Cultural Landscape Report for Governors Island National Monument, Volume II: Treatment
Layton TW and Foulds H. 2018. Cultural Landscape Report for Governors Island National Monument, Volume II: Treatment. Cultural Landscape Report. TIC: GOIS 019 146769. NPS Northeast Regional Office, Olmsted Center for Landscape Preservation. Olmsted Center for Landscape Preservation, Northeast Regional Office
Governors Island National Monument is an irregularly shaped 22.78-acre parcel situated on the north side of Governors Island, New York. The 172-acre island is located one-half mile south of Manhattan and one-third mile west of Red Hook, Brooklyn, at the mouth of the Hudson River. For over two centuries, Governors Island has played a vital role in the defense and development of New York City, primarily shaped by the long occupation of the U.S. Army and U.S. Coast Guard. The National Monument property, created by presidential proclamation in 2001, preserves and protects Castle Williams and Fort Jay — among the best remaining examples of early American coastal fortifications — and interprets them and their role in the defense of New York Harbor and the nation. The National Park Service uses cultural landscape reports as the primary tool to inform long-term management decisions regarding cultural landscapes. Building on the site history, existing conditions, and analysis and evaluation in the Volume I report, this report serves as a second volume, presenting a treatment plan to guide the implementation of measures that will enhance the historic character of Governors Island National Monument. More specifically, this report provides: • A treatment philosophy promoting the preservation and long-term care of the National Monument landscape. • Recommendations for landscape treatment consistent with directives found in park planning documents. • Updated mapping of existing landscape conditions. • A strategy for implementing landscape recommendations with the National Park Service Facility Management Software System (FMSS). This report is also prepared in conformance with guidelines established by the National Park Service Management Policies (2006), Director’s Order 28: Cultural Resource Management (1998), NPS 28: Cultural Resource Management Guideline (1997), The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties with Guidelines for the Treatment of Cultural Landscapes (1996), and A Guide to Cultural Landscape Reports: Contents, Process and Techniques (1998).
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Layton, Timothy; Foulds, H Eliot
- Date of Issue
- 2018-09-30
- Publisher
- NPS Northeast Regional Office, Olmsted Center for Landscape Preservation
- Units
- GOIS
- Keywords
- Andes Road, barbican, Building 107, Building 251, Building 513, Building S-251, Castle Williams, CLR, context sensitive new additions, convey defensive purpose, cultural landscape, cultural landscape report, Dock 102, enhance historic landscape character, Fort Jay, glacis, Governors Island, Hay Road, landscape preservation, landscape treatment, National Historic Landmark, National Monument, OCLP, Olmsted Center for Landscape Preservation, parking area 504, promote seamless visitor experience, treatment, Trust for Governors Island
- Subjects
- CRIS-CL: 650154: Governors Island