Translate[Archived] Question #31: Provide an overview of the implementation plan and costs for additional plaques, near the Waterfront area.
Question:
Provide an overview of the implementation plan and costs for additional plaques, near the Waterfront area. (Councilman Chapman, Councilman Seifeldein)
Response:
The $125,000 requested in the FY 2021 CIP for the Waterfront History Plan would help develop a plan for interpreting the history along the Waterfront. This plan would include the costs, locations, and suggested content for interpretive elements. Once the plan is complete, the Office of Historic Alexandria will request implementation funds.
To add additional mini history kiosks in Old Town on the Gadsby-style lamp posts, the cost for design, fabrication, and installation is approximately $2,000 per unit. These kiosks are currently located along King Street and have been a very successful interpretive element for visitors and residents. Additional kiosks could be installed on Cameron, Prince, and Duke Streets. Installation of additional mini history kiosks would need to be coordinated with the proposed acceleration of the Gadsby Lighting Fixtures and Pole Replacement project.
To tell the compelling and under-interpreted stories along the Duke Street corridor related to Alexandria’s African-American and business history, 7 mini history kiosks could be installed between Alfred Street and Diagonal Road. The content could include African-American churches, Roundhouse history, L’Ouverture Hospital, Freedom House, National Cemetery, Bruin Slave Pen, Stone Bridge, Catt’s Tavern, and more. These kiosks would require individual poles and could not be attached to the existing Dominion “cobra lights.” The cost for the design, fabrication, and installation of these seven kiosks would be approximately $25,000.