ABSTRACT
Planning involves the resolution of conflicting claims on the use of land. The new enthusiasm for historic preservation was not to everyone’s liking. The old lines of demarcation have become blurred. Historic preservation in the United States grew from the grass roots in an unorganized way. The national parks, of course, were already in the public domain, and thus, sites within these parks that needed public protection did not require acquisition. The Depression years were a lean time for historic preservation, although there were notable exceptions such as the creation of preservation commissions in Charleston in 1920, New Orleans in 1925, and San Antonio in 1924. The report With Heritage So Rich had the advantage, which many reports lack, of appearing at precisely the right time for a positive political response. The National Register of Historic Places is maintained by the Keeper of the National Register in the National Park Service of the Department of the Interior.
