National Park Service: Managed Properties in the District of
Columbia (15-APR-05, GAO-05-378).
In recent years, several challenges have emerged concerning
future recreational opportunities in the nation's capital. These
challenges include ensuring that an adequate supply of parkland
and open space is available to meet the needs of an increasing
resident population and the estimated 20 million annual visitors
to the District of Columbia's cultural institutions, historic
sites, parks, and open spaces. GAO identified (1) the universe of
federal property in the District of Columbia (the District)
managed by the National Park Service (NPS); (2) what recreational
facilities, including those that are sports related, exist on
these properties; (3) the condition of the properties with sports
facilities and the sports facilities thereon; (4) new or expanded
recreational uses discussed in NPS general management plans; and
(5) the methods that could be used to convey management
responsibility for NPS-managed properties to the District
government. Commenting on the draft report, Interior stated that
NPS is addressing properties in the greatest need of repair or
rehabilitation in priority order. It also said that it did not
have authority to enter into a lease that allows the erection of
a structure on its property. However, GAO believes that existing
authority allows the NPS director to approve such leases under
certain circumstances.
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REPORTNUM: GAO-05-378
ACCNO: A21837
TITLE: National Park Service: Managed Properties in the District
of Columbia
DATE: 04/15/2005
SUBJECT: Federal property
Federal property management
Historic preservation
Land management
National parks
National recreation areas
Strategic planning
Surveys
District of Columbia
National Park System
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GAO-05-378
United States Government Accountability Office
GAO Report to Congressional Committees
April 2005
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
Managed Properties in the District of Columbia
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GAO-05-378
April 2005
NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
Managed Properties in the District of Columbia
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What GAO Found
NPS manages 356 federal properties in the District, covering about 6,735
acres of land. Most of the properties are what NPS refers to as circles,
squares, and triangles, and are less than 1 acre in size. The second
largest total number of properties are parks and parkways, which represent
about 93 percent of the total acreage for the 356 properties.
NPS officials reported to GAO that 202 properties it manages in the
District had various recreational facilities such as park benches, outdoor
grills, and picnic tables or shelters. Of the 202 properties, 25 had 205
sports facilities, such as basketball and tennis courts and baseball and
softball fields.
Most of the properties with sports facilities were in good or fair
condition, according to NPS deferred maintenance records, but information
on the condition of individual sports facilities is limited. While we did
not have criteria to determine the condition of sports facilities, we
inspected each of the 205 sports facilities to identify obvious
deficiencies, such as cracks in the surface area of tennis and basketball
courts. Based on our observations, most of the facilities appeared to be
well maintained, but we found some sports facilities had conditions that
posed a potential safety risk.
NPS has developed four general management plans-two finalized and two in
draft. These plans identify some opportunities for new or expanded
recreation, such as rehabilitating selected baseball and softball fields
and basketball and tennis courts; creating a regional sports complex; and
developing new hiking trails. For example, one of the plans calls for the
creation of a new trail that connects Forts Dupont, Totten, Stevens, Reno,
and others as part of the Fort Circle Parks system.
Options available for transferring management responsibilities for NPS
properties located in the District to the District city government include
transfer of title, transfer of jurisdiction, memoranda of agreement or
cooperative agreements, leases, and partnerships with public or private
entities. Some of the options would require enacting new legislation while
others may be exercised by NPS and the District under existing
legislation.
United States Government Accountability Office
Contents
Letter 1
Results in Brief 3
Background 5
NPS Manages 356 Properties in the District 8
NPS-Managed Properties Contain Various Recreational Facilities,
Including Sports Facilities 14
NPS Rated Most Properties or Major Sections of Properties with
Sports Facilities in Good or Fair Condition 17
NPS General Management Plans Identify Opportunities for Some
Expanded Recreational Uses of NPS-Managed Properties in the
District 28
Options Available for NPS Property To Be Used or Managed by the
District for Recreational Purposes 30
Agency Comments and Our Response 35
Appendixes
Appendix I:
Appendix II:
Appendix III:
Appendix IV:
Appendix V:
Appendix VI:
Appendix VII:
Appendix VIII:
Appendix IX:
Scope and Methodology 38
Information on the 356 NPS-Managed Properties in the
District 41
Information on the Properties in the Circles, Squares, and
Triangles Category 53
Information on the 154 NPS-Managed Properties That Did
Not Contain Identified Recreational Facilities 60
Information on NPS-Managed Properties with Sports
Facilities 66
Information on the Condition of Properties with Sports
Facilities 68
Information on Properties Covered in General Management
Plans 70
Comments from the Department of the Interior 72
GAO Comments 75
GAO Contacts and Staff Acknowledgments 76
GAO Contacts 76
Staff Acknowledgments 76
Tables Table 1: Number of NPS-Managed Properties by Category 9
Contents
Table 2: NPS-Managed Properties with Specific Types of Recreational
Facilities, Exclusive of Sports Facilities 15 Table 3: Number and Type of
Sports Facilities and Number of Properties with Type of Sports Facilities
17
Table 4: Information on the Management Unit, Property Number, and Location
of the 356 NPS-Managed Properties in the District 41
Table 5: NPS-Managed Properties that are in the Circles, Squares, and
Triangles Category by National Capital Region Management Unit 53
Table 6: NPS-Managed Properties That Did Not Contain Identified
Recreational Facilities by National Capital Region Management Unit 60
Table 7: NPS-Managed Properties with Sports Facilities by National Capital
Region Management Unit 66 Table 8: Condition Assessments for Properties
with Sports Facilities, by Assessment Type 68
Table 9: Property Number, Size (in acres), and Location of Properties
Covered in the Anacostia, Fort Circle Parks, Mary McLeod Bethune, and Rock
Creek Park and the Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway General Management Plans
70
Figures Figure 1:
Figure 2:
Figure 3: Figure 4:
Figure 5:
Figure 6:
Figure 7:
Figure 8:
Figure 9:
Map Depicting Examples of NPS-Managed Properties in
the District
Map Depicting Geographical Areas Covered by National
Capital Region Management Units
Percentage of NPS-Managed Properties, by Category
Number of Properties by Component of the Circles,
Squares, and Triangles Category
Percentage of NPS-Managed Property Acres, by
Category
Parks and Parkways Acreage Managed by National
Capital Region Management Units
Percentage and Number of NPS-Managed Properties by
Size
Number of Properties with Sports Facilities and Number
of Sports Facilities, by Category
Number of Assessments and Condition for Properties
with Sports Facilities
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7 10
11
12
13
14
16
18
20
Figure 10: Well-Maintained Basketball Court and Roller Skating Rink in
Anacostia Park (NPS property number 343E)
Contents
Figure 11: Tennis Courts Needing Repair in Montrose Park (NPS property
number 324) 21 Figure 12: Fallen Lamp Post Hangs over a Basketball Court
in Anacostia Park (NPS property number 343D) 22 Figure 13: Exposed Metal
Reinforcement Bar on a Baseball Field in Anacostia Park (NPS property
number 343E) 23 Figure 14: Potential Safety Hazards at Buzzard Point
Marina (NPS property number 629) 24 Figure 15: Fitness Course with
Potential Safety Hazards in Anacostia Park (NPS property number 343D) 25
Figure 16: Photo of a Closed Marina in Anacostia Park (NPS property number
343E) 26 Figure 17: Photos of Property Closed to Public Use in Anacostia
Park (NPS property number 343G) 27 Figure 18: Photos of a Golf Driving
Range with Potential Safety Hazards in Anacostia Park (NPS property number
343G) 28
Abbreviations
DCI Data collection instrument
FMSS Facility Management Software System
NEPA National Environmental Policy Act
NPS National Park Service
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United States Government Accountability Office Washington, D.C. 20548
April 15, 2005
Congressional Committees:
Our nation's capital, Washington, D.C., (the District) and the surrounding
area is home to hundreds of cultural institutions, historic sites, parks,
and open spaces that provide cultural and recreational opportunities for
about 560,000 residents and attract an estimated 20 million annual
visitors, generating revenues of about $10 billion for the local economy.
Cultural and recreational opportunities are offered at area sites that
include museums, memorials, monuments, forts, civil war battlefields,
wilderness preserves, botanical gardens, community parks, and the National
Mall. Recreational opportunities are also provided at numerous parks and
playgrounds that contain basketball and tennis courts, baseball and soccer
fields, and swimming pools, among other sport-related facilities. The
federal government owns much of the property in the Washington, D.C. area
where these sites reside, most of which is managed by the Department of
the Interior's National Park Service (NPS). NPS identifies these
properties as parks, parkways, circles, squares, triangles, and hills,
among other terms.1 Consistent with its mission to promote and regulate
the use of NPS properties with the purpose of conserving their scenery and
the natural and historic objects and wildlife therein, and preserving them
for future generations, NPS develops general management plans that detail
what current and future actions are needed for the properties it manages.
In recent years, several challenges have emerged concerning future
recreational opportunities in the nation's capital. These challenges
include ensuring that an adequate supply of parkland and open space is
available to meet the needs of an increasing resident population, which
according to census reports will grow to about 655,000 by July 2025.
Growing numbers of residents coupled with continued high visitations,
which is expected to double to about 40 million by year 2050, can place
increasing demands on available recreational resources and potentially
contribute to the deterioration of those resources.
1NPS does not categorize the properties it manages in the District using
specific terms and definitions for each type of property. According to NPS
officials, the terms associated with some of the properties are based on
their shape, (e.g., circles, squares, and triangles). The term "hill,"
such as used for the property, Barnard Hill, is based on topography, and
"parkway" is a roadway in a park-like setting. Some terms for properties
are based on the properties' location. For example "curb parking" is a
strip of property near the curb of a street and "center parking" is the
median strip in the roadway.
In legislative reports accompanying the Consolidated Appropriations Act,
2004, we were directed to conduct a study of NPS-managed property in the
District and specifically those properties that can be used for general
and sports-related recreation.2 In response to this direction, and as
agreed with your offices, this report discusses (1) the universe of
federal property in the District managed by NPS;3 (2) what recreational
facilities, including those that are sports-related, exist on these
properties; (3) the condition of the properties with sports facilities as
well as the condition of each sports facility on these properties; (4) new
or expanded recreational uses of NPSmanaged properties, as identified in
NPS' general management plans; and (5) the methods NPS can use to convey
management responsibility for its properties to the District government.
To determine the universe of NPS-managed properties in the District, we
analyzed a database of properties managed by NPS and interviewed park
superintendents to ensure its completeness. To facilitate reporting, we
categorized these properties primarily based on NPS' description of them.
To identify which properties have recreational facilities, including those
with sports facilities, we administered a data collection instrument to
the respective six superintendents in NPS' National Capital Region who
manage these properties. To ascertain the condition of the properties with
sports facilities as well as the condition of each sports facility, we
analyzed NPS' Facility Management Software System (FMSS) reports on the
condition of NPS-managed properties and associated maintenance needs and
discussed the reported condition with NPS officials. We also visited 205
sports facilities to identify any conditions that could pose a potential
safety hazard. We analyzed NPS general management plans to determine if
they identified any new or expanded recreational uses of the properties.
To identify methods for conveying management responsibility of NPSmanaged
properties to the District, we reviewed legislation, regulations,
legislative histories, and other documents as well as interviewed National
Capital Region officials and staff in the Department of the Interior's
Office of the Solicitor.
A more detailed description of our scope and methodology is presented in
appendix I. We performed our work between February 2004 and March
2Pub. L. No. 108-199 (2004); H. R. Conf. Rep. No. 108-401, at 650 (2003),
S. Rep. No. 108-142,
p. 15 (2003).
3The District government manages about 350 federal properties, which are
not included in this report.
2005 in accordance with generally accepted government auditing standards.
Results in Brief NPS manages 356 federal properties in the District. These
properties cover about 6,735 acres of land and range in size from less
than 1 acre to about 1,750 acres. Among the properties are 200 circles,
squares, and triangles and 95 parks and parkways. Although the circles,
squares, and triangles represent the largest total number of properties,
their size ranges from 0.01 acres to about 7 acres, with an average size
of 0.3 acres. Parks and parkways represent the second largest total number
of properties and the greatest percentage of acreage, 93 percent.
The majority of NPS-managed properties in the District have some type of
recreational facilities, including sports facilities. NPS officials
reported to us that out of the 356 properties that it manages in the
District, 202 properties had various recreational facilities such as park
benches, outdoor grills, and picnic tables or shelters. Of the 202
properties, 25 had 205 sports facilities, such as basketball and tennis
courts and baseball and softball fields. The remaining 154 (of the 356)
properties that NPS manages did not have any of the above type facilities.
Regardless of whether they have facilities, NPS officials believe that the
properties they manage provide some form of recreation.
According to NPS, most of the properties or sections of properties with
sports facilities are in good or fair condition. The property's condition
assessment is determined primarily by the extent of maintenance required.
Information on each sports facility on these properties is limited
primarily because the identified maintenance is not specific to each
sports facility. We did not have criteria to determine the condition of
sports facilities, but we conducted visual inspections to identify any
obvious deficiencies, such as cracks in the surface of tennis and
basketball courts. With some exceptions, most of the facilities appeared
to be well maintained. We did note, however, some sports facilities with
conditions that posed a potential safety risk to users.
NPS has developed four general management plans-two final and two
draft-covering 10 percent of the 356 properties and about 60 percent of
the total acreage. These plans identify some opportunities for expanded
recreation, such as improving visitor experience by increasing the number
and scope of exhibits; rehabilitating selected baseball and softball
fields and basketball and tennis courts; creating a regional sports
complex; and
developing new hiking trails. For example, one of the plans calls for the
creation of a new trail that connects Forts Dupont, Totten, Stevens, Reno,
and others as part of the Fort Circle Parks system. The plan also calls
for rehabilitating selected baseball and/or softball fields, basketball
and tennis courts, picnic areas, and other facilities.
Several options are available for conveying/transferring management
responsibilities for NPS properties, located in the District, to the
District city government including transfer of title, transfer of
jurisdiction, memoranda of agreement or cooperative agreements, leases,
and partnerships with public or private entities. Some of the options
would require enacting new legislation while others may be exercised by
NPS and the District under existing legislation. The following list
describes each of the options:
o Transfer of title: Title to property allows the owner to possess,
control, and assert all rights over that property. Legislation could be
enacted, transferring title to NPS-managed property to the District.
o Transfer of jurisdiction: Under a transfer of jurisdiction, the
transferor retains ownership of the property while the transferee may be
given authority to administer and maintain (manage) the property. The
federal government has general statutory authority to transfer
jurisdiction over park properties that it owns in the District to the
District government.
o Memoranda of agreement/cooperative agreements: NPS is authorized to
enter into memoranda of agreement and cooperative agreements with the
District to cooperatively manage federal parks. Substantial involvement is
expected between the parties.
o Leases: NPS has authority to lease certain federally owned or
administered property located within the boundaries of park areas. NPS
could lease properties within park boundaries to the District, and the
director of the NPS could determine, in accordance with regulations and
guidance, the conditions of the lease.
o Partnerships between public and private entities: Congress can pass
legislation requiring that a federally owned area be managed under a
partnership that includes, for example, NPS, the District, and private
entities.
In commenting on a draft of this report, the Department of the Interior
made some suggestions for technical clarifications, which we have
incorporated as appropriate. Regarding the condition of the properties,
officials stated that NPS is implementing an asset management plan to
address deficiencies and any needed repairs or rehabilitation will be
addressed in priority order. With regard to the leasing option for
conveying/transferring management responsibilities for NPS properties,
Interior said that NPS does not have the authority to enter into a lease
that allows the erection of a structure on such property. While we agree
that the agency's authority is limited, NPS regulations authorize a lease
to include a provision allowing for the construction of minor additions,
buildings, and other structures as long as it is (1) necessary for the
support of authorized lease activities, (2) otherwise consistent with the
protection and purposes of the park area, and (3) approved by the
director.
Background NPS manages the National Park System-over 80 million acres of
land in the nation-comprising a network of natural, historic, and cultural
treasures. NPS' lands are contained in 388 units that include a diverse
array of national parks, military parks, national monuments, national
historic sites, recreation areas, and other designations. Of the 388 units
in the National Park System, 19 are located in the District. As the
system's federal manager, NPS is charged with preserving and protecting
these public lands for future generations.
NPS' National Capital Regional Office manages the 19 units in the District
as well as other units in surrounding areas in Maryland and Virginia. The
National Capital Region has six management units, referred to by NPS as
superintendencies, that manages properties in the District. These
management units are (1) National Capital Parks-Central (Central),4 (2)
National Capital Parks-East (East), (3) Rock Creek Park (Rock Creek), (4)
White House-President's Park (White House), (5) George Washington Memorial
Parkway (GW Parkway), and (6) Chesapeake & Ohio Canal National Historic
Park (C&O Canal)-each with a superintendent/director who is responsible
for managing properties within his/her jurisdiction. Figure 1 depicts
examples of NPS-managed properties in the District, and figure 2 depicts
the geographic areas covered by the National Capital Region management
units.
4The name for the National Capital Parks-Central Management Unit has been
changed to National Mall & Memorial Parks, effective March 9, 2005.
Figure 1: Map Depicting Examples of NPS-Managed Properties in the District
Sources: NPS and GAO.
Figure 2: Map Depicting Geographical Areas Covered by National Capital Region
Management Units
Sources: NPS and GAO.
For the last several decades, GAO, the Department of the Interior's
Inspector General, and Interior itself has reported that NPS did not have
an accurate inventory of existing assets, or a reliable estimate of
deferred maintenance costs for these assets. In an effort to more
effectively manage its assets NPS has developed a new asset management
process to enable the agency to have a reliable inventory of its assets
and process for reporting on the condition of those assets. The
cornerstone of the new asset management process is the Facility Management
Software System (FMSS) that allows park, regional office, or NPS
headquarters managers to track when, what, and how much maintenance and
related costs has been directed at each specific asset. When fully
developed and implemented, the new system will, for the first time, enable
the agency to have a (1) reliable inventory of its assets, (2) process for
reporting on the condition of the assets in its inventory, and (3)
consistent, system-wide methodology for estimating the deferred
maintenance costs for its assets. Depending on the extent of deferred
maintenance required, NPS ranks the assets in FMSS as being in good, fair,
poor, or serious condition. Essentially, the lower the estimated deferred
maintenance costs, the better the condition of the assets, including
properties.
In addition, NPS develops general management plans for its units for the
purpose of making proactive decisions that address future opportunities at
NPS properties, including planning for visitor use, managing the natural
and cultural resources on properties, and developing properties.
Accordingly, these plans may identify new or expanded recreational
opportunities to enhance visitors' experience. NPS has developed four
general management plans-two final and two draft-that encompass some of
the properties it manages in the District. However, if it is determined
that federal ownership or management of the assets would be better served
elsewhere, either the Congress or NPS can take the necessary action, for
example, by transferring title or jurisdiction, or through memoranda of
agreement, cooperative agreements, or leases.
NPS Manages 356 Properties in the District
NPS manages 356 federally owned properties in the District covering about
6,735 acres. These properties vary by type and size. Properties in the
circles, squares, and triangles category represent the greatest number of
NPS-managed properties. Properties in the parks and parkways category
comprise the greatest number of the total acres, about 93 percent, managed
by NPS. The majority of all NPS-managed properties in the District,
however, are less than 1 acre. Appendix II provides additional descriptive
information on the 356 NPS-managed properties in the District.
NPS Manages a Diverse Array of Properties in the District
NPS manages a diverse array of properties in the District that vary by
types and include properties, such as parks, parkways, and triangles. The
properties also vary in size, ranging from less than 1 acre to about 1,750
acres. NPS does not classify the properties it manages by categories, nor
does it use a standard definition for the types of properties it manages.
Nevertheless, NPS typically uses terms that are descriptive of the
properties. For example, NPS refers to a triangular-shaped property as a
"triangle" and a circular-shaped property as a "circle." For ease in
reporting, we grouped NPS-managed properties into the following four
categories: (1) park and parkways; (2) circles, squares, and triangles;
(3) Mall/Washington Monument and grounds; and (4) other.5 Table 1 shows
the number of properties in the four categories.
Table 1: Number of NPS-Managed Properties by Category
Category Number of properties
Parks and parkways
Circles, squares, and triangles
Mall/Washington Monument and grounds
Other
Total
Source: GAO analysis of NPS data.
The Majority of NPS-Managed Properties Are in the Circles, Squares, and
Triangles Category
The majority of the 356 NPS-managed properties in the District are in the
circles, squares, and triangles category, representing about 60 percent of
the total properties that NPS manages in the District. Circles, squares,
and triangles range in size from 0.01 acres to about 7 acres, with an
average size of 0.3 acres. Triangles represent the largest number of
properties (178 of the 200 properties) in this category and are managed by
the Central, East, and Rock Creek management units. The remaining
properties consist of 15 circles and 7 squares. A recent National Capital
Planning Commission report refers to the circles, squares, and triangles
as designed landscape parks that include fountains, monuments, memorials,
and other civic art features. Examples include Dupont Circle, Thomas
Circle, Logan Circle, Farragut Square, McPherson Square, and Bolivar
Triangle. Figure 3 shows
5Properties in the "other" category include curb and center parking,
hills, and islands.
the percent of NPS-managed properties by category. Figure 4 shows the
number of properties by component of the circles, squares, and triangles
category. Appendix III provides additional information on properties in
the circles, squares, and triangles category.
Figure 3: Percentage of NPS-Managed Properties, by Category
Other
2%
Mall/Washington Monument and grounds
Circles, squares, and triangles
Park and parkways
Source: GAO analysis of NPS data.
Figure 4: Number of Properties by Component of the Circles, Squares, and
Triangles Category
Number of properties 200
180
178
160
140
120
100 80
60
40
20 0 Squares Circles Triangles
Category components
Source: GAO analysis of NPS data.
The Majority of the Acreage There are 95 properties in the parks and
parkways category, which contain of NPS-Managed Property Is about 6,246,
or 93 percent, of the total acres of NPS-managed property in in the Parks
and Parkways the District. Figure 5 shows the percentage of the
NPS-managed property Category acres, by category.
Figure 5: Percentage of NPS-Managed Property Acres, by Category
4%
Mall/Washington Monument and grounds
3%
Other
1%
Circles, squares, and triangles
Park and parkways
Source: GAO analysis of NPS data.
Note: Percents may not add to100 due to rounding.
Three properties-Rock Creek Park, Piney Branch Parkway, and Anacostia
Park-contain about 50 percent of the acres associated with properties in
this category. The Central, East, and Rock Creek management units manage
about 99 percent of the properties and 93 percent of the total acreage in
the parks and parkways category. Figure 6 shows the acreage of properties
in the parks and parkways category managed by the National Capital Region
management units.
Figure 6: Parks and Parkways Acreage Managed by National Capital Region
Management Units
Number of acres 3,000
2,719
2,500
2,000
1,500
1,000
500
0 Central
Rock East Creek
White House
GW Parkway
C&O Canal
Management units
Source: GAO analysis of NPS data.
Most NPS-Managed The majority of the NPS-managed properties are less than
1 acre in size. Of Properties Are Less Than 1 the 356 properties in the
District, 242, or about 68 percent, are less than 1 Acre in Size acre in
size. Of these, 108 properties are less than one-tenth of an acre.
Most of the properties less than 1 acre are managed by the Central and
East management units. The most common types of properties less than 1
acre are triangles, center parking, and curb parking. Figure 7 shows the
percentage and number of NPS-managed properties by size.
Figure 7: Percentage and Number of NPS-Managed Properties by Size
Less than 1 acre (242 properties)
1 to less than 10 acres (55 properties)
10 to less than 99 acres (46 properties)
4%
100 acres or greater (13 properties)
NPS-Managed Properties Contain Various Recreational Facilities, Including
Sports Facilities
The majority of NPS-managed properties in the District have some type of
recreational facilities, including sports facilities. To identify what
recreational facilities are available on the 356 NPS-managed properties in
the District, we asked NPS officials to identify the (1) types of
recreational facilities on the properties, such as park benches, outdoor
grills, playgrounds, and picnic tables, or shelters and (2) sports-related
facilities, such as basketball and tennis courts and baseball and softball
fields. NPS officials reported that 202 properties had some type of
recreational facility, including 25 properties that had 205 sports
facilities. The remaining 154 (of the 356) properties did not have either
of the above type facilities. Regardless of whether they have facilities,
NPS officials believe that the properties they manage provide some form of
recreation. Appendix IV provides information on the properties without
either type of recreation facilities.
NPS-Managed Properties About 60 percent of the NPS-managed properties in
the District have some Provide a Variety of type of recreational facility,
including sports facilities. Of the 356 Recreational Facilities
properties, 22 had both sports facilities and other types of recreational
facilities, 177 had recreational facilities, exclusive of sports
facilities, and 3
had sports facilities only. Table 2 shows the number of properties with
the specific type of recreational facilities, exclusive of sports
facilities.
Table 2: NPS-Managed Properties with Specific Types of Recreational
Facilities, Exclusive of Sports Facilities
Type of recreation facility
Number of properties with type of recreation facilitya
Amphitheater or stage
Benches
Community gardens
Community, recreation, or activity center
Historic site or structure
Picnic tables/shelter
Playground
Sculpture, statue, fountain, or memorial
Trails or pathways
Other
Source: GAO analysis of NPS data.
aSome properties have multiple recreation facilities.
There Are 205 Sports-Related Facilities on 25 NPS-Managed Properties in
the District
Twenty-five of the 356 properties have a total of 205 sports facilities,
such as tennis courts or softball and baseball fields. About 92 percent of
the sports facilities are located on properties in the parks and parkways
category, about 6 percent in the Mall/Washington Monument and grounds
category, and about 1 percent each in the circles, squares, and triangles
and other categories. Figure 8 shows by category, the number of properties
containing sports facilities and the total number of sports facilities on
those properties.
Figure 8: Number of Properties with Sports Facilities and Number of Sports
Facilities, by Category
Number of sports facilities
200
188
180
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0 Park Mall/ Circles, Other and Washington squares, parkways Monument and
and triangles grounds Categories
Source: GAO analysis of NPS data.
As table 3 shows, 109, or 53 percent, of the 205 sports facilities are
tennis and racquetball courts and multiple-use fields. Multiple-use fields
are generally areas that can be used to play various sports, such as
soccer, football, softball, and baseball. Tennis and racquetball courts
total 73, or 36 percent, of the sports facilities, whereas multiple-use
fields total 36, or 18 percent. The tennis and racquetball courts are
located at 7 different NPSmanaged properties while the multiple-use fields
are found at 14 different properties. Most of the sports facilities are
managed by NPS' Central, East, and Rock Creek management units. Together
these management units managed approximately 98 percent of the total sport
facilities. Appendix V provides additional information on properties with
sports facilities.
Table 3: Number and Type of Sports Facilities and Number of Properties
with Type of Sports Facilities
Type of sports facility
Number of properties with type of sports facility Number of sports
facilities
Baseball/softball field 7
Basketball courts 5
Boat ramps or dock 7
Boat rental 5
Fishing area 9
Fitness course 3
Golf course 3
Horse stable 2
Ice skating rink 3
Multiple-use field 14
Roller skating rink 1
Swimming pools 1
Tennis/racquetball court 7
Volleyball court 2
Football field, horseshoe pit, tennis stadium, and track 3
Total
Source: GAO analysis of NPS data.
NPS Rated Most Properties or Major Sections of Properties with Sports
Facilities in Good or Fair Condition
According to NPS assessments and information reported in its FMSS
database, most NPS-managed properties with sports facilities are in good
or fair condition. Information on the condition of each sports facility is
generally not identifiable in FMSS and NPS does not have clear criteria to
systematically assess sports facility condition. However, during visual
inspections, while most properties seem to be well maintained, we
identified some sports facilities with deficiencies that pose a potential
safety hazard.
Most Properties or Major Sections of Properties with Sports Facilities Are
in Good or Fair Condition
We asked NPS to provide us with condition assessments recorded in FMSS for
each of the 25 properties with sports facilities. FMSS did not provide an
assessment of one property's condition due to security issues.6
Furthermore, some properties were grouped together into one assessment and
other properties received more than one assessment. As a result, NPS
provided 22 assessments covering the remaining 24 properties. Figure 9
shows the number of assessments and condition for properties with sports
facilities. Appendix VI provides additional information on the condition
assessments of properties with sports facilities.
Figure 9: Number of Assessments and Condition for Properties with Sports
Facilities
Number of assessments 12
11
10 8
6
4
2
0 Good Fair Poor Serious Condition
Source: GAO analysis of NPS data.
6This includes President's Park, White House grounds, and other nearby
areas.
Information on the Condition of Individual Sports Facilities Is Limited
We reviewed the documentation supporting the deferred maintenance
associated with each of the 24 properties for which we were provided
assessments to ascertain if it provided data that could be used to
identify the condition of each sports facility. However, this information
was of limited use in identifying sports facilities' conditions. For
example, the information, for the most part, discussed such deferred
maintenance as repairing or refurbishing landscapes and structures;
replacing pavement, concrete curbing, picnic tables, and seawalls; and
repainting fences, posts, and benches. This information was not
descriptive enough to determine whether the maintenance pertained to the
sports facilities or other parts of the property. However, NPS
collectively assessed the athletic fields at West Potomac Park, which
comprise 8 multiple-use fields, 11 volleyball courts, and 13 baseball
fields, to be in poor condition. According to NPS officials, the poor
condition assigned to the athletic field's was due primarily to the
deferred maintenance needed for the park's volleyball courts and
multipleuse fields, and not the baseball fields, which are in good
condition. NPS identified about $1 million in deferred maintenance costs
for refurbishing the volleyball courts, reseeding and sodding the fields,
pruning trees, painting fencing, repairing backstops, replacing sidewalk
pavement, and upgrading the sewage system. Even in this case, the
condition of each sports facility could not be determined, since the
assessment was done for the collective group of athletic fields.
In reviewing each property's deferred maintenance documentation, we also
determined that the condition of the property or section of property may
not be indicative of the condition of any sports facility on the property.
For example, while NPS assessed the Fort Reno Park property as being in
good condition, 84 percent of the total deferred maintenance needs for
this property were directly related to refurbishing the multiple-use
athletic fields thereon. Because such a large percentage of the deferred
maintenance costs involve refurbishing the athletic fields, it is likely
that the condition of the fields is worse than what the assessment showed
for the property overall.
It should also be noted that NPS assessments do not include determining
the condition of structures, such as boat ramps, horse stables, ice and
roller skating rinks, and roadways because criteria to assess these
structures have not been finalized for use by the park units. As
previously identified in table 3, several of the sports facilities on the
NPS-managed properties have these structures, again supporting the fact
that limited information is available on the condition of sports
facilities.
Some Sports Facilities Posed Potential Safety Hazards
We did not have criteria to judge the condition of the sports facilities.
However, since the NPS' information was of limited value in determining
their condition, we visually inspected each of the 205 sports facilities
to look for obvious deficiencies, such as cracks in the surface of tennis
and basketball courts, fallen or missing basketball posts and baskets, and
broken backstops around baseball/softball fields. We did note some of
these deficiencies, but for the most part, the facilities did not have
these conditions and appeared to be well maintained. Figure 10 shows an
example of properties that appear to be well maintained. In contrast,
figure 11 shows an example of a facility with a cracked surface area.
Figure 10: Well-Maintained Basketball Court and Roller Skating Rink in
Anacostia Park (NPS property number 343E)
Source: GAO.
Note: Photo on the left shows a basketball court. The photo on the right
shows a roller skating rink.
Figure 11: Tennis Courts Needing Repair in Montrose Park (NPS property
number 324)
Source: GAO.
Note: The photo on the left shows grass growing out of cracks in the
court's surface. The photo on the right shows a patch and cracks in the
court's surface.
In addition, we identified some conditions at some sports facilities,
primarily in Anacostia Park, that posed potential safety hazards to users.
See figures 12 through 17 for some examples of these safety hazards.
Figure 12: Fallen Lamp Post Hangs over a Basketball Court in Anacostia
Park (NPS property number 343D)
Source: GAO.
Figure 13: Exposed Metal Reinforcement Bar on a Baseball Field in
Anacostia Park (NPS property number 343E)
Source: GAO.
Figure 14: Potential Safety Hazards at Buzzard Point Marina (NPS property
number 629)
Source: GAO.
Note: The photo on the left shows exposed, rusty nails on a dock piling.
The photo on the right shows an electrical cord hanging close to the
water.
Figure 15: Fitness Course with Potential Safety Hazards in Anacostia Park
(NPS property number 343D)
Source: GAO.
Note: The top photo shows the entire fitness center. The photo on the
bottom left shows a rusty nail protruding from a broken post and the one
on the right shows the jagged remnants of a broken post.
Figure 16: Photo of a Closed Marina in Anacostia Park (NPS property number
343E)
Source: GAO.
Note: The marina was closed by NPS in 2000 due to lead contamination on
the site. As of February 2005, the marina had not been reopened.
Figure 17: Photos of Property Closed to Public Use in Anacostia Park (NPS
property number 343G)
Source: GAO.
Note: The top photo shows a restroom facility surrounded by overgrown
trees, shrubs, and grass as well as a water fountain that was continuously
running. The bottom photos show recreational facilities surrounded by
overgrown grass. According to park officials, the property was closed to
public use in the late 1990s due to excessive construction debris left
over from a failed restoration effort.
Figure 18: Photos of a Golf Driving Range with Potential Safety Hazards in
Anacostia Park (NPS property number 343G)
Source: GAO.
Note: Photo on the left shows fallen dividers at the driving range. Photo
on the right shows one of the fallen dividers with a rusty metal brace and
bolts protruding from the asphalt.
NPS General Management Plans Identify Opportunities for Some Expanded
Recreational Uses of NPS-Managed Properties in the District
Current NPS general management plans identify opportunities for some
expanded recreational uses, such as improving visitor experience by
increasing the number and scope of exhibits; creating a regional sports
complex; rehabilitating selected baseball/softball fields and basketball
and tennis courts; and creating new hiking trails. NPS has developed four
general management plans-two final and two drafts-that encompass 37 of the
356 properties and 4,196 of the 6,735 acres it manages in the District.
Appendix VII shows additional information on the properties covered by the
four general management plans.
The two finalized general management plans are for properties that
encompass the Fort Circle Parks and the Mary McLeod Bethune Council House
National Historic Site. The following are the new or expanded recreational
opportunities identified in the final plans:
Fort Circle Parks: The primary new recreational opportunity is the
creation of a new walking trail that connects most of the forts
encompassing the Fort Circle Parks system. These include Forts Dupont,
Totten, Stevens, Stanton, Davis, and Reno. The plan also calls for
developing a small year-
round visitor contact facility near Fort Stevens-where the only battle of
the Civil War was fought in the District-to provide a focal point for the
Fort Circle Parks system. The facility will offer orientation and
interpretation and serve as the start of a driving tour of the forts. In
terms of improving existing facilities, the plan calls for rehabilitating
selected baseball/softball fields, basketball and tennis courts, picnic
areas, and other facilities. In addition, the activity center at Fort
Dupont would be developed into an education center to focus on school and
community groups offering cultural, historical, natural, and environmental
programming.
Mary McLeod Bethune Council House National Historic Site: The Mary McLeod
Bethune Council House National Historic Site's plan focuses solely on
developing interpretive exhibits on the house and the life of Mary McLeod
Bethune, who founded the National Council of Negro Women.
The two draft plans are for properties in (1) Rock Creek Park and the Rock
Creek and Potomac Parkways and (2) Anacostia Park. The following are the
new or expanded recreational opportunities identified in the final plans
and the plan's preferred alternative, if so designated:
Rock Creek Park and the Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway: The 2003 draft
Rock Creek Park and the Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway's plan considers
closing off the upper part of Beach Drive-a major thoroughfare through the
park-during nonrush hours to make it available for nonmotorized
recreational uses such as biking, rollerblading, jogging, and walking. The
plan also proposes upgrades of existing foot and bridal trails to enhance
the visitor's experience while biking, jogging, walking, or horseback
riding through designated areas of the park. NPS estimates that this plan
will be finalized in the spring of 2005.
Anacostia Park: The Anacostia Park plan contains two alternatives, neither
of which was identified as the preferred alternative. The first
alternative focuses on enhancement and expansion of current sports
facilities, with an emphasis on neighborhood recreation. This alternative
proposes a small area at Poplar Point to be designated as a grand
waterfront park area. The second alternative proposes enhancements to
current sports facilities and natural resources and emphasizes large-scale
sports facilities to support regional sporting events. Both alternatives
propose access to and additional boating facilities on the Anacostia
waterfront. NPS hopes to release this plan to the public for comment in
the summer of 2005.
Options Available for There are a number of ways for NPS property to be
made available to the
District for recreational purposes, including through a transfer of
title,NPS Property To Be transfer of jurisdiction, memoranda of agreement
or cooperative Used or Managed by agreements, partnerships of public and
private entities, and leases. As the District for discussed below, some of
these options may be implemented by NPS and
the District under existing legislation; others would require enactment
ofRecreational Purposes new legislation.
Transfer of Title In general, title to property allows the owner to
possess, control, and assert all rights over that property.
Legislation could be enacted, transferring title or requiring such
transfer of NPS property to the District.7 For example, at least two
federal laws specifically direct the Department of the Interior to
transfer title to land, under NPS jurisdiction, from the federal
government to the District. Public Law No. 99-581, enacted in 1986,
directed the Secretary of the Interior to convey title to the Robert F.
Kennedy Memorial Stadium building to the District. Also, in accordance
with the law, the underlying land and associated parking facilities were
leased to the District government. The National Children's Island Act of
1995 directed the Secretary of the Interior to transfer title to portions
of two islands in Anacostia Park (Heritage
7NPS has general authority to sell and convey title to property located in
the District that is under its jurisdiction. However, this authority
applies to property "which may be no longer needed for public purposes"
and thus would not apply to situations in which title to the property is
being transferred precisely for the purpose of making it available to the
public- in this case for recreation. 40 U.S.C. S: 8735(a), D.C. Code S:
10-804.
Island and the southern portion of Kingman Island) to the District.8 The
purpose was to facilitate the construction, development, and operation of
National Children's Island, envisioned as a cultural, educational, and
family-oriented park.9
Transfer of Jurisdiction Under a transfer of jurisdiction between the
federal government and the District, the transferor retains ownership of
the property while the transferee may be given authority to administer and
maintain (manage) the property.
The federal government has general statutory authority to transfer
jurisdiction over park properties that it owns in the District to the
District government.10 Prior to enactment of this authority in 1932,
congressional action was required for each transfer between the federal
government and the District.11 According to a report of the House
Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, the purpose of the law was to
obviate the need for
8Pub. L. No. 104-163, 110 Stat. 1416 (1996). Before enactment of the
National Children's Island Act, NPS had attempted to facilitate
construction of the project by transferring jurisdiction over the islands
to the District. The action was challenged in court, alleging that NPS
should have prepared an environmental analysis, prior to the transfer, in
accordance with the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA), Pub.
L. No. 91-190, 83 Stat. 852 (1970), and implementing regulations. The
court upheld the challenge and ordered NPS to comply with NEPA. Anacostia
Watershed Society v. Babbitt, 871 F. Supp. 475 (D.D.C. 1994). In a
subsequent ruling, the court clarified that its earlier ruling did not
rescind the jurisdictional transfer and that the transfer would remain in
effect pending completion of NPS's environmental analysis. Anacostia
Watershed Society v. Babbitt, 875 F. Supp. 1 (D.D.C. 1995). Subsequently,
the National Children's Island Act (Pub. L. No. 104-163 (1996)) required
the transfer of title to the property to the District, and declared the
previous transfer of jurisdiction to be null and void. The Children's
Island Act also required the District to comply with NEPA prior to
construction.
9The project was the subject of litigation in the 1990s and was halted by
the District of Columbia Financial Control Board in 1998. Subsequently, an
alternative project was proposed.
1040 U.S.C. S: 8124. Similarly, under this provision, the District may
transfer jurisdiction over properties it owns to the federal government.
Section 8124 provides: "Federal and District of Columbia authorities
administering properties in the District that are owned by the Federal
Government or by the District may transfer jurisdiction over any part of
the property among or between themselves for purposes of administration
and maintenance under conditions the parties agree on." The District of
Columbia Code contains a provision authorizing the transfer of
jurisdiction over property between the United States and the District that
mirrors federal law. See D.C. Code Ann. S: 10-111.
11See, e.g., Sen. Rep. No. 72-148, at 1 (1932).
the Congress to approve each exchange between the federal government and
the District, thereby lessening the work of the Congress and resulting in
a savings of public funds.12
Before NPS transfers jurisdiction over a District property, the transfer
must be recommended by the National Capital Planning Commission
(Commission)-the central federal planning agency for the federal
government in the National Capital.13 The Commission may examine a number
of factors in determining whether to recommend a transfer- including
whether the proposal is generally reasonable and justified, consistent
with the Commission's Comprehensive Plan, and/or raises any environmental,
historical preservation, or other impact concerns. The Commission may also
examine public comments prior to its final decision, which may result in
approval, approval with stipulations, or disapproval.
After a transfer is approved and completed, District authorities are
required to report the transfer and associated agreements to the
Congress.14 Official city maps may be changed and records updated after an
official exchange of letters of transfer and acceptance between the
parties.15
Some examples16 of jurisdictional transfers from the federal government to
the District government include properties used or to be used for the
following:
o urban renewal development,
o highways,
o correctional facilities,
12H.R. Rep. No. 72-679, at 2 (1932).
1340 U.S.C. S:S: 8124(a), 8711(a).
1440 U.S.C. S: 8124(b).
1540 U.S.C. S: 8123.
16For a more comprehensive list of transfers of jurisdiction, see D.C.
Code Ann. S: 10-111 notes; NCPC Quarterly (Summer 2003), p. 5.
o recreation, and
o performing arts.
Memoranda of Agreement/Cooperative Agreements
Memoranda of agreement or cooperative agreements are legal instruments
that establish a relationship between a federal agency and a state or
local government, or other recipient. They are used to transfer a thing of
value in carrying out a public purpose of support or stimulation.
Substantial involvement is expected between the parties.17
A 1949 agreement between NPS and the District of Columbia Recreation
Board18 implements authority provided in Public Law No. 77-534 (1942) for
making federal lands and recreational facilities located in the District,
including those of NPS, available to the District of Columbia Recreation
Board to conduct its recreation programs.19 The agreement lists a number
of parks or park areas that may be used by the District of Columbia
Recreation Board to carry out various recreation activities, through
concession contracts or otherwise, including golf courses in Anacostia
Park and Rock Creek Park, tennis courts in East Potomac Park and Rock
Creek Park, and boating at West Potomac Park, East Potomac Park, and
Columbia Island.
NPS is authorized by several statutes to enter into cooperative agreements
with the District for management of federal parks. For example, where a
federal park is located adjacent to or near a state or local park, and
cooperative management would be more efficient, NPS may enter into a
cooperative agreement with the state or local government agency in order
to cooperatively manage the parks and provide or acquire goods and
services.20 NPS would continue to retain administrative responsibilities
over the park, as the law prohibits the transfer of these
responsibilities. Another provision of law authorizes NPS to enter into
cooperative
1731 U.S.C. S: 6305.
18Memorandum of Agreement between the District of Columbia Recreation
Board and the National Park Service, August 26, 1949.
19The law established the District of Columbia Recreation Board,
enumerated its functions and administrative responsibilities, and
explained its relationship with other government agencies.
2016 U.S.C. S: 1a-2(l).
agreements with and transfer appropriated funds to state and local
governments, among other entities, for the public purpose of carrying out
NPS programs.21
Leases A lease is a written contract through which use and possession of
property is granted to a person for a specified period of time.22
NPS has authority to lease certain federally owned or administered
property located within the boundaries of park areas.23 For example, NPS
issued a lease to the Friends of Fort Dupont to manage an ice rink at Fort
Dupont Park, a federally owned park located in the District. Regulations
implementing NPS leasing authority are set out at 36 C.F.R. part 18. The
regulations describe, among other things, the determinations NPS must make
before leasing property, procedures for awarding leases, and required
lease terms and conditions. Unless otherwise authorized by law, a lease
may not authorize the lessee to engage in activities that must be
authorized through a concession contract, commercial use authorization, or
similar instrument. Proposed lease activities are subject to authorization
under a concession contract or commercial use authorization if the
director of NPS determines, in accordance with regulations and guidance,
that the proposed activities meet applicable requirements for issuance of
such instruments.24
Partnership A partnership is usually defined as a type of cooperative
business relationship; however, cooperative efforts in a public project
may also be referred to as a partnership and can be established through
legislation. For example, in an effort to coordinate government and
private sector activities in the development and implementation of an
integrated resource management plan for certain Boston Harbor islands,
Congress established the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area,
administered by a
2116 U.S.C. S: 1g.
2236 C.F.R. S: 18.2(j).
2316 U.S.C. S: 1a-2(k), 36 C.F.R. S: 1. In some cases, leases may be
required as they were when the Department of the Interior was directed by
law to lease the underlying land and parking lots adjacent to Robert F.
Kennedy Memorial Stadium to the District.
2416 U.S.C. S: 1a-2(k)(2); 36 C.F.R. S:S: 18.4(f), 18.6.
partnership including representatives from NPS, the U.S. Coast Guard,
state and local government offices, and various private sector
organizations.25 The law established the framework for administration of
the area, parameters for operation of and membership in the partnership,
minimum requirements for the management plan to be submitted to Interior,
and establishment of an advisory council to represent interested groups
and make recommendations to the partnership.26 Similarly, NPS properties
in the District may be identified with recreational potential that could
be maximized through such partnerships.
Agency Comments and Our Response
We provided the Department of the Interior with a draft of this report for
review and comment. The department provided written comments that are
included in appendix VIII. The department provided us with some comments
with technical clarifications, which we have incorporated as appropriate.
In addressing the condition of properties, the department stated that NPS
is diligently implementing an asset management plan that addresses
deficiencies and that needed repair and rehabilitation of properties are
evaluated and prioritized against the needs of the entire national park
system. Projects of greatest need are undertaken in priority order,
focusing on critical health and safety and resource protection issues. In
addition, the department said that NPS does not have the authority to
enter into a lease that allows erection of a structure on such property.
While we agree that the agency's authority is limited, NPS regulations
authorize a lease to include a provision allowing for the construction of
minor additions, buildings, and other structures as long as it is (1)
necessary for the support of authorized lease activities, (2) otherwise
consistent with the protection and purposes of the park area, and (3)
approved by the director.
We will send copies of this report to interested congressional committees;
the Secretary of the Interior; and other interested parties. We will also
make copies available to others upon request. In addition, the report will
be available at no charge on the GAO Web site at http://www.gao.gov.
25Pub. L. No. 104-333 S: 1029(e)(1), (2); 110 Stat. 4093, 4232-38 (1996),
codified at 16 U.S.C. S: 460kkk(e)(1), (2).
2616 U.S.C. S: 460kkk(d)-(g).
If you or your staff have any questions, please call me or Roy Judy at
(202) 512-3841. Key contributors to this report are listed in appendix IX.
Robin M. Nazzaro Director, Natural Resources and Environment
List of Requesters
The Honorable Sam Brownback
Chairman
Subcommittee on the District of Columbia
Committee on Appropriations
United States Senate
The Honorable Mary L. Landrieu
Ranking Minority Member
Subcommittee on the District of Columbia
Committee on Appropriations
United States Senate
The Honorable Joe Knollenberg
Chairman
Subcommittee on Transportation, Treasury, and Housing and
Urban Development, The Judiciary, District of Columbia, and
Independent Agencies Committee on Appropriations House of Representatives
The Honorable John W. Olver
Ranking Minority Member
Subcommittee on Transportation, Treasury, and Housing and
Urban Development, The Judiciary, District of Columbia, and
Independent Agencies Committee on Appropriations House of Representatives
Appendix I
Scope and Methodology
Our study included all federally owned properties that were managed by the
National Park Service (NPS) in Washington, D.C., (the District). These
properties are under the jurisdiction of NPS' National Capital Region.
To determine the universe of properties managed by NPS in the District, we
obtained an electronic file from the National Capital Region that
contained all of the properties (reservations) that it manages. Working
with NPS officials, we excluded properties outside of the District. This
resulted in identifying a universe of 356 properties. To facilitate our
analysis and reporting, we grouped the NPS-managed properties into four
categories, primarily based on their description as provided on NPS'
Reservation List. (NPS does not have a list of the types of properties
under its jurisdiction, nor does it have standard definitions for the
properties it manages.) The four categories we used were park and
parkways; circles, squares, and triangles; Mall/Washington Monument and
grounds; and other. The park and parkways category consists of properties
described on NPS' Reservation List as park, parkway, or combination
thereof. Also in this category are several forts and batteries, which are
components of Fort Circle Parks. Similarly, the circles, squares, and
triangles category includes properties referred to on the Reservation List
as physical structures, i.e., circles, squares, or triangles. The Mall and
Washington Monument and grounds contain properties identified on the
Reservation List as being connected with the Mall, the Washington
Monument, or its grounds. Finally, the "other" category consists of
various properties described on the Reservation List, as curb/center
parking, cemeteries, islands, hills, historical sites, plazas, memorials,
annexes, and fountains. We also included in this category Ford's Theatre
and the Mary McLeod Bethune Council House. Appendix II provides a complete
listing of the NPSmanaged properties in the District and their respective
categories.
To identify the recreational and sports-related facilities on NPS-managed
properties, we developed a data collection instrument (DCI) that we
distributed to NPS National Capital Region officials. The DCI contained
questions about the existence of recreation facilities, including the
number of sports-related facilities; plans for future facilities; and
other information about each of the NPS-managed properties. To ensure that
data gathered from the DCI were valid and reliable, we performed a number
of steps. First, we conducted pretests with National Capital Region
officials in two of its management units and revised the DCI in accordance
with these pretest results. We next asked the region's six management
units (superintendencies or directors) that have management responsibility
for their respective properties to complete one DCI for each of the 356
Appendix I Scope and Methodology
properties under their respective jurisdiction. We received completed DCIs
for 100 percent of the properties. We then reviewed the completed DCIs for
obvious errors, such as missing responses to questions and inconsistencies
in the answers provided. We also compared the responses with the knowledge
we gained from visiting or researching the properties. In addition, we
conducted follow-up interviews with region officials to clarify or correct
any errors. The data from the hard copy DCIs were key-punched into an
electronic data file and checked for accuracy. We used this data file for
our analysis. We performed all analysis presented in this report through
programming in statistical software, and both the programming and the
results were checked for accuracy. We identified various types of
recreational facilities, including sports facilities, on the properties.
To verify the accuracy of the NPS-reported data, we visited each of the
properties that NPS identified as having sports facilities or a
combination of sports facilities and other facilities. During these
visits, we determined if the property contained the facilities reported to
us in the DCI. For the most part, we found that the reported number of
facilities on these 25 properties was comparable. However, we found four
tennis courts that had not been reported to us-one on a property in East
Potomac Park and three in Rock Creek Park. NPS officials acknowledged that
they had made a mistake in not reporting these facilities on the DCI.
Accordingly, we revised our database to include these four facilities.
To determine the condition of the properties with sports facilities as
well as the condition of the sports facilities themselves, we relied on
information in NPS' Facility Management Software System (FMSS) and
interviews with NPS officials. FMSS is a system that identifies the
condition of assets, including properties, based on the asset's deferred
maintenance costs relative to its replacement value. Thus, the higher the
deferred maintenance costs, the worse the condition of the asset. Based on
NPS criteria, the condition of properties are assessed as good, fair,
poor, or serious. We asked NPS to provide FMSS data for each of the 25
properties with sports facilities. NPS provided assessments on the
condition of 24 of the 25 properties. It did not provide information on
one property due to security issues.1 We then collected the records in
support of the estimated deferred maintenance costs for each of the 24
properties to ascertain if the records contained specific information
relative to the condition of the sports facilities on the properties. On
the basis of our review, we
1President's Park, White House Grounds, Executive Office Building,
Treasury Building, and Grounds, South Ellipse.
Appendix I Scope and Methodology
determined that the maintenance records did not provide sufficient detail
to determine the condition of the sports facilities. Since FMSS did not
provide sufficient information to determine the condition of the sports
facilities, we inspected these facilities to identify any deficiencies,
such as cracks in the surface of tennis and basketball courts. For the
most part, these facilities appeared to be well maintained. However, we
did find some facilities that required maintenance to prevent potential
safety hazards.
To determine any new or expanded recreational use proposed for NPSmanaged
properties in general management plans, we asked NPS to identify the plans
it had developed for properties that it manages in the District. We were
provided final general management plans for Mary McLeod Bethune Council
House National Historic Site, the Fort Circle Parks2 and draft management
plans for (1) Rock Creek Park and the Rock Creek Park and Potomac Parkway
and (2) Anacostia Park. We reviewed each of these plans to ascertain the
specifics regarding new or expanded recreational uses for the properties.
We also spoke with NPS officials to identify the properties covered under
each plan and to obtain information regarding any updates to these plans
and their respective completion dates. We were also provided a general
plan for the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park. However,
this plan was developed in 1976 and prior to the guidance for what is to
be included in a general management plan. Further, it was outdated per
NPS' guidance that general management plans should not exceed 15 years.
Thus, we did not include this plan in our analysis.
Finally, to identify methods for conveying management responsibility of
NPS-managed properties to the District, we reviewed legislation,
regulations, legislative histories, and other documents in addition to
interviewing NPS officials in the Department of the Interior's Solicitor's
Office and NPS' National Capital Region.
2Fort Circle Park's plan was identified as a management plan, as opposed
to general management plan.
Appendix II
Information on the 356 NPS-Managed Properties in the District
This appendix provides information on the 356 NPS-managed properties in
the District. Table 4 shows the properties by National Capital Region
management unit, location description, and property size in acres.
Table 4: Information on the Management Unit, Property Number, and Location of
the 356 NPS-Managed Properties in the District
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transferred Mt.
Potomac Lady Bird Theodore to D.C.) Vernon Franklin Farragut Rawlins
Palisades Johnson Roosevelt National 2/11/1970 Sts., Square Square - McPherson Square - Park - Triangle - Washington Center
Parkway - Park Island - Washington The Mall, The Mall, The Mall, Department The Mall, The Mall, The Mall, The Mall, Law (part 4th & - K I to K Square - 17th E St., Pennsylvania Triangle - Circle - Parking - Center
Management Property Size unita numberb Location (in CHOH 404-3 Key 231.86 GWMP 344 (Columbia 121.00 Channel GWMP 560 (formerly 88.32 NACC 002 Monument and 106.01 Ave., NACC 003 Smithsonian 40.48 Independence NACC 003A L'Enfant 19.93 Independence NACC 003B Agriculture 30.57 of NACC 004 Henry Park - 13.97 Ave., NACC 005 Seaton Park 16.33 Independence NACC 006 Seaton Park 13.77 Maryland NACC 006A Union Square 11.37 Ave., 12 NACC 007 Enforcement 2.68 transferred 5th 13 NACC 008 St., 2.74 14 NACC 009 Sts. & 4.79 15 NACC 011 15th St., 1.65 16 NACC 012 St., 1.57 17 NACC 013 between 1.45 18 NACC 023 Ave., .05 19 NACC 024 Pennsylvania .12 20 NACC 026 Pennsylvania 2.19 21 NACC 026G New .04 22 NACC 026H Parking - .04
description acres) Bridge to Island) Analostan grounds - NW grounds - Ave., SW Square - 9th Ave., SW grounds - Agriculture 7th to 6th SW - west of Ave., SW - east of Ave., SW - 3rd to 1st SW Memorial - to GSA) Sts., between 13th to between I between 18th & between 26th Ave. & L & New Hampshire New
D.C. between Island) 14th to 17th 12th to 9th to 7th Sts. 14th to 12th bldg. Sts. & 6th to 4th 4th to 3rd Sts. & Judiciary 4/20/1970 NW 7th & 14th & K Sts., I & K 19th & M Sts., NW St., NW Hampshire Ave. & I Hampshire
Line, NW Potomac Potomac Sts., south Sts. & & Sts. & Constitution Sts., to Sts. & Pennsylvania Square, between D & 9th Sts., NW NW Sts., NW Sts., Aves., NW St., NW Ave.,
River & River, NW of Constitution Constitution Constitution Ave., NW to Constitution Pennsylvania Ave., NW to (part of G Sts., NW north of
Boundary Constitution Ave., NW to Ave., NW to Ave., NW to Independence Ave., NW to Ave., NW to Maryland reservation NW H St., NW
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Center Triangle Circle Triangle
Parking - Center Monroe Murrow Pulaski Park (F.D. U.S. Navy (Temperance Sheridan Triangle Dupont Circle -west of Triangle Scott Circle Triangle - Triangle Triangle - Thomas Circle Triangle - Gompers Triangle - Triangle
New Parking - Triangle (James) Park Triangle - (Edward R.) - Roosevelt Memorial between Statue) Triangle - Circle - - Triangle - Triangle - - Scott Circle, Triangle - - south - east of Scott - north Triangle - west of - east of Triangle - (Samuel) Triangle - Triangle - Triangle - Triangle - below -above
Location (in Hampshire New -Pennsylvania - Pennsylvania Park - Pennsylvania Memorial (only the 7th & Indiana Massachusetts Massachusetts Florida Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts between north of Res. of Res. Massachusetts Circle, of Res. south of Res. Thomas Massachusetts Thomas Massachusetts Memorial Park Sts., Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts
Management Property Size unita numberb description acres) 23 NACC 026K Ave., .02 24 NACC 026M Hampshire .04 25 NACC 028 Ave., between .41 26 NACC 029 Pennsylvania .38 27 NACC 030 Ave., .43 28 NACC 031 Pennsylvania .39 29 NACC 033 Ave., .41 30 NACC 035 Stone) 9th .14 31 NACC 036 south end of .35 9th 32 NACC 036A Ave., .11 33 NACC 057 Ave., between .06 34 NACC 057A Ave., between .52 35 NACC 057D Ave. & .04 36 NACC 058 Ave., between .07 37 NACC 059 Ave., between .13 38 NACC 060 & Connecticut 2.28 39 NACC 062 Massachusetts .25 40 NACC 062A 62 at .04 41 NACC 062B 62 at .04 42 NACC 063 & Rhode .39 43 NACC 064 Massachusetts .25 44 NACC 064A 64 at .04 45 NACC 064B 64 at .04 46 NACC 065 Circle, .03 47 NACC 066 & Vermont .48 48 NACC 067 Circle, .04 49 NACC 068 Ave. & L St., .37 50 NACC 069 - .41 NW 51 NACC 069A Ave., between .02 52 NACC 070 Ave., 8th & K .14 53 NACC 071 Ave., 7th & K .14 54 NACC 072 Ave. & I St., .31 55 NACC 073 Ave., between .01 56 NACC 074 Ave., between .23 57 NACC 077A Triangle - .15
between G Ave. & 21st & I Ave., between 19th Ave., between 13th St., below memorial) Sts., between 7th 22nd & Q 23rd & R 22nd 21st & Q 20th & P Aves., 19th & & Rhode Massachusetts Rhode Island Aves., & Rhode Rhode Massachusetts Massachusetts Aves., 14th & Massachusetts to 11th & Massachusetts 11th & L Sts., NW Sts., NW to 5th & 6th 5th & I Sts., 5th & I Sts., Massachusetts
St. & north of Sts., NW between 20th & H Sts., NW between 18th & E Sts., NW Pennsylvania above NW & C Sts., Sts., NW Sts., NW St., NW Sts., NW Sts., NW P Sts., NW Island Aves., Ave., NW Island at 16th St., Island Aves., Island Ave., NW Ave. & M St., M Sts., NW Ave. & M St., 12th Sts., NW Ave. & L St., Sts., NW Sts., NW NW NW Ave., between
Virginia F St., NW & I Sts., NW & H Sts., NW Ave., NW Pennsylvania NW NW Ave., NW NW NW Ave., NW NW NW to 10th & 1st & G Sts.,
Ave., NW Ave., 11th NW
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Triangle
(San Triangle Logan Triangle Triangle Triangle Triangle
Triangle Triangle Triangle Kelly Martin Triangle Park -C Triangle Triangle (Juarez Triangle Triangle Triangle Circle Triangle - - Triangle - - Triangle Triangle Triangle Triangle Triangle Triangle
Triangle - Triangle - - - Triangle Triangle - (Edward Statue) - St., - - Statue) - below - above - New Triangle - Triangle - Triangle - Triangle - Rhode -Rhode Vermont Vermont - Vermont Vermont - - - New - New - New - New
Massachusetts Massachusetts Virginia Virginia - above - above Virginia J.) Park - New Virginia Triangle - between Virginia Virginia New New New Hampshire Connecticut Connecticut Connecticut -Rhode Island Island Ave. & Ave. & Vermont Ave. & Ave. & Vermont Vermont York York York Ave York
Management Property Size unita numberb Location (in 58 NACC 077B Ave., between .08 59 NACC 078 Ave., between .07 60 NACC 098 Ave., .03 61 NACC 099 Ave., .05 62 NACC 101 Virginia .02 63 NACC 103 Virginia .01 64 NACC 104 Ave., .02 65 NACC 105 - .63 66 NACC 106 York 1.00 NW 67 NACC 108 Ave., .31 68 NACC 110 Constitution .21 69 NACC 113 7th & 1.10 70 NACC 115 Ave., .10 71 NACC 120 Ave., .06 72 NACC 134 Hampshire .40 73 NACC 146 Hampshire .06 74 NACC 147 Hampshire .06 75 NACC 148 Ave. & .02 76 NACC 149 Ave., .10 77 NACC 150 Ave., .12 78 NACC 150A Ave., .02 79 NACC 151 Island .04 80 NACC 153 & 2.21 81 NACC 154 Ave., .23 82 NACC 161 14th .01 83 NACC 162 14th .01 84 NACC 163 Ave., .11 85 NACC 165 12th .02 86 NACC 167 11th .01 87 NACC 169 Ave., .06 88 NACC 170 Ave., .25 89 NACC 172 Ave. & H .09 90 NACC 172A Ave., .01 91 NACC 172B & 13th .03 92 NACC 173 Ave., .27 93 NACC 175 Triangle .12
description acres) New Jersey North Capitol between between Ave. & F Ave. & E between Virginia Ave., between Ave. & 18th 9th between between & Ave. & Ave. & 15th St., between between between Ave. & M Vermont between St., St., between St., St., between between St., between St., between - New
Ave. & G St., & F Sts., NW 25th & G 24th & G St., NW St., NW 21st & D Ave. & between 19th & C St., NW Sts., 6th & D Delaware Virginia 16th St., 16th St., south of 20th & Q 18th & M 18th & N St., NW Aves., 12th & P south of north of 13th & O south of north of 10th & T 10th & U west of 13th & H east of 12th & I York
NW Sts., NW Sts., NW Sts., NW 21st Virginia Sts., NW SW Sts., SW Ave. & E Aves., to south of NW W St, NW. Sts., NW Sts., NW Sts., NW 13th Sts., NW Thomas Thomas Sts., NW R St., R St., Sts., NW Sts., NW 13th Sts., NW Res. Sts., NW Ave.,
St., NW Ave. & St., SW 25th & G U St., NW St., NW Circle, Circle, NW NW St., NW 172, NW between
20th Sts., NW NW NW 9th & K
St., Sts., NW
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Triangle Triangle Triangle Triangle Triangle Triangle Triangle Truxton Triangle
Triangle Triangle - New - New Triangle - New - New Triangle Triangle Triangle Triangle Triangle Triangle Triangle Triangle Triangle - - Triangle - Triangle Triangle Triangle - Park - - North Triangle East
- New - New York Triangle York - New York York - New Triangle -New -New -New -New -New - New -New Maryland Florida - Florida Triangle -Florida - - Florida North Capitol - Triangle - West Potomac Curb Parking Curb Parking Potomac
York York Ave., - south Ave., York Ave. & N Ave., York -Indiana Jersey Jersey Jersey Jersey Jersey Jersey Jersey Ave., Ave., Florida Ave., - Ave., Florida Florida Ave., Capitol St., Florida Washington Park The -Constitution -Constitution Park
Management Property Size unita numberb Location (in 94 NACC 176 Ave., .15 95 NACC 177 Ave., .02 96 NACC 177A between .03 97 NACC 178 of New .17 98 NACC 179 between .11 99 NACC 181 Ave., .53 100 NACC 182 St., .03 101 NACC 183 between .04 102 NACC 184 Ave., .05 103 NACC 187 Ave., .09 104 NACC 190 Ave., .04 105 NACC 191 Ave., .10 106 NACC 192 Ave., .09 107 NACC 193 Ave., .11 108 NACC 194 Ave., .09 109 NACC 195 Ave. & .17 110 NACC 196 Ave., .08 111 NACC 201 between 3rd .31 112 NACC 270 between .00c 113 NACC 270A Ave., .04 114 NACC 271 between .01 115 NACC 272 Florida .01 116 NACC 274 between .01 117 NACC 276 Ave., .01 118 NACC 276A Ave., .19 119 NACC 277 between .01 120 NACC 277A St., .08 121 NACC 277C Lincoln .04 122 NACC 278 Ave., .01 123 NACC 284 Ave. (Canal .01 SW 124 NACC 332 (including 394.88 Potomac 125 NACC 332A Ave., between .72 126 NACC 332B Ave., between .94 127 NACC 333 Haines Pt. 328.99
description acres) between between east York New between west of North between between between between between between between 1st St., between & 21st & between V St. & Ave. & T & west between between Q & west between Rd. & between St.), Tidal Basin) River, 21st & 22nd 22nd & 23rd - between
7th & K 5th & L side of Ave. & L Jersey 1st & M North Capitol 1st & O 6th & D 4th & 4th & O 3rd & N 2nd & 2nd & north of 1st & F Independence south of 19th & T west of 10th of 6th R & 2nd 1st & R of North Q St. & north of P & west between Constitution NW & SW Sts., NW Sts., NW Washington
Sts., NW Sts., NW 5th & L St., NW Ave. & Sts., NW Capitol & N Sts, NE Sts., NW Franklin Sts., NW Sts., NW above I below I G St., Sts., NW Ave., SW S Sts., Sts., NW Ontario St., NW Sts., NW Sts., NW Sts., NW Capitol Florida Quincy of 1st Independence Ave., Channel &
Sts., NW 3rd St., St., NW Sts., NE Sts., NW Sts., NW Sts., NW NW NW Rd., NW Sts., NW Ave., St., NE Sts., NE Ave. & 2nd between 17th Potomac
NW NW St., St. & River,
SW
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Columbus Park Triangle Triangle Triangle Whitman Galvez Lincoln
Plaza (part of (Bolivar Mellon Triangle Pershing - - Petersen Ford's (Walt) Southwest Banneker (Bernardo Town Town Town Mary Park Stanton Folger Marion Triangle - Center Center Triangle - Center
(area Center sq. E [Simon] Fountain - -3rd St., Triangle - Square Seaton transferred Triangle Vermont Vermont House Theatre Park -E Waterfront (Benjamin) de) Park Center Center Center Triangle Triangle McLeod -East Park -C Park - Park - Pennsylvania Parking - Parking - Pennsylvania Parking -
south of Parking 87) Statue) Pan American 6th St., between Connecticut (Commerce 15th Playground back to NPS -Vermont Ave. & Ave. & -House National St., Park Park - (adjoining Park Park Park - - -D St., Bethune Capitol St., D St., E St., Ave., Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Ave., Pennsylvania
Management Property Size unita numberb Location (in 128 NACC 334 Union 3.60 129 NACC 334I -east of .06 130 NACC 378 south of 2.19 131 NACC 383 Virginia 1.40 132 NACC 384 Annex 2.80 Sts., 133 NACC 546 between .28 134 NACC 553 Pennsylvania .20 135 NACC 554 Ave., .01 136 NACC 617 Building 1.76 Sts., 137 NACC 661 (Entire .43 12/8/1980) 138 NACC 681 Ave., .01 139 NACC 682 11th .06 140 NACC 683 11th .06 141 NACC 698 where .05 142 NACC 699 Historical .24 143 NACC 715 between 1.02 144 NACC 717 (Titanic 3.05 145 NACC 719 10th St., 4.68 146 NACC 720 Dept. of .92 147 NACC 721 -6th & 1.13 148 NACC 722 -4th & 1.48 149 NACC 723 3rd & .62 150 NACC 727 Louisiana .14 151 NACC 728 Louisiana .31 152 NACC Noned House, .07 153 NACE 014 St., 7.00 154 NACE 015 between 4.64 155 NACE 016 between 1.96 156 NACE 018 between 1.52 157 NACE 037 between 3rd .07 158 NACE 037A Ave., .30 159 NACE 037B Ave., .41 160 NACE 038 between .31 161 NACE 038A Ave., .24
description acres) Station) Union Virginia Ave., (square 147) NW Pennsylvania & between Plaza) NW reservation 2nd & H north of St., St., Lincoln Site - 511 19th & Memorial) Overlook & State) I I I Ave., C & & New 1318 between 4th & 2nd & 4th & St. & between 2nd between 3rd North between
Union Station, Ave., to between Virginia & & Constitution 20th & R Pennsylvania transferred Sts., NW Q St., south of north of died, 10th St., 20th -Maine Ave Maine Virginia Sts., Sts., Sts., 1st Sts., Jersey Vermont 11th & 6th 3rd 6th Independence & 3rd Sts., & 4th Sts., Carolina North
Plaza, NE 20th & 18th & C Constitution Constitution Aves., NW Sts., NW Ave. & E to D.C. NW S St., S St., 516 10th NW Sts., & P St., Ave., SW Ave. & SW SW SW NW Aves., NW Ave., 13th Sts., Sts., Sts., Ave., SE SE SE Ave. & 4th Carolina
NE 21st Sts., NW Aves., to Aves., NW St., to 14th 12/29/1966 NW NW St., NW NW SW 22nd St., NW Sts., NE SE SE St., SE Ave. & 4th
Sts., NW 18th & 19th & and NW NE & SE St., SE
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Center Triangle - Triangle Triangle Triangle
Triangle Parking - Center Triangle - Pennsylvania Triangle Center Triangle - Center Center Triangle - Triangle - Center Center Center Center Triangle Center Center Triangle - Triangle - Triangle - - - -
- North Triangle Triangle Pennsylvania Parking North Ave., -Pennsylvania Parking South Triangle Triangle Parking Parking Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Triangle - Parking - Triangle - Parking - Triangle - Parking - Triangle - Parking - -Pennsylvania Parking - Parking - Pennsylvania Center north side south side Triangle - Triangle - Virginia Virginia Virginia
Location (in Carolina -Pennsylvania -Pennsylvania Ave., -Pennsylvania Carolina & between Ave., between -Pennsylvania Carolina & -Pennsylvania -Pennsylvania -Pennsylvania -Pennsylvania Ave., Ave., Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Ave., between Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Ave., Parking of of Massachusetts Massachusetts Ave. & I Ave., Ave.,
Management Property Size unita numberb description acres) 162 NACE 039 Ave. & .26 163 NACE 040 Ave., between .39 164 NACE 041 Ave., between .12 165 NACE 041A between .24 166 NACE 041B Ave., between .63 167 NACE 042 Pennsylvania .29 168 NACE 043 North .31 169 NACE 044 South .49 170 NACE 044A Ave., between .29 171 NACE 045 Pennsylvania .31 172 NACE 046 Ave., west of .02 173 NACE 047 Ave., east of .01 174 NACE 047A Ave., between .29 175 NACE 047B Ave., between .31 176 NACE 048 between 8th .25 177 NACE 049 between 9th .50 178 NACE 050 Ave., .09 179 NACE 050A Ave., .28 180 NACE 051 Ave., .16 181 NACE 051A Ave., .31 182 NACE 052 Ave., .11 183 NACE 052A Ave., .54 184 NACE 053 Ave., .02 185 NACE 053A Ave., .72 186 NACE 054 Potomac Ave. .07 187 NACE 054A Ave., .44 188 NACE 054B Ave., .61 189 NACE 054C between .07 190 NACE 054D -Pennsylvania .23 191 NACE 054E Pennsylvania .02 192 NACE 054F Pennsylvania .02 193 NACE 082 Ave., between .10 194 NACE 083 Ave., between .09 195 NACE 122 St, .11 196 NACE 124 between .32 197 NACE 124A between .01
5th St., 5th & C Sts., 5th & C Sts., North 6th & 7th Aves., 5th & Carolina Carolina Ave. 7th & 8th Aves., to 8th & D Sts., 8th St., SE 8th & 9th 9th & 10th St. & South St. & South between 10th between 10th between 12th between 11th between 13th between 12th between 14th between 13th & 14th St., between 14th between 15th Potomac Ave. & Potomac Ave. at Ave. at 2nd & D Sts., 3rd & D Sts., between west east
SE SE SE Carolina Sts., SE C Sts., SE Ave. & 6th & 7th St., SE Sts., SE 8th & D SE Sts., SE Sts., SE Carolina Carolina & E Sts., SE & 11th Sts., & E Sts., SE & 12th Sts., & G Sts., SE & 13th Sts., & G Sts., SE & G Sts., SE SE & 15th Sts., & 16th Sts., & 14th St., Aves., SE Potomac Potomac NE NE 4th & side of side of
Ave. & 6th St., SE Sts., SE Ave., SE Ave., SE SE SE SE SE SE SE Ave., SE Ave., SE 5th 7th & K 7th & K
St., SE Sts., SE Sts., SE Sts., SE
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Anacostia Anacostia
Triangle Triangle Triangle Triangle Triangle Triangle Triangle Triangle Triangle Triangle Curb Anacostia Anacostia Park, Park,
Triangle Triangle Triangle (part Triangle - - Triangle Triangle Triangle Triangle - - Triangle - - - - -Square Triangle - South Triangle Triangle Parking Triangle - Anacostia Park, Park, Section F Section G
- - - Water transferred between 2nd Maryland Maryland -Maryland -Maryland -Maryland - Maryland Maryland Triangle - Florida Florida Florida Florida E. 667, - Water Capitol - Water - Water -I St., Fort Davis - Pennsylvania Park, Frederick Section D Sousa & Section E Phillip - & -
Location (in Virginia Virginia St., to St. & Ave., Ave. & D Ave., Ave., Ave., Maryland Ave. & F Ave. & G -Maryland Potomac Ave., Ave., Ave., Ave. & I Half & St., & Water & N St., between Pennsylvania Ave., Section C Douglass -Anacostia 11th St. -Anacostia Sousa Anacostia Railroad Anacostia Benning
Management Property Size unita numberb description acres) 198 NACE 128 Ave., .20 199 NACE 129 Ave. & .35 200 NACE 130 south of .11 201 NACE 204 Architect .16 Constitution 202 NACE 205 between 3rd .15 203 NACE 206 St., .08 204 NACE 207 between .04 205 NACE 208 between .06 206 NACE 209 between .04 207 NACE 210 Ave., .16 208 NACE 211 St., .07 209 NACE 212 St., .06 210 NACE 213 Ave., .02 211 NACE 251 Ave., .15 212 NACE 279 between .01 213 NACE 280 between .01 214 NACE 281 between .05 215 NACE 283 St., .01 216 NACE 295 north 1.54 217 NACE 296 between .28 218 NACE 297 Sts., .04 219 NACE 298 Sts., .10 220 NACE 299 between .18 221 NACE 315 5th & .17 222 NACE 336 & Alabama 13.33 223 NACE 336A between O & .46 224 NACE 343C -Anacostia 50.05 Memorial 225 NACE 343D River 63.17 bridges, 226 NACE 343E River 61.69 bridges, 227 NACE 343F River 336.30 bridges, 228 NACE 343G River 703.75 Rd., SE 229 NACE 405 376.07
between south of M St., of the Ave., NE St. & east of 7th & D 9th & E 10th & E between east of east of 14th & G between N & west M & east 9th St. west of side of Half & T south of east of 14th & M 6th Aves., SE 28th Sts., River bridges, (both SE (east SE (both SE (both Fort Dupont
12th & M M St., SE Capitol) Constitution 6th St., Sts., NE Sts., NE Sts., NE 11th & F 12th 13th Sts., NE 9th & M of 4th of 6th & West Orren V Sts., Sts., SW R St., 12th Sts., SE Sts., SE (east SE banks) bank) banks) banks) Park
Sts., SE SE 11/12/1996 Ave., NE NE Sts., NE St., NE St., NE Sts., SE Sts., NE Sts., NE Virginia St., NE SW SW St., SE NE bank) between between between between -Minnesota &
Maryland Ave., NE between John Railroad & Benning D.C. line Massachusetts
Ave., 11th St. & Phillip John Road & Aves., SE
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Fort Fort Fort Fort Piney
Stanton Fort Brentwood Circle Circle Fort Chaplin Run Triangle
Park - Shepherd Park -V Mahan Twining Center Center Park Park - Oxon Run Park - Circle Bald Battery Park - Buzzard Parkway - Triangle -
north Parkway St., Park - Square Parking - Parking - Center Center Center (Patterson Fort Parkway - Fort Park - Eagle Triangle Ricketts south Point - Fife Central Triangle Fredrick Triangle Triangle - Triangle - Connecticut Circle Traingle - Curb
of Erie - South between Benning -Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Parking - Parking - Parking - Tract) 6th Mahan Mississippi Stanton Alabama Anacostia Hill - -Water & - Fort of East Anacostia Pl. & Ave., - M St. Douglass - Triangle Pennsylvania Massachusetts Ave., -Connecticut Connecticut Parking
Management Property Size unita numberb Location (in 230 NACE 412 St., 56.56 231 NACE 421 Capitol 205.51 232 NACE 467 1st & 7.65 233 NACE 475 Rd., 39.04 234 NACE 487 Ave., between 1.19 235 NACE 487A Ave. & 25th .01 236 NACE 487B Ave. & 25th .03 237 NACE 487C Pennsylvania .17 238 NACE 487D Pennsylvania .01 239 NACE 487E Pennsylvania .01 240 NACE 495 St., 9.10 241 NACE 500 Park to 30.72 Rds., 242 NACE 501 Ave., 145.58 243 NACE 518 Fort Circle 128.66 Ave., 244 NACE 519 Park to 32.81 Ave., 245 NACE 523 Park to 38.35 NE 246 NACE 561 Nichols 22.44 247 NACE 562 V Sts., .13 248 NACE 575 Pl., 3.77 249 NACE 609 Capitol 30.30 SE 250 NACE 629 River - 1.22 251 NACE 653 Blaine .46 252 NACE 669 between .16 253 NACE 695 & .50 254 NACE 716 Home 8.07 255 NACE 718 Benning .05 256 NACE 718A -42nd & .13 257 ROCR 022 Ave., .03 258 ROCR 302 Ave., between .08 259 ROCR 303 between .15 260 ROCR 303A Ave. & .16 261 ROCR 303B Ave. & .05 262 ROCR 303D -Ashmeade .10
description acres) between & 2nd Canal between Minnesota St., east of St., east of Ave., west Ave., east Ave., east between Fort SE between 1st Park - Fort SE St. SE Ft. Mahan & at between St., between St., to 50th & Maryland -1411 W Rd. & Blaine between 28th 24th & S Columbia Kalorama Kalorama Pl.,
Pearson Sts., SE Sts., 42nd & Ave. & 25th Minnesota Minnesota of Minnesota of Prout of Fairlawn New York & Dupont St. & Dupont Park Elizabeth Park, Southern Bulkhead, Pearson between 1st & 49th & East Ave., NE St., SE Blaine St., NE & M Sts., NW Sts., NW Rd. & Rd., NW Rd., NW between
Pl. & & SW SW Grant St., SE Ave., SE Ave, SE Ave, SE St., SE Ave., SE Florida Park, Southern to Fort Hospital, Anacostia Aves., SW & Bruce Chaplin Water East Capitol St., NE California Connecticut
16th Sts., Aves., NE between Ave., SE Stanton Park, between Ave. to SW Pls., SE St. & Sts., SW Capitol Sts., NE St., NW Ave. &
St., SE NE Benning south of Erie St. Grant Texas Sts., Kalorama
& Ridge Massachusetts & St., Ave., NE Rd., NW
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Triangle Rock
Rabaut Grant Triangle - Triangle Meridian Triangle Triangle Center Creek Glover
Center Park - Triangle Circle - - 5th Illinois - South Curb Hill - Van - Van Parking - Park & Triangle Triangle Triangle Glover Parkway & Glover Glover
Parking Triangle Triangle Mt. - Park New St., Ave., Dakota Montrose Parking Park - Ness Ness Curb Chevy Chase Rock Creek Piney -Missouri -Missouri -Missouri Parkway & Children's Glover Glover Parkway & Parkway &
-Tilden - Lamont - Mt. Pleasant Rd., Hampshire Illinois between Ave., Park -R -Jenifer 16th St., St., Parking Circle - Dr., Branch Ave., Ave., Ave., Children's Glover Playground Parkway & Parkway & Glover Glover Children's Children's
Management Property Size unita numberb Location (in 263 ROCR 308A St. & .42 264 ROCR 309A & west .23 265 ROCR 309B Pleasant .28 266 ROCR 309C St., .57 267 ROCR 309G between .22 268 ROCR 312 Ave., 1.84 269 ROCR 312A Ave., .19 270 ROCR 312I 5th & .20 271 ROCR 313B between .17 272 ROCR 324 St. & 15.69 273 ROCR 326C & 41st .08 274 ROCR 327 St., 11.88 275 ROCR 330B between .88 276 ROCR 330C between .13 277 ROCR 335 -Western .24 278 ROCR 335A Western & .71 279 ROCR 338 between .78 280 ROCR 339 Parkway 1,748.27 St., 281 ROCR 345 between .18 282 ROCR 346 between .35 283 ROCR 348 between .14 284 ROCR 351 Playground 58.39 285 ROCR 351A Parkway & 30.40 St., 286 ROCR 351B -New .47 287 ROCR 351C Children's 3.62 Garfield 288 ROCR 351D Children's .19 Garfield 289 ROCR 351E Parkway & 4.83 Aves., 290 ROCR 351F Parkway & 8.61 Aves., 291 ROCR 351G Playground 1.46 292 ROCR 351H Playground 3.83 293 ROCR 351I Glover 7.92
description acres) Linnean side of & 16th between Pine & between Upshur Webster 24th St. Lovers Sts., at between 41st St. 42nd St. Ave. & Connecticut Edgevale -Klingle NW Nicholson Marietta Madison & -east of Children's NW Mexico Playground Sts., NW Playground Sts., NW Children's NW Children's NW -(East -(East side) Parkway &
Ave., 16th Sts., NW 16th & 16th Illinois St. & Sts., & & Rhode Ln., NW Belt Euclid & & & Patterson Aves., NW Terr. & Rd. to & 8th Pl. & 8th 5th Sts., 44th & U Playground Ave. & -New -New Playground Playground side) Massachusetts Children's
NW Sts., NW Harvard Sts., NW Ave. & Grant Grant Island Rd., NW W Sts., Nebraska Nebraska St., NW Normanstone D.C. Sts., NW St., NW NW Sts., NW -west of Fulton Mexico Mexico -(West -(East Cathedral Ave., NW Playground
Sts., NW 5th St., Circle, Circle, Ave., NE NW Ave., NW Ave., NW Dr., NW line, 42nd St., St., NW Ave., Ave., side) New side) New Ave., NW -(West side)
NW NW NW west of New Mexico between between Mexico & Mexico & Massachusetts
16th Ave. & U 43rd & 43rd & Cathedral Cathedral &
Cathedral Aves., NW
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Fort
Circle
Fort Beach North Fort Fort Park -
Klingle Whitehaven Stevens Fort Sherman Soapstone Parkway Portal Fort Triangle Bunker Triangle Triangle Archbold Archbold Archbold Circle Fort Reno Fort Fort Fort
Ave. Ave. Valley Parkway - Park -13th Bayard Curb Circle Triangle - Tenley Tenley Valley - to - 16th Slocum - Kansas Triangle Hill - - Parkway Parkway Parkway Park - Triangle Park - Circle Slocum Circle
& & Parkway W St., St., Park Zoological Parking -7th & Connecticut Circle - Circle - -Connecticut MD/D.C. St., Park -2nd Ave. & - Kansas Park Illinois Illinois -south of -west -east Fort -Connecticut Nebraska Massachusetts Park - 13th Park Park -
Location (in Van west - east of between -Western Rock Park & -Lamont & Crittenden Ave., Nebraska Nebraska Ave., line, between & 3rd 7th St., Ave., -Perry Ave., Ave., Reservoir side side Totten Ave., south Ave., Ave. & Fort & 3rd to Rock
Management Property Size unita numberb description acres) 294 ROCR 351J 16.41 Ness 295 ROCR 351K 24.19 of 296 ROCR 356 Klingle 7.90 297 ROCR 357 Foxhall 51.25 298 ROCR 358 Piney 4.36 299 ROCR 359 Ave., 4.10 300 ROCR 360 Creek & 171.15 Theodore 301 ROCR 361 15th .02 302 ROCR 369 Sts., to 2.32 303 ROCR 397 between .29 304 ROCR 398 & west of .07 305 ROCR 399 & east of .09 306 ROCR 402 between 24.20 307 ROCR 432 between 20.50 308 ROCR 433 North 8.75 309 ROCR 435 Sts., to 18.07 310 ROCR 436 north of .35 311 ROCR 438 south of .35 312 ROCR 443 St., 6.32 313 ROCR 447 between .20 314 ROCR 448 between .20 315 ROCR 450 Rd., 27.82 316 ROCR 450A Archbold 19.92 317 ROCR 450B Archbold 13.56 318 ROCR 451 Park to 64.99 NE 319 ROCR 468 of Chevy .02 320 ROCR 470 between 33.28 321 ROCR 478 Dalecarlia .16 Loughboro 322 ROCR 494 Stevens 8.90 Sts., 323 ROCR 497 Fort 22.35 Creek
Glover St., Glover 39th Rd. & Rd. to Branch Rd. between Potomac Roosevelt Sts., Kansas & Ellicott Wisconsin Wisconsin Albemarle East & Portal Oglethorpe Sherman Sherman between 7th & 7th & MacArthur Parkway, Parkway, Barnard Chase Fessenden Parkway Rd., NW Park to NW Totten Park to
Parkway & NW Parkway & St., Macomb Dumbarton & 46 & Parkway Bridge, NW extended, Illinois Ave. & 36th Aves., NW Aves., NW St. & Windom West & South & Madison Circle, Circle, 13th & Decatur Buchanan Blvd. & north of north of Hill, Circle, NW & (part of Fort Park, Fort
Children's Children's NW St., NW Oaks Park, Rittenhouse 47th - Along NW Aves., NW Sts., NW Pl., NW Beach Portal Sts., NW NW NW 14th Sts., NW Sts., NW 44th St., Reservoir Reservoir east of Chesapeake reservation Slocum Kansas Stevens
Playground Playground NW St., NW Sts., NW Rock Drs., Drs., Sts., NW Rd., NW Rd., NW Blair Sts., NW transferred Park, Ave. & Park,
-(West side) -(East side) Creek, NW NW NE Rd. & to D.C.) Missouri 1st Missouri
north of north of between Gallatin 12/14/1972 Ave., Pl., Ave.,
Massachusetts Massachusetts National St., between between NE 324 ROCR 499 between 11.37
16th & 13th Sts., NW
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Fort
Circle Fort
Park - Fort Battery Barnard Piney Totten Triangle Triangle Francis
Fort Circle Kemble Hill - Park Branch Park Park Triangle - - Triangle Melvin C. Dumbarton - G. Triangle Old
Reno National Park - Park 24th -Garfield Portal Fort -Fort Pinehurst Westmoreland -north Connecticut Nebraska -Harewood Hazen Park Woodley Oaks Park Fessenden Triangle Newlands - Reno Park Stone
Park Branch Zoological Barnard -Chain St., St., Fort Circle - Piney Circle Totten Parkway Circle side of Triangle Ward Circle Ave., Ave., Rd., - south of Park - - St., - Tilden Park Rd., -Pennsylvania House
Management Property Size unita numberb Location (in 325 ROCR 514 18.65 Sts., 326 ROCR 515 to 25.13 Rd., 327 ROCR 516 Park 1.04 328 ROCR 520 Hill to 8.54 Bladensburg 329 ROCR 521 Bridge 2.79 330 ROCR 528 between 21.81 331 ROCR 529 between 14.00 332 ROCR 530 Park - 54.09 NW 333 ROCR 531 Branch .77 334 ROCR 542 Park - 4.44 Ave., 335 ROCR 544 Drive 41.74 336 ROCR 545 -between 18.15 337 ROCR 559 -Massachusetts .76 338 ROCR 563 National 1.77 339 ROCR 565 - 16th & .02 340 ROCR 568 Battleground 1.03 St., 341 ROCR 572 -Massachusetts .69 342 ROCR 573 between .02 343 ROCR 587 between .04 344 ROCR 614 between .04 345 ROCR 630 Tilden St., 42.92 346 ROCR 635 Cortland & 2.95 347 ROCR 637 Whitehaven 27.23 348 ROCR 643 between .30 349 ROCR 667 St. & .05 350 ROCR 668 (Little 8.77 NW 351 ROCR 686 between .08 352 ROCR 691 Ave., between .07 353 ROCR 693 - .42 354 ROCR 700 .58
description acres) NW Rock NW Entrance - Ft. Rds., NE Rd. & Randolph Fulton Palisades Rd. & American NW & Western & & Western Zoological Irving National NW & Nebraska Fessenden & 45th St. 4th St. & east & west Devonshire St. & Reno Rd. Reno Forest) 36th & 28th & M 3051 Bryce Park -
Normanstone Creek Harvard Lincoln, south of St. & St. & Park to Eastern University south Oregon Aves., NW Park & Sts., NW Cemetery Aves., NW 36th Sts., & Michigan of Pls., NW Montrose & Rd., NW Military Warren Sts., NW M Massachusetts
Parkway Park, St., NW along Nebraska Eastern Foxhall American Ave., Park to of Aves., NW Adams Mill -Georgia NW Rockwood Ave., NE Connecticut Park, NW Nebraska Rd., Sts., NW St., Ave., between
-Massachusetts along Eastern Ave., NW Ave., NE Rd., NW University, NW Fort Reno Riggs Rd., NW Ave., Pkwy., Ave., NW Ave., NW between NW Wisconsin
Ave., between 36th Ave, east of Park, Rd., between NW 28th & Ave. &
Garfield & St. & Bunker Chain along NE Whittier Pl. 30th Garfield St.,
Normanstone Broad Hill & Bridge Rd., Nebraska & Van Buren Sts., NW
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Management Property Size
unita numberb Location description (in acres)
President's Park, White House grounds
355 WHHO 001 (787,439 sf., 18.07 ac.) & Executive 82.23
Office
Bldg. & Treasury Bldg. (510,523.2
sf., 11.72 ac.) & grounds south
Ellipse
(2,284,173 sf., 52.43 ac.) -
Pennsylvania Ave., between 15th &
17th Streets, NW
Lafayette Square - Pennsylvania Ave.
356 WHHO 010 to H St. & Jackson to Madison Pls., 6.96
NW
Total 6,735.01
Source: GAO analysis of NPS data.
aThe following abbreviations were used:
CHOH-Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
ROCR-Rock Creek Park
NACC-National Capital Parks-Central
NACE-National Capital Parks-East
WHHO-White House-President's Park
GWMP-George Washington Memorial Parkway
bNPS refers to property numbers as reservation numbers.
c Property contains only 201.68 square feet (.004 acres).
dNo reservation number assigned to this property.
Appendix III
Information on the Properties in the Circles, Squares, and Triangles
Category
This appendix provides information on the 200 NPS-managed properties in
the District that are in the circles, squares, and triangles category.
Table 5 shows, by National Capital Region management unit, the properties
by property number, location description, category type, and size (in
acres) associated with each property.
Table 5: NPS-Managed Properties that are in the Circles, Squares, and
Triangles Category by National Capital Region Management Unit
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Mt.
Vernon Franklin McPherson Farragut Washington Sheridan Triangle Triangle
Square Square Square - Square - Triangle - Triangle - Circle Triangle Triangle - Triangle Circle Triangle - Circle - - Triangle - Triangle - Triangle - - south Triangle
Location (in -K St., -I to K 15th St., 17th Pennsylvania Pennsylvania -Pennsylvania -Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (F.D. Pennsylvania (Temperance Massachusetts Massachusetts Florida Massachusetts Massachusetts Triangle - Island north of Res. of Res. Scott Circle Triangle - Aves., - north
Management Property Size unita numberb description Category acres) 1 NACC 008 between Square 2.74 2 NACC 009 Sts. & Square 4.79 3 NACC 011 between I Square 1.65 4 NACC 012 St., Square 1.57 5 NACC 023 Ave., Triangle .05 6 NACC 024 Ave. & L Triangle .12 7 NACC 026 & New Circle 2.19 8 NACC 028 Ave., between Triangle .41 9 NACC 030 Ave., Triangle .43 10 NACC 035 Roosevelt .14 Ave., NW 11 NACC 036A Statue) Circle .11 NW 12 NACC 057 Ave., between Triangle .06 13 NACC 057A Ave., between Circle .52 14 NACC 057D Ave. & Triangle .04 15 NACC 058 Ave., between Triangle .07 16 NACC 059 Ave., between Triangle .13 17 NACC 060 Dupont Circle Circle 2.28 NW 18 NACC 062 west of Scott .25 Aves., 19 NACC 062A 62 at Triangle .04 20 NACC 062B 62 at Triangle .04 21 NACC 063 - Circle .39 NW 22 NACC 064 east of Scott .25 NW 23 NACC 064A of Res. .04
7th & 13th to & K Sts., between between 26th St., NW Hampshire 21st & I between 19th Memorial Indiana 22nd & Q 23rd & R 22nd 21st & Q 20th & P -Massachusetts Circle, NW Massachusetts Rhode Massachusetts Circle, 64 at
9th 14th NW I & K & M Sts., NW Aves., NW Sts., NW & H Sts., NW Stone) Ave., Sts., NW Sts., NW St., NW Sts., NW Sts., NW & Connecticut between Ave., NW Island & Rhode Massachusetts Rhode
Sts., Sts., NW Sts., NW 9th St., between 7th Aves., 19th & Massachusetts Ave., NW Island Aves., & Rhode Island
NW below Triangle & C Sts., P Sts., & Rhode Triangle at 16th St., Island Triangle Ave., NW Triangle
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Triangle Triangle Triangle
Triangle - Triangle Triangle - Triangle - Triangle Triangle Triangle (San Triangle Triangle - (Juarez Triangle Triangle Triangle Triangle - Triangle - Triangle -
Triangle - west of -east of Triangle - Triangle - Triangle - Triangle - Triangle - below above Triangle - - - Triangle Triangle - Martin Ave. - Triangle - - Virginia Statue) - below - above - New Connecticut Connecticut Connecticut
Location (in south of Res. Thomas Thomas Circle Thomas Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts Virginia Virginia -above - above Virginia Statue) & Virginia Constitution Virginia Ave., New & G New New Hampshire Ave., Ave., Ave.,
Management Property Size unita numberb description Category acres) 24 NACC 064B 64 at Triangle .04 25 NACC 065 Circle, Triangle .03 26 NACC 066 - Circle .48 NW 27 NACC 067 Circle, Triangle .04 28 NACC 068 Ave & L St., Triangle .37 29 NACC 069A Ave., between Triangle .02 30 NACC 070 Ave., 8th & K Triangle .14 31 NACC 071 Ave., 7th & K Triangle .14 32 NACC 072 Ave. & I St., Triangle .31 33 NACC 073 Ave., between Triangle .01 34 NACC 074 Ave., between Triangle .23 35 NACC 077A Ave., between Triangle .15 36 NACC 077B Triangle .08 NW 37 NACC 078 Triangle - .07 NW 38 NACC 098 Ave., Triangle .03 39 NACC 099 Ave., Triangle .05 40 NACC 101 Virginia Triangle .02 41 NACC 103 Virginia Triangle .01 42 NACC 104 Ave., Triangle .02 43 NACC 106 - New 1.00 20th 44 NACC 108 Ave., Triangle .31 45 NACC 110 Ave. & 18th Triangle .21 46 NACC 115 Ave., Triangle .10 47 NACC 120 between Triangle .06 48 NACC 134 Hampshire .40 Sts., 49 NACC 146 Hampshire .06 NW 50 NACC 147 Hampshire Triangle .06 51 NACC 148 Ave. & Triangle .02 52 NACC 149 between Triangle .10 53 NACC 150 between Triangle .12 54 NACC 150A between Triangle .02 55 NACC 151 Triangle .04
Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts Massachusetts to 11th & 11th & L Sts., NW Sts., NW to 5th & 6th 5th & I Sts., 5th & I Sts., 1st & G Sts., -Massachusetts Massachusetts between between Ave. & F Ave. & E between York St., between St., NW between Delaware & NW Ave. & Ave. & 15th St., 20th & Q 18th & M 18th & N - Rhode
Ave., NW Ave. & M St., & Vermont Ave. & M St., 12th Sts., NW Sts., NW Sts., NW NW NW NW Ave., between Ave., between 25th & G 24th & G St., NW St., NW 21st & D Ave., NW 19th & C 6th & D Ave. & E Virginia 16th St., 16th St., south of Sts., NW Sts., NW Sts., NW Island
NW Aves., 14th & NW New Jersey North Capitol Sts., NW Sts., NW Sts., NW between Sts., NW Sts., SW St., SW Aves., to south of NW W St, NW. Ave. & M
M Sts., Ave. & G St., Triangle & F Sts., Triangle Virginia Triangle 25th Triangle U St., Triangle St., NW Triangle
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Logan Triangle Triangle Triangle Triangle Triangle Triangle Triangle Triangle Triangle Triangle
Circle Triangle - - Triangle - - Triangle Triangle Triangle Triangle Triangle Triangle Triangle Triangle Triangle - New - New Triangle - New - New Triangle Triangle Triangle Triangle Triangle Triangle Triangle Triangle Triangle Triangle - - Triangle -
- Rhode - Rhode Vermont Vermont - Vermont Vermont - - - New - New - New - New - New - New - New York Triangle York - New York York - New - - New - New - New - New - New - New - New Maryland Florida - Florida
Island Island Ave. & Ave. & Vermont Ave. & Ave. & Vermont Vermont York York York Ave York York York York Ave., - south Ave., York Ave. & N Ave., York Indiana Jersey Jersey Jersey Jersey Jersey Jersey Jersey Ave., Ave., Florida Ave.,
Management Property Size unita numberb Location Category (in 56 NACC 153 & Circle 2.21 57 NACC 154 Ave., Triangle .23 58 NACC 161 14th Triangle .01 59 NACC 162 14th Triangle .01 60 NACC 163 Ave., Triangle .11 61 NACC 165 12th Triangle .02 62 NACC 167 11th Triangle .01 63 NACC 169 Ave., Triangle .06 64 NACC 170 Ave., Triangle .25 65 NACC 172 Ave. & H Triangle .09 66 NACC 172A Ave., Triangle .01 67 NACC 172B & 13th Triangle .03 68 NACC 173 Ave., Triangle .27 69 NACC 175 Ave., Triangle .12 70 NACC 176 Ave., Triangle .15 71 NACC 177 Ave., Triangle .02 72 NACC 177A between Triangle .03 73 NACC 178 of New Triangle .17 74 NACC 179 between Triangle .11 75 NACC 181 Ave., Triangle .53 76 NACC 182 St., Triangle .03 77 NACC 183 between Triangle .04 78 NACC 184 Ave., Triangle .05 79 NACC 187 Ave., Triangle .09 80 NACC 190 Ave., Triangle .04 81 NACC 191 Ave., Triangle .10 82 NACC 192 Ave., Triangle .09 83 NACC 193 Ave, Triangle .11 84 NACC 194 Ave., Triangle .09 85 NACC 195 Ave. & Triangle .17 86 NACC 196 Ave., Triangle .08 87 NACC 201 between 3rd Triangle .31 88 NACC 270 between Triangle .00c 89 NACC 270A Ave., Triangle .04 90 NACC 271 between Triangle .01 91 NACC 272 Triangle .01
description acres) Vermont between St., St., between St., St., between between St., between St., between between between between east York New between west of North between between between between between between between 1st St., between & 21st & between V St. & -
Aves., 12th & P south of north of 13th & O south of north of 10th & T 10th & U west of 13th & H east of 12th & I 9th & K 7th & K 5th & L side of Ave. & L Jersey 1st & M North Capitol 1st & O 6th & D 4th & 4th & O 3rd & N 2nd & 2nd & north of 1st & F Independence south of 19th & T west of Florida
13th Sts., NW Thomas Thomas Sts., NW R St., R St., Sts., NW Sts., NW 13th Sts., NW Res. Sts., NW Sts., NW Sts., NW Sts., NW 5th & L St., NW Ave. & Sts., NW Capitol & N Sts, NE Sts., NW Franklin Sts., NW Sts., NW above I below I G St., Sts., NW Ave., SW S Sts., Sts., NW Ontario Ave. &
St., NW Circle, Circle, NW NW St., NW 172, NW Sts., NW 3rd St., St., NW Sts., NE Sts., NW Sts., NW Sts., NW NW NW Rd., NW 10th
NW NW NW St., NW Triangle
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Triangle Triangle Triangle Triangle E Triangle Triangle
- Triangle Triangle - - North - Triangle Triangle - Triangle - St., Triangle - - Triangle Triangle Triangle Triangle -
Florida - - Florida Capitol Florida Ave. (Bolivar 3rd St., Connecticut Pershing to - Vermont Vermont - - D St., Triangle - - North Triangle - Triangle - North Triangle - Triangle - Triangle - Triangle - Triangle -
Location (in Ave., Florida Florida Ave., St., Ave., Triangle - & [Simon] Sts., between Ave., Square 14th Vermont Ave. & Ave. & Louisiana Louisiana Triangle - Ave., Pennsylvania St., Carolina Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Carolina & Pennsylvania St., Pennsylvania St., South Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Triangle - Ave., Triangle -
Management Property Size unita numberb description Category acres) 92 NACC 274 between Triangle .01 93 NACC 276 Ave., Triangle .01 94 NACC 276A Ave., Triangle .19 95 NACC 277 between .01 NW 96 NACC 277C Lincoln Triangle .04 97 NACC 278 between Triangle .01 98 NACC 284 Washington .01 2nd 99 NACC 383 Statue) 1.40 NW 100 NACC 553 Pennsylvania Triangle .20 101 NACC 554 between Triangle .01 102 NACC 617 (Commerce 1.76 & 103 NACC 681 Ave., Triangle .01 104 NACC 682 11th Triangle .06 105 NACC 683 11th Triangle .06 106 NACC 727 Ave., C & Triangle .14 107 NACC 728 & New Triangle .31 108 NACE 037 Pennsylvania .07 SE 109 NACE 038 Ave., .31 SE 110 NACE 039 Ave. & Triangle .26 111 NACE 040 Ave., Triangle .39 112 NACE 041 Ave., Triangle .12 113 NACE 042 Pennsylvania Triangle .29 114 NACE 043 Ave., .31 SE 115 NACE 044 Ave., .49 SE 116 NACE 045 Carolina & .31 SE 117 NACE 046 Ave., west Triangle .02 118 NACE 047 Ave., east Triangle .01 119 NACE 048 Pennsylvania .25 SE 120 NACE 049 Pennsylvania .50
T & west between between Q & west Rd. & P & west Ave. (Canal St., Virginia & 20th & R Building 15th north of St., St., 1st Sts., Jersey Ave., between 5th St., between 5th between 5th Aves., 5th & between between Pennsylvania of 8th & D of 8th St., Ave., Ave.,
of 6th R & 2nd 1st & R of North north of of 1st St.), SW Ave., Constitution Sts., NW Plaza) Sts., Q St., south of north of NW Aves., NW between 3rd North SE & C Sts., SE & C Sts., SE C Sts., SE North South Aves., to Sts., SE SE between 8th between 9th
Sts., NW Sts., NW Sts., NW Capitol Quincy Sts., NE between between Aves., NW Pennsylvania NW NW S St., S St., St. & Carolina Carolina Carolina 8th & D St. & South St. & South Ave.,
Sts., Triangle St., NE Independence Triangle 18th & C Triangle Ave. & Square NW NW Independence Triangle Ave. & 4th Triangle Ave. & 6th Triangle Ave. & 7th Triangle Sts., Triangle Carolina Triangle Carolina Triangle SE
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Triangle Triangle Triangle Triangle Triangle Triangle Triangle Triangle Triangle Triangle Triangle
Triangle - Triangle - - - - Triangle Triangle Triangle Triangle Maryland Triangle - - Triangle Triangle Triangle Triangle - - Triangle Triangle - - - - - Square Triangle Triangle
Triangle - Triangle - Triangle - Triangle - north side south side Triangle - Triangle - Virginia Virginia Virginia - - - Water (part Ave., Maryland Maryland - - - - Maryland Maryland - - Florida Florida Florida Florida E. 667, - Water - South
Location (in Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Triangle - Triangle - of of Massachusetts Massachusetts Ave. & I Ave., Ave., Virginia Virginia St., transferred between 2nd Ave., Ave. & D Maryland Maryland Maryland Maryland Ave. & F Ave. & G Maryland Potomac Ave., Ave., Ave., Ave. & I Half & St., Capitol
Management Property Size unita numberb description Category acres) 121 NACE 050 Ave., Triangle .09 122 NACE 051 Ave., Triangle .16 123 NACE 052 Ave., Triangle .11 124 NACE 053 Ave., Triangle .02 125 NACE 054 Pennsylvania .07 SE 126 NACE 054C Pennsylvania .07 SE 127 NACE 054E Pennsylvania Triangle .02 128 NACE 054F Pennsylvania Triangle .02 129 NACE 082 Ave., between Triangle .10 130 NACE 083 Ave., between Triangle .09 131 NACE 122 St, Triangle .11 132 NACE 124 between Triangle .32 133 NACE 124A between Triangle .01 134 NACE 128 Ave., Triangle .20 135 NACE 129 Ave. & Triangle .35 136 NACE 130 south of Triangle .11 137 NACE 204 to .16 St. & 138 NACE 205 between 3rd Triangle .15 139 NACE 206 St., Triangle .08 140 NACE 207 Ave., Triangle .04 141 NACE 208 Ave., Triangle .06 142 NACE 209 Ave., Triangle .04 143 NACE 210 Ave., Triangle .16 144 NACE 211 St., Triangle .07 145 NACE 212 St., Triangle .06 146 NACE 213 Ave., Triangle .02 147 NACE 251 Ave., Triangle .15 148 NACE 279 between Triangle .01 149 NACE 280 between Triangle .01 150 NACE 281 between Triangle .05 151 NACE 283 St., Triangle .01 152 NACE 295 north Triangle 1.54 153 NACE 296 between Triangle .28 154 NACE 297 & Water .04
between 10th between 12th between 13th between 14th Ave., Ave., Ave., at Ave., at 2nd & D Sts., 3rd & D Sts., between west east between south of M St., Architect Constitution St. & east of between between between between east of east of 14th & G between N & west M & east 9th St. west of side of Half & T Sts.,
& E Sts., SE & E Sts., SE & G Sts., SE & G Sts., SE between between Potomac Potomac NE NE 4th & side of side of 12th & M M St., SE of the Ave., NE Constitution 6th St., 7th & D 9th & E 10th & E 11th & F 12th 13th Sts., NE 9th & M of 4th of 6th & West Orren V Sts., Sts., SW south of
Potomac Ave. Potomac Ave. Ave., SE Ave., SE 5th 7th & K 7th & K Sts., SE SE Capitol) Ave., NE NE Sts., NE Sts., NE Sts., NE Sts., NE St., NE St., NE Sts., SE Sts., NE Sts., NE Virginia St., NE SW R St.,
& 14th St., Triangle & 14th St., Triangle Sts., SE Sts., SE Sts., SE 11/12/1996 Triangle Ave., NE SW Triangle
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Triangle Triangle Triangle Triangle Triangle Triangle
Triangle - Triangle Grant - 5th - - Van - Van Triangle - Triangle Triangle -
- Water Triangle Triangle - Triangle Central Triangle Triangle Triangle - Triangle - Circle - Traingle - Triangle Triangle - Park Circle - St., Illinois Triangle Ness Ness Chevy Chase - Missouri - Sherman Connecticut Tenley Tenley Triangle
& N - Water Pennsylvania Twining 25th - Water & Ave., - M St. - Triangle Pennsylvania Massachusetts Triangle - Connecticut Connecticut - Lamont - Mt. Rd., New Illinois Ave., - South St., St., Circle Missouri Ave., Missouri Circle Ave., Circle Circle - Kansas
Management Property Size unita numberb Location Category (in 155 NACE 298 Sts., Triangle .10 156 NACE 299 St., Triangle .18 157 NACE 336A Ave., Triangle .46 158 NACE 487 Square - 1.19 St., 159 NACE 562 V Sts., Triangle .13 160 NACE 669 between Triangle .16 161 NACE 695 & Triangle .50 162 NACE 718 Benning Triangle .05 163 NACE 718A -42nd & Triangle .13 164 ROCR 022 Ave., Triangle .03 165 ROCR 302 Ave., between Triangle .08 166 ROCR 303 Connecticut .15 St., 167 ROCR 303A Ave. & Circle .16 168 ROCR 303B Ave. & Triangle .05 169 ROCR 309A & west Triangle .23 170 ROCR 309B Pleasant Triangle .28 171 ROCR 309G between Triangle .22 172 ROCR 312 Hampshire Circle 1.84 NW 173 ROCR 312A Ave., Triangle .19 174 ROCR 312I between .20 NW 175 ROCR 313B Dakota .17 Ave., 176 ROCR 330B between Triangle .88 177 ROCR 330C between Triangle .13 178 ROCR 335A -Western & Circle .71 179 ROCR 345 Ave., Triangle .18 180 ROCR 346 between Triangle .35 181 ROCR 348 Ave., Triangle .14 182 ROCR 369 -7th & Circle 2.32 NW 183 ROCR 397 between Triangle .29 184 ROCR 398 -Nebraska Circle .07 185 ROCR 399 -Nebraska Circle .09 186 ROCR 436 Ave. & .35
description acres) east of between between O & Pennsylvania SE at 50th & Maryland Rd. & Blaine between 28th 24th & S Ave., NW Kalorama Kalorama side of & 16th Pine & Ave., Upshur 5th & Ave., NE 41st St. 42nd St. Connecticut between Marietta between Crittenden Ellicott & west of & east of 7th St.,
12th 14th & M 28th Sts., Ave., Bulkhead, East Ave., NE Blaine St., NE & M Sts., NW Sts., NW between Rd., NW Rd., NW 16th Sts., NW 16th between St. & Webster between & & Aves., NW Nicholson Pl. & Madison Sts., to Ave. & 36th Wisconsin Wisconsin north of
St., SE Sts., SE SE between SW Capitol St., NE Columbia Sts., NW Sts., NW Illinois Grant Sts., & 24th St. Nebraska Nebraska & 8th 8th St., & 5th Kansas & Sts., NW Aves., NW Aves., NW Sherman
Minnesota Sts., NE Rd. & Ave. & Circle, Grant & Rhode Ave., NW Ave., NW Sts., NW NW Sts., NW Illinois Circle,
Ave. & Square California Triangle 5th St., NW Circle, Triangle Island Triangle Aves., NW Triangle
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Management Property Size
unita numberb Location description Category (in acres)
187 ROCR 438 Triangle - Kansas Ave., Triangle .35
south of Sherman Circle, NW
Triangle - Illinois Ave.,
188 ROCR 447 between 7th & Decatur Sts., Triangle .20
NW
Triangle - Illinois Ave.,
189 ROCR 448 between 7th & Buchanan Sts., Triangle .20
NW
Triangle - Connecticut Ave.,
190 ROCR 468 south of Chevy Chase Circle, Triangle .02
NW
Westmoreland Circle
191 ROCR 559 -Massachusetts & Western Circle .76
Aves., NW
192 ROCR 565 Triangle - 16th & Irving Triangle .02
Sts., NW
193 ROCR 572 Ward Circle - Massachusetts Circle .69
& Nebraska Aves., NW
Triangle - Connecticut Ave.,
194 ROCR 573 between Fessenden & 36th Triangle .02
Sts., NW
Triangle - Nebraska Ave.,
195 ROCR 587 between 45th St. & Rockwood .04
Pkwy., Triangle
NW
Triangle - Harewood Rd.,
196 ROCR 614 between 4th St. & Michigan Triangle .04
Ave., NE
Triangle -Fessenden St.,
197 ROCR 643 between Reno Rd. & Nebraska .30
Ave., Triangle
NW
198 ROCR 667 Triangle - Tilden St. & Reno Triangle .05
Rd., NW
199 ROCR 686 Triangle - Reno Rd., between Triangle .08
36th & Warren Sts., NW
Lafayette Square -
200 WHHO 010 Pennsylvania Ave. to H St. & 6.96
Jackson to Square
Madison Pls., NW
Total 62.83
Source: GAO analysis of NPS data.
aThe following abbreviations were used:
CHOH-Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
ROCR-Rock Creek Park
NACC-National Capital Parks-Central
NACE-National Capital Parks-East
WHHO-White House-President's Park
GWMP-George Washington Memorial Parkway
bNPS refers to property numbers as reservation numbers.
cProperty contains only 201.68 square feet (.004 acres).
Appendix IV
Information on the 154 NPS-Managed Properties That Did Not Contain
Identified Recreational Facilities
This appendix provides information on the 154 NPS-managed properties in
the District that do not contain any recreational facilities, including
sports facilities. In summary, 116 (75 percent) of these properties were
in the circles, squares, and triangles category, but accounted for only
about 16 (4 percent) of the 450 total acres. Sixteen of the 154 properties
were in the park and parkways category and accounted for 398 (88 percent)
of the total acres. The remaining 22 properties were in the "other"
category and accounted for 36 of the total acres. Table 6 shows, by
National Capital Region management unit, property number, location
description, type of property, and size (in acres) associated with each
property.
Table 6: NPS-Managed Properties That Did Not Contain Identified
Recreational Facilities by National Capital Region Management Unit
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Potomac Mt. Center
Palisades Vernon Parking - Center Triangle-North Triangle-South Triangle-North Triangle-South Triangle-East Triangle -
Parkway - Square-K Triangle-Pennsylvania New Parking - of Property 62 of Property 62 of Property 64 Of Property 64 of Thomas Triangle-Massachusetts Triangle-Massachusetts below
Management Property Type Size unita numberb Location property (in CHOH 404-3 Key Parkway 231.86 2 NACC 008 St. Square 2.74 3 NACC 023 Ave. between 26th & M Triangle .05 4 NACC 024 Triangle-Pennsylvania Triangle .12 5 NACC 026G Center Center .04 parking 6 NACC 026H Center Center .04 parking 7 NACC 026K Hampshire Center .02 Ave., parking 8 NACC 026M New Center .04 parking 9 NACC 062A At Triangle .04 10 NACC 062B At Rhode Triangle .04 11 NACC 064A At Rhode Triangle .04 12 NACC 064B At Triangle .04 13 NACC 067 Circle, Triangle .04 14 NACC 069A Ave. between 11th & L Triangle .02 15 NACC 070 Triangle-Massachusetts Triangle .14 16 NACC 071 Triangle-Massachusetts Triangle .14 17 NACC 072 Ave. & I St., to 5th & Triangle .31 18 NACC 073 Massachusetts Triangle .01 19 NACC 077B Triangle - .08
of description acres) Bridge to between Sts NW Ave. & L St NW Parking-New Parking-New Ave., NW Hampshire Massachusetts Island Ave., Island Ave., Massachusetts Massachusetts Sts NW Ave. 8th & K Sts NW Ave. 7th & K Sts NW 6th Sts., NW Ave., between Massachusetts
D.C. 7th & Hampshire Hampshire between G Ave. & Ave., NW NW NW Ave., NW Ave. & M St., 5th & I Sts., Ave., between
line, NW 9th Sts Ave. & I St Ave. North St. & north of NW NW New Jersey
NW NW of H St NW Virginia F St., NW Ave. & G St., Triangle
NW
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Contain Identified Recreational Facilities
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Triangle Triangle Triangle Triangle Triangle Triangle Triangle
Triangle Triangle Triangle - - - Triangle Triangle Triangle - New Triangle Triangle Triangle - New Triangle - New - New Triangle Triangle Triangle Triangle Triangle Triangle
Triangle - Above - New Triangle - - Rhode Vermont Vermont Vermont - - New - New York - New - New - New York Triangle - New York York - New - - New - New - New - New
Triangle-Virginia Triangle-Virginia Triangle-Above Triangle-Above Triangle-Virginia Triangle-Virginia - below New Hampshire Connecticut Island Ave. & Ave. & Ave. & Vermont York York Ave. & York York York Ave., - South York Ave. & N Ave., York Indiana Jersey Jersey Jersey Jersey Triangle
Management Property Type Size unita numberb Location property (in 20 NACC 078 .07 NW 21 NACC 098 Ave. between 25th Triangle .03 22 NACC 099 Ave. between 24th Triangle .05 23 NACC 101 Virginia Ave. Triangle .02 24 NACC 103 Virginia Ave. Triangle .01 25 NACC 108 Ave. between 19th Triangle .31 26 NACC 110 Triangle-Constitution Triangle .21 27 NACC 120 Ave. between Triangle .06 28 NACC 146 New .06 NW 29 NACC 147 Hampshire Triangle .06 30 NACC 148 Ave. & Triangle .02 31 NACC 150A Ave., Triangle .02 32 NACC 154 Ave., Triangle .23 33 NACC 161 14th Triangle .01 34 NACC 165 12th Triangle .02 35 NACC 167 11th Triangle .01 36 NACC 169 Ave., Triangle .06 37 NACC 172 Ave. & H Triangle .09 38 NACC 172A Ave., Triangle .01 39 NACC 172B 13th Triangle .03 40 NACC 173 Ave., Triangle .27 41 NACC 175 Ave., Triangle .12 42 NACC 177 Ave., Triangle .02 43 NACC 177A between Triangle .03 44 NACC 178 of New Triangle .17 45 NACC 181 Ave., Triangle .53 46 NACC 182 St., Triangle .03 47 NACC 183 between Triangle .04 48 NACC 184 Ave., Triangle .05 49 NACC 187 Ave., Triangle .09 50 NACC 190 Ave., Triangle .04 51 NACC 191 Ave., Triangle .10 52 NACC 192 Ave., Triangle .09 53 NACC 195 Ave. & Triangle .17 54 NACC 196 - New .08
of description acres) Triangle - & G Sts NW & G Sts NW & F St NW & E St NW & C Sts NW Ave. & 18th St NW Delaware Ave. & E Hampshire Ave. & 15th St., between between St., St., St., between St., between St., between between between east York between west of North between between between between between 1st St., Jersey
Massachusetts St Ave. & 16th St south of 18th & N 12th & P south of south of north of 10th & T west of 13th & H east of 12th & I 9th & K 5th & L side of Ave. & L 1st & M North Capitol 1st & O 6th & D 4th & 4th & O 3rd & N north of Ave.,
Ave., between 16th St., NW W St, NW Sts., NW Sts., NW Thomas R St., R St., Sts., NW 13th Sts., NW Res. Sts., NW Sts., NW Sts., NW 5th & L St., NW Sts., NW Capitol & N Sts, NE Sts., NW Franklin Sts., NW Sts., NW G St., between
North Capitol south of Circle, NW NW St., NW 172, NW Sts., NW St., NW Sts., NE Sts., NW NW 1st & F
& F Sts., Triangle U St., Triangle NW Sts., NW Triangle
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Contain Identified Recreational Facilities
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Triangle Triangle Triangle Park Triangle Triangle Triangle Triangle Triangle
- Triangle - Triangle Triangle Triangle Triangle - North Triangle Curb Parking Curb Parking (Part of Triangle 12/29/1966 Triangle - - - - - Triangle Triangle
Florida - Florida Triangle - - - - Capitol - Ave. - - Sq. E -3rd St., Triangle - and - Vermont Vermont Triangle Triangle - Triangle - Virginia Virginia Virginia - - Triangle Triangle
Ave., Florida Ave., - Florida Florida Florida Florida St., Florida & Constitution Constitution 87) between Connecticut transferred Vermont Ave. & Ave. & - Massachusetts Massachusetts Ave. & I Ave., Ave., Virginia Virginia - Water (part
Management Property Type Size unita numberb Location property (in NACC 270 between Triangle .00c 56 NACC 270A Ave., Triangle .04 57 NACC 271 between Triangle .01 58 NACC 272 Florida Triangle .01 59 NACC 274 Ave., Triangle .01 60 NACC 276 Ave., Triangle .01 61 NACC 276A Ave., Triangle .19 62 NACC 277 Ave., .01 NW 63 NACC 277C Lincoln Triangle .04 64 NACC 278 Ave., Triangle .01 65 NACC 284 Triangle - .01 2nd 66 NACC 332A Ave., Curb .72 67 NACC 332B Ave., Curb .94 68 NACC 334I Center Center .06 parking 69 NACC 378 south of Park 2.19 NW 70 NACC 553 Pennsylvania Triangle .20 71 NACC 554 Ave., Triangle .01 72 NACC 661 Seaton .43 back to NPS NW 73 NACC 681 Ave., Triangle .01 74 NACC 682 11th Triangle .06 75 NACC 683 11th Triangle .06 76 NACC 727 Louisiana Triangle .14 77 NACE 082 Ave., between Triangle .10 78 NACE 083 Ave., between Triangle .09 79 NACE 122 St, Triangle .11 80 NACE 124 between Triangle .32 81 NACE 124A between Triangle .01 82 NACE 128 Ave., Triangle .20 83 NACE 129 Ave. & Triangle .35 84 NACE 130 St., Triangle .11 85 NACE 204 transferred .16
of description acres) 21st & between V St. & Ave. & between between between between Rd. & between Washington St., between 21st parking between 22nd parking Parking Virginia & between Playground 12/8/1980) North of St., St., Ave., C & 2nd & D Sts., 3rd & D Sts., between west east between south of south of to
south of 19th & T west of 10th T & west R & 2nd 1st & R Q & west north of P & west Ave. (Canal SW & 22nd Sts., & 23rd Sts., - east Ave., to Constitution 20th & R (entire 2nd & H Q St., south of north of 1st Sts., NE NE 4th & side of side of 12th & M M St., M St., Architect
S Sts., Sts., NW Ontario St., NW of 6th Sts., NW Sts., NW of North Quincy of 1st St.), NW NW of Union 20th & Aves., NW Sts., NW reservation Sts., NW S St., S St., NW 5th 7th & K 7th & K Sts., SE SE SE of the
NW Rd., NW Sts., NW Capitol St., NE Sts., NE between Station, 21st transferred NW NW Sts., SE Sts., SE Sts., SE Capitol)
Sts., Triangle Independence Triangle NE Sts., to D.C. Playground 11/12/1996 Triangle
Maryland Ave., between 2nd St. & Constitution Ave., NE
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Contain Identified Recreational Facilities
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Triangle Curb Piney Triangle
Triangle - Triangle Triangle Triangle Triangle Triangle Triangle Triangle - Triangle Triangle Triangle Parking Fort Bald Run -
Maryland - - - - - Triangle - - Florida - Triangle - South - Water Triangle - I Circle between Fort Ave. Eagle Parkway Central
Ave., Maryland Maryland Maryland Maryland Maryland - Florida Florida Ave., Florida - Water Capitol & N - Water St., 25th Brentwood Florida Park - Erie Circle to Hill - - Fife Ave.,
Management Property Type Size unita numberb Location property (in 86 NACE 205 between 3rd Triangle .15 87 NACE 206 Ave. & D Triangle .08 88 NACE 207 Ave., Triangle .04 89 NACE 208 Ave., Triangle .06 90 NACE 211 Ave. & F Triangle .07 91 NACE 212 Ave. & G Triangle .06 92 NACE 213 Maryland Triangle .02 93 NACE 279 Ave., Triangle .01 94 NACE 280 Ave., Triangle .01 95 NACE 281 between Triangle .05 96 NACE 283 Ave. & I Triangle .01 97 NACE 296 St., Triangle .28 98 NACE 297 & Water Triangle .04 99 NACE 298 Sts., Triangle .10 100 NACE 299 St., Triangle .18 101 NACE 315 between Curb .17 102 NACE 487 Twining 1.19 St., 103 NACE 487A Center Center .01 Ave., parking 104 NACE 487B Center Center .03 Ave, parking 105 NACE 487C Center Center .17 parking 106 NACE 487D Center Center .01 parking 107 NACE 487E Center Center .01 parking 108 NACE 495 Park Park 9.10 Aves., 109 NACE 519 Fort Park 32.81 St. & 110 NACE 523 Park - Park 38.35 Grant 111 NACE 561 Nichols Hill 22.44 112 NACE 653 Pl. & .46 Sts., 113 NACE 669 between Triangle .16 114 NACE 718A .13
of description acres) St. & St., between between St., St., Ave., between between 9th St. St., between Sts., East of between 5th & parking Square SE Parking - SE Parking - SE Parking Parking - Parking - (Patterson NE Stanton Alabama Anacostia St., & Blaine NE 50th &
Constitution east of 7th & D 9th & E East of East of 14th & G N & West M & East & West West of Half & T south of 12th 14th & M 6th -Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania -Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Pennsylvania tract) 6th Park to Ave., Park to NE Southern St., to East Triangle
Ave., NE 6th St., Sts., NE Sts., NE 12th 13th Sts., NE of 4th of 6th Virginia Orren Sts., SW R St., St., SE Sts., SE Sts., Ave., between Ave. & 25th Ave. & 25th Ave., west of Ave., east Ave., east St., St. SE Ft. Mahan Aves., 49th & Capitol - 42nd &
NE St., NE St., NE Sts., NE Sts., NE Ave., NE St., NE SW NE Minnesota St., east of St., east of Minnesota of Prout of Fairlawn between Elizabeth Park, SW East Sts., NE Blaine
Ave. & Square Minnesota Minnesota Ave, SE St., SE Ave., SE New York & Hospital, Anacostia Capitol Parkway St., NE Triangle
Appendix IV Information on the 154 NPS-Managed Properties That Did Not
Contain Identified Recreational Facilities
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Fort
Triangle Triangle Triangle Triangle Circle
- 5th Curb - Van - Van Triangle - Triangle Klingle Curb Triangle - North Triangle Triangle Triangle Triangle Park -
Triangle - St., Parking Ness Ness Curb - Missouri -Missouri Valley Parking - Connecticut Tenley Tenley Beach Portal - Kansas - Kansas - - Triangle 12/14/1972 Fort St. & National Piney
Connecticut Illinois Triangle - St., St., Parking - Missouri Ave., Ave., between & Parkway Lamont & Ave., Circle - Circle - Parkway - 16th Ave. & Ave., Illinois Illinois -Connecticut between Reno Broad Zoological Branch
Management Property Type Size unita numberb Location property (in 115 ROCR 303B Ave. & Triangle .05 116 ROCR 303D Curb .10 Kalorama 117 ROCR 312A Ave., Triangle .19 118 ROCR 313B - South .17 Ave., 119 ROCR 326C Jenifer Curb .08 120 ROCR 330B between Triangle .88 121 ROCR 330C between Triangle .13 122 ROCR 335 Western Curb .24 123 ROCR 345 Ave., Triangle .18 124 ROCR 346 between Triangle .35 125 ROCR 348 between Triangle .14 126 ROCR 351D Glover .19 43rd & children's playground 127 ROCR 351E Glover 4.83 Cathedral children's playground 128 ROCR 356 - Parkway 7.90 129 ROCR 361 15th Curb .02 130 ROCR 397 between Triangle .29 131 ROCR 398 Nebraska Circle .07 132 ROCR 399 Nebraska Circle .09 133 ROCR 432 - to 20.50 Drs., 134 ROCR 433 St., Portal 8.75 NW 135 ROCR 436 7th St., Triangle .35 136 ROCR 438 South of Triangle .35 137 ROCR 447 Ave., Triangle .20 138 ROCR 448 Ave., Triangle .20 139 ROCR 468 Ave., south Triangle .02 140 ROCR 478 .16 Massachusetts 141 ROCR 515 Park Park 25.13 Branch 142 ROCR 516 Park Portal 1.04 143 ROCR 531 Portal Portal .77
of description acres) Kalorama Parking - Rd., NW Upshur Dakota NE & 41st parking 41st St. 42nd St. Ave. & parking between Marietta Madison & Parkway & Garfield Parkway & Aves., NW Klingle Sts., parking Ellicott & west of & east of MD/D.C. NW between north of Sherman between between of Chevy Dalecarlia Ave. & to Rd., entrance - Piney
Rd., NW Ashmeade St. & Ave., Sts., & & Patterson Nicholson Pl. & 5th Sts., Children's Sts., NW Children's Rd. & Extended, Ave. & 36th Wisconsin Wisconsin line, North Sherman Circle, 7th & 7th & Chase Parkway Loughboro Rock NW -Harvard Branch
Pl., Grant between at Belt Nebraska Nebraska St., NW & 8th 8th St., NW Playground Playground Macomb NW Sts., NW Aves., NW Aves., NW between Portal Circle, NW Decatur Buchanan Circle, NW (part of Rd., NW Creek St., NW Rd. &
between Circle, 24th St. Rd., NW Ave., NW Ave., NW Sts., NW NW - New - (west St., NW East & & South NW Sts., NW Sts., NW reservation Park, Eastern
Connecticut Curb NW & Rhode Mexico Parkway side) New Parkway West Portal transferred along Ave.,
Ave. & parking Island Triangle Ave., and Mexico and Beach Parkway Drs., to D.C.) Parkway 36th NW
Appendix IV Information on the 154 NPS-Managed Properties That Did Not
Contain Identified Recreational Facilities
(Continued From Previous Page)
Management Property Type of Size
unita numberb Location description property (in acres)
Fort Circle Park - American
144 ROCR 542 University Park to Fort Reno Park 4.44
Park,
along Nebraska Ave., NW
145 ROCR 545 Pinehurst Parkway - between Parkway 18.15
Western & Oregon Aves., NW
Park - north side of
146 ROCR 563 National Zoological Park & Park 1.77
Adams Mill Rd.,
NW
147 ROCR 565 Triangle - 16th & Irving Triangle .02
Sts., NW
Triangle - Connecticut Ave.,
148 ROCR 573 between Fessenden & 36th Triangle .02
Sts., NW
Triangle - Nebraska Ave.,
149 ROCR 587 between 45th St. & Rockwood .04
Pkwy., Triangle
NW
Triangle -Harewood Rd.,
150 ROCR 614 between 4th St. & Michigan Triangle .04
Ave., NE
Triangle -Fessenden St.,
151 ROCR 643 between Reno Rd. & Nebraska .30
Ave., Triangle
NW
152 ROCR 667 Triangle - Tilden St. & Reno Triangle .05
Rd., NW
153 ROCR 686 Triangle - Reno Rd., between Triangle .08
36th & Warren Sts., NW
154 ROCR 691 Park - Pennsylvania Ave., Park .07
between 28th & M Sts., NW
Total 450.18
Source: GAO analysis of NPS data.
aThe following abbreviations were used:
CHOH-Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
NACC-National Capital Parks-Central
NACE-National Capital Parks-East
ROCR-Rock Creek Park
bNPS refers to property numbers as reservation numbers.
cProperty contains only 201.68 square feet (.004 acres).
Appendix V
Information on NPS-Managed Properties with Sports Facilities
This appendix provides information on the 25 NPS-managed properties in the
District that contain the sports facilities identified in table 3 of this
report. Table 7 shows the properties with sports facilities by National
Capital Region management unit, location description, property size (in
acres), and the number and types of sports facilities on each property.
Table 7: NPS-Managed Properties with Sports Facilities by National Capital
Region Management Unit
Page 66 GAO-05-378 National Park Service-Managed Properties
(in Johnson (Columbia Roosevelt Monument The L'Enfant West the East Building Buzzard Section Section Section Section Section Fort
Baseball/ Management Location Size Basketball Tennis Volleyball Softball Multiple-use unita description acres) Boating courts courts courts fields fields Other Total GWMP Lady Park Island) 121 2 0 0 0 0 0 1b GWMP Theodore Island 88 0 0 0 0 0 0 1c NACC and grounds 106 0 0 0 0 10 1 0 11 Mall Square 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 1d NACC Potomac Park Tidal 395 2 0 0 11 13 8 1e 35 NACC Potomac Park, Point 329 0 0 24 0 2 1 4f 31 NACC Pershing (Commerce Plaza) 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1g NACE Point 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 NACE Anacostia C 50 0 0 0 0 0 1 1h NACE Anacostia D 63 5 2 9 0 0 4 4i 24 NACE Anacostia E 62 1 2 0 0 1 2 2j 8 NACE Anacostia F 336 0 1 2 0 1 0 1k 5 NACE Anacostia G 704 0 6 4 0 1 7 2l 20 NACE Dupont 376 0 1 3 0 1 0 3m 8
Bird Washington NACC - (including Basin) Haines Square Park, Park, Park, Park, Park, Park
NACE Triangle near V Street, SW 2 1 00 0 0 001
Appendix V Information on NPS-Managed Properties with Sports Facilities
(Continued From Previous Page)
Baseball/
Management Location Size Basketball Tennis Volleyball Softball Multiple-use
unita description (in Boating courts courts courts fields fields Other Total
acres)
NACE Park at V
Street,
SW 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
ROCR Montrose 16 0 0 4 0 0 1 0
Park
Rock Creek
ROCR Park
& Piney
Branch
Parkway 1,748 0 0 27 0 0 4 5n 36
ROCR Fort Bayard 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Park
ROCR Rock Creek
&
Potomac 171 2 0 0 0 0 0 1o
Parkway
ROCR Fort Circle
Park -
Fort Totten
Park
to Barnard 65 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Hill
ROCR Fort Reno 33 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
Park
Fort Circle
ROCR Park -
Barnard
Hill to Ft.
Lincoln 9 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
ROCR Barnard 22 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Hill Park
WHHO President's
Park,
White House
Grounds,
and
nearby 82 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
areas
Total 4,813 15 12 73 12 29 36 28 205
Source: GAO analysis of NPS data.
aThe following abbreviations were used:
GWMP-George Washington Memorial Parkway
NACC-National Capital Parks-Central
NACE-National Capital Parks-East
ROCR-Rock Creek Park
WHHO-White House-President's Park
bA fishing area.
cA fishing area.
dAn ice skating rink.
eA fishing area.
fA fishing area and three golf courses.
gAn ice skating rink.
hA fishing area.
iA fishing area, a fitness course, a swimming pool, and a horseshoe pit.
jA fishing area and a roller skating rink.
kA fishing area.
lA golf course and a track.
mA horse stable, an ice skating rink, and a football field.
nA fishing area, a fitness course, a golf course, a horse stable, and a
tennis stadium.
oA fitness course.
Appendix VI
Information on the Condition of Properties with Sports Facilities
This appendix provides information on the condition of properties with
sports facilities. Each year NPS assesses the condition of the grounds,
landscapes, and associated features of federal properties it manages. NPS
conducts these condition assessments on a location basis, which may
encompass several properties. NPS provided assessments covering 24 of the
25 properties with sports facilities. An assessment was not provided for
one property due to security reasons.1 Table 8 provides information on the
results of these assessments.
Table 8: Condition Assessments for Properties with Sports Facilities, by
Assessment Type
Type Description of assessment location Condition
Assessment of individual Washington Monument and grounds Good
property Lady Bird Johnson Park Good
Barnard Hill Park Good
Fort Reno Park Good
Pershing Square (Commerce Building Good
Plaza)
Montrose Park Poor
Fort Bayard Park Poor
East Potomac Park Haines Point Serious
Theodore Roosevelt Island Serious
Cumulative assessment of Rock Creek Park and Piney Branch Good
Parkway
several individual Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway
properties
Triangle near V Street, SW Fair
Park at V Street, SW-Managed Landscape
(Marinas)
Buzzard Point
Two assessments for each Fort Circle Park (Fort Bunker Hill Fair
Park)
individual property Fort Circle Park (Barnard Hill to Fort Good
Lincoln)
Fort Circle Park (Fort Totten) Good
Fort Circle Park (Fort Totten to Good
Barnard Hill)
West Potomac Park grounds Good
West Potomac Park athletic fields Poor
Fort Dupont Park-managed landscape Good
Fort Dupont Park-picnic area Randle Poor
Circle
1This property includes President's Park, White House grounds, and nearby
areas.
Appendix VI Information on the Condition of Properties with Sports
Facilities
(Continued From Previous Page)
Type Description of assessment location Condition
Cumulative assessments of sections of several individual properties
Anacostia Park-managed landscape of marina sections of properties D, F,
and G
Fair
Anacostia Park-managed landscape of sections of properties C, D, E, F, and
G
Poor
Cumulative assessment of six The Mall- L'Enfant Square Poor
properties on the National
Mall, which includes one
property with a sports facility
Source: NPS' FMSS data.
Appendix VII
Information on Properties Covered in General Management Plans
This appendix provides information on the properties covered in general
management plans. Table 9 shows the property number, size (in acres), and
location associated with properties covered in the Anacostia, Fort Circle
Parks, Mary McLeod Bethune, and Rock Creek Park and the Rock Creek and
Potomac Parkway general management plans.
Table 9: Property Number, Size (in acres), and Location of Properties
Covered in the Anacostia, Fort Circle Parks, Mary McLeod Bethune, and Rock
Creek Park and the Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway General Management Plans
Page 70 GAO-05-378 National Park Service-Managed Properties
Anacostia Anacostia Anacostia Anacostia Fort
Triangle Triangle Park, Park, Anacostia Park, Park, Fort Buzzard Stanton
Triangle Triangle Triangle - Square Triangle - South Triangle Triangle Section C Section D Park, Section F Section G Park -V Circle Triangle Point Park -
- - - Water E. 667, - Water Capitol - Water - Water - Frederick - Sousa & Section E Phillip - - St., Park - Water & Anacostia Fort Davis - Fort Dupont north
(in Virginia Virginia St., Half & St., & Water & N St., Anacostia Douglass Anacostia 11th St. -Anacostia Sousa Anacostia Railroad Anacostia Benning between -Anacostia V Sts., River Fort Pennsylvania Park - of Erie Shepherd
General Size plan numbera acres) Location Anacostia 128 0.2 Ave., 129 0.35 Ave. & 130 0.11 south of 295 1.54 north 296 0.28 between 297 0.04 Sts., 298 0.1 Sts., 299 0.18 between 343C 50.05 River Memorial 343D 63.17 River bridges, 343E 61.69 River bridges, 343F 336.3 River bridges, 343G 703.75 River Rd., SE 467 7.65 1st & 523 38.35 Park to NE 562 0.13 at 629 1.22 -between Subtotal 1,265.11 Circle 336 13.33 & Alabama 405 376.07 Minnesota & 412 56.56 St., 421 205.51 Parkway
between south of M St., side of Half & T south of east of 14th & M (east bridges, (both SE (east SE (both SE (both Canal Ft. Mahan Bulkhead, 1st & Parks Aves., SE Massachusetts between - South
12th & M M St., SE V Sts., Sts., SW R St., 12th Sts., SE bank) SE banks) bank) banks) banks) Sts., Park, SW Water Aves., SE Pearson Capitol
Sts., SE SE SW SW St., SE between between between between between SW Anacostia Sts., SW Pl. & & 2nd
11th St. John Railroad & Benning D.C. line Ave. to 16th Sts., SE
management Property & Phillip John Road & & Grant St., St., SE & SW
Appendix VII Information on Properties Covered in General Management Plans
(Continued From Previous Page)
General
management Property Size
plan numbera (in acres) Location
475 39.04 Fort Mahan Park - Benning Rd., between 42nd & Grant Sts., NE
500 30.72 Fort Circle Park - Fort Mahan Park to Fort Dupont Park, between
Benning & Ridge Rds., SE
518 128.66 Fort Circle Park -Fort Dupont Park to Fort Stanton Park, south
of Massachusetts Ave., SE
519 32.81 Fort Circle Park -Fort Stanton Park to St. Elizabeth Hospital,
between Erie St. & Alabama Ave., SE
575 3.77 Battery Ricketts - Fort Pl., between Pearson & Bruce Pls., SE
609 30.3 Fort Chaplin Park -south of East Capitol St., between Chaplin St. &
Texas Ave., SE
Subtotal 916.77
Mary McLeod None assigned
Bethune 0.07 1318 Vermont Ave., NW, Washington D.C.
Subtotal 0.07
Rock Creek Park 339 1,748.27 Rock Creek Park & Piney Branch Parkway -
Klingle Rd. to D.C. line, west of 16th
and the Rock St., NW
Creek and
Potomac Parkway
360 171.15 Rock Creek & Potomac Parkway - Along Rock Creek, between
National Zoological Park & Theodore Roosevelt Bridge, NW
402 24.2 Soapstone Valley - Connecticut Ave., between Albemarle St. &
Windom Pl., NW
432 20.5 Beach Parkway -to MD/D.C. line, between East & West Beach Drs.,
NW
433 8.75 North Portal - 16th St., between North Portal & South Portal
Drs., NW
514 18.65 Normanstone Parkway - Massachusetts Ave., between Garfield &
Normanstone Sts., NW
545 18.15 Pinehurst Parkway - between Western & Oregon Aves., NW
563 1.77 Park - north side of National Zoological Park & Adams Mill Rd.,
NW 635 2.95 Woodley Park - Cortland & Devonshire Pls., NW
Subtotal 2,014.39
Total properties 37
Total acres 4,196.34
Source: GAO analysis of NPS data. aNPS refers to property numbers as
reservation numbers.
Appendix VIII
Comments from the Department of the Interior
Note: GAO comments supplementing those in the report text appear at the
end of this appendix.
Appendix VIII
Comments from the Department of the
Interior
Now on p. 10. See comment 1.
Now on pp. 20-28.
See comment 2. Now on p. 19.
Now p. 24. See comment 3.
Appendix VIII
Comments from the Department of the
Interior
Now on p. 27. See comment 4.
Now p. 34.
Appendix VIII
Comments from the Department of the
Interior
The following are GAO's comments on the Department of the Interior's
letter dated April 13, 2005.
GAO Comments 1.
2.
3.
4.
Fort Circle Parks, Rock Creek Park, Piney Branch Parkway, and Anacostia
Park are already included in the "park and parkways" category. A more
detailed description concerning the composition of the park and parkways
category can be found in appendix I.
When formatted, the captions track with their perspective photos.
We removed the reference to boat rentals and included information that
identifies the specific property so that it could be more readily
identified.
We clarified the caption at the bottom of the photos to explain that the
recreational facilities have not been in use since the property has been
closed to the public.
Appendix IX
GAO Contacts and Staff Acknowledgments
GAO Contacts Robin M. Nazzaro, (202) 512-3841 Roy Judy, (202) 512-3482
Staff Acknowledgments
(360443)
In addition to those named above, Diana Cheng, John Delicath, Doreen
Feldman, John Johnson, Julian Klazkin, Roselyn McCarthy, and Peter Oswald
made key contributions to this report. Mark Braza, Kim Raheb, and Jena
Sinkfield made important methodological and graphic contributions to the
report.
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