The Campus Heritage Preservation Plan is a comprehensive, "living" system that supports Salve Regina's continuing efforts to identify,
assess and plan for the preservation and adaptive reuse of the University's
historically significant campus buildings and landscapes.
The preservation plan includes a detailed review of 21
historically significant buildings which are part of seven contiguous
19th-century estates that distinguish Salve Regina's historic campus. The
preservation plan includes full existing conditions reports, restorative plans
and, where appropriate, comprehensive recommendations and plans for adaptive
reuse.
The Campus Heritage Preservation Plan provides further
structure and resources for the University's practice of utilizing its campus
as an academic "living laboratory." The preservation plan has been integrated
as an important component of Salve Regina's academic program in cultural and
historic preservation, affording students countless opportunities for
independent study.
The preservation plan also serves as a model for other
institutions with historically significant buildings interested in coordinating
the management of their maintenance and use while remaining sensitive to their
heritage.
"One of the great legacies of Salve Regina to students
and graduates is the wonderful architecture where they live and study," said
Chancellor M. Therese Antone, RSM. "Our campus is a living, learning laboratory
of American architectural styles, technical accomplishments, social patterns
and economic history. We value this heritage and we feel a strong sense of
responsibility to preserve it for future generations of students, members of
the community and visitors to Newport."
The
Campus Heritage Preservation Plan was funded by a $202,000 campus heritage grant
from the Getty Foundation. In 2002, Salve Regina became the first New England
institution to receive a grant through Getty's campus heritage initiative,
which supports the architectural preservation needs of historic buildings,
sites and landscapes on college and university campuses across the United
States.