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Crystal City / Potomac Yard Corridor Transit Improvements Project CULTURAL RESOURCES TECHNICAL MEMORANDUM October 2006 Cultural Resources Technical Memorandum Crystal City / Potomac Yard Corridor Transit Improvements Project Table of Contents Page 1.0 INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................. 1 2.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION ................................................................................... 1 2.1 Project Purpose.................................................................................................................1 2.2 Background .......................................................................................................................1 2.3 Project Alignment Improvements .......................................................................................1 3.0 REGULATORY FRAMEWORK ........................................................................... 3 4.0 ARCHITECTURAL RESOURCES ....................................................................... 5 4.1 Methodology......................................................................................................................5 4.2 Area of Potential Effects ....................................................................................................5 4.3 Background Research .......................................................................................................7 4.4 Architectural Resources within the City of Alexandria.........................................................7 4.5 Architectural Resources within Arlington County ................................................................8 4.6 Summary and Recommendations ......................................................................................9 5.0 ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES.................................................................. 12 5.1 Area of Potential Effects – Archaeological Resources ...................................................... 12 5.2 Background Research ..................................................................................................... 12 5.3 Virginia Department of Historic Resources - Registered Archaeological Sites................... 13 5.4 Potential Sites and Cultural Resources Surveys............................................................... 14 5.5 Summary and Recommendations .................................................................................... 20 Crystal City / Potomac Yards Corridor Transit Improvements Project Page i Cultural Resources Technical Memorandum November 2006 List of Tables Table No. Description Table 4-1 Summary of Potential Project Effects to Architectural Resources Table 4-2 Previously Undocumented Resources Over 50 Years of Age in APE Table 5-1 Registered Archaeological Sites in the Vicinity of the APE Table 5-2 Potential Archaeological Resources in the Vicinity of Segment A Table 5-3 Potential Archaeological Resources in the Vicinity of Segment B Table 5-4 Potential Archaeological Resources in the Vicinity of Segment C Table 5-5 Potential Archaeological Resources in the Vicinity of Segment E Table 5-6 Potential Archaeological Resources in the Vicinity of Segment F List of Figures Figure No. Description Figure 2-1 CCPY Project Alignment and Planned Improvements Figure 4-1 Historic Resources within the CCPY Corridor Figure 4-2 Previously Undocumented Resources over 50 Years of Age Appendices Appendix A Historic Maps Appendix B Cultural Resource Manager and Archaeologist Resumes Crystal City / Potomac Yards Corridor Transit Improvements Project Page ii Cultural Resources Technical Memorandum November 2006 1.0 INTRODUCTION This document presents the results of cultural resource investigations associated with the Crystal City/Potomac Yards (CCPY) Corridor Transit Improvements Project. The Technical Memorandum presents the project description, the existing conditions for both architectural and archaeological resources, and the potential project impacts to known and potentially significant cultural resources. 2.0 PROJECT DESCRIPTION 2.1 Project Purpose The CCPY Corridor Transit Improvements Project is planned to improve transit service in the CCPY Corridor. As required by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) regulations, the potential effects on transportation conditions and social, cultural, and natural environments in the corridor will be evaluated and documented, to meet the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and other federal and state policies. Areas of analysis include transportation, communities, cultural, historic, and wildlife resources, hazardous materials, and air quality. 2.2 Background The CCPY Corridor is a five-mile corridor that extends from the Braddock Road Metrorail station in the City of Alexandria to the Pentagon in Arlington County. Metrorail Blue and Yellow lines and the Jefferson Davis Highway, a segment of the heavily-traveled U.S. Route 1, form the transportation backbone of the area. In 2003, the Virginia Department of Rail and Public Transportation (DRPT), Arlington County, and the City of Alexandria completed the CCPY Corridor Transit Alternatives Analysis (AA). In the AA, transit modes, which included bus rapid transit (BRT), light rail transit (LRT), and Metrorail, and alignment options, were analyzed. The costs and benefits of each alternative were also assessed. Following the completion of the AA, DRPT, in collaboration with Arlington County and the City of Alexandria, undertook the CCPY Corridor Interim Transit Improvements Study that formulated implementation strategies targeting the period from 2007 to 2014. As part of the study, an environmental scan and station area planning were conducted. At the conclusion of this study, a high-capacity, branded bus transit service using both mixed traffic operations and exclusive transitways was recommended. This service, while supporting growing transit demand from existing and new developments, would not preclude longer-term transit system improvement options that have been envisioned for the CCPY corridor, including BRT, LRT, and the addition of a Metrorail station. 2.3 Project Alignment Improvements The planned alignment for the CCPY Transit Improvements Project begins at the Braddock Road Metrorail Station and ends near the Pentagon in Arlington County. The alignment passes through 38 intersections. The planned transit alignment, stops, and locations of exclusive right- of-ways are shown in Figure 2-1. The planned CCPY Alignment has been separated into six segments that are identified from south to north. The segments are described below: Crystal City / Potomac Yard Corridor Transit Improvements Project Page 1 Cultural Resources Technical Memorandum October 2006 7 2 P Y B O 5 U 9 W ND o A 3 Y 244 H RY W HWY D I S H 24 R t District of Columbia 4 o JO D Pentagon Y V PE L N m C T B E B A D H G O S W N O R T N A C C U a O Y T N 1 D c G 395 1 N A I 0 H Y R R S Y A W W LV H Y C i B D L W H v H AC IA H Y C A V S RD R IS K e O A O N H I 3 V P 95 9 W M 3 5 E A N r I M L D Y E A E N I RL O L 7 I 3 HI S R 2 95 HOVHENRY G S R 66 Y E O n HW ARMY NAV F n Y DR F M E E o 12th St. S. o 0 J M 1 D T t g 1 L S N O K O g Y extended R T a t W A G L T n T S N i H S C I n S by others T L H l S L S S r N A e 11TH B A N W S A Pentagon City P Y E L Arlington County G S R O E The G T S Pentagon K F R A L On-stree.t.. C S On-street parking and 15TH ST S parking remo..ved l.o..ading/unloading removed T S S Busway construction H Ronald L A L Y at 15th St. S. E E Reagan B 395 S TH ST S S 16 S Washington T S Crystal City H S A National 17TH ST S YE F S S E ST S T 18TH Airport T R On-street parking S N S S 1 E removed along one side T V I y 19TH ST S Ronald t S n i 1 ST S Reagan 20TH o S C T t S G On-street parking Washington l g R T a ST S A N 21ST National n t N E removed / reoriented i T K s Airport l S S S r 22ND ST y T National r A 23RD ST S Airport C T T S On-street parking S City of Alexandria F E E O G 295 R N N removed along one side D I U Widen existing E S J S 25TH ST S C S O T T 26th St. S. for busway D S R T S 26TH S r O 2 6 S A A T IR K H G PO e C R R R A T A R D 26TH RD S 1 C N C v E S T R S 2 S D i T 6 S R T U D H T S P R L 95 F G S T O S R R O T d S V S S Exclusive E E 495 r C E T V I O S A S a T T DR T S D n E busway S c Y N o 1 S U t a 28T T V J H ST S construction c S g 2 S I 9TH ST a R T n m S i G T l S T m o N r I S t A o N E R S T t S S IV G 31S T A I o A F S S o U E M S P R P S N 1 A GLEBE RD S R T S Y G L L E BE A R D D T N A S r lin E D A g L J l t E o A E e n x F V a D A n F d S E T E ri E a R V R V A E A S B E O C L A V N E E I M T D R D O U U R T A T C O L V T U E L P S I F X E S d E S N H E r S O V W U S a I A a i Y New four-lane R D H r W E T Y L G d L A Potomac Avenue E E c B D n E A W LE a a R S P Figure 2-1 D T N by others W O R x E m ED M E REED AVE o A e V M o t E l O t o C A Planned Alignment o DR H LYNNHAVEN m WY T 12 EV P S 0 A N a N S W A E E V c L S E T T M E E S S O Legend H G N R Y R L D E B E B D V R E i S R C O v O D D M VRE Station N BY ST e H A ASH L r O L ERNE AVE L E LA V Y Metro Station S AVE T ARD AVECLIFF T D CLIFFOR S E HUME AV T Y Blue Metro Line S R E VE O MOND A R AY K E R O C M I Yellow Metro Line A HFO C RR E VE a Y ST PH A W S ANDOL i S M G T E R R r O OV NN AVE 1 E ExclusivAe U S A SW VRE Railroad N VE d T ID e t A A New four-legged n T VE busway S a u D x intersections o R construction Proposed Station Stop ER AVE L e O E UH C R F l L E N M Y D AVE OU by others