A manual on the origin and development of Washington
Courtesy of Fairchild Aerial Surveys (Inc.).
THE HEART OF THE NATION’S CAPITAL
75TH CONGRESS, 3D SESSION · SENATE DOCUMENT NO. 178
By H. PAUL CAEMMERER, Ph. D.
“The City of Washington—the central star of the constellation which enlightens the whole world.”
General Lafayette, as Guest of the Nation, October 12, 1824.
UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON: 1939
In the Senate of the United States,
April 20 (calendar day, May 18), 1938.
Resolved , That the manuscript entitled “A Manual of the Plan of Washington,” prepared by H. P. Caemmerer, be printed in such style and manner as may be directed by the Joint Committee on Printing, as a Senate Document.
Attest:
Edwin A. Halsey, Secretary .
H. Paul Caemmerer
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PREFACE
CONTENTS
ILLUSTRATIONS
HISTORY OF EARLY SETTLEMENTS ALONG THE POTOMAC
SITE OF THE FEDERAL CITY
TERMS OF ORIGINAL AGREEMENT
BOUNDARY STONES OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
PRELIMINARY STUDIES
THE ELLICOTT PLAN—THE L’ENFANT PLAN ENLARGED
McMILLAN PARK COMMISSION
PLANS OF THE McMILLAN PARK COMMISSION
THE CAPITOL GROUP
ARCHITECTURAL STANDARDS ABSENT
HEIGHT OF BUILDINGS RESTRICTED BY THE CAPITOL DOME
EAST CAPITOL STREET—EXTENDING THE MALL AXIS EASTWARD
THE FORT DRIVE
WASHINGTON CHANNEL AND THE WATER FRONT
GEORGE WASHINGTON MEMORIAL PARKWAY
THE MOUNT VERNON HIGHWAY ROUTE
MOUNT VERNON
WAKEFIELD, THE BIRTHPLACE OF GEORGE WASHINGTON
THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL
THE STATUE OF ABRAHAM LINCOLN
THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL AND SURROUNDING AREA
THE ARLINGTON MEMORIAL BRIDGE
LAFAYETTE PARK
POTOMAC PARKS
MERIDIAN HILL PARK
ROCK CREEK PARK
ANACOSTIA PARK
NATIONAL ARBORETUM
THE CAPITOL
THE WHITE HOUSE
OCTAGON HOUSE
DOLLY MADISON HOUSE
DECATUR HOUSE
OTHER HISTORICAL HOUSES
GEORGETOWN
FRANCIS SCOTT KEY MANSION
TUDOR PLACE
ROCK CREEK CHURCH (ST. PAUL’S) IN ROCK CREEK CEMETERY
CHRIST CHURCH
ST. JOHN’S CHURCH
THE COURTS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
OLD LAND OFFICE BUILDING
OLD PATENT OFFICE BUILDING
THE WASHINGTON MONUMENT
SOLDIERS’ HOME
CABIN JOHN BRIDGE
FORD’S THEATER
LINCOLN MUSEUM AND THE OLDROYD COLLECTION OF LINCOLNIANA
THE CAPITOL
THE CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES
SENATE AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OFFICE BUILDINGS
UNION STATION
WASHINGTON CITY POST OFFICE
LIBRARY OF CONGRESS
FOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIBRARY
SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
THE WHITE HOUSE
DEPARTMENT OF STATE
DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
OTHER IMPORTANT BUILDINGS
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
IMPORTANT BRIDGES OF WASHINGTON
NATIONAL SHRINE OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
NATIONAL CHURCHES IN WASHINGTON
EMBASSIES AND LEGATIONS
NEW BUILDINGS NECESSARY
PLANS AS DEVELOPED
PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE
TRIANGLE DEVELOPMENT
UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT BUILDING
HOMES OF THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES
HISTORY OF ARLINGTON
ARLINGTON AS A NATIONAL CEMETERY
STATUE OF GEN. GEORGE WASHINGTON
TRIPOLI COLUMN
STATUE OF GEORGE WASHINGTON
STATUE OF GEN. ANDREW JACKSON
ADAMS MEMORIAL
STATUE OF GENERAL LAFAYETTE
STATUE OF ALEXANDER R. SHEPHERD
STATUE OF HENRY WADSWORTH LONGFELLOW
STATUE OF JOHN WITHERSPOON
MEMORIAL OF THE GRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLIC TO DR. BENJAMIN FRANKLIN STEPHENSON
STATUE OF GEN. CASIMIR PULASKI
ZERO MILESTONE
DUPONT MEMORIAL
STATUE OF JEANNE D’ARC
STATUE OF DANTE
GEN. U. S. GRANT MEMORIAL
STATUE OF EDMUND BURKE
STATUE OF ALEXANDER HAMILTON
APPENDIX
STATUES AND MONUMENTS
QUOTATIONS FROM GREAT AMERICANS ON WASHINGTON, THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
INDEX
TRANSCRIPTIONS OF CHARTS AND MAPS
Transcriber’s Notes
