1:00 P.M. each day as indicated on the course outline, distributed in class.
Here is a general schedule of course activities and due dates of materials.

Week	Day	Activity and where we will meet
1st	1st	Course objectives, requirements, schedule of class meetings; overview of Eau Claire settlement history and morphology
	2nd	Tour around the university. Meet on the east side of Davies Center.
	3rd	Tour the 3rd Ward. Meet at State and Roosevelt Streets.
	4th	Tour the Water-Lake Street area. Meet at the bank on Water Street. (Reading assignment due -- either Assignment 1 or 2)
2nd	5th	Tour downtown. Meet at City Hall.
	6th	Tour the Main Street area. Meet at University Park. Bring this handout.
	7th	Tour the suburbs by bike. Meet at E. Polk and Patton Street. (Reading assignment due -- either Assignment 1 or 2)
	8th	Slide TEST (Phillips 265) and research project assignment 2 (Phillips 266).
3rd	9th	Discuss individual project progress. (Cemetery assignment due)
	10th	Work on project.
	11th	Review of project.
	12th	Work on project.
	13th	Presentation, evaluation, and revision of projects.

IV. Textbooks (purchase from the UWEC bookstore)

1. Settlement Geography of Eau Claire: Parts of a House
2. Settlement Geography: Architectural Styles

3. Settlement Geography: Housing Characteristics and Historical Developments
4. Eau Claire Landmarks

Materials in the Reserve Room, Main Library

• John Maass. The Victorian Home in America. New York: Hawthorn Books, 1972.
  Read through quickly to get an impression of the various styles.
• Richard W. E. Perrin. The Architecture of Wisconsin. Madison The State Historical Society of Wisconsin, 1967.
  Read Chapters 7, 8, 10-13, and 16.
• Marcus Whiffen. American Architecture Since 1780: A Guide to the Styles. Cambridge: MIT Press, 1969.
  Reference book for house styles -- consult as needed.
• Spinokostof. America By Design. PBS, 1988.
  Reference book.
• Michael Conzen (ed.). The Making of the American Landscape. Boston Unwin Hyman, 1990.
  Read Chapters Introduction, 5, 14, 15, 16, 17.
• John A. Jokle, Robert W. Bastian and Douglas K. Meyer. Common Houses in America's Small Towns. Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1989. Reference book.

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Created by Ingolf Vogeler on 3 September 1996; last revised on 22 September 2001.