Results of the 14th annual HALS Challenge: Working Landscapes were announced at the annual ASLA Conference on Landscape Architecture on Sunday, October 29, 2023. Congratulations to the winners! Sponsored by the National Park Service, cash prizes were awarded to the top 3 submissions. This challenge resulted in the donation of 13 impressive HALS short format historical reports, measured drawings, and large-format photographs to the HALS Collection.
2023: Working Landscapes
1st Place
Tangier Island Watermen Working Landscape
- Survey Number: HALS VA-88
- Location: Tangier, Virginia
- By Lincoln L. Lewis and William A. Packwood, University of Virginia
2nd Place
Foster City Levees
- Survey Number: HALS CA-173
- Location: Foster City, California
- By Andrea Gaffney, based on original research and analysis prepared by Vicki Beard
3rd Place
Weeden Farm
- Survey Number: HALS RI-4
- Location: South Kingston, Rhode Island
- By Elena Pascarella RLA, ASLA
Honorable Mention
Ritchie Farm
- Survey Number: HALS NC-11
- Location: Mount Pleasant vicinity, North Carolina
- By William Lutrick, ASLA, and David Driapsa, FASLA
2022: Olmsted Landscapes
1st Place
California's North Coast Redwood Parks
- Survey Number: HALS CA-166
- Location: Del Norte and Humboldt Counties, California
- By Douglas Nelson, ASLA, Landscape Architect
2nd Place
Gray Gardens
- Survey Number: HALS MA-9
- Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts
- By Allison A. Crosbie, ASLA, City of Cambridge Historical Commission
3rd Place
Lakeshore Highlands
- Survey Number: HALS CA-167
- Location: Oakland, California
- By Stacy Farr, Architectural Historian; Chris Pattillo, FASLA, HALS Northern California Chapter; Petra Marar, Ellen Monroe, and Cathy Garrett, PGAdesign; and Betty Marvin, Planner III, Historic Preservation, City of Oakland
Honorable Mention
Cadwalader Park
- Survey Number: HALS NJ-9
- Location: Trenton, New Jersey
- By Rebecca Flemer, M.S., University of Pennsylvania; Evelyn Timberlake, M.S., University of Vermont; Randy Baum, Licensed Landscape Architect; and David Bosted, Trenton Museum Society Trustee and Historian
National Association for Olmsted Parks (NAOP) Certificate for Submission by a College or Graduate Student
Terwilliger Parkway
- Survey Number: HALS OR-8
- Location: Portland, Oregon
- By Jeremy T. Ebersole, Historic Preservation Graduate Program, University of Oregon; with contributions by Anton Vetterlein; Wes Risher; William J. Hawkins, III – Friends of Terwilliger
National Association for Olmsted Parks (NAOP) Certificate for Work of the Olmsted Firm in Ohio
Hills and Dales Park
- Survey Number: HALS OH-16
- Location: Kettering, Ohio
- By Bernadette Whitworth, Historical and Cultural Resources Manager, Five Rivers MetroParks; Laura Stevens, Interpretation Coordinator, Five Rivers MetroParks; David Schmidt, Research Consultant, The Oakwood Historical Society; and Eric R. Sauer, RLA, Planning Manager, Five Rivers MetroParks
National Association for Olmsted Parks (NAOP) Certificate for Non-Park Work of the Olmsted Firm
Lawrenceville School
- Survey Number: HALS NJ-10
- Location: Lawrenceville, New Jersey
- By Elaine A. Mills, Registered Landscape Architect, ISA Certified Arborist, LEED AP
2021: Historic Black Landscapes
1st Place
Golden Gate Village
- Survey Number: HALS CA-158
- Location: Sausalito, California
- By Douglas Nelson, ASLA, RHAA Landscape Architects
2nd Place
River View Farm
- Survey Number: HALS VA-87
- Location: Charlottesville, Virginia
- By Liz Sargent, FASLA, Principal, Liz Sargent HLA, with Steve Thompson, Dede Smith, and Nell Boeschenstein
3rd Place (tie)
Beltane Ranch
- Survey Number: HALS CA-162
- Location: Glen Ellen, California
- By Arthur Dawson, Baseline Consulting; Kara Brunzell, Brunzell Historical; and Janet Gracyk
City Hall Park (Oscar Grant Plaza)
- Survey Number: HALS CA-157
- Location: Oakland, California
- By Cecilia Distefano, Kelly Flairty, Cathy Garrett (CA PLA, NVLA, LEED AP, CLARB, ASLA), Evan MacGregor, Petra Marar (ASLA), Adrienne Newton (CA PLA, ASLA), Grace Tada (ASLA), and Kari Tanaka (CA PLA, ULI)
Honorable Mentions
Eleutherian College, College Hill Cemetery, and Lyman and Asenath Hoyt House
- Survey Number: HALS IN-16
- Location: Lancaster, Indiana
- By Dorna Eshrati, Jeremy Merrill, Peter J. Ellery, Malcolm Cairns, and Christopher Baas (Department of Landscape Architecture, Ball State University); J.P. Hall (Department of Architecture, Ball State University); Sean O’Neill (Classical Studies Department, Hanover College); and Darrin L. Rubino (Biology Department, Hanover College)
Evergreen Cemetery
- Survey Number: HALS VA-86
- Location: Richmond, Virginia
- By Laura L. Knott, FASLA, MSHP, for The Enrichmond Foundation
Val Verde
- Survey Number: HALS CA-163
- Location: Val Verde, California
- By Libby Simon
2020: Vanishing or Lost Landscapes
1st Place
Harvard Botanic Garden
- Survey Number: HALS MA-6
- Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts
- By Allison A. Crosbie, Preservation Administrator, Cambridge Historical Commission
2nd Place (tie)
Jerome Relocation Center
- Survey Number: HALS AR-9
- Location: Jerome vicinity, Arkansas
- The project was led by faculty member Kimball Erdman, with the assistance of fellow faculty member Greg Herman, staff member Angie Payne, and students Justice Barnes, Trevor Brown, Vanessa Castaneda, Nate Cole, Amanda Davidson, Alec Fischer, Chloe Harris, Cayla McGrail, Mary Nell Miskin, Kelsey Mork, Stephen Sines, and Jenna Whitmire; Fay Jones School of Architecture + Design and the Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies (University of Arkansas)
University Mound Nursery
- Survey Number: HALS CA-153
- Location: San Francisco, California
- By Stacy Farr and Eleanor Cox
3rd Place
Henry Schumacher Farm
- Survey Number: HALS WI-19
- Location: Waunakee, Wisconsin
- By Megan Turner with photographs by Rona Neri
2019: Historic Streetscapes
1st Place
Carretera Central
- Survey Number: HALS PR-2
- Location: San Juan, Puerto Rico
- By Teresita M. Del Valle, RA, ASLA
2nd Place
Larchwood
- Survey Number: HALS MA-5
- Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts
- By Allison A. Crosbie, ASLA, Preservation Administrator; and Kathleen Rawlins, Assistant Director, City of Cambridge Historical Commission
3rd Place
Broad Street
- Survey Number: HALS SC-20
- Location: Charleston, South Carolina
- By John Bennett, Kayleigh Defenbaugh, Monica Hendricks, Tanesha High, Elliott Simon, and Rachel Wilson – Clemson University / College of Charleston.
- Faculty Sponsor: Carter L. Hudgins, Director, Graduate Program in Historic Preservation
Honorable Mention
Main Street
- Survey Number: HALS SC-21
- Location: Greenville, South Carolina
- By Rebekah Lawrence
2018: Memorialization, Commemorating the Great War
1st Place
Golden Gate Park, Heroes' Grove and Gold Star Mothers' Memorial Boulder
- Survey Number: HALS CA-49-B
- Location: San Francisco, California
- By Cate Bainton with large-format photographs by Les Tabata and Cate Bainton
2nd Place
American Academy in Rome, Thrasher Ward Memorial
- Survey Number: HALS US-10-A
- Location: Rome, Italy
- By James O'Day, ASLA
3rd Place
Monument Terrace
- Survey Number: HALS VA-79
- Location: Lynchburg, Virginia
- By Laura Knott, RLA, MSHP
Honorable Mention
Liberty Row
- Survey Number: HALS OH-13
- Location: Passing through Cleveland, Cleveland Heights, and Shaker Heights, Ohio
- By P. Jeffrey Knopp, ASLA
2017: Documenting City and Town Parks
1st Place
Lee Park
- Survey Number: HALS VA-78
- Location: Charlottesville, Virginia
- By Liz Sargent, Liz Sargent HLA, and Jennifer Trompetter, NBW
2nd Place
McKinley Park
- Survey Number: HALS CA-133
- Location: Sacramento, California
- By Douglas Nelson, ASLA, RHAA Landscape Architects
3rd Place
Enright Park
- Survey Number: HALS PA-31
- Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- By Angelique Bamberg
Honorable Mentions
Eisenhower Park
- Survey Number: HALS RI-2
- Location: Newport, Rhode Island
- By Elena M. Pascarella, RLA, ASLA, HALS liaison RI Chapter ASLA, with collaboration from: Tanya Kelley, Landscape Designer, Principal, PLACEstudio, LLC, and RI Historic Preservation Commissioner; Acadia Cummings Stevens, BA, Classical Civilization, Wheaton College 2017; Jonathan Dexter Stevens, MCP, urban planner and Rhode Island State Historic Preservation Officer 2013-15; Kate Dana, Associate PLACEstudio, LLC; and Mary Stuart Wiggins, Landscape Intern, PLACEstudio, LLC
Marshall Square Park
- Survey Number: HALS PA-32
- Location: West Chester, Pennsylvania
- By Anne F. Walters, RLA, ASLA, Friends of Marshall Square Park; Jeffery C. Beitel, AIA, Friends of Marshall Square Park; and Barry G. Stingel, RLA, ASLA
Clemson University School of Architecture, Master of Science in Historic Preservation, group effort to document the parks of Charleston, South Carolina:
- Cannon Park (HALS SC-15) by Alix Barrett and Claire Bushemi
- Colonial Lake (HALS SC-16) by Kristina Poston and Mary Fesak
- Marion Square (HALS SC-17) by Kate Gallotta and Katie Martin
- Washington Square Park (HALS SC-18) by Diana Inthavong and Torie McCollu
- White Point Gardens (HALS SC-19) by Matt Amiss and Lauren Lindsey
- Faculty Sponsor: Carter L. Hudgins, Director, Clemson University & College of Charleston, Graduate Program in Historic Preservation, Department of Planning, Development and Preservation
2016: Documenting National Register Listed Landscapes
1st Place
Empire Ranch
- Survey Number: HALS AZ-19
- Location: Greaterville vicinity, Arizona
- By Gina Chorover, MLA, Heritage Conservation Program, University of Arizona; Helen Erickson, MLA, Drachman Institute, University of Arizona; Robin Pinto, PhD, Consultant; and University of Arizona Heritage Conservation Program Student Researchers: Abrar Abdullah H. Alkadi, Heather Leigh Havelka, Armando Lagunas, Gabrielle Miller, Taira Lynn Newman, Genna Renee Vande-Stouwe, Jessica Paola Estrada, Rachel Hornby, Nicole Lavely, Kathryn Elizabeth McKinney, and Chelsea Parraga
2nd Place (tie)
Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace, Garden
- Survey Number: HALS GA-4
- Location: Savannah, Georgia
- By Daves Rossell, PhD, Professor of Architectural History, Savannah College of Art and Design, and his students: Anthony Nicholas, Stephanie Heher, Carleigh Hessian, Ricardo Chiuz, Paul Fritz, Chelsea Lyle, and Lois Watts
Mount Vernon Memorial Highway, Commemorative Groves
- Survey Number: HALS VA-66
- Location: Along the Potomac River from McLean to Mount Vernon, Virginia
- By Paul Kelsch, PhD, Associate Professor, Landscape Architecture Program, Virginia Tech, Washington Alexandria Architecture Center
3rd Place
Lincoln Park, Lily Pool
- Survey Number: HALS IL-15-A
- Location: Chicago, Illinois
- By Melanie Bishop and Meredith Stewart, The School of the Art Institute of Chicago, Historic Preservation Program with Faculty Sponsor Charles Pipal, AIA
Honorable Mentions
Wilcox Park
- Survey Number: HALS RI-1
- Location: Westerly, Rhode Island
- By Elena M. Pascarella, RLA, ASLA, with assistance from Richard Sheridan, RLA, ASLA, Professor of Landscape Architecture, University of Rhode Island; Alan Peck, Superintendent of Wilcox Park; and students from the University of Rhode Island Landscape Architecture Program: Brynn Armstrong, Brian Bieszard, Emily Condon, Benjamin Congdon, Romeo D’Andrea, Gabriella D’Angelis, Zack Driver, Pabel Fernandez, Olivia Fow, Casey Harrington, Kelvin Huang, Brian Males, Katie Meegan, Kyle Savistano, Joseph Tricarico, and Emma Winkler
Justin Smith Morrill Homestead
- Survey Number: HALS VT-6
- Location: Town of Strafford, Vermont
- By Devin Colman, State Historic Preservation Office, Montpelier, Vermont
Brook Road Plaza
- Survey Number: HALS VA-70
- Location: Richmond, Virginia
- By Liz Sargent, HLA, Charlottesville, Virginia
2015: Documenting Modernist Landscapes
1st Place
Sunset Headquarters
- Survey Number: HALS CA-115
- Location: Menlo Park, California
- By Janet Gracyk, ASLA, Terra Cognita Design and Consulting; Chris Pattillo, FASLA, PGAdesign, Inc.; and Jill Johnson, Historic Preservation Services; with bonus measured drawings delineated by Sarah Raube, Janet Gracyk, Lorena Garcia Rodriguez, Genny Bantle, and Chris Pattillo
2nd Place
Marin General Hospital
- Survey Number: HALS CA-118
- Location: Greenbrae, California
- By Denise Bradley, ASLA, with bonus measured drawings delineated by Janet Gracyk
3rd Place
Union Bank of California Plaza
- Survey Number: HALS CA-119
- Location: Los Angeles, California
- By Hannah Dominick
Honorable Mentions
Six Moon Hill
- Survey Number: HALS MA-3
- Location: Lexington, Massachusetts
- By Pamela Hartford and Marion Pressley, FASLA, Principal, Pressley Associates
Valley House Gallery and Sculpture Garden
- Survey Number: HALS TX-10
- Location: Dallas, Texas
- By William Hartman, Assistant Professor, School of Architecture, Louisiana Tech University; and Patrick Boyd Lloyd, David Rolston Landscape Architects
2014: Documenting Landscapes of the New Deal
1st Place
Allegheny National Forest, CCC Camp ANF-1
- Survey Number: HALS PA-25
- Location: Duhring, Pennsylvania
- By Ann E. Komara, ASLA, Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture; with assistance from Susan Martino, Jennifer L. Thomas, et al – MLA Students, College of Architecture and Planning, University of Colorado Denver
2nd Place
Mount Tamalpais State Park, The Mountain Theater
- Survey Number: HALS CA-107
- Location: Mill Valley, California
- By Douglas Nelson, ASLA, Principal, RHAA Landscape Architects
3rd Place
Mount Greylock State Reservation
- Survey Number: HALS MA-2
- Location: Los Angeles, California
- By Pamela Hartford, Jean Cavanaugh, Allison Crosbie, ASLA; and Marion Pressley, FASLA, Pressley Associates Landscape Architecture/Site Planning/Urban Design
Honorable Mentions: Arizona
Tucson Plant Materials Center
- Survey Number: HALS AZ-11
- Location: Tucson, Arizona
- By Jennifer M. Levstik with University of Arizona student team – Cannon S. Daughtrey, Deryn Davidson, Megan Brooks, Megan Brooks, Cortney West, Jonathan Dugan, and Jeff Braun
Tumacácori National Historical Park
- Survey Number: HALS AZ-12
- Location: Tumacácori-Carmen, Arizona
- By Helen Erickson with University of Arizona student team – Alexis Cardenas, Allison Dunn, Starr Herr-Cardillo, Steven Santillan, and Stephanie Stiscia
Phoenix Historic Homesteads
- Survey Number: HALS AZ-13
- Location: Phoenix, Arizona
- By Aaron Allan, Jim Coffman, Caryn Logan Heaps, and Helen Erickson with Arizona State University student team – Erin Torchia, Christine Seime, Dallen Olsen, and Peter Price
Prescott Armory Historic District
- Survey Number: HALS AZ-14
- Location: Prescott, Arizona
- By Allison Dunn and Gina Chorover
Colossal Cave Mountain Park
- Survey Number: HALS AZ-15
- Location: Vail, Arizona
- By Gina Chorover with University of Arizona student team – Brianna Lehman, Rebecca Caroli, Cristina Urias Espinoza, Elondra Ome Eichenberger, and Ismat Ayman Abdulhamid
South Mountain Park, Entry Complex
- Survey Number: HALS AZ-16
- Location: Phoenix, Arizona
- By Aaron Allan, Jim Coffman, Caryn Logan Heaps, and Gina Chorover with Arizona State University student team – Jasmine Ballard, Erin Torchia, Corinna Barber, and Jordan Buckley
Kinishba Ruins
- Survey Number: HALS AZ-17
- Location: Fort Apache vicinity, Arizona
- By Helen Erickson with University of Arizona student team – Starr Herr-Cardillo and Barry Price Steinbrecher
Honorable Mentions: Florida
Fort Clinch State Park
- Survey Number: HALS FL-8
- Locaton: Fernandina Beach, Florida
- By David Driapsa and G. Kevin White with drawing by G. Kevin White
Highlands Hammock State Park
- Survey Number: HALS FL-10
- Location: Sebring, Florida
- By David Driapsa with large-format photography by William "Bill" Lutrick
Ravine Gardens State Park
- Survey Number: HALS FL-11
- Location: Palatka, Florida
- By David Driapsa with drawing by Gary R. Crumley and large-format photography by William "Bill" Lutrick
Florida Caverns State Park
- Survey Number: HALS FL-12
- Location: Marianna, Florida
- By David Driapsa with drawing by Kale Hicks
O'Leno State Park
- Survey Number: HALS FL-13
- Location: High Springs, Florida
- By David Driapsa
Gold Head Branch State Park
- Survey Number: HALS FL-14
- Location: Keystone Heights, Florida
- By David Driapsa
Hillsborough River State Park
- Survey Number: HALS FL-15
- Location: Thonotosassa, Florida
- By David Driapsa
Myakka River State Park
- Survey Number: HALS FL-16
- Location: Sarasota, Florida
- By David Driapsa
Torreya State Park
- Survey Number: HALS FL-17
- Location: Bristol, Florida
- By David Driapsa
Honorable Mention: Louisiana
Gum Springs Recreation Area
- Survey Number: HALS LA-9
- Location: Winnfield, Louisiana
- By Wiliam C. Hartman III
Honorable Mention: Ohio
Everett Forest Tree Nursery
- Survey Number: HALS OH-6
- Location: Peninsula, Ohio
- By P. Jeffrey Knopp
Honorable Mentions: South Carolina
Poinsett State Park
- Survey Number: HALS SC-3
- Location: Wedgefield, South Carolina
- By Clemson University/College of Charleston Team – Amber Anderson, Jacqueline Don, Taylor Johnston, and Sarah Sanders
Table Rock State Park
- Survey Number: HALS SC-4
- Location: Pickens, South Carolina
- By Clemson University/College of Charleston Team – Claire Achtyl, Alison Dunleavy, Justin Schwebler, and Laura Lee Worrell
Edisto Beach State Park
- Survey Number: HALS SC-5
- Location: Edisto Island, South Carolina
- By Clemson University/College of Charleston Team – Shannon Devlin and Lauren Hoopes
Lake Greenwood State Park
- Survey Number: HALS SC-6
- Location: Ninety Six, South Carolina
- By Clemson University/College of Charleston Team – Katie Dykens, Frances Pinto, and Melanie Weston
2013: Documenting the Cultural Landscapes of Women
1st Place
Gaiety Hollow
- Survey Number: HALS OR-5
- Location: Salem, Oregon
- By Laurie Matthews
2nd Place
The Arizona Inn
- Survey Number: HALS AZ-9
- Location: Tucson, Arizona
- By Gina Chorover, Jennifer Levstik, and Helen Erickson, with University of Arizona Student Researchers: Jae Anderson, Crystal Cheek, and Ryan Sasso
3rd Place
Gypsy Camp for Girls
- Survey Number: HALS AR-5
- Location: Siloam Springs, Arkansas
- By Benjamin Stinnett and Kimball Erdman
2012: Documenting the American Latino Landscape
1st Place
Mission San Francisco de Asís
- Survey Number: HALS CA-83
- Location: San Francisco, California
- By Denise Bradley
2nd Place
El Tiradito
- Survey Number: HALS AZ-8
- Location: Tucson, Arizona
- By Barry Price Steinbrecher
3rd Place
Exemplary communal effort of the HALS Northern California Chapter to document 16 of the California Missions
- Surveys:
- Mission San Francisco Solano de Sonoma (HALS CA-66)
- Mission San Carlos Borromeo (HALS CA-71)
- Mission San Fernando Rey De España (HALS CA-72)
- Mission Santa Clara de Asís (HALS CA-73)
- Mission Santa Inés (HALS CA-74)
- Mission San José de Guadalupe (HALS CA-75)
- Mission La Purísima Concepción (HALS CA-79)
- Mission Nuestra Señora de la Soledad (HALS CA-80)
- Mission San Diego de Alcalá (HALS CA-81)
- Mission San Gabriel Arcángel (HALS CA-82)
- Mission San Francisco de Asís (HALS CA-83)
- Mission San Juan Bautista (HALS CA-84)
- Mission San Juan Capistrano (HALS CA-85)
- Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa (HALS CA-86)
- Mission San Rafael Arcángel (HALS CA-87)
- Mission Santa Cruz (HALS CA-88)
- Multiple locations in California
- By contributing members of the HALS Northern California Chapter: April Philips, Cate Bainton, Cathy Garrett, Chris Pattillo, Denise Bradley, Douglas Nelson, Elva Gomez, Holly Peterson, Janet Gracyk, Jill Johnson, Joseph Culberg-McClung, Kerri Liljegren, Larkin Owens, Libby Simon, Linda Van Fossen, Reed Dillingham, Robert Nicolais, Sarah Raube, and Theresa Brunner
2011: Celebrating Cultural Landscapes of Diversity
1st Place
Fairview Cemetery
- Survey Number: HALS NM-6
- Location: Albuquerque, New Mexico
- By William A. Dodge and Sarah R. Payne, Van Citters: Historic Preservation LLC
2nd Place
Bush Stadium
- Survey Number: HALS IN-6
- Location: Indianapolis, Indiana
- By Ball State University Students: Kyle J. Boot, Austin Blomeke, Ethan Coverstone, Benjamin Doane, Brian Grover, Eric James, and Ashley Williams; with Faculty: Christopher Baas, Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture, and Geralyn M. Strecker, Assistant Professor of English
3rd Place (tie)
Rohwer Relocation Center Memorial Cemetery
- Survey Number: HALS AR-4
- Location: Rohwer, Arkansas
- By Kimball Erdman, Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture, University of Arkansas
Emancipation Park
- Survey Number: HALS TX-7
- Location: Houston, Texas
- By Steph McDougal, McDoux Preservation LLC
2010: Revisiting Cultural Landscapes of Childhood
1st Place
Glen Echo Park
- Survey Number: HALS MD-17
- Location: Glen Echo, Maryland
- By Virginia Tech team: Nicholas Colombo, Seth Estep, Luke Van Belleghem, and Professor Paul Kelsch
2nd Place
Enchanted Forest
- Survey Number: HALS OR-4
- Location: Turner, Oregon
- By Cathleen Corlett and Jean Senechal Biggs
3rd Place
Sonoma TrainTown Railroad
- Survey Number: HALS CA-61
- Location: Sonoma, California
- By Janet Gracyk
Last updated: October 30, 2023