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Fort Monroe Interpretive Master
Planning (IMP) Services
Briefing to FMFADA Board
by
Interpretive Solutions, Inc.
West Chester, PA
March 25, 2010
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- Steering Committee
- Study Groups
• African American Culture Working Group
• National Park Service Working Group
• Natural Resources/Recreation Working Group
-Core Planning Team
• FMFADA Marketing
• Virginia Tourism Corporation
• IS Consultant Team
-FMFADA Staff Liaison
The Planning Team
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The history of Fort Monroe chronicles both
stunning achievements and tremendous
costs in the continuing struggle of
Americans to achieve, define and maintain
the ideals of freedom.
Overarching theme:
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• The Natural Environment/Cultural and
Historical Geography
• The Virginia Indians
• The African American Experience
• The Civil War
• Defense of the Nation
• Olde Point Comfort Resorts
Primary Interpretive Themes
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• Heritage tourists
• Recreational
• School classes
• Teachers
• Longer-stay visitors (especially
families)
Target Audiences
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(Beginning with programs, possible permanent presence
later.)
• Casemate Museum—permanent from 2012 forward
• Virginia Museum of Natural History
• Virginia Living Museum
• Chesapeake Bay Foundation
• Hampton History Museum
• Museum of the Confederacy
• Virginia War Museum
• Old Dominion University’s Virginia Modeling & Simulation
Center (VMASC)—Technical partner
Interpretive Partners
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(Long term, to be explored)
• Contraband Society
• Mariners’ Museum
• Hampton University
• Colonial Williamsburg
• Historic Jamestown/Jamestown Settlement
• Yorktown Battlefield/Yorktown Victory Center
• Virginia Air and Space Museum
• NASA
• . . . and perhaps others
Potential partners
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• Chesapeake Bay Gateway Network
• Captain John Smith Chesapeake Historic Trail
• Chesapeake Treasured Landscape Initiative
• Civil War Trails
• Hampton CVB Interpretive Map
Interpretive Networks
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• Fund-raising
• Potential tenant & operator of
some interpretive venues
Fort Monroe Non-Profit Foundation
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• Variety of approaches being considered, including:
– Interpretive Trails
– First Person Interpreters
– Guided Tours of site
– Special Demonstrations, Reenactments
– Character-centered interpretation
– Interactive maps/timelines
Interpretive Programs
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• Fort Monroe as Learning
Laboratory
• Teacher Institute
• Multi-day school class visits
(extended study)
• Distance Learning
Educational Programs
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• Area school districts
• Governor’s School for
Science and Technology
• Area and regional
museums and cultural
organizations
Educational Partners
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• Southeast Institute of
Research Survey (in
progress)
• Additional surveys in
future
Audience research
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• Historical and
environmental areas
• Visitor circulation and
parking/transportation
issues continue to be
assessed
Potential Interpretive Venues
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• On list for
NPS
The Fort Itself
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• Multipurpose use, including ticketing & orientation
• ―Black box‖ in which to create visitor center exhibits
• Abundant parking
• View of Fort
PX: Potential Site-Wide Visitor Center
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• Convenience store facilities
• 35,000 square feet,
mainly open space
• Centrally located
• Food facility
PX cont’d.
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• Superb exterior & interior finishes
• Reception area
• Superb location near Fort’s main gate
The Fitness Center
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• Deck overlooking wall and moat
• Multiple bathrooms
• Large open spaces
• ADA accessible
The Fitness Center cont’d.
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• Two-story gym: adaptable space
• Historical detail – interior/exterior
• Location inside moat near Parade Ground
• ADA accessible
Building 105 – Former gym
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• Adaptable gallery spaces
• Staging areas for exhibitions
• Location inside moat near Parade Ground
• Secure storage building (1980s, flood-
proof, already in place)
Old Guardhouse (Band Building)
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• Useable space for small exhibits
• Move-in condition
• Location inside moat near Parade
Ground
Library
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• Located near Mill Creek on peninsula
• Easily modified for EE purposes
• No historical preservation restrictions
• Close to recreation
areas
• ADA accessible
• Suitable space for
―messy‖ science education
Potential Environmental Education (EE)
Center
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• Lodging for students, Teacher Institute, visiting
scholars
• Already set up as dormitory
• Move-in condition
• Retrofit-able for large kitchen
• Space for offices, labs, etc.
• Location near front gate, adequate parking for 5
years
Dormitory Building: Randolph Hall
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• Fort Monroe’s most historically
significant building
• On list for NPS unit
Old Quarters #1
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• Completely adaptable interior
• Excellent location just outside East
Gate
• On list for NPS
operation
• Some parking
Batteries Irwin and Parrott
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• On NPS List
MARS tower
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Powerful volunteer force will be
needed
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• 100-150,000 visitors/year: cultural
• 115-125,000 visitors/year: beach
• Minimum 130-150 rooms vacation
lodging
• Residential population: about 2,300.
Visitor projections
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• Partnerships
• Governance and management
• Financial projections
• Projected development costs
• Potential funding sources
Sustainability: The Business Plan
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• Model for public programs
• Model for education programs
• Model for program evaluation
• Recommendations: interpretive media
• Marketing plan
• Staffing requirements
• Interpretive infrastructure
Still to come:
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•Short term (1-5 yrs)
•Mid-term (5-10 yrs)
•Long term (10-20 yrs)
Still to Come: Action Plan
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• Foundation Document: March 30
– Steering Committee
– Stakeholders
– HPAG
• First draft IMP: May 14
– Steering Committee
– Stakeholders
– Public Town Hall meeting
• Revised draft IMP: early June
– HPAG comments
• Board approval: June 24
• IMP posted for public comment: early July
• IMP circulated to all PA required parties: early July
• Final presentation to HPAG & recommendation: August
• Final board approval: September 2010
Timeline for completion of IMP
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Questions?