Nauvoo Historical Plots

COMPLETED: 2021

OBJECTIVE: Unify the Community of Christ Church and the Latter-Day Saint Church around a long term solution for the equal use of a site containing the former home of their founder.

The sects were originally a unifi ed body before they experienced a major schism after the death of their founder, Joesph Smith. This caused the eventual decline of Nauvoo from a town of 12,000 in the 1840’s to less then 1000 today as communities and families had to choose between diff erent successors.

One of several informational kiosks located at the entrances of the site

CONCEPT:

The main idea of this project was to elevate the moments of harmony and stability the site has seen through out it’s history. Dividing the land into 4 sections with each one taking the form of a given chronological snapshot. The snapshots represent 4 cultural crescendos in the relationship of site to people. Beginning with the inhabitation of Indigenous peoples to the last days of Nauvoo as a thriving city.

The central plaza incorporates the symbolism of the adjacent temple and divides the landscape

*This was a group project in which my design concept and principles were chosen from 20 diff erent student proposals. I then managed the group in the production of historical reports, site plans, maintenance plans and design presentations. The drawings showcased here were produced in tandem between myself and another student. *AUTO CAD, AUTO DESK Sketchbook

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The front of the Joseph Smith Mansion House The rear of the Joseph Smith Mansion House with restored vegetable and fl ower gardens