Cultural Landscape Report, Historic Structure Report, and Environmental Assessment: Minuteman Missile National Historic Site
Quinn Evans, Contractor. 2010. Cultural Landscape Report, Historic Structure Report, and Environmental Assessment: Minuteman Missile National Historic Site. Cultural Landscape Report with Historic Structures Report. NPS Midwest Regional Office. Midwest Regional Office
The Minuteman Missile National Historic Site (NHS), located in southwestern South Dakota, preserves one of the last remaining Minuteman II intercontinental ballistic missile systems in the United States. The site interprets the deterrent value of the landbased portion of America’s nuclear missile defense during the Cold War era and commemorates the people and events related to this key period of American history. The intent of this combined Historic Structures Report, Cultural Landscape Report, and Environmental Assessment (HSR/CLR/EA) is to provide an overview of the site and building history, document existing conditions, evaluate integrity, and guide treatment and use of the resources associated with the significant historic landscape and buildings within Minuteman Missile National Historic Site. A thorough investigation and evaluation of the historic landscapes and buildings has been conducted using the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards.The documentation of historic significance and evaluation of integrity of the buildings and historic landscapes provides a framework for the development of treatment recommendations. The report supplies site managers with a comprehensive understanding of the physical evolution of the historic buildings and landscapes and guidance for their future management. This report has been prepared according to federal guidelines addressing cultural landscape reports, historic structures reports, and environmental assessments including: A Guide to Cultural Landscape Reports: Contents, Process, and Techniques, The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties with Guidelines for the Treatment of Cultural Landscapes, Preservation Brief 43: The Preparation and Use of Historic Structure Reports, federal regulations (40 CFR 1500-1508) implementing the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), regulations of the Council on Environmental Quality (40 CFR 1508.9), NPS Director’s Order 12: Conservation Planning, Environmental Impact Analysis, and Decision-Making, and the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 (as amended). Other applicable regulatory requirements include: the National Park Service Organic Act, the American Indian Religious Freedom Act, the Act for the Preservation of American Antiquities of 1906, the Historic Sites Act of 1935, the National Park Service Director’s Order #28, Cultural Resource Management, and the Archeological Resources Protection Act. The General Management Plan/ Environmental Impact Statement (GMP/EIS) for Minuteman Missile National Historic Site provides clear direction for future management of the park, including buildings and sites. The GMP/EIS thoroughly evaluated four treatment alternatives that included use of the buildings and sites associated with the park. The recent Historic Resources Study (HRS) for Minuteman Missile National Historic Site provides substantial background information regarding the facilities. Additional primary documentation was gathered from the archival collections at Minuteman Missile National Historic Site (stored at Badlands National Park) and Ellsworth Air Force Base in June of 2008. Maps illustrating physical changes over time are provided. The Environmental Assessment (EA) portions of the report analyze the impacts of each of the treatment alternatives on natural and cultural resources. The EA portion of the project has been coordinated by Woolpert, Inc., a consulting firm that specializes in environmental planning. Quinn Evans Architects assisted in the preparation of this portion of the report.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Quinn Evans, Contractor
- Date of Issue
- 2010-10
- Publisher
- NPS Midwest Regional Office
- Units
- MIMI , MWR
- Keywords
- air force, Ballistics, Cold War, communication system, defense, Delta-01, Delta-09, facility, helicopter pad, ICBM, Launch, living quarters, Nuclear missiles, propulsion, silos, Soviets, Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty
- Subjects
- CRIS-CL: 501429: Delta 1 , CRIS-CL: 501430: Delta 9 , CRIS-HS: 754358: Concrete Driveway , CRIS-HS: 390289: D-1: Access Road & Parking Area , CRIS-HS: 287265: D-1: Basketball Goal , CRIS-HS: 354857: D-1: Bollards , CRIS-HS: 100485: D-1: Cathodic Protection Rectifier , CRIS-HS: 754354: D-1: Cattle Guard , CRIS-HS: 287264: D-1: Code Burner , CRIS-HS: 412536: D-1: Diesel Fuel Tank , CRIS-HS: 390296: D-1: Flagpole , CRIS-HS: 412535: D-1: Gas Pump , CRIS-HS: 754356: D-1: Gravel Access Roads , CRIS-HS: 100481: D-1: Hardened HF Receive Antenna , CRIS-HS: 100480: D-1: Hardened HF Transmit Antenna , CRIS-HS: 100483: D-1: Hardened UHF Antenna , CRIS-HS: 100479: D-1: Heated VehiHSe Storage Building , CRIS-HS: 100487: D-1: Helicopter Pad , CRIS-HS: 287261: D-1: Horseshoe Court , CRIS-HS: 754345: D-1: ISST Antenna , CRIS-HS: 100478: D-1: Launch Control Center , CRIS-HS: 100477: D-1: Launch Control Facility , CRIS-HS: 287263: D-1: Security Fencing Launch Control Facility , CRIS-HS: 100486: D-1: Sewage Lagoon , CRIS-HS: 412537: D-1: Sidewalk by Garage , CRIS-HS: 100484: D-1: Survivable Low Frequency Comm. System Antenna , CRIS-HS: 398298: D-1: Television Satellite Dish , CRIS-HS: 754351: D-1: Undergrnd Diesel Storage Tank Srfce Compnents , CRIS-HS: 287266: D-1: Volleyball Court , CRIS-HS: 354856: D-1: Warning Signs , CRIS-HS: 354851: D-1: Well & Water Tanks , CRIS-HS: 390302: D-9: Access Road & Maneuvering Area , CRIS-HS: 400831: D-9: Antenna Piers , CRIS-HS: 100492: D-9: Azimuth Markers , CRIS-HS: 354859: D-9: Bollards , CRIS-HS: 390310: D-9: Cathodic Protection Rectifier , CRIS-HS: 100491: D-9: Hardened UHF Antenna , CRIS-HS: 354855: D-9: Helipad & Markers , CRIS-HS: 345796: D-9: HICS Markers , CRIS-HS: 100489: D-9: IMPSS Antenna , CRIS-HS: 754362: D-9: Launch Facility Signs , CRIS-HS: 100490: D-9: Launch Facility Support Building , CRIS-HS: 354853: D-9: Light Posts , CRIS-HS: 100488: D-9: Missile Launcher , CRIS-HS: 295903: D-9: Security Fencing Launch Facility , CRIS-HS: 412538: D-9: Transporter Erector Pylons , CRIS-HS: 754342: Sewage Lagoon Fencing , CRIS-HS: 754349: Utility Poles