TREATMENT Introduction and Overview
Rehabilitation is the selected treatment approach for Glen Huntington Bandshell and associated site. This approach emphasizes the preservation and repair of Glen Huntington Bandshell and site and allows for the addition of compatible improvements. This section outlines treatment guidance to inform current and future planning and design for the Glen Huntington Bandshell based upon a rehabilitation approach. This treatment guidance provides actions and recommendations to guide the holistic preservation and rehabilitation of Glen Huntington Bandshell, amphitheater, and cultural landscape to ensure its future as an integrated site. This treatment guidance is based upon review of historic documentation, assessment of condition and integrity, and in support of current and planned futures uses. This section provides actions to protect significant cultural resources, and repair features, and contributing features and setting. Treatment recommendations identify where repair is needed to reveal historic features, retain character, and maintain integrity. Work planned for Glen Huntington Bandshell shall be guided by The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties, and accomplished by using accepted preservation methods detailed by the National Park Service and Chapter 9-11 (Historic Preservation) of the Boulder Revised Municipal Code. Rehabilitation is defined as the act or process of making possible a compatible use for a property through repair, alterations, or additions if those portions or features that convey its historic, cultural, or architectural values are preserved. Rehabilitation allows for new additions to be integrated within the study area in a manner that preserves established patterns and features. Additional actions include those that preserve, repair, and retain contributing features and qualities that contribute to the historic character.
Guiding Principles
Glen Huntington Bandshell and site serves as an outdoor venue and gathering space for performances and community use in Boulder’s civic center. The architecturally and historically significant bandshell structure is characterized by its sloped amphitheater with a level gravel area in front of the stage and large open lawn to the south. A landscaped berm and remnant stone retaining wall define the south edge of the amphitheater. A mature grove of shade trees frames the site on its north and east edges. Original circulation includes two sidewalks extending from the northwest and northeast corners, providing access to the Bandshell’s amphitheater seating. Central Park's concrete sidewalks act as thoroughfares, providing connections to the civic district and downtown. Guiding Principles • Preserve Glen Huntington Bandshell and site’s historic form and configuration. • Preserve, protect, and repair Glen Huntington Bandshell and site’s contributing features and those characteristics that contribute to its historic character including the Bandshell and amphitheater, seating, spatial organization, topography, pedestrian circulation, small scale features, and views and viewsheds. • Maintain and enhance the variety of recreational and gathering uses and experiences offered at the Glen Huntington Bandshell and associated site.
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Glen Huntington Bandshell
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