||The NPS completed an environmental assessment (EA) that
provides an analysis of the environmental consequences of the
alternatives considered for the rehabilitation of Arlington
House, Outbuildings, and Grounds. The NPS has selected
Alternative B for implementation and Finding of No Significant
Impact has been signed. At Arlington House, the Robert E. Lee
Memorial, the National Park Service (NPS) will rehabilitate
Arlington House (Mansion), Outbuildings (North and South Slave
Quarters), and the historic Grounds (Kitchen Garden and Work
Yard) in a manner that protects and maintains the cultural
resources and values for which the Robert E. Lee Memorial was
established. Furthermore, this will benefit the visiting public
by providing a safe environment where NPS can interpret the
history and significance of the site through a more accurate
representation of circa 1861 historic conditions. This action is
needed because: previous reconstructions of the North and South
Slave Quarters are now known to be inaccurate