Excerpt from Architecture in the Parks: National Historic Landmark Theme Study In short, people built what they knew. They built what was culturally comfortable, technically possible, and, in most cases, pleasing to their formal Victorian sensibilities. The concept of national parks was brand new, and concern for the aesthetic well being of these places set aside for their special features had yet to develop.

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