Rosedown

Nicholas Serrano & Brendan Harmon

Rosedown Plantation

St. Francisville, LA

History

  • 1834–1896 Martha and Daniel Turnbull
  • 1896–1914 Sarah Turnbull Bowman
  • 1914–1956 Bowman Daughters
  • 1956-1994 Milton and Catherine Underwood
  • 1994–2000 Gene Raymond Slivka
  • 2000-present State of Louisiana

Restoration

Restoration Architect: George Leake

Landscape Architect: Ralph Ellison Gunn

Digital Documentation

in Historic Preservation

Pros

  • Greater detail and accuracy
  • Adaptable workflow
  • Engage wider audiences

Cons

  • Large initial investment
  • Rupture in interpretive process
  • Data sustainability

Our Methods

  • Drone photogrammetry
  • Terrestrial laser scanning
  • Photoscanning
  • Photospheres

Drone Photogrammetry

Landscape

Laser Scanning

Laser Scanning

  • Scanner: Faro Focus 3D X330 HDR
  • Tripod: Seco giant elevating tripod
  • Software: Faro Scene
Method Feature Scans Resolution Points
Matrice Landscape 1 2cm 360,445,708
Faro Focus Interior 94 1/16 771,951,841
Dining Room 7 1/4 268,464,534
Façade 27 1/8 55,847,608
Rockery 26 1/8 47,414,057
Milk House 12 1/8 58,657,059
Both Gazebo 1 + 6 1/8 41,176,644
Allée 1 + 130 1/8 > 1 billion

Façade

Dining Room

Slave Staircase

Rockery

Gazebo

Photoscanning

Photospheres

Card Room Photospheres

Real-Time Kinematic Positioning

Landscape Detail

Landscape Complexity

Interpretative Analysis