Historic Structure Report, Volumes I-III: Washington Monument and Associated Structures
2004. Historic Structure Report, Volumes I-III: Washington Monument and Associated Structures. Historic Structure Report. John Milner Associates, Inc.; Grunley-Walsh Joint Venture. West Chester, Pennsylvania
The Washington Monument in Washington, D.C., is the United States of America's primary memorial to the nation's first president, George Washington. As a powerful symbol of the nation's capital, the monument is one of the city's most heavily visited sites. The Monument Grounds are situated at the monumental core of the capital city and have been the site of significant public events, ceremonies, and demonstrations for over a century. In November 2001, the National Park Service (NPS) initiated a design process that would have resulted in the construction of a new visitor facility and permanent security improvements in order to protect the Washington Monument and its visitors while improving the visitor experience, preserving the monument structure, improving accessibility, and retaining public activities on the grounds. The NPS retained Grunley-Walsh Joint Venture, LLC (Grunley-Walsh) of Rockville, Maryland, with the design team of Hartman-Cox Architects of Washington, D.C., and Olin Partnership of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to prepare conceptual design plans for a new visitor facility and permanent security improvements. The proposed visitor facility was designed to be a belowgrade structure, entered on IS'h Street through the existing Monument Lodge, which would be modified with an addition on the west.
- Type
- Published Report
- Date of Issue
- 2004-06
- Publisher
- John Milner Associates, Inc.; Grunley-Walsh Joint Venture
- Units
- HIST , NACA , NCR , WAMO
- Keywords
- Administration, Administrative, Condition, Construction, ehistory, History, integrity, Recommendations, significance, Structure, tourists, Treatment, Use, Washington Monument
- Subjects
- CRIS-HS: 001372: Washington Monument - Res. 2