Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park Redesignation Act”.
Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park Redesignation Act
A BILL
To redesignate the Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site as the Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Findings
Congress finds that—
Augustus Saint-Gaudens was one of the greatest sculptors in the United States, creating well-known public monuments to Civil War heroes, peerless bas-reliefs, and the 1907 United States gold coinage, which are considered to be the most beautiful coins ever minted;
from 1885 until the death of Augustus Saint-Gaudens in 1907, Augustus Saint-Gaudens maintained a residence and studios in Cornish, New Hampshire, where many of the most famous works of Augustus Saint-Gaudens were created and perfected;
the presence of Saint-Gaudens in Cornish, New Hampshire, attracted leaders and practitioners in painting, sculpture, etching, writing, poetry, drama, dance, musical composition, musical performance, architecture, landscape architecture, jurisprudence, politics, and other artistic disciplines to relocate to Cornish, forming the Cornish Art Colony, which was—
one of the earliest art colonies; and
one of the richest and most diverse concentrations of practicing artists in the United States;
the core of the Cornish Art Colony is currently preserved at Aspet, the estate of Augustus Saint-Gaudens, and at the Blow-Me-Down Farm, which served as a social hub for the Colony, both of which are part of the Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site; and
throughout the long history of the Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site, the Historic Site and the partner organization of the Historic Site, the Saint-Gaudens Memorial, have promoted the arts through the regular presentation of musical concerts, historical dramas, visual arts exhibitions, artistic workshops, and the oldest artist-in-residence program in the National Park Service, creating a vibrant artistic community that promotes the creation, performance, and interpretation of the artistic heritage of the United States.
Sec. 3 Designation of Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park
In General— The Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site shall be known and designated as the “Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park”.
by striking “National Historic Site” each place it appears and inserting “National Historical Park”; and
in section 2(a), by striking “historic site” and inserting “Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park”.
References— Any reference in any law, regulation, document, record, map, or other paper of the United States to the Saint-Gaudens National Historic Site shall be considered to be a reference to the “Saint-Gaudens National Historical Park”.