The National Park Service has officially launched an environmental assessment (EA) under the National Environmental Protection Act (NEPA) for two proposed actions under the Master Development Strategy for the Charlestown Navy Yard: (1) Demolition of Hoosac Stores and replacement with a new building that would house and consolidate the USS Constitution Museum and the NPS Visitor Center and (2) Demolition of Building 109 and replacement with an open frame structure to provide shade for visitors, special events, and other amenities. The EA will analyze the effects of these actions on the cultural landscape of the Charlestown Navy Yard and visitor experience. Further detail of the proposed actions can be found HERE.
Comment period closes Jul 21, 2022 at 11:59 PM Mountain Time in:
21 Days, 10 Hours, 52 Min.
The Charlestown Navy Yard has proudly served the nation for nearly two hundred years. Here, naval personnel and thousands of civilian workers built, repaired, and supplied warships from the majestic vessels of the nineteenth century to the powerful steel navy that sailed from Boston to defend freedom. Home to USS Constitution since 1897, the Navy Yard now welcomes nearly a million visitors each year.
Today, the Navy Yard is poised to serve a vital community function: as a connector to our heritage and a contributor to contemporary life and learning. The Visitor Experience Plan unveils a forward-looking vision for the Navy Yard. The result of a thorough and consensus-driven process, it is part plan and part provocation. It sees the Navy Yard for the amazing resource that it is and for what it might become. The Visitor Experience Plan strives to project the boundless optimism, ambition, and innovation that has defined the Navy Yard; the home of America’s Ship of State. Join us in transforming the Navy Yard!
The Navy Yard’s layered landscape reflects centuries of naval heritage – buildings, machinery, shipyard infrastructure, and landscape features. The preservation and enhancement of these resources is critical to the CNY experience.
Christina Briggs
Senior Planner
Boston National Historical Park
christina_briggs@nps.gov
Sarah Watkins
Senior Vice President & CXO
USS Constitution Museum
swatkins@usscm.org
617.426.1812 ext126