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185 4 // ANALYSIS & EVALUATION (public realm), most adjacent and nearby residential structures and the relationships shared between these features, generally remain intact and representative of the period. Some nearby houses have been modified, including the removal of one house (north of Barton House) but not to an extent that would make the property unrecognizable or wholly uncharacteristic of the period. The adaptation of parcels adjacent to the courtyard area for visitor programs and services, including the construction of the visitor center, alter the character of the setting from within the courtyard itself and, by extension, the pergola. However, the architectural style of the visitor center does not provide a false sense of history and special attention has been paid to identifying the boundary between the historic core and the programmatic spaces. Furthermore, the visitor center maintains minimal visual presence when viewed from the public realm streetscape or neighborhood surrounding the property. Materials The landscape does not retain integrity of materials. The physical materials elements combined within the historic property that would convey its historic character include both constructed materials and vegetative materials. While many structures, circulation systems, and other constructed features appear to hold integrity and contribute to significance through special evaluation criteria, the overall integrity of all landscape materials suffers severely from lack of extant characteristic vegetation, including many trees, shrubs, and perennials. The lack of vegetative materials is reversible however, and may be corrected through treatment in some instances. Workmanship The landscape does not retain integrity of workmanship. Though generally appearing to be high quality, accurately implemented, and presented within a dignified setting, the quantity of reconstructed features does not demonstrate the physical evidence of craft of the period. Though visually appearing as high in quality, it would be misleading to accept reconstructed features as products of the culture or craft of the historic period. Within the landscape, this may also represent the characteristic stewardship and care for live historic vegetative materials, which are not extant within the landscape. Changes and alterations to the property with regard to workmanship are not revocable and have been lost. Feeling The landscape retains low integrity of feeling. The dominance of the reconstructed buildings and features within the landscape, in no small part due to their unique and recognizable style, communicates a relatively strong feeling of the prairie style design, the compound-like site planning, and expresses the feeling of a Location Retains High Design Does Not Retain N/A Setting Retains High Materials Does Not Retain N/A Workmanship Does Not Retain N/A Feeling Retains Low Association Does Not Retain N/A ASPECT RETAIN? DEGREE Fig. 182, bottom Design Integrity Diagram Fig. 181, top Integrity Summary Matrix It is believed that extant features, including the matrix of landscape spaces defined by the cruciform arrangement of structures create the form, plan, and space that would be recognizable in the period and convey character. Yet, the lack of all vegetative materials impacts design integrity.