Development of a Commemorative Integrity Statement (CIS)
A CIS is designed to guide site management by presenting the following information:
identifying what is most important about a site relative to the national historic designation;
ensuring that there is a focus on the "whole", and not just the individual resources;
providing the fundamental document to guide management planning and preparation of a
conservation and presentation plan;
enunciating a set of heritage values and objectives which can be used in analyzing and evaluating
the impact of development and adaptive re-use proposals on a site or nearby property;
providing the basis for design guidelines for development which may take place within or nearby
and which may have an impact on the national historic site; and
giving direction on heritage messages for marketing plans and programs.
