ARCH 4200 Chapter Notes - Chapter 8: Deschambault-Grondines, Expo 67, Venice Charter
7 Oct 2015
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Reading 8 - the spirit of place: the physical memory of canada - cameron. 1967 (confederation) starting point for interest in historic places. Emergence of local groups determined to save individual buildings of worth. 1919 order-in-council first national institution dedicated to historic place. Royal commission on national development of the arts urged government to look more comprehensively at the past, in particular to include the preservation of old houses of architectural merit (just as important as battlefields) Expo 67 contributed to interest many community based centennial projects to restore historic houses. 1970 canadian inventory of historic building 200 000 buildings. 1973 heritage canada foundation acquires heritage properties and protects them. 1970 most provincial and territorial governments introduces legislation to protect heritage properties. 1960s and 70s government acquiring historic places with the purpose of making them available to visitors as operating sites and museums. Governments focus on themes such as european exploration, nation-building, political and military history.
