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2021 HALS CHALLENGE
Historic Black Landscapes

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2020 HALS CHALLENGE
Vanishing or Lost Landscapes

1. Harvard Botanic Garden - Cambridge, MA by Allison A. Crosbie
2. Tie:
   • Jerome Relocation Center - Jerome vicinity, AR by University of Arkansas
   • University Mound Nursery - San Francisco, CA by Stacy Farr and Eleanor Cox
3. Henry Schumacher Farm - Waunakee, WI by Megan Turner and Rona Neri

2019 HALS CHALLENGE
Historic Streetscapes

1. Carretera Central - San Juan, PR by Teresita Del Valle
2. Larchwood - Cambridge, MA by Allison Crosbie and Kathleen Rawlins
3. Broad Street - Charleston, SC, by John Bennett, Kayleigh Defenbaugh, Monica Hendricks, Tanesha High, Elliott Simon, and Rachel Wilson

2018 HALS CHALLENGE
Memorialization, Commemorating the Great War

1. Golden Gate Park Heroes' Grove - San Francisco, CA by Cate Bainton and Les Tabata
2. American Academy Thrasher-Ward Memorial - Rome, Italy by James O'Day
3. Monument Terrace - Lynchburg, VA by Laura Knott

2017 HALS CHALLENGE
Documenting City or Town Parks

1. Lee Park (Emancipation Park) - Charlottesville, VA by Liz Sargent and Jennifer Trompetter
2. McKinley Park - Sacramento, CA by Douglas Nelson
3. Enright Park - Pittsburgh, PA by Angelique Bamberg

2016 HALS CHALLENGE
Documenting National Register Listed Landscapes

1. Empire Ranch - Greaterville vicinity, AZ by Gina Chorover, Helen Erickson, Robin Pinto, Abrar Abdullah H. Alkadi, Heather Leigh Havelka, Armando Lagunas, Gabrielle Miller, Taira Lynn Newman, Genna Renee Vande-Stouwe, Jessica Paola Estrada, Rachelle Hornby, Nicole Lavely, Kathryn Elizabeth McKinney, Chelsea Parraga
2. Tie:
   • Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace, Garden - Savannah, GA by Daves Rossell, Anthony Nicholas, Stephanie Heher, Carleigh Hessian, Ricardo Chiuz, Paul Fritz, Chelsea Lyle, Lois Watts
   • Mount Vernon Memorial Highway, Commemorative Groves - Along Potomac River from McLean to Mount Vernon, VA by Paul Kelsch
3. Lincoln Park Lily Pool - Chicago, IL by Melanie Bishop, Meredith Stewart, Charles Pipal

2015 HALS CHALLENGE
Documenting Modernist Landscapes

1. Sunset Headquarters - Menlo Park, CA by Janet Gracyk, Chris Pattillo, Jill Johnson, Sarah Raube, Lorena Garcia Rodriguez, and Genny Bantle
2. Marin General Hospital - Greenbrae, CA by Denise Bradley with drawing by Janet Gracyk
3. Union Bank of California Plaza - Los Angeles, CA by Hannah Dominick

2014 HALS CHALLENGE
Documenting Landscapes of the New Deal

1. Allegheny National Forest, CCC Camp ANF-1 - Duhring, PA by Ann E. Komara, ASLA, Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture, with assistance from Susan Martino, Jennifer L. Thomas, et al - MLA Students, College of Architecture and Planning University of Colorado Denver
2. Mount Tamalpais State Park, The Mountain Theater - Mill Valley, CA by Douglas Nelson, ASLA, Principal, RHAA Landscape Architects
3. Mount Greylock State Reservation - Lanesborough, MA by Pamela Hartford, Jean Allison Crosbie, ASLA, & Marion Pressley, FASLA, Pressley Associates Landscape Architecture/Site Planning/Urban Design

2013 HALS CHALLENGE
Documenting the Cultural Landscapes of Women

1. Gaiety Hollow - Salem, OR by Laurie Matthews
2. Arizona Inn - Tucson, AZ by Gina Chorover, Jennifer Levstik, and Helen Erickson with University of Arizona Student Researchers: Jae Anderson, Crystal Cheek, and Ryan Sasso
3. Gypsy Camp for Girls - Siloam Springs, AR by Benjamin Stinnett and Kimball Erdman

2012 HALS CHALLENGE
Documenting the American Latino Landscape

1. Mission San Francisco de Asís, San Francisco, CA by Denise Bradley
2. El Tiradito, Tucson, AZ by Barry Price Steinbrecher
3. Exemplary Communal Effort of the HALS Northern California Chapter to document sixteen of the twenty-one California Missions:
   1769 Mission San Diego de Alcalá, San Diego, San Diego County by Holly Peterson
   1770 Mission San Carlos Borremeo de Carmelo (Carmel Mission), Carmel, Monterey County by Chris Pattillo
   1771 Mission San Antonio de Padua, northwest of Jolon, Monterey County - to be documented by U.S. Army
   1771 Mission San Gabriel Arcángel, San Gabriel, Los Angeles County by Libby Simon
   1772 Mission San Luis Obispo de Tolosa, San Luis Obispo, San Luis Obispo County by Larkin Owens
   1776 Mission San Francisco de Asís (Mission Dolores), San Francisco, San Francisco County by Denise Bradley
   1776 Mission San Juan Capistrano, San Juan Capistrano, Orange County by Elva Gomez
   1777 Mission Santa Clara de Asís, Santa Clara, Santa Clara County by Cathy Garrett
   1782 Mission San Buenaventura, Ventura, Ventura County - not documented
   1786 Mission Santa Bárbara Virgen y Mártir, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara County - not documented
   1787 Mission La Purísima Concepción de María Santísima, Lompoc, Santa Barbara County by Douglas Nelson and Kerri Liljegren
   1791 Mission Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz County by Jill Johnson and Linda Van Fossen
   1791 Mission Nuestra Señora de la Soledad, Soledad, Monterey County by Sarah Raube and Janet Gracyk
   1797 Mission San José de Guadalupe, Fremont, Alameda County by Chris Pattillo with Joseph Culberg-McClung
   1797Mission San Juan Bautista, San Juan Bautista, San Benito County by Cate Bainton
   1797 Mission San Miguel Arcángel (Moye House), San Miguel, San Luis Obispo County - not documented
   1797 Mission San Fernando Rey de España, San Fernando, Los Angeles County by Robert Nicolais
   1798 Mission San Luis Rey de Francia, Oceanside, San Diego County - not documented
   1804 Mission Santa Inés, Solvang, Santa Barbara County by Reed Dillingham
   1817 Mission San Rafael Arcángel, San Rafael, Marin County by April Phillips and Theresa Brunner
   1823 Mission San Francisco de Solano (Sonoma Mission), Sonoma, Sonoma County by Janet Gracyk

2011 HALS CHALLENGE
Celebrating Cultural Landscapes of Diversity

1. Fairview Cemetery, Albuquerque, NM by William A. Dodge and Sarah R. Payne, Van Citters: Historic Preservation LLC
2. Bush Stadium, Indianapolis, IN by Ball State University Students: Kyle J. Boot, Austin Blomeke, Ethan Coverstone, Benjamin Doane, Brian Grover, Eric James, and Ashley Williams; with Faculty: Christopher Baas, Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture and Geralyn M. Strecker, Assistant Professor of English
3. Tie:
   Rohwer Relocation Center Memorial Cemetery, Rohwer, AR by Kimball Erdman, Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture, University of Arkansas
   Emancipation Park, Houston, TX by Steph McDougal, McDoux Preservation LLC

2010 HALS CHALLENGE
Theme Park Challenge

1. Glen Echo Park, Glen Echo, MD by Virginia Tech Team - Nicholas Colombo, Seth Estep, Luke Van Belleghem, and Professor Paul Kelsch
2. Enchanted Forest, Turner, OR by Cathleen Corlett and Jean Senechal Biggs
3. Sonoma Traintown Railroad, Sonoma, CA by Janet Gracyk