INTEGRITY The integrity of Chautauqua Park has been assessed to determine if the characteristics that shaped the original construction within its period of significance (1898 to 1930) are present as they were historically. Integrity is evaluated according to seven aspects or qualities: location, design, setting, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association. Chautauqua Park retains integrity in all seven aspects of integrity: location, setting, design, materials, workmanship, feeling, and association. Location The site and setting of Chautauqua Park including Chautauqua, The Arbor, and Shelter House, King's Gate, Queen's Gate and the playground setting remain in original locations. Setting The site's original setting consisting of topography, roads, vegetation, and structures remain. Although modifications to the road system and modern additions have been made including parking areas (1984), Ranger Cottage and grounds (1987), a playground (2021), and a tennis court (1964), modifications have altered the setting. Design General appearance and circulation are largely unchanged since the period of significance. Chautauqua Park retains integrity in setting. The site resembles and retains its integrity of design as patterns of roads and pedestrian routes follow original patterns and structures retain character-defining features. Materials Chautauqua Park retains integrity in materials as original vegetation, lawns, paving and structures remain similar to the end of the period of significance, including the change to asphalt paving in the 1940s. Workmanship Extant historic structures display workmanship indicative of the period including Shelter House, The Arbor, Lincoln Street Steps (Queen’s Gate), and Entrance Gate (King’s Gate). These structures exemplify the qualities of the rustic style with use of rubble stone and low profiles. Feeling and Association Chautauqua Park continues to be used for educational, recreational, and cultural programming. As a neighborhood park, people use this space to listen, learn, and recreate in a built, designed, and natural environment that is largely unchanged since 1930. The site’s historical feeling and associations remain. 18
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