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North shore of the Anacostia River in the Washington Navy Yard, SE Site 68 Location: · Site Description Summary: Commemorative Opportunity: Potential locations within the Washington Navy Yard are Opportunities for new memorials and museums at this characterized by waterfront settings in association with location are excellent. Historic military and industrial uses existing historic industrial structures. The primary land within the Navy Yard combined with the distinctive uses in the Navy Yard include mixed density government Anacostia waterfront setting provide a range of locations office and support facilities. Views from the site across the that could serve as commemorative sites. New memorials Anacostia River include parkland and waterfront settings or museums within the Navy Yard could support and rein as well as National Park Service office and operations force future uses of the base, while advancing the com buildings in Anacostia Park. Navy Yard piers and other prehensive redefinition of the Anacostia waterfront. waterfront amenities provide visual interest and interpre Considering the extent and scale of public spaces within tive potential. While public access to the Navy Yard is the Navy Yard, a variety of memorial features and museum restricted, future access to the waterfront at this location facilities could be introduced focusing on subjects of impor may become possible as the Southeast Federal Center is tance to naval history. redefined as a major mixed use waterfront campus with water taxi service. :_F,ramework'Context: Physical Characteristics: Visual Quality: Location: Southeast Prominent Views: Federal, District Elements Acreage: Varies Vistas: Federal. District Elements Configuration: To be determined Existing Setting: Government Center Overall Character. Developed Potential Setting: Waterfront Campus Terrain: Flat Gateway Corridor. Yes, Waterfront Corridor Adjoining Uses: Mixed Uses Urban Design Framework: Historic & Cultural Resources: Relative Prominence: Federal, District Historic Resources: Landmark. Special Place Comp. Plan Element: Special Place Cultural Resources: Building, Site. Landscape Framework Element: Waterfront Crescent Historic District: Yes Plan Compatibility. Consistent Arts/Entertainment District: NA Memorial Proximity. Walk Embassy Proximity: NA Potential Identity: Yes Memorial Zone: 2 Museum Proximity: Walk Vicinity: Site Access: Site Image Vehicular Corridor. No • I j' .---, Metrorall Proximity: Poor- Navy Yard Washingto°l Navy Yard , 1 Metrobus Proximity: Fair Pedestrian Access: Poor Parking Availability: Fair - - 1 IL JL 71;.,·,., lntermodal Station Proximity: Yes• Water Circulator Node Proximity: Yes ,~:.:,~:. J n I i ·/ Water Access: Yes ··-. - .I • \'J. -----.:. * Profile: Development Term: Present Ownership: Federal - Dept of Defense / Navy ANC: 2D Current Development Project: NA NPS Reservation: NA Vantage point from across the Anacostia River showing the developed con NPS Park Name: NA ditions and spaces that may provide the context for a future memorial fea NPS Total Park Acreage: NA ture or museum facility within the Navy Yard North side of Martin Luther King Memorial Bridge (11th Street, SE) Site 69 East of Washington Navy Yard, SE Location: .. , . -.:· .. h Site Description Summary: Commemorative Opportunity: Located near the Navy Yard and on the riverfront between This location offers the potential for a significant com the parallel spans of the MLK and Welsh Memorial memorative feature. Good visibility of the site from Bridges, this site represents a prominent landscape area. adjoining roads and parks increases its attractiveness Existing conditions include a boat landing area with tree for a major memorial that could be incorporated clusters. With access from O and Water Streets, this par between the existing bridge spans. A similar site on cel is visible from each bridge and Anacostia Park. This the south shore offers a unique opportunity to design site represents a public park area that is framed by exist a memorial that could incorporate both sites. These ing roads and bridges. Potential future access to this site commemorative opportunities could provide space for could be provided by water taxi and river tour vehicles. large memorial features that would complement the dual spans of the bridges and the river crossing portal of which they are a part. The location could also incor porate a moderate scale memorial in conjunction with a future waterfront activity area. Framework Context: . Physical Characteristics: Visual Quality: Location: Southeast Prominent Views: Waterfront, Parkland Acreage: 0.5 - 4.0 Vistas: Indirect Configuration: Rectangular Existing Setting: Boat Launch Overall Character. Open, Developed Potential Setting: River Crossing Portal Terrain: Flat Gateway Corridor: Yes Adjoining Uses: Recreation, Highway Urban Design Framework: Historic & Cultural Resources: Relative Prominence: Wateriront Historic Resources: Special Street, Place Comp. Plan Element: Park, Open Space Cultural Resources: Building, Site Framework Element: Waterfront Crescent Historic District: NA Plan Compatibility: Consistent Arts/Entertainment District: NA Memorial Proximity: Drive Embassy Proximity: NA Potential Identity: Transitional Memorial Zone: 2 Museum Proximity: Drive Vicinity: Site Access: Site Image Vehicular Corridor: Yes- 1-295 Metrorall Proximity: Poor- Potomac Ave Metrobus Proximity: Fair Pedestrian Access: None Parking Availability: None lntennodal Station Proximity: Yes / Water Circulator Node Proximity: No Water Access: Yes Profile: Development Term: Future Ownership: Federal ANC: 20 Current Development Project: NA NPS Reservation: TBD View looking across Anacostia River to the site with an existing boat NPS Park Name: TBD launch; location between two bridges provides an appropriate formal NPS Total Park Acreage: TBD setting for future features Between 16th and W Streets, Florida and New Hampshire Avenues, NW Site 70 South of Meridian Hill Park (Building Location) Location: Site Description Summary: Commemorative Opportunity: This location is situated at the southern limits of Meridian An opportunity exists within this location to re-establish the Hill Park on W Street, NW, within the 16th Street historic landscape and monumental corridor settings char Monumental Corridor. The parcel was previously an open acterized by Meridian Hill Park. As one of the city's most landscape that provided dramatic views of the Washington prominent public spaces, the park's principal feature is a Monument from within the terraced heights of Meridian Hill stepped waterfall. The views associated with this park and Park. The parcel's previous configuration was flanked by its grand water feature had previously been directed to the early twentieth century apartment buildings that framed the Washington Monument. In the future at the end of the use monumental vistas from the park. A 1960s era apartment ful life of the existing residential building, this location could building was later built on this site, blocking the former be returned to its former public space setting providing an monumental views and filling in the historic public spaces. appropriate context for a memorial feature of moderate The deteriorating condition of this building has identified an scale. Consideration of this site for a future memorial must opportunity to restore Meridian Hill Park's historic land include a thorough review of the park's historic design ele• scape setting. ments and its previous landscape setting. 1F.ramework!Context: \' ., ·. Physical Characteristics: Visual Quality: '-·----· .. - , , - Location: Northwest Prominent Views: Federal, District Elements Acreage: 0.5 • 1.0 Vistas: Indirect Configuration: Rectangular Existing Setting: Public Park & Residential Overall Character. Developed Potential Setting: Same Terrain: Flat Gateway Corridor. Yes Adjoining Uses: Residential, Parkland Urban Design Framework: Historic & Cultural Resources: Relative Prominence: Federal, District Historic Resources: Site, Special Street Comp. Plan Element: Special Place Cultural Resources: Street, Landscape Framework Element: Monumental Corridor Historic District: Yes Plan Compatibility: Consistent Arts/Entertainment District: NA Memorial Proximity: Walk Embassy Proximity: Yes Potential Identity: Yes Memorial Zone: 2 Museum Proximity: Drive Vicinity: · Site Access: Site Image Vehicular Corridor. Yes- 16th Street Metrorall Proximity: Fair- U St Cardozo Metrobus Proximity: Very Good Pedestrian Access: Good Parking Availability: Fair- Only Street Parking lntermodal Station Proximity: No Circulator Node Proximity: No Water Access: No Profile: Development Term: Future Ownership: Other ANC: 1C Current Development Project: NA NPS Reservation: NA Site previously afforded views of Washing1on Monument from within the his NPS Park Name: NA toric Meridian Hill Park; building demolition would reopen vista and re NPS Total Park Acreage: NA establish a public space for a future memorial Intersection of Maryland and Florida Avenues and Benning Road, NE Site 71 Location: Site Description Summary: Commemorative Opportunity: This location is associated with a potentially prominent A potential commemorative feature at this location intersection in Northeast Washington. This intersection is could be incorporated within existing and future site comprised of several Special Streets and the Maryland conditions as the intersection of Maryland and Florida Avenue Monumental Corridor, whose northeast Avenues is redesigned. The