Consent Calendar: CFA Meeting — 18 July 2013

CFA 18/JUL/13-a

Owner
U.S. Mint
Description
Designs for six gold medals (with silver and bronze duplicates)
Review Type
Final
Recommendation

Pueblo of Acoma Tribe: Obverse #2, with the rifle removed due to its weak artistry and confusing suggestion of a sloped plane for the seated soldier. Reverse #2, with the request for careful detailing to assure the legibility of the ring of numerous design elements overlapping the central field edge.

Hopi Tribe: Obverse #4, with the text "U.S. Army" replaced by "A Code Never Broken" as in alternative #1. Reverse #3, as the simplest design.

Oneida Nation: Obverse #3, due to the sense of movement and the profile pose, with the request to remove the eagle feathers as a confusing design element. Reverse #3, with the oval motif remove, and a request for careful study of the sculptural treatment of the animal prints (graphically rendered as black or white in the submitted drawings).

Ponca Tribe: Obverse #4, with the removal of the circular motif of radio waves and the secondary soldier at the far lower left; the remaining portraits should also be adjusted so that the soldier's helmet does not obscure Chief White Eagle's chin. Reverse #1, the only submitted alternative, as a clear and simple design.

Tonto Apache Tribe: Obverse #1, due to the sense of movement, the profile pose, and the clear two–figure composition. Reverse #1, as the simplest and most dramatic of the alternatives.

White Mountain Apache Tribe: Obverse #3, due to the interesting composition incorporating a background silhouette portrait, with a request for further refinement of the foreground soldier's bent leg. Reverse #1, the only submitted alternative, with a request to slightly reduce the size of the emblem within the textured field to improve the clarity of this complex composition.

CFA 18/JUL/13-b

Location

New York Avenue and Bladensburg Road, NE
United States

Owner
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Property
U.S. National Arboretum Flowering Tree Walk
Description
Extension of Flowering Tree Walk, Phase II
Review Type
Concept
Recommendation
No objection to the concept design for the Phase II extension of the Flowering Tree Walk to complete the loop around the main meadow at the U.S. National Arboretum, as shown in materials received and dated 3 July 2013. Details and materials conform to previously approved and installed Phase I of the walk.

CFA 18/JUL/13-c

Location

New York Avenue and Bladensburg Road, NE
United States

Owner
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Property
U.S. National Arboretum Herb Garden
Description
Garden renovation, improvements, and additions
Review Type
Concept
Recommendation
No objection to the concept design for the renovation of the Herb Garden at the U.S. National Arboretum, as shown in materials received and dated 3 July 2013. The work will include removing and replacing wood components on existing benches; removing and replacing brick pavers; modifying the irrigation system; removing the existing shed and replacing with new; removing and replacing trellis, fencing, and gates; enlarging the enclosed fenced work yard; and removing the existing gravel access road and replacing with a new porous paving access road from Meadow Road.

CFA 18/JUL/13-d

Location

Building 18 - Fort McNair, Corner of B and Canal Streets, SW
United States

Owner
U.S. Department of the Army
Description
Vehicle storage building and operations facility for the U.S. Army Transportation Agency
Review Type
Concept
Previous Review
Recommendation
No objection to the concept design for a new vehicular storage building and operations facility for the U.S. Army Transportation Agency to be located at Fort McNair at the corner of B and Canal Streets, SW, as shown in materials received and dated 3 July 2013. Recommend additional study of the detailing of the water table, pilasters, main door surround, and height of arches over the windows, which should be increased in height. (Previous: CFA 21/MAR/13-3)

CFA 18/JUL/13-e

Location

Joint Base Fort Myer-Henderson Hall - Forrest Circle and Wainwright Road
Arlington, VA
United States

Owner
U.S. Department of the Army
Property
Building 235
Description
New electrical equipment shelter
Review Type
Final
Recommendation

No objection to the final plans for the proposed new Building 235, an electrical equipment shelter, at the intersection of Forrest Circle and Wainwright Road in Joint Base Fort Myer-Henderson Hall, Arlington, Virginia, as shown in materials received and dated 3 July 2013.

CFA 18/JUL/13-f

Location

403 7th Street, SE
United States

Owner
D.C. Public Library
Property
Southeast Neighborhood Library
Description
Replacement doors
Review Type
Final
Recommendation
No objection to the final plans for replacement front doors to replicate the original doors, as shown in materials received and dated 3 July 2013.

CFA 18/JUL/13-g

Location

425 C Street, NE
United States

Owner
D.C. Department of General Services
Property
George Peabody School Early Childhood Center
Description
Phase I, Exterior renovations including and general repairs
Review Type
Final
Recommendation
No objection to the final plans for the Phase I, exterior renovations and modernization of the George Peabody School Early Childhood Center, as shown in materials received and dated 19 June and 3 July 2013, The work includes: a new entrance canopy; replacement wood doors to match original doors; repair of existing historic windows with AC units that will be removed, and general exterior repairs as required.

CFA 18/JUL/13-h

Location

former John F. Cook Elementary School
44 P Street, NW
United States

Owner
D.C. Department of General Services
Property
Mundo Verde Public Charter School, former John F. Cook Elementary School
Description
Building rehabilitation and addition
Review Type
Concept
Recommendation
No objection to the basic concept design for the proposed building renovation and freestanding addition to the former John F. Cook Elementary School for the Mundo Verde Public Charter School, as shown in materials received and dated 3 July 2013, provided that the proposed front entry vestibule on the historic building be deleted or made more transparent and lighter in character so that the original entryway can be seen, and that the treatment of the replacement windows replicate the original mullion patterns. Recommend consultation with the Commission staff and the DC Historic Preservation Office before the next submission.

CFA 18/JUL/13-i

Location

16th Street and Alaska Avenue, NW
United States

Owner
DC Water
Property
16th and Alaska NW Water Pumping Station
Description
Installation of an emergency generator and landscaping
Review Type
Final
Recommendation
No objection to the final plans for the proposed installation of an emergency generator and landscape improvements for the water pumping station located at 16th Street and Alaska Avenue, NW as shown in materials received and dated 3 July 2013.

CFA 18/JUL/13-j

Location

Public alley - Residential alley off R Street between 31st and 32nd Streets, NW
United States

Owner
D.C. Department of Transportation
Description
Reconstruct alley in the northern portion of Square 1281
Review Type
Concept
Recommendation
No objection to the concept design for the installation of a green alley with either pervious concrete or pervious asphalt paving on vehicular alley off R Street, and with either red color pavers or bricks on a sand base on the pedestrian alley off 32nd Street, as shown in materials received and dated 13 June 2013. Submit construction drawings for review by the Commission and the Old Georgetown Board. The Old Georgetown Board reviewed the proposed paving of the residential alley at its meeting of 3 July 2013.

CFA 18/JUL/13-k

Location

The Boilermaker Building (Building 167) - 300 Tingey Street, SE
United States

Owner
U.S. General Services Administration
Property
The Yards, Boilermaker building
Description
Sign
Review Type
Final
Recommendation
No objection to the final plans for the proposed tenant signs on Building 167, The Boilermaker Building, for a GNC store, as shown in materials received and dated 5 July 2013. (Submitted under case number SL 13-102.)

CFA 18/JUL/13-l

Location

Reservation 78 - Massachusetts Avenue and F and North Capitol Streets, NW
United States

Owner
National Park Service
Description
Memorial to Victims of the Ukrainian Famine-Genocide of 1932-33
Review Type
Final
Previous Review
Recommendation

Project approved by delegation. See letter dated 5 July 2013. Final design conforms with the previous recommendations of the Commission. Refer to DC Historic Preservation Office. Previous: CFA 19/JUL/12-2)

CFA 18/JUL/13-m

Location

410 E Street, NE
United States

Owner
D.C. Department of General Services
Property
Stuart-Hobson Middle School
Description
Building renovation, alterations, and additions
Review Type
Final
Previous Review
Recommendation

Project approved by delegation. See letter dated 26 June 2013. Final design conforms with the previous recommendations of the Commission. Refer to DC Historic Preservation Office. (Previous: CFA 21/FEB/13-g)