2008 CPEO Military List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 20 May 2008 16:43:09 -0700 (PDT)
Reply: cpeo-military
Subject: [CPEO-MEF] REUSE, HISTORY: Preservation Trust criticizes SF Presidio (CA) museum proposal
 
Preservationists don't like Presidio plans

Marisa Lagos
San Francisco Chronicle
May 20, 2008

A national historic preservation organization has slammed proposed changes to the Presidio's Main Post and Parade Ground, including the addition of a 100,000-square-foot modern art museum, according to a new letter sent to the executive director of the Presidio Trust.

The May 16 letter by Anthony Veerkamp of the National Trust for Historic Preservation questioned whether the Presidio's designation as a national historic landmark could be threatened by the scale and contemporary design of the museum, as well as other proposed projects. Other concerns include the proposed construction of a three-story lodge, the letter states.

Many of Veerkamp's comments echo issues raised last month in a letter by Brian O'Neill, general superintendent of the National Park Service's Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Both the Park Service and the nonprofit National Trust for Historic Preservation are charged with advising the Presidio Trust to ensure that any changes to the Presidio do not hurt its standing as a national historic landmark district.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2008/05/20/BA3110P396.DTL

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Lenny Siegel
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