DRINKING FOUNTAINS

1. All three drinking fountains in the promenade area, including the two incorporated into the parapet wall and the one west of the Kiser Studio, are historic and should be retained, rehabilitated, and maintained in good working order.

2. Other drinking fountains at Rim Village, including the one near the Plaza Comfort Station and the pipe/bubbler types located throughout the former campground, do not (as individual features) contribute to the historic landscapes. If these drinking fountains are retained, consideration should be given to redesigning them in a more appropriate style (i.e. encasing the water pipes in a single boulder).

3. The water feature in the former campground near Comfort Station No. 2 is a unique design element of the historic landscape and should be preserved and maintained in good working orders.

4. New drinking fountains should be sited according to functional needs and designed to reflect the historic character of Rim Village, and be fully accessible.

CURBING

1. Stone curbing along roads and parking areas throughout Rim Village is historic and should be retained whenever possible.

2. Prior to construction, an assessment of the existing curbing should be undertaken (in areas where historic curbing will be retained) to identify damaged curbing. Damaged areas should be rehabilitated to conform with the existing historic curbing whenever possible.

3. When roads and parking areas are removed, historic curbing along Rim Village Road should be salvaged for use as needed in the repair, replacement, or addition of curbing in the new design.

PICNIC TABLES

1. Picnic tables throughout the former campground at Rim Village are not historic and can be removed. If picnicking as a use is to remain in the design program for the site, new picnic tables should be designed based on appropriate historic prototypes.

2. All picnic tables should be sited in forested areas where the scale, mass, and material composition of the tables is appropriates.

FIREPLACES

1. Rustic fireplaces constructed in the historic campground no longer exist, and none of the existing fireplaces are historic. If the park wants to retain picnicking at the site and provide fireplaces for day-use visitors, consideration should be given to removing non-historic fireplaces and siting one or two larger and more rustic fireplaces in a central location to accommodate several parties.

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