The project will create a cultural landscape report (CLR) for the matthews farmstead at manassas national battlefield park

The National Park Service awarded a $170,000 Cooperative Agreement to the University of Pennsylvania under the Cooperative Research and Training Programs – Resources of the National Park System (CFDA 15.945) to develop a Cultural Landscape Report (CLR) for the Matthews Farmstead at Manassas National Battlefield Park. The CLR will serve as a core baseline document for the National Park Service, providing comprehensive analysis, treatment information, planning steps, and guidance for future resource protection, construction, and safety efforts at the site. The project commenced on September 18, 2025, with an ultimate completion date of August 31, 2027.

The deliverable will also create efficient planning tools to support compliance with Section 106 and Section 110 of the National Historic Preservation Act, streamlining the National Park Service's Section 106 consultation and preservation planning processes. As a mission-critical document, the Cultural Landscape Report will inform long-term management decisions and provide essential documentation of the historical and cultural significance of the Matthews Farmstead landscape within the battlefield park context.

The report is a national park service core baseline document providing mission critical analysis, treatment information planning steps, and tasks to guide future use, construction, and safety efforts in resource protection. In addition, the CLR creates efficient planning tools to assist with compliance to section 106 and 110 of the national historic preservation act.