MEDIA TOUR: “Topping Off” Construction Project Site for new U.S. Park Police Horse Stables and Education Center on the National Mall 

MEDIA TOUR: “TOPPING OFF” CONSTRUCTION PROJECT SITE FOR NEW U.S. PARK POLICE HORSE STABLES AND EDUCATION CENTER ON THE NATIONAL MALL 

Media Tour, “Topping Off,” and Press Availability regarding the new U.S. Park Police Horse Stables and Education Center

For Immediate Release
MONDAY, AUGUST 22, 2022

Media Contacts:

Julie Moore 202-297-6106
jmoore@nationalmall.org

Mike Litterst 202-306-4166
mike_litterst@nps.gov

 

WHEN: Media Preview – Friday, August 26, 2022 10 a.m. – 11 a.m.

WHERE: USPP Horse Stables and Education Center Site, near Home Front Drive on the National Mall

WHAT: Media Tour, “Topping Off,” and Press Availability regarding the new U.S. Park Police Horse Stables and Education Center, an exciting project made possible by supporters of the Trust for the National Mall. The Trust demolished the old USPP Horse Stables, originally built as a temporary facility in 1976 for the Bicentennial celebration on the National Mall. The new facility is a sustainable, state-of-the art new home for the horses that will also welcome the public to see the horses and learn about the history of the mounted unit on the National Mall. Importantly, the project also creates a sidewalk path to connect the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial directly to the core of the National Mall. The new facility is slated for initial completion by the end of 2022, and the public education center is expected to open in the spring of 2023. Note: A “Topping Off” celebration marks the completion of the roof in a construction project.

U.S. Park Police Horse Stables and Education Center — Trust for the National Mall

WHO:

  • SHEILA JOHNSON, Trust for the National Mall Board Vice-Chair, Horse Stables Project Campaign Chair, Founder and CEO, Salamander Hotels & Resorts 

  • FIRST LADY OF VIRGINIA SUZANNE S. YOUNGKIN, Horse Stable Project, Leadership Supporter 

  • GEORGETTE “GIGI” DIXON, Trust for the National Mall Board Member, head of external engagement, Diverse Segments, Representation and Inclusion, Wells Fargo, Horse Stables Project Lead Corporate Supporter 

  • CATHERINE TOWNSEND, Trust for the National Mall President & CEO  

  • JEFFREY REINBOLD, Superintendent National Park Service for the National Mall and Memorial Parks 

  • ACTING CHIEF OF THE U.S.P.P. CHRISTOPHER STOCK and LIEUTENANT ANNA ROSE, Commander, U.S.P.P. Mounted Unit on the National Mall 

  • HORSES AND OFFICERS, US Park Police Mounted Unit 

RSVP: If attending, please email comms@nationalmall.org

WATCH: BUILDING THE NATIONAL MALL HORSE STABLES

 

MAP: USPP Horse Stables and Education Center Site, near Home Front Drive on the National Mall

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