Second Division Memorial Modification Constitution Ave NW & 17th St NW, Washington DC Preliminary and Final Site Development Plans United States Department of the Interior 1 NationalMarch 4, Capital 2021 | PlanningFile: 8120 Commission File: 8120 Project Summary Commission Meeting Date: March 4, 2020 NCPC Review Authority: 40 U.S.C. § 8905 Applicant Request: Approval of Preliminary and Final Site Development Plans Session: Consent NCPC Review Officer: Matthew Flis NCPC File Number: 8120 Project Summary: The National Park Service has submitted preliminary and final plans for modifications to the 2nd Division Memorial, which is located within the open lawn at the southwest corner of the Ellipse facing Constitution Ave NW. The Memorial was originally constructed in 1936 to honor those of the Second Army Division who gave their lives in World War I. The memorial consists of a monumental tripartite granite wall with a rectangular opening that frames the central focal element: the flaming sword, an eighteen-foot-high gilded bronze sculpture of a hand grasping a flaming sword designed by Fraser. An addition was completed in 1962. Two similarly inscribed granite wing walls on either side of the central panel to honor the men of the Second Division who died in World War II and the Korean War. In August 2018, Congress authorized the Foundation to place additional commemorative elements or engravings on the raised platform or stone work (Public Law 115–91, Section 352 as amended through P.L. 115-232). The modifications will further honor the members of the Second Infantry Division who have given their lives in service. The project also proposes appropriate accessibility upgrades to the memorial. The intention is to provide panels for the recognition of three known military campaigns with the opportunity to accommodate inscriptions for future campaigns. There is also a need for an expanded platform that can accommodate public ceremonies and encourage visitors to walk up onto the memorial to view the inscriptions. 2 National Capital Planning Commission File: 8120 Site Location LocationLocation Map Map 3 National Capital Planning Commission File: 8120 Existing Conditions 4 National Capital Planning Commission File: 8120 Existing Conditions 5 National Capital Planning Commission File: 8120 Memorial History - 1936 6 National Capital Planning Commission File: 8120 Memorial History - 1962 7 National Capital Planning Commission File: 8120 Existing Memorial Elevation and Plan 8 National Capital Planning Commission File: 8120 Expansion Chronology 9 National Capital Planning Commission File: 8120 Proposed Design 10 National Capital Planning Commission File: 8120 Proposed Plinth Elevations with Text 11 National Capital Planning Commission File: 8120 Concept Review – Accessibility Approaches 12 National Capital Planning Commission File: 8120 Concept Review – Approach Design Linear Approach Curvilinear Approach 13 National Capital Planning Commission File: 8120 Proposed Site Plan 14 National Capital Planning Commission File: 8120 Existing Sidewalks in Area 15 National Capital Planning Commission File: 8120 Proposed Walkway Details 16 National Capital Planning Commission File: 8120 Proposed Lighting Fixtures 17 National Capital Planning Commission File: 8120 Proposed Lighting Design 18 National Capital Planning Commission File: 8120 Proposed Design With Curvilinear Approach 19 National Capital Planning Commission File: 8120 Proposed Memorial 20 National Capital Planning Commission File: 8120.