This final creative project involved preparation of a cultural landscape report for the
properties that were previously known as The Lightcroft Estate. This study has
determined the historical significance of The Lightcroft Estate as a designed historic
landscape and presents preservation guidelines for future improvement at the site.
Historical evidence indicates that the Lightcroft Estate was developed over a period of
forty-three years under the direction of Mr. and Mrs. Charles N. Teetor with the services
of an architect Charles E. Werking and the possible collaboration of an engineer, John W.
Mueller. Existing features in the landscape surrounding the home suggest an extensive
landscape that included a Japanese Garden, two fishing lakes, a formal garden with tea
house, pergola, fountains and basins, a power house/roller wheel with adjacent water
works and water features throughout the landscape. The home and the grounds are found
to be significant for its association with the Country Place Era in landscape architecture
and the role the Teetor family served in bringing prosperity to their family and
community during the industrial revolution and early automotive industry. A cultural
landscape report is presented which follows the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for
the Treatment of Historic Properties with Guidelines for the Treatment of Cultural
Landscapes. Treatment recommendations are presented which focus on the preservation
of existing features, reconstruction of the formal garden. / Department of Landscape Architecture
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:BSU/oai:cardinalscholar.bsu.edu:123456789/194919 |
| Date | 06 August 2011 |
| Creators | Harbison, Brian P. |
| Contributors | Cairns, Malcolm D. |
| Source Sets | Ball State University |
| Detected Language | English |
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