Washington Memorial Parkway Site 1 j

Urban Design Conditions

Economic ConditionsTransportation Conditions

Environmental ConditionsThis site location is at Memorial Avenue, across the Potomac River, east of Arlington National Cemetery. The locationis on axis with the Lincoln Memorial to the east and the Women in Military Service for America Memorial and ArlingtonHouse to the southwest. While the exact site boundaries have not been determined, the site configuration is generallycircular. The site location encompasses the parkland to the southwest of the circle.This is a pivotal location in both the framework and the Federal City's historical development. This site location is on theapproach to Arlington National Cemetery and within the Waterfront Crescent portion of the Urban Design Framework.The McMillan Plan envisioned this site on the Potomac River as a crucial marker connecting the District and Virginia. Itis on axis with the Lincoln Memorial at the eastern end of Memorial Drive and offers good views to the WashingtonMonument and the Kennedy Center. In addition, the abundance of other historical resources within walking distance,including Arlington National Cemetery, the Women in Military Service for America Memorial, Kennedy Grave Site, andArlington House make this site a prime gateway location for the development of a major federal memorial. The Memorial Avenue location presents very limited opportunity for economic development or for spin-off economic benefits from the establishment of a museum or memorial. The physical constraints of the site and the highly limited development potential for the surrounding parkland make it difficult to envision mixed-use or other economic activities occurring on or near the site. Additionally, the distance from the site to the nearest neighborhoods and business districts limits the potential to establish economically viable visitor service amenities. The majority of current visitors to the Arlington National Cemetery area access the site via passenger vehicles, tourbuses, tourmobiles, or the Arlington Cemetery Metrorail Station (Blue line). There are several regional roadways in thevicinity of the site, including the Arlington Memorial Bridge, I-66, and the historic George Washington Memorial Parkway.Arlington National Cemetery's parking garage is located on Memorial Avenue. The Arlington Cemetery Metrorail stationis within 1,000 feet of the circle. The Potomac River waterfront is located approximately 1,500 feet from the site, but inorder to traverse the route between the circle and the waterfront, pedestrians must cross the flow of traffic traveling athigh speeds from Washington Boulevard onto Memorial Bridge.The site location is a mix of natural area and roadway adjacent to the Potomac River. The site location features generally flat topography, a lawn area, and tree groves. The site's riverfront setting offers possible habitat for animal species.The site is close to major noise sources, including airplanes in the flight path over the Potomac River and a heavy volume of traffic on Memorial Circle. This heavy volume of traffic also produces adverse air quality conditions, which starkly contrast with the peaceful, natural setting of the adjacent Arlington National Cemetery. 

Site Description Summary
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nity: Design Considerations:

nal Park Service

rtunity exists in association

gh the existing circle at the

s not viewed as appropriate

morial, a major destination

 west of the circle on the

is estimated at from two to

evelopment would not likely

ements in the site vicinity,

grades to existing utilities.

hance existing parkland and

emorials along Memorial

ce of Arlington National

uld enhance design princi

uding the historic built envi

d Memorial Avenue without

rials.

1. The site has evolved over time. Memorial designsmust respect this historic context, e.g., the radius of thecircle, the relationship to Memorial Bridge, MemorialAvenue, Arlington National Cemetery, etc., as well asviews to the Lincoln Memorial. 2. The opportunity exists to enhance the views and vistas inherent in the historic and topographic developmentof the Federal City. The location has omnidirectionalviews with axial views/vistas both across MemorialBridge to the Lincoln Memorial and west along MemorialAvenue to the hemicycle and to Arlington House. 3. A memorial in this area could help establish this location as a destination and would afford the opportunity toimprove existing infrastructure through the addition ofspecial features and other amenities.

4. A memorial at this location can complement the existing memorials on Memorial Avenue, as well as the dignity of Arlington National Cemetery. Memorial site development should incorporate and enhance existing parkland.5. The location west of the channel is suitable for a destination-type memorial with buildings and interpretivefacilities. 6. Access to the destination site opportunity would befrom both the Arlington Cemetery Metrorail Station andfrom the nearby Arlington National Cemetery parkinggarage. No additional private vehicle parking would beprovided in association this memorial site. 

Arlington National Cemetery towards 

morial. A potential memorial site is

War Memorial. 

Lady Bird

Johnson Park

(NPS)

Lady Bird

Johnson Park

(NPS)

Respect the historiccontext ofMemorialBridge/Drive

Respect the historiccontext ofMemorialBridge/Drive

Maintain reciprocalviews exist to/from theLincoln Memorial

Maintain reciprocalviews exist to/from theLincoln Memorial

ANCparkinggarage

M

Circle is notappropriate for amemorial.

Circle is notappropriate for amemorial.

A major destinationmemorial site opportunitycurrently exists to the westof the river.

A major destinationmemorial site opportunitycurrently exists to the westof the river.

Primary siteopportunity couldenhance existingparkland

Primary siteopportunity couldenhance existingparkland
ange at the east side of the Kennedy Center Site 2 j

Site Description Summary

Urban Design Conditions

Economic ConditionsTransportation Conditions

Environmental ConditionsThis site location is on the east side of the Kennedy Center near the E Street Mall. The site opportunity area is an irregular configuration of roadway, landscaped lawn areas, and tree groves. The site is surrounded by high-density residential and government office uses, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and highway connections.This site, centered on the Kennedy Center entrance at the western terminus of the E Street axis, is within the UrbanDesign Framework's western Commemorative Focus Area. The site location is in the Foggy Bottom area, which has astrong identity due to the presence of George Washington University and the concentration of federal and internationalagency office buildings. This highly visible site includes the Kennedy Center, a major cultural resource, and a SpecialPlace. The location also has indirect axial relationships with the White House and the Lincoln Memorial and offers views,although slightly obstructed, to the Potomac River and the Theodore Roosevelt Bridge. The opportunity to construct anurban plaza on a deck over the redesigned E Street Expressway interchange would create an enhanced entrancesequence to the Kennedy Center.The E Street Expressway site offers the potential for minimal to significant economic development, depending on theuse and the reconfiguration of the existing roadways and open spaces. The neighboring commercial districts at theWatergate and adjacent to George Washington University are ripe for greater commercial development, given accordantvisitor amenities such as parking and food service. A museum at the site would likely spin off new visitor traffic and create demand for amenities, while a monument or memorial constructed atop a new urban deck would likely serve moreas an urban design feature than as an economic agent.This site has excellent passenger vehicular access with numerous parking opportunities. However, the pedestrian facilities are practically non-existent. The eastern side of the Kennedy Center, facing the city, fronts a ramp system from theE Street Expressway, I-66, and Route 50. This ramp system acts as a barrier to pedestrian traffic. It is likely that theCirculator will serve this site as well as a water transportation dock on the west side of the Kennedy Center on thePotomac River. With these public transportation modes in place and pedestrian access improvements to the east, thesupporting transportation modes would be able to accommodate a moderate to large volume of visitors. The site, in its current use as roadway network with small landscaped areas, offers little natural habitat for plants or animal species. There are no water resources on the site. Although the site receives some noise impact from the automobile traffic on the E Street Expressway and from air traffic over the Potomac River, the site does not have adverse airquality characteristics. Although the site formerly contained industrial activities (fuel tanks), there is no visible evidenceof previous industrial uses or environmental contamination on the site.
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nity: Design Considerations:

Columbia and Federal 

dministration 

al to accommodate a major

 and at the east entrance to

r for the Performing Arts.

the expressway ramps and

tion of the Kennedy Center

 be several acres in size.

ature are also appropriate. 

elopment, while consistent

 reconfigure the E Street

rtain alterations to the site.

ent could require moderate

 stabilization measures. 

y network could require the

 and could increase the size

antial opportunity for devel

illustrates an urban plaza at

or the future development of

also house a museum and

ts.

1. This site on the E Street axis could serve as a focalpoint at the western end of E Street extended. 2. Development of a memorial in this location offers theopportunity to contribute to the development of a thematic memorial corridor along E Street (from 18th Streetto the Kennedy Center).3. A memorial could be a catalyst for the development ofother public and private open space improvements andassociated amenities that would encourage pedestrianactivity.4. A large plaza should be heavily landscaped. Thememorial should be scaled in relation to the plaza andsurrounding development. The memorial feature shouldbe large enough so that it can be seen from a distance

while at the same time not obstructing the view of theKennedy Center.5. Site development and memorial/museum designshould both complement and enhance the entranceplaza in front of the Kennedy Center as well as the building itself.6. Opportunities exist to develop alternate means ofaccess and additional parking in association with futuredevelopment. In addition, a future water taxi stop is envisioned along the Potomac River at the Center.7. Future development opportunities adjacent to thememorial plaza may also provide support space tohouse museums, interpretive centers and other relatedmemorial elements.

E Street to the Kennedy Center.

et Expressway interchange could

an urban plaza that could incorpo

ms. 

Kennedy

Center

On the E St. axisand centered on theKennedy Center

On the E St. axisand centered on theKennedy Center

Establish refinedview corridors fromstrategic locations(such as T.R. Bridge)

Establish refinedview corridors fromstrategic locations(such as T.R. Bridge)

T

Opportunity tointegrate/enhanceKennedy CenterPlaza

Opportunity tointegrate/enhanceKennedy CenterPlaza

May includesecondarymemorial sites

May includesecondarymemorial sites

Future opportunity for largememorial plaza(on deck over expressway)

Future opportunity for largememorial plaza(on deck over expressway)

E Street axial focalpoint memorialopportunity

E Street axial focalpoint memorialopportunity

Create urban open space/plazain association with the future redesignof the E Street Expressway

Create urban open space/plazain association with the future redesignof the E Street Expressway

Future watertaxi stop

Future watertaxi stop

Vietnam Memorial
ange at the east side of the Kennedy Center Site 2 j

White House

Lincoln Memorial

Kennedy Center

E Street Corridor

E Street Corridor

e Kennedy Center contains road alignments that

c spaces that would connect the Center with the E

epicts the extent of land area presently dedicated

proposed for reconfiguring this network of roads

 them.

own in the context of future conditions that would

eate a new public space on the east side of the

mprovements to the Center could also include a

d connect the Center’s west terrace with the

k Creek Parkway.
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Street corridor include a new civic plaza at the J. F. Kennedy Center, shown at left, by redesigning adjoining roads and ramps that presently

s from E Street (left image). Another proposal for improving access to the Center includes a conceptual waterfront stairway, shown at right, that

 with existing waterfront walkways and a proposed watercraft landing area. 

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Site Description Summary

and Independence Avenues, SW Site 3 j

Urban Design Conditions

Economic Conditions

Transportation ConditionsEnvironmental Conditions

This site location is between Maryland and Independence Avenues and 4th and 6th Streets, SW. It is located southacross Independence Avenue from the Smithsonian's Air and Space Museum on the National Mall and southwest of theCapitol Grounds. The generally rectangular site is currently a mix of paved streets under the jurisdiction of D.C; a triangular community garden under the jurisdiction of the National Park Service, and the Department of Education (FOB-6)which borders the paved plaza to the south. FOB-6 is under the jurisdiction of the General Services Administration.This site is prominently located at the intersection of two Special Streets and offers axial views along Maryland Avenueto the U.S. Capitol. The site location falls on the Monumental Corridor element of the Urban Design Framework. The siteis within walking distance of the National Mall and the Capitol. The site location's prominent framework and design qualities offer a high potential for accommodating a major federal memorial. A primary memorial on this site could relate thematically to the Department of Education.The site is adjacent to primary tourist destinations such as the National Air and Space Museum, as well as governmental installations such as NASA and the Departments of Education and Health and Human Services. The site offers littlein terms of potential for neighborhood revitalization or economic development, but would increase the demand for visitor amenities in the immediate area. Conceivably, the site could provide these amenities and capitalize on existing visitor traffic. However, the potential to generate new economic activity for the region is not high.This site has an excellent supporting transportation system that has the potential of capitalizing on every mode of transportation evaluated with the exception of water transportation (i.e., highways, commuter trains, Metrobus, touring vehicles). The closest Metrorail station is L’Enfant Plaza (2 blocks), through which the Yellow, Blue, Orange and Green linescan be accessed. (The Federal Center Metrorail Station (4 blocks) and the Smithsonian Metrorail Station (5 blocks) provide access to the Blue and Orange lines.) It is expected that a significant percentage of visitors to a memorial/museumat this location would utilize the Metrorail because of the number of lines connecting at L’Enfant Plaza, the secondaryMetrorail stations in the vicinity and the number of surrounding attractions. Public transportation use would increase withthe implementation of the Circulator system, which could connect at L’Enfant Plaza to create an Intermodal Station. Thetransportation characteristics surrounding this site demonstrate that it would be possible to accommodate a large volume of visitors.The location's current mix of an urban plaza, roadway, and triangular garden area contains a variety of environmentalfeatures. The urban plaza has a section of tree groves and the garden area has a section of grasses. There are no waterresources on the site. The site receives some noise impact from the tour buses and automobile traffic on IndependenceAvenue. However, there are no adverse air quality characteristics and no evidence of previous industrial uses or environmental contamination.
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nity: Design Considerations:

and and Independence Avenues, SW Site 3 j

ral Services

nal Park Service 

ment of Public Works

ental Corridor is one of sev

nding the Legacy for major

been made to redefine the

and Avenue between the

area. These actions would

 existing public plaza that is

nt of Education building. 

 shaped by its location fac

Museum. In the near future,

ened by the completion of

eum that will adjoin the site

4th Street, SW.

take advantage of the site’s

s, as well as the direct axial

ficant scale of the existing

dom Plaza on Pennsylvania

c location and configuration,

isplace some current uses. 

e existing plaza would com

rnment and visitor uses.

orridor as it appears today, above,

artment of Education. A revitalized

ould provide new opportunities for

emorative elements. 

Air and SpaceMuseum

Air and SpaceMuseum

Design inassociation withDept. ofEducationBuilding

Design inassociation withDept. ofEducationBuilding

Incorporateview/vista ofthe Capitol

Incorporateview/vista ofthe Capitol

Current secondarymemorialopportunity

Current secondarymemorialopportunity

Opportunity torestore redesignMaryland &IndependenceAvenue intersection

Opportunity torestore redesignMaryland &IndependenceAvenue intersection

Focal pointsite on theaxis ofMarylandAve.

Focal pointsite on theaxis ofMarylandAve.

1. Any future memorial should respect and reinforce thislocation’s prominence as a civic plaza at the intersectionof two Special Streets, Maryland and IndependenceAvenues, and its association with the Dept. ofEducation.2. The opportunity exists to redevelop either portions ofor the entire plaza in conjunction with a new memorial.The site could consist of a primary memorial, with associated and smaller memorials. 3. Any future memorial should incorporate existing reciprocal vistas along Maryland Avenue. The mass andscale should not obstruct or obscure the primary axialrelationships along the Avenue, and should not overshadow the Department of Education building. 

4. The location is facing the National Air and SpaceMuseum and will adjoin other important sites that drawtourists and visitors. A memorial could draw visitors tothe plaza while advancing plans to revitalize and realignMaryland Avenue.5. The design of any future memorial should allow forpublic gatherings while providing adequate space forcommemorative reflection. 6. Any future memorial should utilize and take advantage of existing infrastructure, including existing streetparking and Metrorail access. 7. Amenities such as parking and visitor services, i.e.,restrooms, gift shops, and parking, should not be located at this site; nearby buildings should serve these uses.This site is not appropriate for a building. 
Avenues, SW Site 3 j

A concept for re-establishing the alignment of Maryland Avenue is shown at left. Theillustration depicts the potential future prominence of the Avenue, with visual linkages and new public spaces between the U.S. Capitol and the Tidal Basin. 

White House

Jefferson

Memorial

Capitol

Maryland Avenue Site

Site
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nce Avenues, SW Site 3 j

In the future, the Maryland Avenue MonumentalCorridor could provide increased vitality andaccessibility to Southwest Washington. The imageat left proposes a sequence of public spaceimprovements within a reconfigured street alignment. The concept plan above conveys one idea forredesigning the existing public plaza at the U. S.Department of Education, located on MarylandAvenue and facing the Air and Space Museum.
River Site 4 j

Site Description Summary

Urban Design Conditions

Economic ConditionsTransportation Conditions

Environmental ConditionsThis site location is at the East Capitol Street Gateway, just east of RFK Stadium along the Anacostia River. This sitelocation is comprised of two islands in the Anacostia River: Kingman Island to the east and Heritage Island to the west.Kingman Island is the largest, extending from Benning Road on the north approximately 5,000 feet to the south. KingmanIsland varies in width from 800 feet to less than 100 feet. The associated Heritage Island is approximately 1,500 feetlong in the north-south direction, with a width varying between 100 to 400 feet. The land area totals approximately eightacres. Although Kingman Island is the larger of the two islands, both are possible locations for memorial development. This site is located in a Commemorative Focus Area on the eastern edge of the Waterfront Crescent. Furthermore, it ison-axis with the Capitol and RFK Stadium. The low elevation and dense vegetation on the west bank of the AnacostiaRiver obscures many views from the island. The general location is in an area that has a transitional identity as a mix ofcivic and residential uses. This location could serve as a District or a federal memorial site opportunity. It is currentlyunder the control of the District government. Access would be the paramount consideration in determining the magnitude and direction of economic development atthe Kingman Island site. While the areas to the west of the island are constrained by existing land uses, the neighborhoods to the east stand to accrue the greatest economic benefit from the establishment of a museum or memorial onKingman Island. By including Mayfair Parkside, River Terrace, and the Kenilworth areas into any museum or memorialredevelopment plans for Kingman Island, sponsors would create significant positive economic effects for the residentsand businesses in the area.Kingman Island is separated from most existing modes of transportation. There is no Metrorail station or Metrobus stopin the vicinity of the site. It is not likely that the Circulator system will extend to the island. Vehicular access onto theisland is not permitted. Pedestrian access is gained from bridges connecting to existing parking lots. There are parkingfacilities located near RFK Stadium on the west side of the Anacostia River that are within walking distance. There areexisting pedestrian facilities, but the majority of the sidewalks are in poor condition. They are narrow and overgrown withvegetation and should be improved prior to the construction of a pedestrian-generating memorial/museum on KingmanIsland. There is potential for water transportation, which would greatly improve access to this site and would provide apublic transportation option for visitors.The island is long and narrow with irregular boundaries and is generally flat, although it rises gently from the water. Thissite location has an abundance of natural resources. The dense vegetation of this riparian forest provides habitat fornumerous plant and animal species. The remote, lush character of the island is enhanced by the absence of traffic, airplanes, and other harmful noise and air pollutant sources. Previous uses of this site, however, likely have resulted inenvironmental contamination. 
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unity: Design Considerations:

mbia 

and Recreation 

 thematically to the natural

River on Kingman Island.

nhance the Anacostia River

use of the water for recre

poses) and strengthen the

al Corridor. Memorial devel

tive to the residential neigh

est of the island. As envi

rking lots could be redevel

oviding an appropriate set

otential site contamination

emorial development could

also could require extensive

e stabilization, and utility

should be to maintain the

available transportation, the

be supported by the trans

nt upon pedestrian facility

 of the water transportation

oute between the RFK sur

d.

1. A memorial at this location could enhance the waterfront by providing increased scenic value, encouragingriver traffic, and providing passive recreation.2. The design and development of the memorial shouldnot entail substantial site improvements or alterationsdetrimental to the existing landscape and setting.3. Memorial siting should be located so that required associated visitor services do not degrade the environment.

4. The memorial could encourage recreational activitiesand waterfront vitality. Accessibility from the river shouldbe emphasized.5. Pedestrian connections between Heritage andKingman Islands and Anacostia Park to both the eastand west should be enhanced.6. Limited visitor services might be included at thememorial or at other nearby locations along theAnacostia River.

View of Kingman Island looking north from the Whitney Young Bridge on East Capitol Street with Benning Road Bridge shown in the distance. TheIsland represents a major natural feature in the Anacostia River, where sensitive environmental features must be considered in any potential planning for a commemorative element at this location.

View looking northeast to Kingman Island from Anacostia Park. Whitney Young Bridge is shown at far right. While memorial development wouldrequire moderate to extensive physical alterations, environmental remediation, infrastructure improvement, and community outreach, this locationoffers the potential for enhancing the riverfront park and the East Capitol Street Gateway.
Site Description Summary

Urban Design Conditions

Economic ConditionsTransportation Conditions

Environmental Conditions

ania Avenue NW, between 13th and 14th Streets Site 5 j

Freedom Plaza is located on Pennsylvania Avenue near the White House in the heart of the Downtown Core and FederalTriangle area. The site location is bounded generally by Pennsylvania Avenue, and 13th, 14th, and E Streets, NW. Theproposed site, which is long and narrow, is currently developed as a formal plaza. The site has an existing scaled reproduction of the L’Enfant Plan for Washington. In addition, there is a fountain on the western edge of the site, a memorialstatue of General Casimir Pulaski in the tree-lined, recessed, northeast corner, and a Martin Luther King, Jr. Day timecapsule under the plaza. The site area is less than two acres.This site location, along a Monumental Corridor, is a centerpiece of the Urban Design Framework. The site location iswithin walking distance of both the White House and the Capitol, as well as the National Mall. The site area also offersnumerous cultural resources, including the National Theatre, the John Wilson Building (the District's City Hall), theRonald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, and the Old Post Office. The site location offers a direct axialview down Pennsylvania Avenue (a Special Street) to the Capitol. The site location has been designated a Special Placeand was highlighted as an urban square in both the L'Enfant and the McMillan Plans. The Freedom Plaza site is in an active business district that also draws a substantial number of tourists, due to the nearby retail activities, theaters, and hotels. Much of the area is already economically mature. A memorial would likely relyon existing visitor patterns and spending behaviors in the area and not generate economic impacts independent of itsneighbors. Greater street-level retail opportunities do exist in the area, but the site's strongest economic potential is likely as a mixed-use redevelopment with commemorative and commercial activities integrated on-site. The Navy Memorialmixed-use development could serve as a model for economic planning at the Freedom Plaza site.Due to the open, urban character of this location, there are few natural resources associated with the site. The hardscaped plaza does not offer soil, water resources, or habitat for animal species. However, a few trees and planting bedsline the northeastern edge of the plaza by the Pulaski statue. Although the site receives impacts from traffic alongPennsylvania Avenue, the site does not suffer from adverse air quality.This site has an excellent supporting transportation system. The closest Metrorail station is Metro Center (less than1,000 feet), through which the Red, Blue and Orange lines can be accessed. The Federal Triangle Metrorail Station(approximately 1,000 feet from the site) and the McPherson Square Metrorail Station (approximately 2,000 feet from thesite) both provide access to the Blue and Orange lines. There is also excellent vehicular access to this site complemented by numerous public parking garages and on-street parking opportunities. The Circulator might be routed nearthe plaza if demand dictates. Metrobus access is excellent
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nity: Design Considerations:

Relate toWilson andReagan Buildings

Relate toWilson andReagan Buildings

Opportunity to redevelop all orportions of existing Freedom Plaza asa major memorial appropriate to thishistoric L’Enfant Square on the axis ofPennsylvania Avenue

Opportunity to redevelop all orportions of existing Freedom Plaza asa major memorial appropriate to thishistoric L’Enfant Square on the axis ofPennsylvania Avenue

Preserve

view of

US Capitol

Preserve

view of

US Capitol

White

House

White

House

Existing

Fountain

Existing

Fountain

Pulaski

Statue

Pulaski

Statue

nal Park Service 

lop either portions of the

junction with a new primary

 associated memorials.

 a destination-type memori

tionship between the White

ovide space for commemo

he nearby tourist market.

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ntown area. A memorial at

 accommodate a large vol

public transportation capac

ail stations, numerous park

gional roadway access.

l, future memorial construc

ework other than removal of

ng it to sidewalk level or

e site for a higher use may

ies, especially lighting. The

nt Plan should be enhanced

ment and design of a memo

morial should be oriented

ed in theme to nearby activ

al activity.

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historic design plans by being an

d the vibrancy of public use that the

1. Any future memorial should respect and relate to itslocation on Pennsylvania Avenue, and include a significant feature at this location. The original design conceptfor the plaza included two major pylons and sculpturerepresenting the U.S. Capitol and the White House.2. The opportunity exists to redevelop either portions ofthe plaza or the entire plaza in conjunction with a newmemorial. The site could consist of a primary memorial,with associated and smaller memorials. Any futurememorial should incorporate existing reciprocal vistasalong Pennsylvania Avenue. The mass and scaleshould not change the primary axial relationships alongPennsylvania Avenue, and should not overshadow theimportance of the Wilson Building. 3. The location is near the White House Visitors Centerand other sites that draw tourists and visitors. A memorial could draw visitors to the plaza and into Downtown through related museums or thematic connections. 4. The design of any future memorial should provide adequate space for commemorative ceremonies and casual gatherings. A memorial at this location could uti- lize a nearby building for a related museum. Any future memorial should utilize and take advantage of existing infrastructure, including existing street parking and Metrorail and Metrobus access. 5. This site is not appropriate for a building. Amenities such as parking and visitor services, i.e., restrooms, gift shops, and parking, should not be located at this site.. Any design should recognize the importance of the Wilson Building as the District of Columbia City Hall.

ylvania Avenue, NW between 13th and 14th Streets Site 5 j
 Rock Creek Parkway, south of the Theodore Roosevelt Bridge Site 6 j

Site Description Summary

Urban Design Conditions

Economic ConditionsTransportation Conditions

Environmental ConditionsThis multiple site location is along Rock Creek Parkway, northwest of the Lincoln Memorial and in the National Mall environs. The primary site location is located on the Potomac River Waterfront between the Theodore Roosevelt andArlington Memorial Bridges. Other potential sites include those located near the Constitution Avenue axis, the“belvedere” site at the terminus of Constitution Avenue on the Potomac, and a focal point site at the northeast terminusof the Roosevelt Bridge. The belvedere and parkway drive to the Lincoln Memorial are part of the design of MemorialBridge and the related watergate steps.This site location is consistent with the Commemorative Focus Area at the western edge of the Waterfront Crescent element of the Memorial Framework. The site location is situated between the Theodore Roosevelt and Arlington MemorialBridges along Rock Creek Parkway and the Potomac River. It also is located along both sides of Constitution Avenueextended between the National Mall and the Kennedy Center. This location offers sweeping views of the Potomac Riverand Lincoln Memorial. The sites at the eastern terminus of the Roosevelt Bridge offers a primary gateway opportunity, as does the belvederesite at the implied western end of the Constitution Avenue axis. The site's strategic location near many historic, cultural, and environmental resources offers the potential for both a major destination memorial and several smaller memorial opportunities. Most of these sites should be considered after the Roosevelt Bridge approach ramps are reconstructed in the future. These actions will potentially extend the alignment of Constitution Avenue to the Potomac River.As parkland and open space, the Potomac River Waterfront sites offer little on-site economic development potential. Theeconomic value of these sites is to aggregate with other waterfront attractions to create a critical mass of small contributing memorials to support greater capital area tourism and amenities. Few commercial or residential areas stand togain directly by the addition of a single memorial on the Potomac River Waterfront sites.The transportation modes that would facilitate access to and from this site are passenger vehicles, the water transportation system, and the Circulator system. Parking is limited to on-street spaces. In order to encourage use of thewater transportation system, wayfinding signs should be provided between the dock and the site. With limited pedestrian and parking facilities in the vicinity, the site may be suitable for a smaller, non-destination memorial. With potentialfuture redesigned circulation systems, the access system for the site could be improved to accommodate a moderatescale memorial.The site location is a combination of an open, natural land area and roadway network. Specifically, the rolling lawns andtree groves along the Potomac River Waterfront merges with the roadway network of the Rock Creek Parkway and theTheodore Roosevelt Bridge. The traffic associated with this roadway creates some environmental impacts on the site,in the form of noise, noxious fumes, and adverse air quality. 
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nity: Design Considerations:

nal Park Service 

ent and future site opportu

nd around the Theodore

ing the existing “belvedere”

onstitution Avenue at the

ound these sites includes

al multi-purpose recreation

nities approximate 1⁄4 acre;

1⁄4 acre. Due to close prox

velopment of one site may

nt of other adjoining sites. 

he potential to enhance this

ant City from the Roosevelt

one of influence around the

nt should enhance the sur

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elopment should also incor

views across the Potomac

ccess from the water to the

taxi stop. Depending on the

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rations and utility improve

s were to be developed as

estrian crossing across the

adequate sidewalk system

1. The existing belvedere is an appropriate site formemorial statuary or a sculptural element, such as amajor fountain. Other future sites might accommodate amajor landscape solution and, on one site, a possiblememorial or museum building, as suggested in Legacy.These sites offer significant waterfront opportunities.Memorial design should preserve the passive and informal qualities of the waterfront, the open vistas acrossthe Potomac River to Virginia and, the natural environment of Rock Creek and West Potomac Parks.2. Memorial design and development should not compromise the public’s use of parkland and open space,eliminate multi-purpose recreational fields, or encroachupon or compete with the Lincoln or Vietnam VeteransMemorials. A future memorial presents the opportunityto identify the gateway entrance from the Theodore

Roosevelt Bridge to the L’Enfant City and theMonumental Core.3. Memorials should provide civic enhancement andcomplement the character of the waterfront parklandand Rock Creek Parkway. Waterfront memorials providevistas across the river. Memorials here would takeadvantage of the water taxi at the Kennedy Center.Memorials should incorporate pedestrian-orientedamenities for casual gathering, as well as opportunitiesfor viewing from nearby roadways. There are existingopportunities for pedestrian amenities and limited services for tourists at this end of West Potomac Park. 4. Existing buildings in this vicinity including the NavalObservatory, might provide opportunities for relatededucational or museum facilities.

nt looking northeast from Memorial

Rock Creek Parkway. Memorial site

reek Parkway, as well as at the

area depicted.

Maintain “zone ofinfluence” around Lincoln Memorial

Maintain “zone ofinfluence” around Lincoln Memorial

The belvedere The belvedere

Long distanceviews/vistas

Long distanceviews/vistas

Rock Creek Parkwaymemorial site opportunities

Rock Creek Parkwaymemorial site opportunities

Major focal point “gateway”memorial site opportunity

Major focal point “gateway”memorial site opportunity

Possible opportunities for futuremuseum and associated memorials(reserved for Peace Institute)

Possible opportunities for futuremuseum and associated memorials(reserved for Peace Institute)

Multiple long-rangeprominent site opportunities

Multiple long-rangeprominent site opportunities

Constitution Avenue axis Constitution Avenue axis

Korean War Veterans Memorial

Vietnam Veterans Memorial

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Site Description Summary

Urban Design Conditions

Economic ConditionsTransportation Conditions

Environmental ConditionsThis site location is the grassed median between the eastbound and westbound lanes of East Capitol Street immediately to the east of 19th Street, SE. It is immediately west of RFK Stadium and north of the D.C. Armory. The site is rectangular in shape, measuring approximately 200 feet by 800 feet and totaling approximately four acres. The site is currently developed as an urban landscaped open space, which is used for both active and passive recreation. It is surrounded by residential and sports-related uses, as well as surface parking lots that serve RFK and the Armory.This site location is in the eastern Commemorative Focus Area, at the intersection of a Monumental Corridor and theWaterfront Crescent. The site is on East Capitol Street (a Special Street) and on axis with the U.S. Capitol and theWashington Monument, although topography and vegetation partially obstruct prominent views. This site is a dominantfeature of numerous plans for the city, including the Legacy Plan. The site also is near District resources such as RFKStadium and the D.C. Armory (buildings that serve as gathering places for city residents), and is located in an area ofincreasingly strong identity. This site location offers the potential for a significant focal point memorial. The East Capitol Street/RFK Stadium site offers strong potential for increasing economic activity in the Lincoln Park,Capitol Hill, and surrounding neighborhoods. A major commemorative feature or museum that would draw significantvisitation could substantially change the economic character of the area. The new visitors to the area would createdemand for visitor services such as restaurants, retail shops, and consumer amenities. In combination with developmentincentives and urban planning, these new amenities could add new economic activity to the area. The East CapitolStreet/RFK Stadium site satisfies nearly all of the criteria to leverage commemorative resources and encourage revitalization in an area seeking new capital and investment.This site has public transportation and vehicular access. The Stadium/Armory Metrorail Station is approximately 900 feetfrom the site, which provides access to the Blue and Orange lines. There is also excellent vehicular access to this sitecomplemented by public parking lots and on-street parking opportunities. The Circulator may connect to theStadium/Armory Metrorail Station to create an Intermodal Station. There are existing pedestrian facilities on the adjacentroadways but some need improvements. Specifically, the sidewalks along East Capitol Street are narrow and in poorcondition. This landscaped urban site is between the eastbound and westbound lanes of East Capitol Street. This generally flatsite has a spacious lawn and ornamental trees, which do not offer evidence of animal habitation. While the site locationis near the Anacostia River, there are no water resources on the site. The site is subject to some intermittent noise fromautomobile traffic and events at the RFK Stadium. There is no evidence of previous industrial uses or environmental contamination on the site. 
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1. The memorial could complement, in its design ortheme, the entrances to the Stadium or the Armory. Thememorial should not compete visually or thematicallywith the existing George Preston Marshall monumentwhich is proposed to be relocated.2. The memorial should respect the scale and characterof the surrounding community. 3. Design of the memorial could provide basic amenitiessuch as seating and areas for casual gatherings.Adequate space should also be provided for accommodation of commemorative ceremonies.4. Visitor services for the site could be included in adjacent buildings. 

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Site Description Summary

Urban Design Conditions

Economic ConditionsTransportation ConditionsEnvironmental Conditions

This site location is prominently located on the South Capitol Street axis at the Anacostia River waterfront. This sitealso is bordered by South Capitol, S, and T Streets, SW and is near the Frederick Douglass Bridge. Developmentof this site location would be consistent with the principles of the L’Enfant, McMillan, and Legacy Plans and theUrban Design Framework.This location combines several key features of the framework. As a centerpiece of the framework on the southernterminus of South Capitol Street and on the Anacostia waterfront, the site has the potential to be the location of amajor "gateway" memorial. It could add energy and activity to the Anacostia River shoreline serving as a majorwaterfront destination, visually and symbolically linking both sides of the Anacostia River and connecting to thePoplar Point area. Although the site is directly on axis with the Capitol, the Southeast/Southwest Freeway, and theFrederick Douglass Bridge ramps currently obstructs prominent views. Redevelopment within the area could helpenhance the importance of the South Capitol Street axis by reestablishing the visual connection to the U.S. Capitol.In this respect, the location strongly reinforces the principles underlying the Monumental Corridors component of theframework. Finally, located at the juncture of several major framework elements (Commemorative Focus Area), thesite has a high degree of distinction and offers an excellent opportunity for accommodating a major memorial or acluster of museums. South Capitol Street offers a tremendous opportunity to join a commemorative or museum resource with commercial undertakings to develop successful mixed-use entities. The surrounding neighborhood would see substantialeconomic benefits from tourist and commercial activity in the area, with the increased need for restaurants, retail,and visitor services. Proposals to redevelop the Southeast Federal Center/Washington Navy Yard and the waterfront as a whole would naturally make use of the central siting of the South Capitol Street location. Visitors drawnto the new development, if accompanied by incentives and investment, would find the South Capitol Street site akey to the economic functions on the waterfront.

Currently, access to this site is difficult. There is no public parking at the terminus of the corridor and no Metrorail orMetrobus access. South Capitol Street is a major corridor, however, and could be improved to accommodate higher volumes of vehicular traffic. This site is a good candidate for a water transportation dock, as well as a connectionwith the Circulator system. These modes would greatly enhance access to this location and connect it with otherareas along South Capitol Street and across the Anacostia. 

The site is characterized by industrial uses. Its primary natural feature is its waterfront location. The site locationdoes not receive much noise but does have some air quality concerns from the industrial and manufacturing usesof the surrounding parcels. These uses of the surrounding parcels and of the primary site itself indicate possible conditions of contaminated soils and other resources on the site. 
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1. A memorial on this site has the potential to emphasizethe South Capitol Street axis. This could further the designprinciples contained in the L’Enfant and McMillan Plans.The development of future memorials and/or museumswithin this area would be consistent with the vision ofNCPC’s Legacy Plan.2. Memorials and museums on the Anacostia River shouldlink both sides of the river, symbolically and visually; amemorial or museum in this location could have visual andsymbolic connections to similar activities in the JamesCreek and Poplar Point areas.3. The site is one of several located on the proposedAnacostia River waterfront promenade. A memorial in thislocation could become a major waterfront destination.

4. This location could support a major memorial and/orcluster of museums. A major memorial or museum clusterat this location could help emphasize the importance of theSouth Capitol Street axis. Vertical elements aligned withthis axis could emphasize the symbolic connection to theCapitol. Other site features should focus attention onwaterfront vistas. 5. Principal features should be visible from the river andthe opposite shoreline. Reciprocity of views should beemphasized to promote visual and symbolic connectionsacross the river. 6. Memorial design should provide for the future incorporation of waterside access. Amenities should includespaces for small gatherings and contemplative areas.

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Incorporate AnacostiaRiver and waterfrontpromenade

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South Capitol St.Corridor redevelopmentto include major museumdevelopment

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Respect/incorporateSouth Capitol St. axis

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Site Description Summary

Urban Design Conditions

Economic ConditionsTransportation ConditionsEnvironmental Conditions

This potential site is located at the terminus of the 10th Street promenade, immediately to the south of L’Enfant Plaza,SW. This four-acre site currently includes a small plaza and surrounding hillside, referred to as Benjamin Banneker Park.It connects via a bridge over the Southwest Freeway to a pedestrian promenade to L’Enfant Plaza, with a possible connection to Maine Avenue. The elliptical-shaped site location is in an open urban setting with hardscape, a fountain,benches, lights, and a few trees. Surrounding land uses include offices, hotel, roadways, and surface parking. The site is highly visible on a crest above the Washington Channel and the Southwest waterfront. The site, which hasbeen designated a Special Place, is historically important as the southern terminus of 10th Street and the L'EnfantPromenade. The location has a direct visual relationship with and is within walking distance of many federal elements,including the Jefferson Memorial. The site also is immediately adjacent to L'Enfant Plaza, which has a strong identitywith numerous office, commercial, and institutional uses, as well as a Metrorail station. The site location at a topographichigh point affords 360-degree views of the city, including a prominent view of the Washington Channel. This site location offers the opportunity to create a federal focal memorial that can reconnect the National Mall and L'Enfant Plaza toMaine Avenue and the water. A museum or memorial at the 10th Street Overlook site would create new visitor traffic, both pedestrian and automotive.A significant potential exists for increased use of the L'Enfant Plaza underground amenities and shops. A commemorative feature or museum on this site, properly executed, could also build an economic link from the Mall to Water and GStreets in Southwest. Currently, these areas do not benefit greatly from tourism and visitor traffic to Washington D.C.This link, along with the possibility of drawing water taxi traffic heading for the Washington Mall, would help to developthe neighborhoods economically.This site has an excellent supporting transportation system. The closest Metrorail station is L’Enfant Plaza (approximately 1,500-feet away), through which the Yellow, Blue, Orange and Green lines run. It is expected that a significantpercentage of visitors to a memorial/museum at this location would use Metrorail because of the number of lines connecting at L’Enfant Plaza and the synergy created from the surrounding attractions. Likewise, public transportation usewould increase with the implementation of the Circulator system and the water transportation system. The Circulator system has the potential of connecting to both L’Enfant Plaza and the water transportation system, whose dock would beless than 1,000 feet from the site. There are excellent pedestrian facilities along the L’Enfant Promenade. The transportation characteristics demonstrate that it would be possible to accommodate a high volume of visitors at a futurememorial/museum on the site.The open, urban setting of this site location features hardscaping, with design features to support the existing fountainand parkland. However, the surrounding hillside features a mix of roadway and natural resources associated with thesite. The steeply sloped hillside has a lawn area. The site receives a low to moderate level of noise and some adverseair quality from airplanes in the National Airport flight path and from automobile traffic on the Southeast/SouthwestFreeway (I-395). However, there is minimal adverse air quality from the automobile and airplane traffic. There is no evidence of previous industrial uses or environmental contamination on the site.
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1. The site is appropriate for a major memorial and/ormuseum at this terminus of 10th Street, a SpecialStreet. The memorial should serve as a focal point onthe 10th Street promenade and should provide reciprocal views to and from the waterfront. 2. The site is a significant scenic overlook and any futurememorial and/or museum should respect and enhancethese existing views. 3. Future reciprocal views could include the JeffersonMemorial (which is currently obscured by Interstate 395)and the Smithsonian Institution Building (“the Castle”)on Independence Avenue (which would be visible if theForrestal Building were removed sometime in thefuture).

4. In the L’Enfant Plan, 10th Street connects with theWashington Channel. Development of this site shouldphysically connect 10th Street and the waterfront areas.Safe pedestrian access should be provided through thememorial site. 5. This could be an important pedestrian connection tothe water. The memorial should provide amenities todraw pedestrians from L’Enfant Plaza and the surrounding federal enclave to the overlook and the waterfrontbeyond.6. A proposed memorial to Benjamin Banneker hasbeen sited along the promenade between this site andIndependence Avenue on axis with L’Enfant Plaza. 

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Provide pedestrianaccess from theoverlook to the river

Gateway opportunity toincorporate promenadeand reconnect L’EnfantPlaza and the Mallbeyond to the water

Gateway opportunity toincorporate promenadeand reconnect L’EnfantPlaza and the Mallbeyond to the water

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Maintain topographicaspects of “overlook”

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Opportunity tocreate urban plaza

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ant Promenade, looking north to the Forrestal Building beyond which the Smithsonian Institution Building is located. Revitalization and rede

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Enfant Promenade with improvements that redefine the 10th Street Overlook while reshaping the existing setting of the Promenade. Views from

Smithsonian Institution Building could be re-established, providing improved linkage between the National Mall and the Washington Channel area.
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Site Description Summary

Urban Design Conditions

Economic ConditionsTransportation ConditionsEnvironmental Conditions

This site location is in the western portion of Constitution Gardens, just south of Constitution Avenue, north of theReflecting Pool, and between the Lincoln Memorial and Washington Monument Grounds west of the National Mall.Although the entire area of Constitution Gardens was considered for memorial development, the western end is the mostviable location. This site location between the crest of the hill and the west shore of the lake is generally semi-circular inshape, is bounded by the existing paths and the zone of influence of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial to the west. Theoverall character of the site is open and natural and the site is currently used as passive park and recreation space.This site is located within the National Mall Environs and is part of the Monumental Corridors component of the UrbanDesign Framework. The site is within a Special Place (West Potomac Park) and is adjacent to a Special Street(Constitution Avenue). The site location is within walking distance of the Lincoln Reflecting Pool, Rainbow Pool, and several smaller memorials, including the 56 Signers Memorial, the Vietnam Women's Memorial, the approved BlackRevolutionary War Patriots Memorial, and the approved World War II Memorial. From the site, prominent views are possible to the Washington Monument. Because of Constitution Garden's strategic location along the National Mall extension, close to various other significant historic and cultural resources, opportunities exist for developing several important and visible memorials in this area. 

The economic benefits of siting a memorial within Constitution Gardens would be diffuse, rather than concentrated inany specific neighborhood or area. The area around Constitution Gardens is a combination of institutional and parklandand offers little opportunity to accommodate new economic entities or neighborhood development. A memorial wouldadd to the critical mass of attractions in the National Capital Region and help increase the length of stay for area visitation. However, economic benefits would neither occur primarily at the site nor would they assist with the creation of newbusinesses in revitalizing neighborhoods.The areas surrounding Constitution Gardens currently attract a large number of visitors. The transportation characteristics surrounding the site appear to favor vehicular access rather than public transportation; however, a large number ofvisitors utilize the Metrorail system to the Mall area and then walk to each attraction. In addition, the parking availabilityis limited to on-street spaces. Since there is already a synergy between attractions in the area of Constitution Gardens,it is likely that it will be extended to any future memorial on this site. Transportation mode choices will be consistent withthe patterns currently present in the area. In the future, this site may be near the Circulator system route, which wouldgreatly improve access to this location. 

The topography of the site varies from rolling to steep slopes, depending on the direction of approach. The site featuresan open lawn with a few trees near the southern slope. The site's topsoil, foliage, and adjacent lake offer habitat for animals, including squirrels, birds, and ducks. Although the site location receives noise disturbance from airplanes in theflight path over the Potomac River, the site does not suffer from any other adverse air quality characteristics. 
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1. Potential future memorials sited within ConstitutionGardens must respect the existing landscape setting ofWest Potomac Park and, more specifically, the informallandscape character of Constitution Gardens. Development of one site opportunity may preclude another.2. Many sites, including the primary site, are highly visible from Constitution Avenue and from various locationsacross the lake. They are also visible from one another.A future memorial should be of modest height and scalein order to maintain existing views and view corridors.New memorials should take advantage of existingopportunities for enhancing visual connections betweenexisting and proposed memorials.3. Future development must respect existing adjacentmemorials by limiting the number and size of available

sites and the scale and extent of memorial-relateddevelopment. The future memorials should reflectappropriate limitations on massing and height.Memorials should not encroach upon or compete withone another. Memorials should be primarily “green” withpaved areas limited to circulation elements. The opportunity exists to integrate water into the design of the primary memorial site. 4. Future memorials should take advantage of existinginfrastructure although the pathways and edge of thelake could be altered at the west end. They should integrate existing circulation elements into the design andincorporate the open space, water, and woodlandsamenities currently present in the area. Parking andvehicular access to these sites is limited to that which iscurrently available.

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Respect the “zone ofinfluence” of the VietnamVeterans Memorials

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Preserve view corridorfrom Vietnam to theWashington Memorial
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Site Description Summary

Urban Design Conditions

Economic Conditions

Transportation ConditionsEnvironmental Conditions

This site location, along E Street between 19th and 20th Streets, NW, is in the Foggy Bottom area west of the WhiteHouse. The site location is along the E Street corridor at the point where the expressway emerges from its tunnel. Thetwo-acre site has a slightly rolling topography and is primarily green with an open, urban feel. Known as Walt WhitmanPark, the eastern quarter of this rectangular site is a playground, while the remainder is a landscaped lawn surroundedby a tree buffer. Located at a designated Special Place at the intersection of Special Streets, this site location reinforces the MonumentalCorridors component of the Urban Design Framework. The east end of the site has an indirect axial relationship with theWhite House via New York Avenue. Just west of the site is Virginia Avenue, which provides a direct relationship with theWashington Monument. The site location is within walking distance of other historic and cultural resources, including theKennedy Center and architecturally significant federal office buildings, such as the historic Department of the Interior andthe General Services Administration buildings. The Walt Whitman Park site location offers the potential to accommodate a feature that attracts high visitor traffic, suchas a major memorial. However, the economic nature of the area, with existing office and State Department buildings,creates questions about how and where new economic activities would occur. With proper incentives and public/privateinvestment, this site would be highly suitable for a commemorative feature, possibly in partnership with GeorgeWashington University. The office buildings presently provide daytime economic activity; the challenge would be to bringnew economic benefits north of Virginia Avenue on evenings and weekends.

This site has better passenger vehicle access than public transportation access. The park is located one block awayfrom Virginia Avenue, a major vehicular corridor with nearby public parking facilities including both on-street and garageparking. There is poor Metrorail access with the closest station being Farragut West, located approximately 2,500 feetfrom the site. Metrobus is directly available. There is a possibility that the Circulator might be routed near the park if thedemand is high, however, it is more likely that the route will be closer to the Mall. 

The site location features slightly rolling topography consisting of an open lawn area, with ornamental trees on theedges. There are no water resources near the site, and no adverse noise or air quality conditions are present. Therealso is no evidence of contamination on or near the site. 
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1. This location on a major transportation corridor is agateway to Downtown and is near the White House andPresident’s Park. 2. The E Street corridor has the potential to become athematic memorial boulevard. This primary locationcould accommodate a major memorial on the boulevard.3. The existing urban park is near an enclave of federaloffice buildings and a memorial could complement theseuses. A memorial park would also provide relief topedestrians and office workers in the area.4. Memorial design and development in this locationshould retain and enhance the current urban park setting and open space character, and should respect the

urban scale of the park and the surrounding buildings. 5. The opportunity exists to develop a pedestrian-oriented destination memorial at this location.6. The design should complement the design of nearbyRawlins Park.7. The site is located where the E Street tunnel rises tograde to become a wide boulevard. The opportunityexists to create a major feature at this point of arrival inthe city. 

This site is located within an established public parkland area that is defined by a perimeter of prominent federal and institutional office uses.

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Site Description Summary

Urban Design Conditions

Economic ConditionsTransportation Conditions

Environmental ConditionsThis site location on the eastern edge of the Tidal Basin is within the National Mall Environs. The site location is prominently situated near the Jefferson Memorial and heavily traveled roadways. Site opportunities exist on the current siteof the Liberty Loan Building, or in a location to be determined in conjunction with the realignment of the 14th StreetBridge (as proposed in the Legacy Plan).The site location reinforces both the Monumental Corridors and Waterfront Crescent portions of the framework. Its historic landscape setting on the Tidal Basin in close proximity to other memorials within the National Mall Environs provides a strong cultural and design context. The location offers an opportunity to incorporate relationships and prominentviews to other important memorials, such as the Jefferson Memorial and the Washington Monument, as well as the possibility of strengthening an axial relationship between the Jefferson Memorial and the U.S. Capitol (on Maryland Avenueextended). The waterfront location offers the potential for a prominent memorial or memorial/museum at a significantgateway to the L’Enfant City from Virginia.The Maine Avenue and Tidal Basin sites offer interesting potential for linking visitor traffic on the Washington Mall to theSouthwest Waterfront and fish markets. In directions other than southeast from the site, however, physical constraints,built environment, and parkland make opportunities for economic development very limited. The strongest possibility foreconomic development, towards the Southwest Waterfront, would require a reconfiguration that would draw visitorsacross what is today an intimidating 14th Street Bridge terminus and underpass. This site is located near the 14th Street Bridge and, therefore, has good regional access by passenger vehicle. Both theon-street parking and nearby parking garages offer limited parking opportunities. Although access by passenger vehicles is difficult, visitors can access this site by walking from the Smithsonian Metrorail Station. In the future, a water transportation system or the Circulator could provide supplemental transportation services. The site location is a combination of roadway network and natural areas. Topography ranges from flat, to rolling. Thisarea is subject to moderate to high noise levels, as well as some adverse air quality impacts, from traffic on MaineAvenue and the 14th Street Bridge and from airplanes in the flight path over the Potomac River. There is no evidenceof former industrial uses or environmental contamination at the location. 
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1. A memorial at this location could provide pedestrianinterest. A future opportunity exists for a destinationmemorial and/or museum. 2. Should the Liberty Loan site become available, itshould be considered for reuse or replacement as amuseum and an associated memorial. 3. Any future memorial and/or museum should respectthe existing natural and historic landscape setting of theTidal Basin and Jefferson Memorial. 

4. A memorial located at this site should take advantageof the existing open vistas across the Tidal Basin andthe proximity to distant landmarks, such as theWashington Monument and the Jefferson, FranklinDelano Roosevelt, and planned Martin Luther King, Jr.Memorials.5. The design of any future memorial or museum in thislocation should not compete visually with the JeffersonMemorial.6. A memorial and/or museum in this location could provide visitor services and enhanced amenities.

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Reciprocal views/vistas withexisting major memorials

Reciprocal views/vistas withexisting major memorials

Opportunity to reuseLiberty Loan Buildingas a museum

Opportunity to reuseLiberty Loan Building

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Future potential site of amajor destination memorialand/or museum

Reciprocal views/vistas withexisting major memorials

Reciprocal views/vistas withexisting major memorials
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Site Description Summary

Urban Design Conditions

Economic ConditionsTransportation Conditions

Environmental ConditionsThis site location is in East Potomac Park near the 14th Street, railroad, and Metrorail bridges. East Potomac Park iswithin the National Mall Environs, between the Potomac River and Washington Channel. The site location is currently acombination of landscaped, open park land, roadway infrastructure, and surface parking. The site location assumes theredesign of the 14th Street Bridges, as proposed in Extending the Legacy. For the purposes of this site analysis, the landaround the current railroad and Metrorail bridges was evaluated.This site location is consistent with and strongly reinforces the framework’s Waterfront Crescent, and it offers the potential to be a major gateway memorial location. One possible site is on an extension of L’Enfant’s principal north-south axisbetween the White House and the Jefferson Memorial. The location also offers axial views to the Jefferson Memorialand Washington Monument, as well as sweeping views across the Potomac River to Virginia. There is a small memorial to Cuban-American Friendship in this area; however, the area does not currently have a strong identity.The East Potomac Park site does not offer strong potential for increasing economic activity outside of the MonumentalCore area, but could serve as a center for visitor amenities and services amidst the memorials and monuments drawing south from the Tidal Basin. Should a major memorial locate at this site, visitor amenities could be included in theplans in order to provide needed visitor services at this parkland site. Commercial water taxis stand to benefit economically but little economic revitalization is likely to spin off into neighborhoods.This site has limited accessibility due to the lack of available public transportation and parking opportunities. It is located near the 14th Street Bridge, which is a major vehicular corridor, so it has good regional accessibility. However, thereare few public parking opportunities within a reasonable distance of the site with the exception of on-street parking. Theexisting transportation constraints at this location currently limit visitation to moderate levels. The site location has rolling topography and numerous tree groves, which provide limited habitat for various animalspecies. The site is affected by moderate noise levels from traffic on the 14th Street Bridge and from airplanes in theNational Airport flight path. There is no evidence of prior industrial use or environmental contamination on the site,although the site soils are derived from dredged river sediments. While the site’s riverfront location is a tremendousasset, the associated floodplain provides some challenges for development. 
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1. This location is appropriate for a future major destination memorial and/or several small memorials. Thedevelopment of a museum is not deemed appropriatebecause the construction of a building would be inconsistent with the current policies applicable to EastPotomac Park.2. Site opportunities exist for the siting and design ofboth small, contributing, and destination memorials. 3. The Prime Site is located on the extension ofL’Enfant’s principal north-south axis between the WhiteHouse and the Jefferson Memorial. The siting anddesign of a future memorial in this location must respectthe “zone of influence” of the Jefferson Memorial.

4. This Prime Site opportunity represents a major gateway potential. Any future memorial should preserve thenatural environment and open space setting of EastPotomac Park.5. Any future memorial should not compromise the public’s use of parkland and open space.6. A future memorial should incorporate the openviews/vistas across the Potomac River.7. This is a significant Potomac River waterfront sitepotential. Future memorials should preserve the passiveand informal qualities of the waterfront.8. Waterfront memorials should be sited and designedso as to accommodate future waterside access.

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 and Florida Avenues, NE Site 14 j

Site Description Summary

Urban Design Conditions

Economic Conditions

Transportation ConditionsEnvironmental Conditions

Located at the intersection of New York and Florida Avenues, this site represents an important node along this gatewaycorridor and entrance to the historic L’Enfant City from the east. The complex intersection of New York and FloridaAvenues and 1st and O Streets generally forms triangular parcels that offer numerous opportunities for potential memorial features. The site location includes primarily roadway and commercial uses, with surrounding development thatincludes a mix of commercial/industrial/manufacturing uses, as well as several underutilized/vacant parcels.The site is highly visible and consistent with the Monumental Corridors component of the framework. The site also represents a potential Special Place, strategically located at the crossroads of two designated Special Streets (New Yorkand Florida Avenues). Intermittent views of the U.S. Capitol exist along this section of New York Avenue. This site location at the intersection of two major streets and at the base of a bridge offers an opportunity to set up a dramatic entrysequence into the L'Enfant City. The New York Avenue Metro station proposed nearby will provide increased accessibility, visibility, and prominence to the area associated with this intersection.The site on New York and Florida Avenues offers multiple economic development opportunities. With the completion ofnew office space and the realization of private and public sector plans for the immediate area, the intersection of NewYork and Florida Avenues will demand greater street-level retail and consumer services. The accordant change inpedestrian patterns lends itself well to consideration of public-private partnerships for open space plazas and a centralmuseum or memorial. In addition, the site is along a well-known gateway corridor for Washington D.C. commerce andtourism. A museum or memorial would enhance the market for new economic development and help spur the establishment of new consumer, retail, and food services.

The site is located adjacent to principal roadways and surrounded by dense development. This area has good vehicular and pedestrian facilities, but currently lacks public transportation with the exception of Metrobus. Parking is availableon-street and surface/garage lots are located along 1st Street within approximately four blocks of the site. The additionof a Metrorail stop near this site would complement the existing transportation facilities and provide alternative meansof access without utilizing the roadway system. As a result, a site at New York and Florida Avenues would be able toconveniently accommodate a significant number of visitors with the existing transportation facilities and the addition ofMetrorail access.

Due to the urban character of the site location, there are few natural resources associated with the site. The soil is primarily urban fill and the groundcover is primarily hardscape. There are no wetlands or other water resources on the siteand the site does not offer visible evidence of habitat for plant or animal species. However, the site receives noise andair quality impacts from the high levels of vehicular traffic and other commercial activity in the area.
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1. New York and Florida Avenues are Special Streets inthe Comprehensive Plan for the National Capital and

New York Avenue is also a major gateway corridor intothe city. A future memorial at this location should celebrate and mark the entrance to the historic L’Enfant City.2. A major destination memorial is appropriate at thislocation. The opportunity exists to create a significantmemorial that would create a prominent civic feature atthe cross axis of New York and Florida Avenues. Thislocation is linked symbolically to major focal points within the city.3. It is important that any future memorial maintain andenhance existing major views and vistas. The L’EnfantPlan recognized the importance of providing reciprocal 

views along major avenues for symbolic connectivity,access, and visual orientation.4. A future memorial at this location could also serve tosupport ongoing economic development activities in thearea. A memorial could support development of the NewYork/Florida Avenue area as a significant activity node.Pedestrian activity should be encouraged to enhanceeconomic development opportunities in the area. 5. The development of museums, interpretive centers,and other related facilities are also possible at this location. Such facilities should be provided in conjunctionwith nearby existing and/or planned development. 

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New developmentavails opportunityto incorporatemuseums & otherrelated facilities
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ection of New York and Florida Avenues, NE, call for neighborhood redevelopment and

d related site improvements. Above, proposed development is shown with several oppor

tures. At right, two concepts for redesigning the circulation patterns of the intersection. 
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Site Description Summary

Urban Design Conditions

Economic ConditionsTransportation ConditionsEnvironmental Conditions

This potential site is located on Pennsylvania Avenue, SE, immediately west of the Anacostia River, and serves as agateway into the L’Enfant City from the east. Also known as Barney Circle, over the years this area has been reconfigured to accommodate various roadway designs. The current configuration provides a half-circle of open space, whichcould serve as the primary opportunity area for memorial development.This site location is a designated Special Place on axis with the U.S. Capitol. The site’s location along a MonumentalCorridor (Pennsylvania Avenue) in the Waterfront Crescent qualifies it as a centerpiece of the urban design framework.Furthermore, the gateway location is adjacent to the historic John Phillip Sousa Bridge and Congressional Cemetery,and offers numerous sweeping views of the east bank of the Anacostia River and up Pennsylvania Avenue. These factors offer potential for this site to be a prominent focal point and a key memorial location opportunity.As part of a larger economic revitalization plan, with incentives and public/private investment, the Barney Circle siteoffers significant opportunities for economic development. A major commemorative feature, whether a museum ormemorial, at this site should integrate with redevelopment of the surrounding area and form the focal point for a visitordestination. With new visitor traffic, demand for amenities and food service would grow. The neighborhoods surrounding Barney Circle on both sides of the Anacostia River are in need of new investment and a memorial or museum couldserve as an effective piece of an economic strategy for the area. 

Barney Circle is located on a major vehicular corridor; however there are very few parking opportunities outside of thesurrounding neighborhoods. Within the neighborhoods, on-street parking is permitted. The closest Metrorail station isthe Potomac Avenue Station, which is located approximately 1,000 feet from the circle and provides access to the Blueand Orange lines. It is possible that the Circulator might connect with the Potomac Metrorail Station to an IntermodalStation. This would improve the public transportation to and from the site. There are no crosswalks enabling pedestrians to access the interior circle where the site would be located. The circle currently experiences a heavy traffic volumeand the addition of a crosswalk may negatively affect the vehicular traffic flow. 

The site, a combination of roadway and open area, has few natural features and no trees. Silt and gravel soil conditionsdo not present optimal conditions for vegetative growth. Although the site is near the Anacostia River waterfront, thereare no water resources on the site. While the site receives high levels of automobile traffic, air quality is generally good.Also, there is no evidence of previous industrial use or environmental contamination on the site. 
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1. The site is located on Pennsylvania Avenue and at agateway to the L’Enfant City. 2. In its existing context, the primary site is virtually inaccessible by pedestrians and would offer only a limitedopportunity for a destination memorial; however, a futureredesign of this interchange could offer the opportunityto incorporate a major memorial in this location. 3. Located on Pennsylvania Avenue, the theme anddesign of this memorial should reflect the significance ofthe site and possibly tie to other existing and futurememorials located along this monumental avenue. 4. The site provides substantial views of the AnacostiaRiver. These views should be maintained and, to the 

extent possible, specific vistas should be incorporatedinto the design of the memorial.5. The site also has a well-defined view corridor to theU.S. Capitol. Memorial designs should respect andaccentuate this vista.6. The memorial should be designed to visually link theeast and west sides of the Anacostia River.7. A future memorial could integrate the nearbyAnacostia River and associated NPS parkland. Amemorial might also be developed in association withnearby Congressional Cemetery. 

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outh shore in Anacostia Park, SE Site 16 j

Site Description Summary

Urban Design Conditions

Economic ConditionsTransportation ConditionsEnvironmental Conditions

This site location is on the south shore of the Anacostia River near the South Capitol Street corridor and east of theFrederick Douglass Bridge. The site, which currently is used as passive open space, is surrounded by additional parkland/open space, and underutilized/vacant areas. Although this area currently has a transitional identity, its riverfrontlocation offers a panorama of the Southeast Federal Center and the Washington Navy Yard. The site location strongly supports the Urban Design Framework. It is located within the southern Commemorative FocusArea on the Waterfront Crescent and on axis with New Jersey Avenue. The site’s riverfront location offers reciprocalviews across the Anacostia River, including a significant axial view of the U.S. Capitol. The site location is highly visiblefrom New Jersey Avenue on the north side of the river and from the adjacent Frederick Douglass Bridge. Also, the siteis near many important historic and cultural resources, including the Washington Navy Yard and the Anacostia HistoricDistrict. The site can also be incorporated into a memorial entranceway to the historic L'Enfant City from the southernbank of the Anacostia River. This site location offers the opportunity for a major destination memorial, museums, and/orseveral smaller memorials.

The Anacostia Park site offers substantial economic development opportunities. The neighborhoods to the south of thesite and to the west across the Frederick Douglass Bridge would serve as the most likely location for visitor support services for a major museum or memorial. These areas, targeted for redevelopment as part of Washington's waterfront andadjacent to the Navy Yard, are primed for new investment and new capital. With easy access and historic significance,an opportunity exists to create a destination that would build demand for economic activity. Another possibility would beto integrate a commemorative feature or museum with a broader real estate development at or near the site.

Metrorail and Metrobus access are near the site. South Capitol Street is a major corridor that may be improved to accommodate higher volumes of vehicular traffic. This site is a good candidate for a water transportation dock. This wouldgreatly enhance access to this site and connect it with other areas along the waterfront. The site location has a rolling topography, with a vast lawn area of wildflowers and grasses and a small grove of treesthat offers habitat to animal species. Although the site receives a low to moderate level of noise from traffic, it is not subject to adverse air quality. Past land uses present some environmental concerns, which will likely require some remediation.
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nity: Design Considerations:

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1. Several sites are available at this location: one is within the ramp system immediately to the east of theFrederick Douglass Bridge; another current site exists inclose proximity to the bridge. Smaller sites also existbetween the current park drive and the river. Future sitesoffer more significant memorial opportunities includingmemorial sites on the extension of the New JerseyAvenue axis at several locations. 2. The area is highly visible from across the AnacostiaRiver as well as from the Frederick Douglass Bridge. Aspecific view corridor exists along the New JerseyAvenue axis to the U.S. Capitol. To the maximum extentpossible, memorials should incorporate axial relationships and views, vistas, and established view corridors. 

3. This location offers the opportunity for a waterfrontmemorial site or sites, whose open space character andsetting should be preserved. An opportunity exists todevelop a permanent parkland amenity, incorporatingmajor memorial and museum elements that shouldreflect the importance of the site’s urban design framework and sensitive environmental constraints associated with the Anacostia River and floodplain. 4. As this location affords the opportunity for a majordestination memorial and/or museum, specific consideration should be given to access from the AnacostiaMetrorail Station, the utilization of the existing Metroparking garage facility, the need for future parkingrequirements, and the potential for access by water taxi. 

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er McMillan Reservoir Sand Filtration Plant Site Site 17 j

Site Description Summary

Urban Design Conditions

Economic Conditions

Transportation ConditionsEnvironmental Conditions

This 25-acre site is located between North Capitol and 1st Streets and Channing Street and Michigan Avenue, NW,immediately east of the McMillan Reservoir. Once used to filter water, the plant was closed and sold by the federal government to the District for “community development purposes” in 1987. The site was listed in the District’s Inventory ofHistoric Sites in 1991. The site is composed of 20 sub-surface catacombs made of non-refinforcing concrete and twocourts. The site is currently unused, overgrown with scrub vegetation, and surrounded by a high chain link fence. Theformer water filtration plant could provide a cultural context for future development on the site incorporating what remainsof the salvagable water filtration equipment.This site location, on a Monumental Corridor (North Capitol Street), is consistent with the framework. Because of itsstrategic location and site history (little of Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr.’s original plan for the site remains), the site location has been designated a Special Place. The site, adjacent to the historic McMillan Reservoir, a Special Place, offersdirect views to various landmark buildings, such as those associated with Howard University, Trinity College, andCatholic University. The combination of these various urban design and historic factors at this key location within theCorridor enhances the potential of the site to serve as a federal and/or District memorial location.The McMillan Reservoir Sand Filtration Plant Site offers strong potential for economic development in the LeDroit Park,Bloomingdale, Park Place, Howard University, and Trinity College neighborhoods. The site must be stabilized prior toany reuse however. According to the District, stabilization costs range from $16-28 million (July 2000). A major museum or memorial at the site would draw visitation from the Mall and could be an element of a comprehensive strategy toinject economic vitality into the immediate neighborhoods. The success of a commemorative work as an economicdevelopment agent would be highly dependent on adjacent uses and the ability of the sponsors to create a critical massof attractions at or near the site. A successful redevelopment, however, could integrate well with surrounding neighborhoods and bring new investment and capital to the area and its residents.

Public transportation to the site and parking are considerable challenges. Although the site is on North Capitol Street,a regional roadway, key intersections around the site are approaching “failure”. Metrorail stations are beyond a reasonable walking distance. Four bus routes pass the site, but only one has the potential to bring some visitors to the site.On-street parking is permitted during most hours although peak hour parking restrictions are in force on North CapitolStreet. There are no public parking garages or surface lots in the vicinity. The site is large enough, however, to accommodate some dedicated parking carefully integrated into a future design. Absent major improvements, the site wouldbe limited to either a memorial with low visitation or one drawing visitors from adjacent neighborhoods.

The site is characterized by varying topography and dense vegetation. The deck of the facility is at 170 feet above sealevel. The two courts acorss the site are at 165 feet. Voluntary growth has compromised the structural integrity of thesite. This vegetation offers limited habitat for animal species. Although the site receives moderate levels of noise fromsurrounding uses, there is minimal to no adverse air quality impacts associated with these uses. According to theDistrict, no harmful or hazardous contaminants were found on the site in a Phase 1 assessment.
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1. Multiple future memorial and/or museum site opportunities exist at this site location.2. The development of memorials or museums at thislocation should be consistent with the prominence ofNorth Capitol Street as a historic design element andceremonial approach to the U.S. Capitol.3. The design should incorporate open space and parkland, and should feature appropriate amenities to reflectthe character of this part of North Capitol Street and thedistinctive historic character of the McMillan Reservoirand Sand Filtration Plant.4. Memorial or museum development should be coordinated with the proposed reuse of the McMillan Sand

Filtration Plant area. More specifically, the design ofmemorials and/or museums should be compatible withthe scale and character of the planned redevelopment ofthis site.5. Reuse of a part of the site will require the accommodation of the existing-to-remain water treatment infrastructure.6. A memorial or museum on this site could relate, thematically, to Senator James McMillan, chairman of theSenate Park Commission responsible for the 1901McMillan Plan, water resources and the Corps ofEngineers' contributions to the creation of the District'shistoric water supply system, or possibly to the nearbySoldiers’ and Airmen’s Home.

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Site Description Summary

Urban Design Conditions

Economic Conditions

Transportation ConditionsEnvironmental Conditions

This prime opportunity area is located within the National Mall Environs on Ash Road, just north of IndependenceAvenue. The area is situated between the zones of influence of the Korean War Veterans and D.C. World War IMemorials. The site currently is used as the horse stables for the U.S. Park Police and is surrounded by open space andrecreation uses. This site location is consistent with the Monumental Corridor and Waterfront Crescent component of the Urban DesignFramework. The site is located in close proximity to numerous memorials and cultural resources. It is strategically located within the historic context of the Mall, adjacent to Independence Avenue a Special Street, and near the cultural landscape of West Potomac Park. These strong urban design factors, as well as the site's location in an area with a strongsymbolic and visual identity, offer the potential for the site to accommodate a significant memorial.The economic benefits of siting a memorial near Constitution Gardens would be diffuse, rather than concentrated in anyspecific neighborhood or area. The area around Ash Road is a combination of institutional and parkland uses and offersno opportunity to accommodate new economic entities or neighborhood development. A memorial would add to the critical mass of attractions in the National Capital Region and help increase the length of stay for area visitation. However,economic benefits would neither occur primarily at the site nor would they assist with the creation of new businesses inrevitalizing neighborhoods.

This site has limited available public transportation and parking opportunities. It is located near Independence Avenue,which is a major vehicular corridor, so it has good regional accessibility. However, there are few parking opportunitieswithin a reasonable distance of the site with the exception of limited on-street parking. A potential water transportationdock could provide water access within approximately 1,000 feet (which could be connected to the Circulator system atan Intermodal Station). The Circulator system would most likely be routed along Independence Avenue, adjacent to thesite and would provide an excellent public transportation access route. The area surrounding this site currently accommodates a large volume of visitors who would access this site by foot.

The site location features dense vegetation surrounding its edges, which offers habitat for animal species. There are nowater resources immediately adjacent to the site location. The site is not affected by significant noise or air pollution.Likewise, there is no evidence of previous industrial uses or environmental contamination on or near the site. 
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nity: Design Considerations:

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1. The design principles of the historic L’Enfant andMcMillan Plans may be enhanced through the appropriate placement and design of a memorial at this location. 2. As the site is within the historic context of the Mall andWest Potomac Park, a future memorial should respectand complement the historic landscape setting.3. Future memorial development must respect adjacentmemorials. The relatively small size of the site and itsproximity to two other prominent nearby memorials suggest a memorial of limited scale and extent withassumed limitations on massing and height. Memorialdevelopment is restricted to an area equivalent to that ofthe adjacent District of Columbia World War I Memorial. 

4. Consideration should be given to the axial relationship of the site with 20th Street to the north. The memorial might also be placed on the axis of the planned tobe-relocated West Basin Drive (immediately to the westof the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial).5. The future memorial should take advantage of existing infrastructure. It should respect and preserve theadjacent existing amenities of parkland and woodlands,and should integrate existing circulation elements. Theexisting trees (except for the white pines) should beincorporated into the memorial’s siting and design.6. Access to the memorial site would be limited to thatavailable to adjacent sites; no additional parking will beprovided in the development of this memorial. 

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 and Virginia Avenues, SW Site 19 j

Site Description Summary

Urban Design Conditions

Economic ConditionsTransportation ConditionsEnvironmental Conditions

This site location is south of the National Mall, in the Southwest Federal Center area near L’Enfant Plaza. The siteboundaries are C, 7th, and 9th Streets, and the rail lines to the south. The site is surrounded by federal office uses andis within walking distance of the Capitol. 

This site strongly reinforces the framework, located at the intersection of two Special Streets (Maryland and VirginiaAvenues). The location is at a potential urban square prominently featured in the L'Enfant Plan as a mirror image ofMarket Square on Pennsylvania Avenue (where the Navy Memorial is located). The site offers a dramatic view and directaxial relationship to the U.S. Capitol. The site is also on the 8th Street axis, highlighted in the Legacy Plan as a prominent corridor. Furthermore, the site is strategically located near L'Enfant Plaza and the Mall, two areas that offer numerous cultural resources and amenities. Memorial development on this site has the potential to not only enhance the sitebut also to showcase this square as a significant element in future plans for the city.

The intersection of Maryland and Virginia Avenues is located in a mixed-use area, with institutional, commercial (primarily office), tourism, and residential uses nearby. This mix of uses, and the potential for upgrading the food service andretail offerings at street level and underground at L'Enfant Plaza, gives the site a high suitability for locating a museumor memorial. This site has an excellent supporting transportation system that has the potential of capitalizing on multiple modes oftransportation. The L’Enfant Plaza Metrorail Station has an entrance on the site, through which the Yellow, Blue, Orangeand Green lines can be accessed. The Virginia Railway Express has a stop at this location, which may be relocated to4th Street. It is expected that a significant percentage of visitors to a memorial/museum at this location would utilize theMetrorail because of the number of lines connecting at L’Enfant Plaza, the number of secondary Metrorail stations in thevicinity and the synergy created from the surrounding attractions. The transportation characteristics surrounding this sitedemonstrate that it would be possible to accommodate a large volume of visitors.The site is rectangular and flat, but has an irregular edge and slope where it abuts the rail line. The site currently features an expansive lawn and a buffer of trees by the rail line. There are no wetlands or other water resources on the site.While the vegetation and topsoil offer a favorable setting, the railroad presents some concerns. The railroad generatesnoise and air quality impacts and presents possible environmental contamination constraints. 
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nal Park Service

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1. The design principles embodied in the L’Enfant Plancan be enhanced through the appropriate placementand design of a memorial at this location.2. An opportunity exists to create an important civicplace at the intersection of Maryland and VirginiaAvenues, SW. The placement of a memorial at thislocation could serve to support the location's SpecialPlace qualities. 3. A future memorial should both respect and incorporate the reciprocal vistas that can be established alongthe Maryland Avenue and Virginia Avenue view corridors. Axial relationships along Virginia Avenue andMaryland Avenue should be enhanced in all directions.The 8th Street cross axis, a key feature of the L’EnfantPlan, should be recognized in a memorial design.

5. Proximity to museums on the Mall is an important feature and attraction of this location; a memorial at thislocation could complement nearby museums. 6. Any future memorial should be pedestrian-oriented. Amemorial at this location can encourage activity andenhance the visitor's experience. Visitor services couldalso be located in conjunction with a memorial here.7. A memorial at this location will have excellent accessibility by alternative modes of transportation includingthe L’Enfant Plaza Metrorail Station.8. Future memorial designs should include green landscaped area, given the passive nature of the existingsite and the prevalence of paved areas in the immediatevicinity.

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Future major focal point

memorial opportunity

Future major focal point

memorial opportunity

Re-establish historic

Maryland & Virginia

Avenues.

Re-establish historic

Maryland & Virginia

Avenues.
Washington Boulevard, Arlington, VA Site 20 j

Site Description Summary

Urban Design Conditions

Transportation Conditions

Environmental Conditions

This location encompasses the site of Federal Building #2, adjoining the U.S. Marine Corps Henderson Hall and a highway maintenance yard located on Columbia Pike. Site area is estimated to be approximately 36 acres. The FederalBuilding occupies the highest points on the site, while large surface parking areas occupy generally sloping parcels thatare located between Columbia Pike and I-395. A prominent sloping lawn area is located due east of the building andfaces the Monumental Core viewshed. Other adjoining uses include highway, commercial, and residential.The location represents a potential major gateway. The hilltop setting of these potential sites provide dramatic views overthe Pentagon and into the L'Enfant City. The hillside on which Federal Building 2 is located is a prominent location thatis highly visible from Columbia Pike and I-395. Proximity to the southern limits of Arlington National Cemetery affords adistinguished landscape setting and suggests an opportunity to complement the adjoining setting with a related commemorative use. Redevelopment of this site for other uses has been under consideration for some time. A ten acre sitefor a memorial has been identified in conjunction with plans for the site proposed by Arlington National Cemetery. Thisarea would create a signature portal between Washington and Virginia, particularly as viewed from the vechicularapproach from I-395. The existing lawn and hillside located east of the Federal Building represents an excellent opportunity to establish a significant commemorative element, should the existing building be removed. Under the DefenseAuthorization Act, a ten acre site may be reserved by the Secretary of Defense for a National Military Museum or othermemorials that the Secretary considers compatible.The Federal Building #2 site offers potential for economic activity within the Columbia Pike and Washington Boulevardcorridors, Pentagon City, and surrounding neighborhoods. Plans for the site include the demolition of the existing building. A major commemorative feature or museum that would draw significant visitation could complement the economiccharacter of the area without impacting the immediate contemplative setting of Arlington National Cemetery. The newvisitors to the area would increase demand for nearby visitor services such as restaurants, retail shops, and consumeramenities. With redevelopment of the site to focus on the arrival experience into the Nation’s Capital, new amenitiescould add significantly to economic activity in the area. This location satisfies nearly all of the criteria to incorporatecommemorative resources within a community while also promoting economic vitality. This site has good public transportation and excellent vehicular access. The Pentagon and Pentagon City MetrorailStations are approximately 2500 feet from the site, and provide access to the Blue and Orange lines. Vehicular accessis provided through Columbia Pike, Washington Boulevard, Route 27, and I-395. This vehicular access is complemented by existing public parking lots and on-street parking opportunities. There are existing pedestrian facilities on the adjacent roadways but some need improvements. Shuttle service to adjoining Metrorail stations and extensions of the nearby Arlington National Cemetery tourbus stops should be considered in planning for future visitors to this site. Pedestriancirculation improvements in the vicinity should include upgraded sidewalks along Columbia Pike and alignments toadjoining neighborhoods. New pedestrian linkages should be considered to serve the Pentagon and the mixed use community of Pentagon City in order to improve accessibility between Metrorail and the site.The site, in its current use with a major building compound and parking areas near a major highway network, offers little natural habitat for plants or animal species. There are no water resources on the site. Although the site receivessome noise impact from the automobile traffic on I-395 and from Columbia Pike, the site does not have adverse air quality characteristics. Although the site may have contained industrial activities (fuel tanks), there is no evidence of previous environmental contamination on the site.

Economic Conditions
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h of Washington Boulevard, Arlington, VA Site 20 j

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1. The design of a memorial or museum at this locationcould define and establish a new gateway near the border of the District of Columbia and the State of Virginia.Due to the site’s strategic location, the distinctive topographic and visual features of the site create a sense ofarrival into the Monumental Core from Virginia.2. The size and scale of this site provide ample opportunities for a major memorial or museum that wouldemphasize significant national achievements and sacrifices such as those honored today at ArlingtonNational Cemetery.3. The location also provides an opportunity to celebratethe historic growth and maturity of the Nation’s Capitalas witnessed by the remarkable vistas of public buildings and sweeping landscapes that grace this area.

4. Under the Fiscal Year 2000 National DefenseAuthorization Act, FB #2 will be demolished and the sitetransferred to the Army for expansion of ArlingtonNational Cemetery. The Secretary of Defense mayreserve up to 10 acres of the property for a NationalMilitary Museum and such other memorials as theSecretary deems appropriate.5. While the extent of existing on-site parking should bereplaced with future landscape and memorial elements,the site is large enough to support visitor parking thatmay be needed to support commemorative features.6. Future consideration of new memorials at this siteshould include pedestrian linkages to the nearbyPentagon and Pentagon City Metrorail Stations.Potential access points to the adjoining ArlingtonNational Cemetery should be reviewed.

on and hillside setting that create

r museum site adjoining Arlington
ter Plan Evaluating Potential Sites

ostia Park and Langston Golf Course, NE 

River at Massachusetts Avenue, SE 

Anacostia River near the Douglass Bridge

enjamin Franklin Circle

f Pennsylvania Avenue, NW)

a Ave and 1st Street, NW 

Street) at 2nd Street, SW 

shington Channel, facing 7th Street, SW 

ge Washington Memorial Parkway

rport) 

eths Hospital, SE 

Cove, SW 

nsylvania Avenue, SE

) 

d and Constitution Avenues, NE d Avenue and D Street, NE 

vania and Independence Avenues, SE 

 and South Carolina Avenues at D Street, SE 

ail Station) 

Pennsylvania and Potomac Avenues, SE 

rail Station) 

n the Southeast Federal Center, SE 

acostia River

glass Bridge, SE)

ngton Channel

ns Point, SW)

mac River 

ns Point, SW )

extended), between 12th and 14th Streets, SW 

W )

nnel at Water Street and 7th Street, SW 

ine in West Potomac Park 

ial)

19th) or James Monroe Park (20th/21st), 

W )

 Streets, NW )

 M Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW 

s and Florida Avenues, NW; 22nd & Q Sts.

 and Constitution Avenues, NW; at 3rd Street 

ue and 16th Street, NW 

50 D.C. side of Chain Bridge, NW (on Canal Road) 51 The intersection of Canal Road and Foxhall Road, NW

(in Glover Archbold Park)

52 The northern end of Key Bridge at M Street, NW 

(and the Whitehurst Freeway) 

53 North of Massachusetts Avenue, NW and Macomb Street

(at Glover Archbold Parkway )

54 Tenley Circle Reservations 

(at Wisconsin/Nebraska Avenues and Yuma Street, NW)

55 Potomac River at Rock Creek Parkway at west side of Kennedy Center 56 East side of Rock Creek at the end of Virginia Avenue, NW 57 On the Potomac River at the foot of Wisconsin Avenue

(Georgetown Waterfront Park)

58 North of the Pentagon North Parking area 

(on Boundary Channel in Virginia)

59 On the Virginia side of the Theodore Roosevelt Bridge 60 25th Street on Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

(Either of two existing triangular parks of the Avenue)

61 New Washington Convention Center at Mount Vernon Square 

(Massachusetts and New York, NW) 

62 Intersection of New York and New Jersey Avenues and M Street, NW63 Anacostia River north shoreline east of 11th Street

(between the Martin Luther King Memorial and Sousa Bridges)

64 South side of Martin Luther King Memorial Bridge

(11th Street, on the Anacostia River)

65 Virginia side of the 14th Street Bridge 

(location of former Twin Bridges Marriott)

66 The intersection of New York, West Virginia, and Montana Aves, NE 67 Pennsylvania Avenue Sousa Bridge 

(east intersection with the Anacostia Freeway on the Anacostia River) 

68 North shore of the Anacostia River in the Washington Navy Yard, SE 69 North side of Martin Luther King Memorial Bridge 

(11th Street, east of Washington Navy Yard, SE) 

70 Along Potomac River shoreline in West Potomac Park

(west of FDR Memorial) 

71 Intersection of Maryland and Florida Avenues and Benning Road, NE72 Maryland Avenue in the general location of the entrance 

to the National Arboretum 

73 New Hampshire and Georgia Avenues, NW

(Georgia Avenue-Petworth Metrorail Station) 

74 West shoreline of Kingman Lake in the Anacostia River

(NE and SE of RFK Stadium)
85

setts, South Carolina, and Independence Avenues, SE 

st Capitol Street

rive, west of Benning Road)

r at M Street, SE 

Station south of Howard Road, SE 

deral property) 

Rosslyn Circle, or 1101 Wilson Boulevard sites 

ce to historic terminal

ington National Airport)

River in Bolling Air Force Base, SW

dwards Places) 

of Suitland Parkway, SE (20th Street) 

etrorail Station 

ation (or located in Fort Totten Park) 

rmen's Home grounds, NW 

treet) 

h Street and Military Road 

W) 

at 27th Street) or north of Military Road, NW

) 

Massachusetts and Western Avenue, NW

a Parkway) 

of Half Street, SW

and Eastern Avenues, NW 

arry Street (Banneker Recreation Center) 

Avenue and east of North Capitol Street) 

th side of New York Avenue, NE 

iver) 

ma Avenue, SE immediately east of St. Elizabeths 

trorail Station) 

National Museum of American History

ution Avenue, NW) 

Barnard Hill Drive, NE 

nd Michigan Avenues)

Street and Delaware Avenue, SW 

w Jersey and Massachusetts Avenues, NW 

pitol Street and Anacostia Freeway

od Maintenance Facility, New York Avenue, NE 

The recommended locations represent many potential sites for future commemorative features within the city. The listing of potential memorial and museum sites isassociated with federal site inventory databases. The sequence of site numbers is not intended to reflect a hierarchy of site suitability for a future memorial or museum. Each site offers unique characteristics for apotential commemorative action. Some sites are available today, while otherswould require new infrastructure and redevelopment to make them available forcommemorative resources. These sites reflect a range of features, size, and character. The selection of an individual site is still subject to the approval of the appropriate review agencies.Note: The following site descriptions include Area Neighborhood Commission mappingreferences updated through January 2001

Woodrow Wilson Plaza on Pennsylvania Avenue represents a suitable memorial site in the plan

Evaluating Potential Sites

National Capital Planning Commission

ter Plan-Draft
Candidate Sites 21 - 100
e at 22nd Street, NE Site 21j 87

Site Description Summary: Commemorative Opportunity:Physical Characteristics: Visual Quality:Urban Design Framework: Historic & Cultural Resources:Site Access: Site ImageProfile:

Location: 

Acreage: 

Configuration: 

Overall Character: 

Terrain: 

Adjoining Uses: 

Northeast1 +IrregularWoodedFlatRecreational, Residential, Parkland

Relative Prominence:

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Potential Identity:

DistrictSpecial StreetMonumental CorridorConsistentDriveTransitional 

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Metrobus Proximity:

Pedestrian Access: 

Parking Availability:

Intermodal Station Proximity:

Circulator Node Proximity: 

Water Access:

NoNoneVery GoodGoodFair- Only Street ParkingNoNoNo

Development Term:

Ownership: 

ANC:

Current Development Project:

NPS Reservation:

NPS Park Name:

NPS Total Park Acreage:

PresentNPS5BNA343GAnacostia Park, Section G123.94

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Occupying approximately one acre of mostly wooded land,this site is within the historic Langston Golf Course andadjoins the National Arboretum and a neighborhood ofmulti-family dwellings, a major portion of which are underrenovation (Carver Terrace). The approach to the site onMaryland Avenue includes gradually ascending topography toward the National Arboretum. This corridor providesexcellent views of the Capitol further west from MarylandAvenue. The site is located on the south side of MarylandAvenue with prominent views of the National Arboretumand Langston Golf Course. The context of the site wouldbenefit from the redesign of the terminus of MarylandAvenue at this location and from the reopening of the former Arboretum entrance on M Street.

In the context of community revitalization and in association with ties to adjacent open space parcels, thissite would be suitable for a moderate to large scalememorial feature and a potential museum site.Significant community improvements are required forroads and renovation of existing multi-family dwellingslocated in the vicinity. The site has significant potentialin conjunction with other potential sites associatedwith the terminus of Maryland Avenue. Their combined expansive landscape settings and topographyprovide design opportunities for future national commemorative features at the Maryland Avenue terminus at the National Arboretum.

Neighborhood and Open SpaceIndirectResidential, Golf CourseSpecial Street TerminusYesSpecial Street, Special PlaceStreet, LandscapeLangston Golf CourseNANA2Drive

Partial view of site with wooded character and natural context thatcould provide settings for future commemorative features nearNational Arboretum and Langston Golf Course.

ngston Golf Course
River at Massachusetts Avenue, SE Site 22j

Site Description Summary: Commemorative Opportunity:

Physical Characteristics: Visual Quality:

Urban Design Framework: Historic & Cultural Resources:Site Access: Site ImageProfile:

Location: 

Acreage: 

Configuration: 

Overall Character: 

Terrain: 

Adjoining Uses: 

Southeast0.5IrregularOpen / WoodedFlatParkland, Institutional

Relative Prominence:

Comp. Plan Element:

Framework Element:

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Potential Identity:

Federal, DistrictOpen SpaceCommemorative Focus AreaConsistentDriveTransitional

Vehicular Corridor:

Metrorail Proximity:

Metrobus Proximity:

Pedestrian Access: 

Parking Availability:

Intermodal Station Proximity:

Circulator Node Proximity: 

Water Access:

Yes - Mass AveFair- Stadium ArmoryFairFairNoneYes- WaterYesYes

Development Term:

Ownership: 

ANC:

Current Development Project:

NPS Reservation:

NPS Park Name:

NPS Total Park Acreage:

PresentNPS6BNA343GAnacostia Park, Section G123.94

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This potential site is located on the western shore of theAnacostia River at the extension of Massachusetts Avenue, SE, beyond DC General Hospital. This site providesa waterfront setting with wooded margins and directaccess from both RFK Stadium and the Barney Circlearea. Views across the river include those of the AnacostiaPark and the existing rail bridge. Presently secluded, thisarea could offer excellent recreational and commemorativefeature opportunities as part of the broader revitalization ofRFK Stadium, DC General Hospital, and the overallAnacostia River waterfronts. The site is closely associatedwith the East Capitol Street Monumental Corridor portionof the master plan framework.

In association with the revitalization of the adjacent parkland and campus settings, this site would be suitable for amedium scale memorial feature. In conjunction with significant commemorative features that have been proposedfor this waterfront area, this site represents one of severalwaterfront locations that could provide suitable commemorative focus. New features should be coordinated withother potential commemorative features that could belocated within other adjoining RFK stadium sites. The linear park system along the west shore of the AnacostiaRiver provides an excellent opportunity to link potentialcommemorative sites.

Waterfront and Open SpaceIndirectSports/Entertainment Complex,Hospital, ParklandCommemorative Focus AreaYes, Waterfront CorridorNANANANANA2Drive

Riverfront site location with wooded and open areas as viewed from acrossthe Anacostia River within Anacostia Park
h of Anacostia River Site 23j 89

Site Description Summary: Commemorative Opportunity:Physical Characteristics: Visual Quality:Urban Design Framework: Historic & Cultural Resources:Site Access: Site ImageProfile:

Location: 

Acreage: 

Configuration: 

Overall Character: 

Terrain: 

Adjoining Uses: 

SoutheastVariesIrregular Wooded / OpenFlatParkland, Metro Parking

Relative Prominence:

Comp. Plan Element:

Framework Element:

Plan Compatibility:

Memorial Proximity:

Potential Identity:

FederalOpen SpaceCommemorative Focus AreaConsistentDriveYes

Vehicular Corridor:

Metrorail Proximity:

Metrobus Proximity:

Pedestrian Access: 

Parking Availability:

Intermodal Station Proximity:

Circulator Node Proximity: 

Water Access:

Yes- South Capitol St.Good- AnacostiaGoodNoneGood - Street, Metro GarageYes - MetroNoYes

Development Term:

Ownership: 

ANC:

Current Development Project:

NPS Reservation:

NPS Park Name:

NPS Total Park Acreage:

PresentNPS8ANATBDAnacostia Park Section CTBD

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The site is strategically located on the shoreline of theAnacostia River within Anacostia Park and within closeproximity to the Frederick Douglass Bridge. It offers dramatic vistas of the Anacostia waterfront. Topographic conditions are generally flat and the site is primarily openmeadow. The site faces the Southeast Federal Center andNavy Yard, which are located across the Anacostia River.The site is located within an area presently under study bythe Anacostia Waterfront Initiative for potential new waterfront uses.

With its prominent location, high visibility, ease ofaccessibility and future development potential withinclose proximity, this is an excellent site for a futurememorial. Direct visual linkages to the WashingtonMonument and U.S. Capitol and strong physical connections to the waterfront provide suitable interpretivesettings for future commemorative elements. Anycommemorative proposals will need to be coordinatedwith plans to revitalize the Anacostia Waterfront.

Waterfront and Open SpaceFederal ElementsWaterfront ParkWaterfront Park / Focus AreaYes, Waterfront CorridorNANANANANA2Drive

View of open spaces near the Frederick Douglass Bridge where thecontext for a potential commemorative feature would be complemented by an established waterfront setting
Benjamin Franklin Circle Site 24j

Site Description Summary: Commemorative Opportunity:Physical Characteristics: Visual Quality:Urban Design Framework: Historic & Cultural Resources:Site Access: Site ImageProfile:

Location: 

Acreage: 

Configuration: 

Overall Character: 

Terrain: 

Adjoining Uses: 

Northwest.25 (limited)VariesUrban PlazaFlatOffice, Conference Center

Relative Prominence:

Comp. Plan Element:

Framework Element:

Plan Compatibility:

Memorial Proximity:

Potential Identity:

Federal Special StreetMonumental CorridorConsistentWalkYes

Vehicular Corridor:

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Pedestrian Access: 

Parking Availability:

Intermodal Station Proximity:

Circulator Node Proximity: 

Water Access:

Yes- Constitution Ave.Very Good- Federal TriGoodGoodGoodYes-MetroYesNo

Development Term:

Ownership: 

ANC:

Current Development Project:

NPS Reservation:

NPS Park Name:

NPS Total Park Acreage:

PresentGSA2FYesNANANA

Prominent Views:

Vistas:

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Gateway Corridor:

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These established public spaces along the PennsylvaniaAvenue corridor are defined by dramatic architectural elements and the historic context of the Federal Triangle.Benjamin Franklin Circle is defined by the hemicycle on12th Street across from the Old Post Office pavilion andwithin the arc of the Ariel Rios Building, while the WoodrowWilson Plaza is on the axis of 13th Street between theRonald Reagan and Ariel Rios Buildings. Their characterrepresents the grand scale and architectural embellishment of the Beaux-Arts style Federal Triangle. 

The Woodrow Wilson Plaza and Benjamin Franklin Circleprovide opportunities for future commemorative elements.These established public plazas and thoroughfares areappropriate settings within which national commemorativefeatures can be incorporated. The Benjamin FranklinCircle contains two general areas for consideration oneither side of 12th Street. The Woodrow Wilson Plaza represents a major federal public space within which a futurememorial could be placed. In both locations future commemorative actions must respect the established character of these significant places. Consideration should begiven to relocating the Ben Franklin statue to this site andutilizing the vacated site as a new memorial location onPennsylvania Avenue.

Federal ElementsFederal ElementsFormal Public PlazasSameNALandmark, District, Sp.StreetBuilding, Street, LandscapeYesNANA1Walk

View of prominent public spaces associated with the Ronald ReaganBuilding where future commemorative features could be incorporated within the context of existing physical setting

 Federal Triangle
siana Avenue and 1st Street, NW Site 25j 91

Site Description Summary: Commemorative Opportunity:Physical Characteristics: Visual Quality:Urban Design Framework: Historic & Cultural Resources:Site Access: Site ImageProfile:

Location: 

Acreage: 

Configuration: 

Overall Character: 

Terrain: 

Adjoining Uses: 

National Mall & Environs0.25TriangularOpen ParkFlatOffice, Institutional

Relative Prominence:

Comp. Plan Element:

Framework Element:

Plan Compatibility:

Memorial Proximity:

Potential Identity:

Federal Special StreetMonumental CorridorConsistentWalkYes

Vehicular Corridor:

Metrorail Proximity:

Metrobus Proximity:

Pedestrian Access: 

Parking Availability:

Intermodal Station Proximity:

Circulator Node Proximity: 

Water Access:

Yes- North Capitol St.Fair- Judiciary SquareVery GoodGoodGoodYes - Union StationYesNo

Development Term:

Ownership: 

ANC:

Current Development Project:

NPS Reservation:

NPS Park Name:

NPS Total Park Acreage:

PresentArchitect of Capitol6ANANANANA

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This prominent triangular park on Louisiana Avenue andFirst Street, NW is located on the northern side of CapitolHill between Constitution and New Jersey Avenues. Thissmall park is located within the Monumental Corridor portion of the master plan's urban design framework. This siteis within view of the Taft Memorial, located due east acrossLouisiana Avenue and within a block of the NationalJapanese American Memorial to Patriotism (also locatedon Louisiana Ave). Adjoining office and institutional uses tothe north visually frame the site within the open space setting of the U.S. Capitol. Established trees and level terrainprovide a small scale open space setting that adjoins theCapitol grounds.

With direct views from Constitution Avenue and withclose proximity to the Taft Memorial, this site may beappropriate for a small scale commemorative featurethat complements the public open spaces associatedwith the U.S. Capitol. Established trees on this siteprovide an understory area within which limited commemorative features could be located. This small parkprovides a punctuation point in the overall sequenceof outdoor spaces associated with Capitol Groundsand any new feature should reflect this important context and scale.

Federal ElementsFederal ElementsParkSameYes, National MallLandmark, Special StreetBuilding, Street, LandscapeYesNAYes1Walk

Prominent triangular park on Capitol Hill as viewed from LouisianaAvenue, NW, with Taft Memorial in background at higher elevation
treet) at 2nd Street, SW Site 26j

Site Description Summary: Commemorative Opportunity:Physical Characteristics: Visual Quality:Urban Design Framework: Historic & Cultural Resources:Site Access: Site ImageProfile:

Location: 

Acreage: 

Configuration: 

Overall Character: 

Terrain: 

Adjoining Uses: 

Mall and Environs2TriangularOpen FlatOffice, Parkland, Roadways

Relative Prominence:

Comp. Plan Element:

Framework Element:

Plan Compatibility:

Memorial Proximity:

Potential Identity:

FederalSpecial StreetMonumental CorridorConsistentWalkYes

Vehicular Corridor:

Metrorail Proximity:

Metrobus Proximity:

Pedestrian Access: 

Parking Availability:

Intermodal Station Proximity:

Circulator Node Proximity: 

Water Access:

Yes - I-395, Independence Ave.,Fair- Federal Center SouthwestVery GoodFair- No Peds. Signals Fair- Only Street ParkingYes - Metro / CirculatorYesNo

Development Term:

Ownership: 

ANC:

Current Development Project:

NPS Reservation:

NPS Park Name:

NPS Total Park Acreage:

FutureD.C./ Federal2DNANANANA

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The site is located on public space within the context of theU.S. Capitol. Situated between the National BotanicGardens and the Department of Health and HumanServices, this parcel features open landscape elementsassociated with entrance ramps to Interstate 395. Thispotential site's proximity to the National Mall and U.S.Capitol is significant. 

Opportunities for future commemorative features at thislocation could include either a memorial or a museum. Thesite facing the Health and Human Services Building couldbe developed for either purpose. The future setting for thisarea could be a gateway from the Mall to a revitalizedSouth Capitol Street. This corridor could take on a newprominence in linking the city's present and future culturalfacilities. 

Federal ElementsFederal ElementsSpecial StreetUrban PlazaNALandmark, StreetBuilding, Street, LandscapeNANANA2Walk

View looking west toward HHS building from Washington Avenue wherepotential commemorative features could be located within existing publicspaces near the Mall

hington Avenue
Washington Channel Site 27j 93

Site Description Summary: Commemorative Opportunity:Physical Characteristics: Visual Quality:Urban Design Framework: Historic & Cultural Resources:Site Access: Site ImageProfile:

Location: 

Acreage: 

Configuration: 

Overall Character: 

Terrain: 

Adjoining Uses: 

SouthwestTo be determinedLinearOpen SpaceFlatParkland

Relative Prominence:

Comp. Plan Element:

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Potential Identity:

District / FederalOpen Space, RecreationWaterfront CrescentConsistentWalkYes

Vehicular Corridor:

Metrorail Proximity:

Metrobus Proximity:

Pedestrian Access: 

Parking Availability:

Intermodal Station Proximity:

Circulator Node Proximity: 

Water Access:

NoNoneNoneFairGoodYes- WaterNoYes

Development Term:

Ownership: 

ANC:

Current Development Project:

NPS Reservation:

NPS Park Name:

NPS Total Park Acreage:

PresentNPS2DNA333East Potomac Park329.5

Prominent Views:

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One of several potential waterfront sites in East PotomacPark is located on the Washington Channel shoreline.These sites offer dramatic waterfront vistas within theestablished open space setting of East Potomac Park.Adjoining park uses include passive and active recreationactivities including golf, swimming, and biking. These sitesalso offer the potential of future water tourism, enhancingaccessibility and interpretive potential. Existing site conditions are waterfront landscaped open spaces with lawnareas and tree clusters. These sites are accessiblethroughout the year by vehicle from Ohio Drive.

These sites feature excellent settings for potentialcommemorative features. The extensive land area ofEast Potomac Park, combined with the expansivewaterfront area associated with the WashingtonChannel, provide a medium scale commemorativeopportunities. Consideration of these sites shouldinclude potential relationships with other future memorial sites and uses within East Potomac Park. Thiscoordinated planning effort should focus on providingsuitable scale and context for those future features.Potential water-based transportation in the vicinitywould enhance access and visibility of these sites.

Waterfront and Open SpaceIndirectWaterfront ParkWaterfront Park Node Yes, Waterfront CorridorSpecial StreetLandscapeYesNANA2Walk

Washington Channel shoreline provides an appropriate landscapesetting for a future commemorative feature that would reflect the parkland context of East Potomac Park's waterfront

ed axis of 10th and M Streets, SW
e Washington Memorial Parkway Site 28j

Site Description Summary: Commemorative Opportunity:Physical Characteristics: Visual Quality:Urban Design Framework: Historic & Cultural Resources:Site Access: Site ImageProfile:

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Alexandria, VA0.25 - 4 Undefined / to be determinedOpen/WoodedFlatParkland

Relative Prominence:

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FederalOpen SpaceWaterfront CrescentConsistentDriveYes

Vehicular Corridor:

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Pedestrian Access: 

Parking Availability:

Intermodal Station Proximity:

Circulator Node Proximity: 

Water Access:

Yes- GW Mem PKWYNonePoor- DASH lineNoneFair- No Street ParkingNoNoYes

Development Term:

Ownership: 

ANC:

Current Development Project:

NPS Reservation:

NPS Park Name:

NPS Total Park Acreage:

PresentNPSNANA404VGWMPTBD

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This parkland location is south of Reagan National Airport.Existing conditions include wooded wetland and shorelineareas with a trail system, a marina, and restaurant area.Expansive lawn areas are associated with the GeorgeWashington Memorial Parkway. Potential views across thePotomac River include the airport, and Washington'sMonumental Core. Several potential commemorative sitesare located within this large open space. Within the flightpath of Reagan National Airport, height restrictions for newdevelopment would be a factor in establishing any newlarge-scale memorial features in this location. 

This park setting provides a wide range of potential commemorative opportunities. The waterfront setting establishes a tranquil interpretive environment that could beappropriate for small or medium scale commemorativefeatures. The greatest opportunity for visibility is in closeproximity to the marina and restaurant, while the woodedreaches of the island offer the potential for quiet reflectionand remarkable vistas across the Potomac. Potentialfuture river-based transportation opportunities could provide greater access and visibility to this location.

Waterfront and Open SpaceFederal, DistrictWaterfront Park, MarinaSameYes, Waterfront CorridorPotentialNAYesNANANADrive

Daingerfield Island offers open and wooded waterfront settings that wouldbe suitable for a commemorative feature that could be appreciated fromboth river and land
zabeths Hospital, SE Site 29j 95

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The prominent topographic and landscape features of theSt. Elizabeths Hospital campus provide remarkable vistasto the Nation's Capital. The wooded slopes of this campusand related approaches from the south provide equallyprominent settings. Comprising a campus of several hundred acres, St. Elizabeths is bisected by Martin LutherKing Jr. Avenue, SE. The northern escarpment of the western campus offers the most dramatic vistas into the city.The east campus is District property. The western portionof the campus was designed by Frederick Law Olmsted.Although the general public is presently not allowed toenter the western campus, the federal government is considering surplusing this portion of the campus and availingit to future development. 

The promontory of the St. Elizabeths campus providesignificant opportunities for future commemorativefeatures. A large scale dramatic commemorative feature, to be appreciated from afar, could be locatedhere. A memorial or museum could be incorporatedwithin one of the existing or planned structures to provide special interpretive opportunities within the context of future development on campus.

Federal ElementsFederal ElementsCampusSameYesSpecial Street, PlaceStreet, Landscape, BuildingYesNANA2Drive

of the west campus
Cove, SW Site 30j

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No - South Capitol / 295 NearbyNonePoorPoor-Limited SidewalksNoneNoNoYes

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PresentNPS8DNA04M4Oxon CoveTBD

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The Oxon Cove site is located on the South Capitol StreetMonumental Corridor. This corridor provides dramatic vistas of the city for those approaching Washington from thesouth. The site is located within a large wooded area onthe northern shore of Oxon Cove. Of particular interest arethe views provided to this wooded area from the existingnorthbound bridge that crosses Oxon Cove. With significant sloping terrain, the site is highly visible from thisbridge. This waterside view appears prior to the expansiveCapitol views that are available closer to the city. This setting is appropriate for a significant memorial feature.Currently, existing site access is restricted.

Potential commemorative features on this site would benefit from the dramatic sequence of city views along I-295.While site access is currently limited, vehicular accesscould be established through D.C. Village. Water-basedaccess could be provided to this site, also enhancing itspotential interpretive opportunities. The site's strategiclocation on a prominent hillside within the establishedSouth Capitol Street gateway corridor provides a significant opportunity for a significant future memorial featurethat could accentuate the natural qualities of the area.

Waterfront and Open SpaceIndirectParklandSameYesSpecial StreetStreet, LandscapeNANANA2Drive

View looking north from Interstate 295 toward potential site where a majormemorial feature could be incorporated within the Oxon Cove woodedshores of this visually important open space
ylvania Avenue, SE Site 31 j 97

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Yes - Pennsylvania Ave.NoneVery GoodGoodFair- Only Street PkgNoNoNo

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PresentNPS7BNA518Fort Circle Park

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Located within the context of Fort Davis Park, this siteoffers a historic wooded setting on the PennsylvaniaAvenue gateway corridor just inside the District ofColumbia border with Maryland. Within this predominantlywoodland context, the location is also bordered by residential and commercial uses. Visibility of the site is established by the undulating topographic features that accentuate Fort Davis Park's hillside setting.

Potential commemorative features at the Fort DavisPark site could include a memorial or museum,depending upon the specific location identified. Asmall, medium, or large scale memorial could facePennsylvania Avenue, SE or could be located at acentral area within the park. A location alongPennsylvania Avenue would reinforce the gatewaycorridor while also providing a neighborhood amenity.

Community / NeighborhoodIndirectParklandSameYesSpecial Street, Special PlaceStreet, LandscapeNANANA2Drive

Wooded character of Fort Davis Park provides background for incorporating a significant memorial or museum within this large openspace on the Pennsylvania Avenue corridor

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Yes- ConstitutionFair-Union StaGoodGoodFair- Only Street ParkingNoYesNo

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PresentNPS6ANA205Triangle0.25

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This location along the Maryland Avenue MonumentalCorridor is characterized by residential uses and directviews of Stanton Park and the U.S. Capitol. The existingtriangular parcels are small landscaped features definedby the intersecting streets. These parcels are highly visiblephysical nodes along the Maryland Avenue corridor. 

These small landscaped triangles, a feature of the L’EnfantPlan, present limited opportunities for potential commemorative features. Large existing trees occupy the central portions of these parcels. The sites’ locations on this monumental corridor with direct views to the Capitol provide anappropriate context for small memorials or memorial landscapes within these parcels.

Federal ElementsFederal ElementsParklandSameYesLandmark, Special StreetBuilding, Street, LandscapeYesNANA2Walk

View of parcels associated with this visible intersection with views to theU.S. Capitol. Location offers opportunity for small scale memorial withinexisting park settings

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This small triangular parcel is located within the setting ofan established residential community on MarylandAvenue, NE. Its context is supported by the prominence ofnearby Stanton Square and direct views to the U.S. Capitolfrom the Avenue. The site has a lawn with an existingsculptural element. The proximity of the parcel to anadjoining rowhouse associates the parcel with the residential use.

The size and context of this site suggest that a smallcommemorative feature, such as a sculpture, plaqueor landscape element would be most appropriate atthis location. Its small size and perceived relationshipwith an existing residential block limit its use for a public memorial of a larger scale.A connection might bemade with its corresponding park to the west acrossthe intersection. Articulating this space with a potential commemorative element could provide additionaldefinition and add to the variety of urban design elements within the Maryland Avenue MonumentalCorridor

Community and NeighborhoodIndirectResidential NeighborhoodSameYesSpecial Street, PlaceBuilding, Street, LandscapeYesNANA2Drive

Triangular parcel at Maryland Avenue and D Street intersection offers asmall scale commemorative opportunity within the neighborhood contextestablished along this significant corridor