Gateway Charlestown Navy Yard Reactivation
Boston National Historical Park
The National Park Service, in partnership with the US Navy and the USS Constitution Museum, has developed a Master Development Strategy for the Charlestown Navy Yard intended to improve the visitor experience and address deferred maintenance of buildings and facilities within the yard. Updates
Pier 5 is a Special Interest of the Authority. It is the last developable parcel in their golden nest, Boston Navy Yard.
On January 4, 2023, the National Park Service published the Environmental Assessment (EA) for the Master Development Strategy. Join us for a public meeting on January 18, 2023 at 6:30 pm. See the park’s press release for more information about the EA and how to register for this virtual meeting. The release of the EA also opens a 30 day public comment period. We look forward to seeing and hearing from you about the project.
Why here?
The Charlestown Waterfront has been a gateway for hundreds of years, undergoing constant evolution. During the most recent two centuries, the area primarily became a hub of shipbuilding, trade, and national defense. Today, the Navy Yard Partners see an opportunity to create a place to tell these stories with our neighbors and visitors, and preserve that past for the future.
What will the Gateway Center and the Master Development Strategy accomplish?
The story of the Navy Yard is unique to Charlestown and Boston. Home to USS Constitution, the oldest commissioned warship afloat in the world, the ship is docked in a place that was a place of innovation and dedication. Dry Dock 1, the Ropewalk, and the Chain Forge are surviving examples of the work required to build and maintain a Navy from the age of sail to the age of steam and steel. The vision for a new visitor experience and a gateway center will enable the National Park Service, USS Constitution Museum, and USS Constitution to better tell the stories of the nation’s past for generations to come.
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