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| NATIONAL COALITION TO SAVE OUR MALL
July 10, 2002 Chairman John V. Cogbill, III Dear Chairman Cogbill: We are writing with regard to the “Lincoln Memorial Circle Rehabilitation and Security Improvements” Action Item on tomorrow’s NCPC Agenda. The National Coalition to Save Our Mall fully supports NCPC’s desire to replace the unsightly Jersey barriers now surrounding the Lincoln Memorial and other national monuments with more attractive design measures, as described in today’s Washington Post. We are not familiar with the full extent of what the National Park Service and NCPC are planning for the Lincoln Memorial and its grounds. We hope that the NCPC will insure that any proposed changes are consistent with the design guidelines outlined in the National Park Service’s 1999 Cultural Landscape Report for West Potomac Park, Lincoln Memorial Grounds. As the Cultural Landscape Report states on p. 174, “These guidelines provide the framework for the future development of treatment plans for the Lincoln Memorials grounds.” We attach the relevant pages, pp. 174-187 and suggest that you take special note of pp. 183-187. The NPS’s Cultural Landscape Program is an exemplary historical and design review tool. Unfortunately, the NPS and NCPC did not follow the recommendations of the Cultural Landscape Report for the Lincoln Memorial Grounds during the site and design approvals for the World War II Memorial, which is located on the designated Lincoln Memorial Grounds. Any future changes, however, should respect the historical and cultural character of the Memorial and adhere to the well-founded recommendations made by NPS historians in the Cultural Landscape study. Sincerely, Judy Scott Feldman cc. Richard Friedman, NCPC Commissioners, Patty Gallagher |
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