PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO PRESERVATION AND HISTORIC FEATURES ELEMENT OF THE COMPRESHENSIVE PLAN FOR THE NATIONAL CAPITAL

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NATIONAL CAPITAL PLAI~TNING COMMISSION
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NCPC File Nos. CPO1/2028
JAN 1 1 1985
M E M O R A N D II M
T0: Federal Agencies and Departments
FROM: Reginald ~1. Griffith~~y~~~~ ~~~~~
SIIBJECT: Proposed Amendment to Preservation and Historic Features
element of the Comprehensive Plan for the National Capital
At its meeting on January 10, 1985, the Commission authorized circula-
tion for review and comment of an amendment to the Federal Preservation
and Aistoric Features element of the Comprehensive Plan for the National
Capital. The amendment consists of the addition of a map of Special
Streets and Places and a reference to the map in the text of the element.
The map, except for a few minor modifications, is the same map of
Special Streets and Places contained in the Preservation and Historic
Features element circulated for comment prior to approval by the
Commission on August 4, 1983, conditional on its approval by the
Council of the District of Columbia.
The map has been derived from the adopted element's criteria for the
designation of Special Streets and Places and is substantially the
same as is currently being considered for adoption by the District of
Columbia government.
Please forward any comments or recommendations before February 15th, as
the Commission is expecting to take action on the amendment at its March
meeting. If you have any questions concerning the amendment, please
contact Edward C. flromanik, Director of Planning and Programming on
724-0171.
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NATIONAL CAPTTAL PLANNING OOMMISSION
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NCPC File Nos.~CP01/2028
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR THE NATIONAL CAPITAL:
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO
FEDERAL PRESERVATION AND HISTORIC FEATURES ELEMENT -
SPECIAL STREETS AND PLACES MAP
Executive Director's Recommendation
January 3, 1985
The Executive Director recommends that the Commission authorize presen-
tation of the following amendment to the Federal Preservation and
Historic Features element of the Comprehensive Plan for the National
Capital to appropriate Federal and District of Columbia authorities
and other interested organizations and individuals for comments and
recommendations, pursuant to Section 4(e) of the National Capital
Planning Act of 1952, as amended:
1. Add at the end of the section titled "Criteria for Designating
Special Streets and Places", Part III, the following:
"3. The network of Special Streets and Places desig-
nated according to the above criteria is shown
on Diagram No. 1, Special Streets and Places."
2. Add to the element Diagram No. 1, Special Streets and Places,
dated January 3, 1985, NCPC Map File No. 08.20/100.00-29557.
Previous Commission Action
The proposed Preservation and Historic Features element, published by
the District government and the National Capital Planning Commission
on March 17, X983, included a map depicting the network of Special
Streets and Places designated under the proposed element's criteria.
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In addition, the Commission included a map of Special Streets and
Places in its August 4, 1983 action, which approved the Preservation
element as a Federal element conditional on its approval. by the
Council of the District of Columbia. The Council, however, did not
include a map of Special Streets and Places in Law 5-76, which con-
tained a Preservation and Historic Features element among its 10
District elements. Therefore, when the Commission, on May 3, 1984,
approved changes conforming the Federal Preservation and Historic
Features element to the District Preservation and Historic Features
element adopted by Law 5-76, the map of Special Streets and Places was
not included.
The District Council is now considering Bill 5-507, the purpose of
which is to adopt a District Land Use Element of the Comprehensive Plan
and, among other amendments to the District of Columbia Comprehensive
Plan Act of 1984, to include in Section 808 of Law 5-76 a "Comprehensive
Plan Special Streets and Places Map." The Committee of the Whole of
the District Council, in its report, recommends that the Commission
adopt a Special Streets and Places Map substantially identical to the
map contained in Bill 5-507.
Description
All versions of the Preservation and Historic Features element have
contained "Criteria for Designating Special Streets and Places."
Furthermore, the joint proposed element and the August 1983 Federal
element both contained a map of Special Streets and Places. The map
is really a graphic representation of the Criteria mentioned above
and, as such, more positively identifies those Streets and Places that
are Special and which should be protected.
The map which is currently contained in Bill 5-507 as an amendment to
the District Preservation and Historic Features element is made up of
the Streets and Places which have been identified as Special by the
Commission and by the District government. An updated list of Special
Streets and Places, to be included as an appendix to the proposed
element, is attached to assist in the review of the map.
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North Capltol Street
Louisiana Avenue
New Hampshire Avenue
East Capitol Street
First Street
Southern Avenue
South Capitol Street
Independence Aveaue
Portland Stree[
16th Street, NW
Lafayette Square
Eastern Avenue, NW
Connecticut Avenue
Lafayette Square
Western Avenue, NW
Conatltution Avenue
Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway
2nd Street, NE
Delaware Avenue
"Eye" Street, SW
?! Street, SW
Delaware Avenue
Constitution Avenue, NE
Massachuaett? Avenue, NE
Eastern Avea~se
16th Street, NW
Southern Avenue, NE
Florida Avenue
Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Bladensuurg Hoad, NE
Georgia Avenue
Florida Avenue, NW
Eastern Aveaue, NW
Independence Avenue
23rd Stzeet, SW
2nd Street, SE
Indiana Avenue
Pennsylvanis Avenue, NW
Judiciary Square
Kenilworth Avenue
Baltimore-fiashington Parkway
Eaat Capitol Street
Kentucky Avenue
Lincoln Park
Pennsylvania Avenue, SE
Louisiana Avenue
Constitution Avenge, AH ~
Massachusett? Avenue, NE
Maine Avenue
15th Street, SW
M Street, SW
Maryland Avenue
14th Street, SW
First Street, SW
Maryland Avenue
First Street, NE
M Street, NE
Massachusetts Avenue
19th Street, SE
Western Avenue, NW
Memorial Aveaue b Bridge
Lincoln Memorlal
Arlington Cesxtery
New Hampshire Avenue
Kennedy Center
Florida Avenue, NW
New Hampshire Avenue
N. Capltol Street
Eastern Avenue, NW
New Jersey Avenue
Constitution Avenue, NW
Florida Avenue, NW
New Jersey Avenue
Zndependence Avenue, SE
M Street, SE
New York Avenue
17th Street, NW
18th Street, NW
New York Avenue
15th Street, NW
Eastern Avenue, NE
North Carolina Avenue
New Jersey Avenue, SE
C Street, NE (included)
Pennsylvania Avenue
First Street; NW
15th Street, NW
Pemsylvania Avenue
15th Street, NW
M Street, NW
Pennsylvania Avenue
2nd Street, SE
Southern Avenue, SE
Potomac Avenue
1st Street, SW
First Street, SE
Potomac Avenue
K Street, SE
19th Street, SE
Rhode Island Avenue
Connecticut Avenue, NW
Eastern Avenue, NE
South Carolina Avenue
2nd Street, SE
Independence Avenue, SE
Southern Avenue
Eastern Avenue, NE
South Capitol Street
Tennessee Avenue, NE
Lincoln Park
15th Street, NE
15th Street, NE
Tennessee Aveaue, NE
Maryland Avenue, NE
Vermont Avenue
Lafayette Square
Florida Avenue, NW
Virginia Avenue
Constitution Avenue, Nil
Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway
Western Avenue
Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Oregon Avenue, NW
Wisconsin Avenue
K Street, NW
Western Avenue, NW
Canal Street, SW
Independence Avenue, SW
South Capitol Street
F Street, NW
15th Street, NW
Center Leg Freeway
G Street, NW
15th Street, NW
Center Leg Freeway
R Street, Nil, NE
Key Bridge
Florida Avenue, NE
M Street, NW
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Canal Road
M Street, SW
Maine Avenue, SW
Virginia Avenue, SE
Portland Street, SE
Martin Luther Ring Avenue, SE
McDill Boulevard, Bolling AFB
Pi rat Street, NE, SE
Massachusetts Avenue, NE
New Jersey Avenue, SE
2nd Street, NE, SE
F Street, NE
C Street, SE
4th Street, NW
D Street, NW
G Street, NW
5th Street, NW
Indiana Avenue
G Street, NW
7th Street, NW
Maine Avenue, SW
Florida Aveaue, NW
8th Street, NW
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Florida Avenue, NW
8th Street, SE, NE
Navy Yard
Massachusetts Avenue, NE
9th Street, NW
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Florida Avenue, NW
10th Street Mall SW
Independence Avenue, SW
Maine Avenue, SW
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17th Street, Nit
Independence Avenne, 8N
Parragut Square
23rd Street, Nil, SY
R Straet, NW
Ohio Drive
SW
Reach Drive
Natlooal Zoological Park
,
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broad branch Road
leach Drive
Nebruka Avenue
NW
Canal Road i fozhall Road
M Street, NW
,
MacArthur Boulevard
Nei
MacArthur Boulevard
fosltall Road, NY
,
Dalecarlia-Reservoir
Ohio Drive
Indeptadeace Avenue, SY
Maine Avenue via Aainea Point
Rock Cseek and Potosac Parkra~
Lincoln Mesorial
National Zoological Park
Suitland Parkra~
South Capitol Street
Southern Avsnue
SY
Aaaeoatia fseeva~ (I-29S)
South Capital Street
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Capital Beltran
Southveat-Southeast lreerap
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Nuhingtoa Channel Bridge
Penas~lvanla Avenue
SE
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M Street, NN
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Roaal~n Circle
Theodore Roosevelt bridge
23rd Street, Nil
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fourteenth Street Bridges
Independence Avenue
SY
(and approaches)
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Interstate 39S
Anacoatia River Crossing
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SPECIAL PLACES
Special Places
U.S. Capitol Grounds and Reflecting Tool
(becveen eat Street ME i 3rd Street hZi)
Constitution Gardens (Constitution Avenue
becveen 17th i 23rd Streets. NY)
Jetierson Mssorial Grounds (East Pocomae Psrk, SY)
Lincoln Mesorial Grounds and Reflecting Tool
(fencer of Mall, bat. 17th i 23rd Screeca, Nit)
Tht Mall (3rd to lit6 Street becveen Constitu-
tion i Independence Avenues. NY)
Supresc Court Grounds (E. Capitol Streit betvsen
1st i 2nd Streets, NE)
Dnioa Station and Colusl+us llaza (llassaehuaetta
Avenue i 1st Sorest. NE)
Yashington Monussnt Grounds (the Mall bernen
lath i 17tb Stsetta. NY)
Yhite House and Ellipse Grounds
Dannsker Plasa. SY (IOtA Street ovsslook)
Bolivar last (square, Interior Dept.)
Cardosa High School (easpus. IitA i Florida. h1i)
farragut Square (17tb i R Streets, NY)
Follter Square (2nd i N. Carollaia, SE)
Franklin Psrk (square, I~t6 i i Streets. NY)
Gallery Place (old Patent Ottfee) (F i G
Strecca, betvecn 7th i 9th Streets. NW)
Gar!leld Park (square, first i her 3eraey,
Streets, SE) .
Judiciary Square (D i f Strssts bttvecn ith
i 6th Streets, h1i)
Belly fart (square. 21st i Virginia Streets. h1i)
Lafayette Square (16th i A Streets. Nf:)
L'Entant Plaza (10th Straet, SY)
Lincoln lark (square) (L. Capitol Street,
becveen 11th i 13tb Streets. SE)
Marion Park (square. Sth i S. Carolina. SE)
Market Square i Archives (Pennsylvania Avenue
becveen 7th i 9th Streets. SE)
John Marshall Place (nth Street i Pennsylvanfa
Avenut, htil)
Meriden Rill/`laleols 1t Park (16th Straet.
becveen Y Street i Euclid. xst)
McPherson Square (X Street i Versont Avenue, I-',i)
Monroe Part (square. 20th i Pennsylvanfa
Ave nut. NY)
Mount Vernon Square - (Massachusetts i N!
Avenues. h'd)
Special Places
Scott Circle (16th St i Massachusetts Avenue, h1i)
Sheridan Circle (23rd i Massachusetts Avenue, 1T~)
Tenley Circle (and fort Drive to fort Rsno, h'~i)
Thosas Circle (etch Straet i Massachusetts Avenue, 7n:)
Yard Circle (Massachusetts i Kebraska Avenues. !::)
l:ashingcoa Circle (33rd Street i Pa. Avenue. h1i)
Yesley Cizclt i Friendship Park
('lassaclwsetta i i2nd. W)
Yestsorelaad Circle (Massachusetts i Yestsrn Aves., 1c~)
Circle. Pocoaue i Pennsylvania. SE
Circle. nev, ter-sinus of Maryland. ~1L
Tort al Park, nev, East Capitol i Southeza Avenue
Barnard Hill Park (Eastern Avenue becveen Aaadolph
i Varnus Stseeta. NE)
battery Resble (lalisades Park)
Cartes Bacroa Asp:~ichea:re (16th Street i Colorada
Avenue. i1d)
Congressional Cesetes7 (l7th i t Strecca. SE)
Daltearlia Reservoir i Parkvay (~.acArchur Rlvd.
at Loughboro)
Frederick Douglass :lesosial Hose (Y Street
becvesn lath i 1Sth Streets. SE)
Dunbarton Oaks Park. Montrose Park. i Oak Rill
Hill CesKter~ (R Straet becveen 27th i 3-nd
Streets. AY)
fort McNair - (nth i P Screeca, SY)
Fort Bayard Park (Yesteza Avenue ac River -oad. h'a)
Fort Dunker N111 Park (Otis Strsec betvsea 13th i
IAtA Stresta, 1N)
fort Carroll Park (Shepherd Parkvay) (So. Capitol
i Martin Locher Ring Avsnue, SE)
Fort Chaplin Park (t. Capitol Street at i0th
Screec. SE)
fort Davis Park (tros Fort Dupont to Tennsylvaais
Avenut. SL)
Fort Deltussy (Rock Creek Part north of !lilitary
Roal, h1i)
Fort Oupont Park (Massachusetts Avenue at
Minnesota Avenve. SE)
Fart treble Park (Shephetd Parkvay) Gear VicSols
Avenue i Elsita Street. SE)
Fort Lincoln (in For: Lincoln nev town) (:astern
Avenut at Dladensburj Road. ham)
Fort Y.ahan Psrk (sensing Road i :2nd Street, h:)
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Edward R. Murrow Park (square. 18th i
Pennsylvania Avenue, NW)
Pcrshing Park (Pennsylvani? Avenue between
14th 6 15th Streets. NW)
Rawlins Park i E Street Nall (18th to 20th
Streets, NW)
San Martin Square (20th i Virginia Streets. NW)
Seward Square (5th 6 Pennaylvanls Avenue, SE)
Stanton Park (5th i Maryland Avenue, NE)
Square, 8th i Pennsylvania Avenue, SE)
Square, new, Southeast Federal Center (H Street. SE)
Twining Square (Pennsylvania i Minnesota Aves., SE)
western Plaza - (Pennsylvania Avenue between
13th b 14th Streets, Nw)
Bryce Park (Wisconsin i Massachusetts Streets, NW)
Barney Circle (Pennsylvania Avenue b 11th Sts., SE)
Blair Portal (circle. 16th b Eastern Avenue, NW)
Chevy Chase Circle (Connectlcut Avenve at Western
Avenue, NW)
Dupont Circle (Connecticut Avenue 6 19th Street, Nw)
Juares Circle (Neu Hampshire i Virginia, NW)
Logan Circle (13th Street b Verswnt Avenue, NW)
Naval Observatory Circlc (Massachusetts Avenue at
34th Street, NW)
Rabaut Park (16th i Columbia Road, NW)
Randle Circle (entrance to Fort Dupont)
(Massachusetts Avenue b Minnesota Avenue, SE)
Southeast waterfront (Federal Center and Navy
Yazd) - (M Street. SE)
Southwest waterfront (14th Street to Fort
McNair, SW)
Bolling AFB, Headquarters Quadrangle, SW
International Center (Connecticut i Vsn Neas
Streets, Nw)
Kennedy Center for Performing Arts (New
Hampshire Avenue ac F Street)
Kennedy Stadium/Armory Complex (E. Capitol
Street. east of 19th Street, SE)
Marine Barracks (8th b G Streets. SE)
Navy Yard (original part) (~[ Street, SE)
'0' Street Market (8th Street, NW)
Walter Reed Medical Center (western part)
(16th Street at Aspen Street, FW)
Special Plaza?
Fort Reno Park (Nebraska Avenue i Fisssndea St. NW)
Fort Slocum Park (Kansas Avenue ac Madlsoo Street, i.~)
Fort Stanton Park (W Street K 18th Streets, SE)
Fort Reno Reservoirs (Nebraska Avenue i Fiasenden
Streets. NW)
Fort Totten Park - (Fort Totten Drive at Farragut, 1QE)
Ha1na Point (Top of E. Potoeae Park, Su)
Kenilworth Aquatic Gardens - (Anaeostla Avenue at
Douglas Street, NE)
Lady Bird Johncon Park (SW of Arlington Memorial Bridge)
McMillan Park i Reservoir - (1st Street and Michigan
Avenue. NW)
National Arboretus (central area, Mount Ramllton and
Hickey Hill) (New York Avenue, NE)
National Zoological Park (Connectlcut Avenue ac
Cathedral Avenue, NW)
Old Observatory Hill (23rd b E Streets, NW)
Rock Creek Nature Center (Rock Creek Park at :lilitary
Road. NW)
Theodore Roosevelt Island (Potomac River, near Roek
Lreek)
Soldiers Hoax (historic area National Cemetery and
Rock Creek Ccs,etery( (N. Capitol Street between
Irving b Gallatin Streets, NW)
Georgetown Yaterfront (along Potomac River. between
28th Street and 36th Streets, NW)
W. Potomac Park (FDR cite, Tidal Basin) (West b So.
of Lincoln Memorial, NW and SW)
South Capitol Waterfront (including Buzzard Point), Sw
Washington Convention Center (New York Avenue between
9th 3 11th Streets, NW)
Franclsean Monastery (14th Street b Quniey Stzeec. NE)
National Cathedral (Wisconsin Avenue)
National Presbyterian Church (Nebraska Avenue 6 Van
Ness Streets, NW)
Shrine of Imaaculace Conception (Michigan Avenue b
4th Street, NE)
American University (old campus) (Massachusetts 6
Nebraska Avenues, NW)
Catholic University (central campus) (Michigan Avenue
6 4th Streets, NE)
University of District of Columbia (Van Nesa campus)
(Connecticut Avenue at Yan Ness Street, Nw)
Gallaudet College (central campus) (Florida b
W. Virginia Avenues, NE)
Georgetown University (old campus) (37th b 0 Sts., I~l+)
Howard University (central campus) (6th b College
Streets, NW)
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