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supplya portable,well-arranged,correct, and cheap guide
Capitalcitv of the United
To
compiler of this little book.
to
the
States,has
indicate
been
the aim
the
of the
objectsof interest,
of -which there are so many
in the cityof Washington, and how
to find them
; to give the facts pertainingto each so far as they
would
interest the average
of dry
without
statement
a
visitor,
details ; to meet
the needs of the great class of people that visit
Washington to see the sights,and who must needs S])endbut
to supply'
these wants, and
little time in the seeing;
not
to
give history,biography,or scientific information,has been the
objectattempted,and, it is hoped, attained.
To
make
a
large guide-book of Washington, and thereby
increase the cost, is an easy, but, to nine tenths of the public,
of tlie
it is hoped that many
Hence
matter.
an
entirelyuseless,
multitude of visitors that anniudly visit Washington, will find
in this all the information
they need.
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COMPANY,
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corner
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1876,by
right.,
("Jopy
STORE.
of
Warren
Street,
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and
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INDEX.
PARE
PAGE
44
Department
Agricultural
55
Georgetown
College
Government
Asylum
Government
Printing
.
.
65
Alexandria
....
.53
Alms-house
Amusements
Office
.
.
.
54
Government
6}
No.
64
GoNZAGA
IIeservation,
...
Aqueduct
"
.
.
.
2
.
Arlington
College
....
Armory
.53
Square
.
.
.
.
.
5i)
Museum
Medical
Army
Falls
Gre.vt
Home
.
Arsenal
48
Hotels
Baptist
58
Howard
Churches
.
.62
Ground
Hattle
Institutions
Learning
of
.
.
53
Institutions
IJenevolent
University
.
.
.
Aged
the
for
.
Department
Interior
.
Bladen
,61
SBURG
.
Jackson
.
.
.
11
(^\PITOL
.
.
Children's
Statue
Equestrian
Judiciary
Square
.
.
.54
Hospital
Department
Justice,
of
.
Churches
58
Lafayette
60
Lincoln
50
Lincoln
Square
....
City
Hall
.
.
.
.49
.
Home
54
Lutheran
.56
.
.
Churches
Method
Streets
numbering
of
.
58
Churches
Congregational
.
.
Hall
Masonic
for
Dumb
and
Louise
.
Institution
Deaf
55
.
.
Columbia
Falls
.
Hospital
(Columbia
Little
.
.
College
Columbian
Park
.
.
Armory
Columbia
Hall
.
Office
Survey
Coast
Buildings
and
.
Congressional
Conservatory
5'"
Methodist
Epis.
Gallery
5!)
Methodist
Episcopal
Churches
.
Art
Corcoran
(South)
.
District
60
Columbia
of
.
District
(Churches
.
.
.
Government
60
jNIilitary
61
Mount
Vernon
Mount
Vernon
.
.
Asylum
.
Drive
to
Early
History
North
the
.
.
7
Place
...
Epiphany
54
Home
Church
Soldiers'
National
ors"
Sail-
and
.
Episcopal
Churches
E.\ECUTiVE
Mansion
59
.
36
.
Theatre
.
52
Naval
51
Navy
Observatory
.
.
.
Circle
Street
National
.
Square
Farragut
Home
.
.
Fourteenth
Orphan
Department
.
.
Ford's
55
The.\tre
65
Washington
.
.52
...
for
Navy
War,
State,
Departments
Offices
of
District
the
(Jov-
.
63
Georgetown
AND
.
Square
.
Building
.
.
Franklin
Yard
New
....
.61
Fortifications
Fort
Navy
.
.
.
ernment
.
.
.
.
INDEX.
INDEX
TO
Basement
....
Bronze
Doors.
Bronze
Door.
Capitol
Crawford's
Rogers's
Grounds
Corridor
of
House
the
of
Representatives
Crypt
Dimensions
....
Directory
of
the
House
Directory
of
the
Senate
.
Dome
East
Front
....
Hall
of
House
the
Rep-'
of
resentatives
.
Heating
Ventilating
and
.
History
Architecture
and
House
Committee
House
Post
Rooms
Office
Library
of
Congress
Library
of
the
.
National
Plan
Statuary
of
Principal
House
Hall
Story
.
THE
CAPITOL.
REFERENCES.
l.
1.
The
2.
Executive
8.
State
Capitol.
Mansion.
Department.
Treasury
Department.
5. War
Department.
6. Navy
Department.
7. Interior
Department.
8. Post
Office Department.
4.
9.
Office,
General's
Attorney
of Agriculture.
Department
!]g'I]D[Z]\^[ZJQ^nD^"rs".
11
Naval
12.
Arsenul.
13.
Navy
14.
Marine
15.
16.
City
Jaif.
17.
Asylum.
18.
Markets.
Observatory.
Yard.
Barracks.
Hull.
Smithsonian
20.
Washington
21.
Statue
of
Washington.
22.
Statue
of
Washington.
Monument.
of Jackson.
2'?. Statue
oarjaactev.
Institution.
19.
Gallery.
24.
Corcoran
Art
2.5.
Botanical
Garden.
26.
Congressional
Cemetery.
Naval
Hospital.
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UNIONTOWII'
If
CITY
WASHINGTON.
OF
EARLY
The
of
serve
of
purpose.
question
of
the
exclusive
of
band
mutinous
demanding
the
upon
the
imtil
it
important
discussion
element
in
President
of
the
this
of
surveA'or
dock's
Hill
location
the
forces,
from
The
this
location
ceded
to
embracing
of
of
an
Georgetown
about
and
attention
country
incident
being
the
this
area
and
S170,000
July, 1840, Congress
of
on
ten
the
ceded
city,
vicinity,
the
government
a
miles
square,
-adding
improvement
back
to
of
and
of
was
the
with
as
the
Virginia
new
the
Brad-
Camp
tory.
Observa-
and
their
grant
ion
decis-
youthful
a
land
Mary-
territory,
including
to
site
advantages
Naval
of
stitution.
Con-
the
the
Virginia
part
an
present
known
the
by
of
when,
long
volved
in-
were
formed
the
he
and
"
large
the
by
tion
loca-
the
securing
when
hill
States
Alexandria;
for
a
the
decided,
in
arrested
occupied
"now
general
weight
year,
forward,
thence-
fixed
of
a
session,
and
framing
the
sult
in-
by
same
which
advocacy
was
for
encamped
1783,
the
at
question
the
during
of
and
under
after
IG, 1790)
upon
great
presented
he
the
aration
prep-
be
to
hall
country
the
time
June,
October
the
debates
in
reader's
the
(July
of
had
His
the
ington
Wash-
together.
fairly inaugurated,
was
Washington's
Congress.
Avhich
the
doubtless
Capital
of
In
decision
excited
treated
in
of
in
government
assailed
exists. Congress
now
in
subject
final
that
been
Philadelphia,
pay.
City
first debated
was
who
of
of
seat
in
soldiers,
have
consume
Congress
body
arrearages
legislation
as
of
that
to
would
tlie
complete
so
they
permanent
a
contro'
offered
is
pages
subject
good
no
The
the
between
history
Columbia
of
following
the
division
and
interest
District
and
A
of
unity
HISTORY.
the
a
cities
donation
Capital.
In
territory origi-
OF
CITY
8
bv
tiallydonated
reducing the
WASHINGTON.
her, cnibraciiigthe city of Alexandria, thus
sixty square niilns.
A commission
was
appointed by Congress to make
purchases
define
the
to
of hind from
ries,
boundaprivateindividuals,
proper
and
the necessary
to erect
buildings. The commissioners
laid the corner-stone
of the District at Jones' Point, near
andria,
Alexthe 15th of April, 1791; and
directed
that the federal
on
district should be called the Territoryof Columbia, and the
federal
'I'he fund
donated
city the City of Washington.
by
a
Virginia and Marj-land being exhausted, Congress authorized
of the improvements, under
which
loan for the continuation
from
the
State of
Washington received
authority President
Maryland a loan of $100,000. In June, 1800, the commissioners
upon
buildingsready for occupancy
reported the necessary
; wherefrom
the public offices were
delphia,
Philaimmediately removed
and
the third jMonday of November
gress
on
following,Conheld its first session in the infant city,and on the 27th day
of February, 1801, formally assumed
the District
over
jurisdiction
about
to
area
of Columbia.
The
has
government
continued
in occupancy
there until the present time,
Capital from its firstremoval
for a period of two or three days subsequent to the battle
save
of Bladensburg, August 24, 1814, Avhich placed the city at the
of the
of
mercy
the
Cockburn.
forces
Congress
of
the
leaving
most
the
British
government
of
the
invaders, who
work
were
of
records
a
short
consumed
and
space
make
records
of time
the
a
to
and
Admiral
executive
ficers
of-
hasty retreat,
the
mercy
suffice for an
of
tended
ex-
sion
ManCapitoland Executive
greatlydamaged, a large portionof the public
much
or
mutilated, and
private property
The
destruction.
fired and
obliged to
were
public ofiices
made
Ross
in session,but
not
was
General
under
destroved.
PLAN
President
Washington,
OF
as
CITY.
THE
soon
as
the
location
decided,
capitalcity;
was
to lay out
a plan for the
Major L'Enfant
Kllicott in his
but findinghim
appointedAndrew
unsatisfactory,
place.
ional
meridIn laying out the plan of the city,]Mr. Kllicott drew
a
line,by astronomical observation,through the area intended
this basis laid off two
for the Capitol,and
sets of streets,
upon
ters
each other at rightangles, and distinguishedby letintersecting
south
and
numbers.
and
The streets rimning north
are
numbered, and those running east and west are lettered,taking
directed
OF
CITY
WASHINGTON.
9
llieii projeeted,
were
starting-point.Avenues
nent
cutting the streets at various angles,and connecting the promipoints of the city; the avenues
intersectingeach other
at certain
with large open
are
points. Tiiese avenues
spaces
named
after,and located to correspond with, the positionof the
the
Capitolas
different
a
in the
States
Union,
and
are
from
hundred
and
sixty feet wide
thirty to one
hundred
feet in
and ten
from ninety to one
and
four and a half miles in length,and two
METHOD
OF
For
to
of
with
streets
vary
The
city is
width.
a
half
AND
in hreadth.
BUILDINGS.
and
streets,localities,
pointsof the
a
sary
Washington, a reference to the map will be necesillustrate this explanation of the somewhat
complex system
has
naming and numbering the streets,which
always
of confusion
source
when
street
STREETS
; the
and
in
compass
been
familiar
not
one
NUMBEKING
hundred
one
to the
fullycomprehended,
and
number
without
stranger.
enables
one
ever,
system, how-
This
to
find
given
any
assistance.
The
the Capitol being
divided into four sections,
city is now
the centre, respectivelydenominated. Northeast,
Northwest,
Streets of the same
names
Southeast, Southwest.
appearing
in all the^e sections,
and
the same
in several
cases,
avenues,
than one
in stating an
section,it is custoniarv
traversing more
address
the initial letters (as N. E., etc.) of
to add
to the street
the section in which
it is located. An
exceptionto this rule is the
Northwest
section,which contains the main portion of the city,
initials are
mon
reyarding n-hich the indicating
dropped, and by comit
is
when
this
section
is
section
710
understood,
stated,
usage
is meant.
The
limits of the several
Northeast.
sections
are
as
follows
:
"
East
of North
Capitol Street
and
north
of East
East
of South
Capitol Street
and
south
of
Capitol Street
and
south
of Government
Capitol Street
and
north
of Government
Capitol Street.
Southeast.
East
Capitol Street.
West
Southwest.
Reservation
Northwest.
West
Reservation
The
Mall,
or
the
No.
2.
of North
No.
2.
Goverinnent
line between
portionof
of South
Reservation
the north
city,begins at
and
tiie
south
No.
2, which
is the
viding
di-
sections of the Avestern
Capitolgrounds
at First
Street
OF
CITY
10
and
west,
grounds of
The
to
Capitpland
running east
Seventeenth
Executive
the
streets
north
streets
west
runs
WASHINGTON.
south
and
which
and
west
Street,connecting
Mansion.
ai-e
numbered,
are
the
lettered,and
except
some
those
very
ning
run-
short
blocks.
intersect
the
Philadelphiaplan. On
and
the lettered streets,running east
west, and letteringeach
the Capitol,and avenues
bers
from
running diagonally,the numway
and South
of the buildingsbegin at North
Capitol streets,
dreds,
of the streets indicatinghuneach way, the numbers
and
count
First and
Second
streets
those between
including from
Third
from
and
streets
Second
hundred
one
upward, between
iiundred
two
upward, and so on.
each
numbered
streets
The
running north and south count
number
from
and
the buildings thereon
from
the Capitol,
way
numbered
buildingsare
The
upon
No. 2, on
Reservation
dividing line,viz : The Government
East
the west, and
Capitol Street on the east of the Capitol.
with the lettered
as
The
system of numbering is the same
being located to correspondwith the letters
streets,the numbers
of the alphabet.
nue.
To find No. 1113 Pennsylvania Ave:
To illustrate the above
it to be
The
initials of the section being omitted, it shows
Eleventh
the number
N. W., and
explains that it is between
To Hnd 510 E Street,N. K.
Tiie general
Twelfth streets,
and
and by recallingthe plan as
direction is given by the initials,
the
of the
explained,it
Capitol,and
sixth
streets
aI)ove
Street, S-
W.
east
appears
the
of
The
Street is the fifth street
thatE
desired
number
betAVeen
the
north
fifth and
Capitol Street. To find 510 Third
section
southwest
being understood, it is
of the
in question is the third street west
North
plain that the street
E and
F streets,
between
to be found
Capitol and the number
the former
being the fifth letter of the alphabet.
in the
that the letter J is omitted
It is important to remember
plan
of streets.
POPULATION.
steadily increased from
14,093 in 1800, to 75,115 in 1860 (not including Alexandria,
back
to
ceded
which
was
Virginia in 1840), and 130,000 in
is vastly augmented during the sessions of
1870.
This nmiiber
Congress. The wax wrought an important and happy change in
generacy
of the people,and instead of the denumber
and
the character
and ruin prophesied by many,
a few
given
years have
The
populationof
the
District
has
CITY
OF
WASHINGTON.
11
evidence
the
of the energy and intelligence
of the new
and
citizens,
city is now
rapidly increasing in prosperity and importance.
GOVERNMENT
BUILDINGS.
THE
CAPITOL.
THE
The
SITE.
is
grandest object of interest to the sight-seer
the Capitol, a magnificent structure, conspicuous on
entering
miles
the city, and
from
section
prominent for many
every
It is situated
little east of the
of the neighboring country.
a
of the city,which
has grown
centre
more
rapidly to the west
than was
and stands on the brow
of a plateau ninety
anticipated,
first and
feet above
the
level of the low-tide
water
of the Potomac
River.
This commanding
chosen
positionwas
by George Washington,
in the originalplan of the city as designed by
included
and was
Ellicott. As already observed,
L'Enfant, iind laid out by Andrew
the Capitolis the central pointof the arrangement of the streets,
as will readilyappear
by a glance at the map, every other feature
being made subservient to this.
ITISTOUY
The
AND
AIICHITECTURE.
missioners
having been chosen and located accurately,the comappointed under an act of Congress to purchase land
and
erect
buildings for the use of the government
advertised,
for
in
for
the
and
Executive
])lans
Capitol
1792,
early
Mansion,
offeringa prizeof 3500 for the designswhich should be accepted.
In this,as in almost everythingpertainingto the inceptionof the
Federal Capital,in which
the mature
judgment of a mind cultured
in art and wise in practical
affairs could assist,Jefferson took an
active interest,and
greatlyinfluenced the decisions that were
The
made.
submitted
accepted design was
by Dr. William
Thornton, although it was considerablyaltered from its original
form
before
being put practicallyinto execution.
Stephen
Hallet,a French architect,
was
the conemployed to undertake
struction,
which
was
of the
begun by laying the corner-stone
north
wing of the central edifice,on Wednesday, September
site
"'*'i'i'ii!''''il!iii!!!iiillilllll!lll!
18,
1793.
which
was
and
President
Washington
observed
with
James
Jloban,
for the
architects,and
as
much
north
masonic
wing
honors,
made
was
than
in tinish
and
able
avail-
The
1800.
November,
beautiful
more
occasion,
(leorge Hadlield,
Hallet.
in
the
on
passed successively under
the
sittingof Congress
wing, which was
was
completed
officiated
work
superintendence of Stephen
the
13
civic,military,and
Tlve
barbecue.
grand
a
V/ASIIINGTON.
OF
CITY
the
south
north,
terior
August, 1814, the inof both wings was
destroyed with tire by the iJritish
therefore compelled to hold its sessions
troops, and Congress was
other
in various
buildings. Having passed an order for
the
On
1811.
in
24th
of
commenced
imniethe work
was
rebuildingof the Capifol,
diately, under the direction of B. II. Latrobe, architect,who
succeeded
in 1817
was
by Charles Bultinch, and the original
substantiallycompleted in 1825, Congress in the mean
plan was
of the building. The
the occupanc}^
to
time
having returned
of money
ann)unt
expended upon the Ca])itolto this date, was
the
within
a
of
fraction
$2,700,000.
The
of this
architecture
tral
cen-
ployed
portion is principallyCorinthian; the Doric style is emof
tlie
columns
have
and
in some
several
portions,
inal
origdesigns for their capitals. The material of which the walls
is sandstone, quarried on
island in Aqnia
constructed
an
are
for this
Creek, Virginia,that was
purchased by the government
purpose,
in
1791, at
a
cost
of
$6,000.
of
Congress, September -30,1850, it was
provided
and
that the Capitol be extended
sui)mitted
by Thomas
plans,
;
U. Walter, architect,
were
accepted by President Fillmore, June
By
an
10, 1851.
of
of
July,
then
The
act
The
corner-stone
the
first
each
Md.
at
in
The
day
of
in
used
is white
"extensions"
are
Lee,
details
'extensions'
and
the
country,
on
vast
the
course
con-
4th
of
block, and
the
were
architecture
harnmnizes
and
construction
of
the
walls
of the
marble, slightlyvariegated with blue,
The
white
column^, of pure
marble,
Mass.
solid
one
structure
parts of
of
a
the
the
titles in consecutive
of the
section
every
of
pendence
seventy-sixth year of the indeof the United
Webster,
States, by the President
; Daniel
Secretary of State,being the orator of the day.
material
quarried
from
people
laid in the presence
was
new
order.
with
dome
and
are
The
at
Cockeysville,
referred
to
under
styleof the
the
are
quarried
old,
not
so
but
much
"
new
the
priate
appro-
portions
so-called
additions,as
essentiallynew
building,the central
to
architecturallymore
important parts of which remain
an
different
14
CITY
be constructed.
suitable
a
lack of which
it
of
advance
base
WASHINGTON.
completed the
When
slightlyin
and
OF
now
appears
be
contain
west
and
The
space
feet
from
to
the
dome, from
the
GROUNDS.
in
are
Capitol Grounds
nearly fifty-twoacres,
The
formed
inadequatelysupported."
CAPITOL
THE
porticoswill project
built
the
on
already
wings,
those
will thus
central
north
the form
of
parallelogram and
a
being 1,800
feet
from
It is
south.
east
to
since
the
only
1874 that these grounds have
been
so
large, when, in
year
of "the
enlargement of ^the building and a change
consequence
in the grade of the streets
in the vicinity,an
extension
and
The
complete remodeling of the grounds became
necessary.
principalfeature of the new
design of the grounds is a spacious
the
with
all
court
east
from
the
on
front,
approaches
which
the Capitol. Except
and
lead toward
streets
avenues
where
these
approaches enter it, the court is bordered by an
is a continuous
seat looking toward
esplanade,at the rear of which
the Capitol. A parapet of pierced stone-work
fonjisthe
back of the seat, separatingit from a green
park-likeglade. The
at
intervals by pierswhich
support fourteen
parapet is broken
bronze
standards
sustaining each two lanterns. Opposite the
six largerpiersand
central porticothere are
lanterns, and two
gardinets of polished red granite. From the centre of each of
of bronze nineteen
feet in length.
these will rise an elliptical
vase
the
1,250
between
gardinet
the
and
vase
the
base
to
of the
vase
and
occupied b}'natural
is to
be
is to
be crowned
with
a
wreath
the
outer
foliageand
of spray
wall
of
flowers,
which
at
night is to be illuminated by concealed gas jets in the centre.
The
grounds otherwise are to be treated very simply so as to
the approduce the effect of a natural grove through which
proaches
to avoid
been carried
have
so
as
injury to the trees,
much
shade
as
as
secure
possiblefor those passing over
them,
from
and
effective
toward
leave
the
and
to
perspectives
open
of New
York
Law
Olmsted
supplied
Capitol." Mr. Frederick
which
the improvements of the grounds are, at
the ])Iansunder
The fine growth of trees,
of writing,going forward.
the time
have
been tenderlypreserved and carefullycultivated,
which
are
one
of the
The
stands
ordered
chief attractions.
Washington by Horatio Greeno-igh,
The
statue
in the
court
was
facing the east front.
intended
to find a place in
b}'Congress in 1832,and was
colossal statue
of
OF
CITY
16
of the
Mars
door
and
Fame
entering"into
the
and
the
Ceres,
Peace
and
WASHINGTON.
over
crowning
Rotunda, are Persico's statues of
door is Campellano's bas-relief of
bust of Washington with wreaths
a
of huirel.
porticowith twenty-two cohinms,
tion
extending the entire width of the front,with a central projecfeet four inches, forming a doublq, portico in the
of ten
width
the gable. The
as
centre, of the same
great stair-wa^'S
lead up to and through these porticoes.
justmentioned
the flightof steps to the northern
The pediment over
wing,
contains
Thomas
dicating
Senate
a
or
Crawford, inentrance,
by
group
Jlach
of the extensions
has
a
of civilization in America.
the progress
In
the
centre
dier,
America, and on her right are figuresof a SolCommerce, Youth and Education, a Mechanic, and a Sheaf
her left are
and Hunter, and an
Indian
of Wheat;
on
a Pioneer
A correhis squaw
and
with
sponding
child,sittingby a filled grave
of art will ultimately
work
till a similar place in the
front of the southern
wing.
is
of
statue
a
DOOR
BKONZE
in
in
Rome,
later
years
ENTRANCE.
EAST
from
opening
into the Rotunda
front
eastern
two
door
massive
The
AT
the
is of pure
1858, by Randolph
bv
Muller.
von
main
bronze,
Rogers,
The
entrance
work
and
and
cast
the
on
eled
mod-
was
in Munich
feet
is seventeen
high,^line
feet wide,
It
and
cost
S100,000.
weighs 20,000 lbs.,
in the
into eight panels,each
is divided
one
a scene
illustrating
life of Columbus.
Beginning at the lower panel on tlie south
of the door and
thence
division
portrayed
upward, the scenes
as
are
follows:
"
of Columbus
Examination
before
regarding his theory of the globe.
from
a
Departure of Columbus
journey to the Court of Spain.
at the
Audience
Departure
In
the
Court
of
of Columbus
transom
on
first landing at the
Beginning
door
and
at
thence
Encounter
the
Triumphal entry
Columbus
of
in chains.
the
with
Columbus
a
of
Salamanca
Palos
his
on
Isabella.
of
discovery.
bus's
panel representingColum-
Islands.
panel
downward,
of Columbus
is
near
and
his voyage
Bahama
upper
convent
Ferdinand
the door
over
the Council
on
the
north
division
of
following subjectsappear:
the
native
islanders.
into Barcelona.
the
"
CITY
Death-bed
of Columbus.
aged 70.
Surrounding
when
centre
He
panels so
the
is
the door
statuettes, sixteen
are
WASHINGTON.
OF
is
head
a
typicalof
the
of
Asia
At
of
worthy
Columbus,
In
addition
THE
the
the
wings at either
of steps, but
flights
into
the
broad
end.
are
character
of the
a
completed, the
is
a
double
a
in
America
(at
terrace, the lower
and
the
with
of leads
structure, and
main
direct foot
approach
also
from
with
the
front will be of much
western
to
upper
directly
this front by a
marble, preserving the
a
a
city.
ter
bet-
the eastern.
than
DOME.
the centre
magnificent fabric,rising over
commenced
statuettes
running border,
sign.
great varietyof de-
sub-basement,
imposing
more
the
nade,
projectionand colonfrom
the main
building and
no
grand approaches by great
from
the
THE
was
edifice,
corners
above
central
terrace, faced
and
proportions,
This
arch
flightsteps
designed to improve
It is
architectural
this is
FRONT.
which
grand staircase,
serving as
When
WEST
to
story, from
architectural
there
is entered
Kotunda.
the
elaborate
an
which
It has
conducts
basement
is
front,has a
right and left
the
the
the four
at
east
corridors
level of which
and
the
of
the centre
there
examination, in
This, like
line down
double
a
Africa (at the top),Europe and
and
bottom).
form
to
as
Valladolid,Ma}' 20, 1506,
at
closed,and singleline on the outer sides,
in all, representingdistinguishedcontemporaries
of Columbus.
door
died
17
185(5,and
was
of the whole
designed by Thomas
U.
"
old dome,"
a badlv
occupiesthe place of the
portioned
prowith copper,
affair of brick,stone, and wood, sheathed
the total height of which, from
ground to top, was
only one
hundred
feet.
The
and fortj'-five
present dome, semi-ellipsoidal
in form, is built of cast-iron,
weighs nearl}'4,000 tons, is one
hundred
and
feet in exterior and ninety-seven feet
thirty-five
in interior diameter, and
rises to a height of two
hundred
and
floor to the lantern, the
twenty-eight feet from the basement
feet high and
latter being fifty-two
feet in diameter.
seventeen
There
but three domes
are
larger than this in the world, namely,
Walter.
It
St. Peter's
in
Rome,
St.
Paul's, London,
and
the
Hotel
des In-
valides,Paris.
THE
which
the
surmounts
2
STATl'E
OF
LIBEltTV,
whole, is of bronze, measures
more
than
CITY
18
nineteen
feet in
OF
WASHINGTON.
tons, and
height,weighs nearly seven
was
signed
de-
by Crawford.
DIMENSIONS
THE
of the
dred
Capitol are as follows : The centre buildingis three hunand
and
fifty-twofeet four inches long, and one hundred
and
twenty-one feet six inches deep, with a porticoone hundred
sixty feet wide on the east side, and a projectionof eighty-three
feet on the west.
The
corridors connecting the north and
south
wings with the centre building are each forty-fourfeet long,and
feet eight inches wide.
Each
hundred
fifty-six
wing is one
and
forty-two feet eight inches in length, and two hundred
and
thirty-eightfeet ten inches in depth, exclusive of the porticoes
and
steps. The entire length of the building is seven
hundred
and fifty-one
feet four inches,and
tJie total depth three
hundred
and twenty-four feet,or thirty-onefeet longer than St.
Peter's at Rome, and one
hundred
and
feet longer
sevent^'-five
than
The
St. Paul's at London.
the basement
height from
floor to the top of the bronze
of Liberty on
statue
is
the dome
three
feet.
Peter's
the
hundred
St.
Church
to
nearly
top of
the lantern
hundred
and
is one
forty-fivefeet higher, and St.
Paul's is seventy-threefeet higher. The height of the interior
of the
dome
from
the floor of the Rotunda
is
one
hundred
and
eighty feet. The ground covered by the Capitol is 153,112 square
and fifty-two
feet more
than three and one
feet,or six hundred
half
acres.
THE
PRINCIPAL
THE
STORY.
ROTUNDA
Is the great circular room
ninet^'-six feet in diameter,occupying
be entered
the centre of the building,which may
from either of
the passage-ways
sive
wings, through the masthe east
bronze
door at the central portico on
front,or
the
natural
of
the
entrance
for
through
majority
people, by
the flightof stairs leading up from
front.
diately
Immethe Avestern
entering the eye is arrested by the large historical
upon
paintings, each eighteen feet by twelve, occupying the eight
the Avail is divided
pilasters
panels into which
by the Roman
decorated
rising from the floor and sustaining an entablature
Avith olive leaves.
half of the
The four picturesin the Avestern
hall Avere
tinental
painted by Col. John Trumbull, an oflicer of the ConArmy, who served on the staff of General Washington.
leading from
the two
"lOieo-*
CITY
20
There
is
OF
WASHINGTON.
to these
specialinterest attached
pictureson account
of the artist,
himself
a
Revolutionarypatriotand the associate
of man\'
of his portraitsubjects,and
the portraitsthemselves,
which
for that reason
The
are
pictures
presumed to be correct.
under
orders
from
in
were
painted
Congress, given
1817, at a
of
cost
eight thousand dollars each.
They represent,
The
of Independence, July 4, 1776.
Declaration
Prominent
in this picture are
the tiguresof Jefferson,Adams,
Franklin,
Hancock, and Rutledge.
The
The event
of Burgoyne, October, 1777.
trated
illusSurrender
the principalactors
occurred
at Saratoga, and
portrayed
of tenin
the
the
act
General Burgoyne,
dering
are
English commander,
a
"
his sword
The
Surrender
"which
terminated
town,
Va.
received
who
the
of
war
the
the
of
General
Revolution,
surrender
on
the
O'Hara
The
The
(one of CornAvaliis's
is in
scene
the 23d
of
remaining
illustrative
are
event,
at York-
General
Lincoln,
American
army,
the
Washington. General Rochambeau,
French
troops serving with the Americans,
English troops.
Resignation of "Washington
on
of the
behalf
This
occurred
prominent tiguresare
The
Army.
1781.
of General
commander
and
the
the
direction
by
Cornwallis, October,
of
Among
Gates.
General
American
the
to
December,
four
of
America.
head
House
at
of
of the
Annapolis, Maryland,
1783.
the
pictures on
connected
events
the
Commander-in-chief
as
State
the
staff)at
eastern
with
the
side of the hall
early history of
They are.
The
John
Baptism of Pocahontas, Jamestowai, Va., 1613.
Ordered
Gadsb}' Chapman, Artist.
by Congress in 1836, at a
"
of
cost
The
$10,000.
Discoverv
Artist. William
cost
of
The
John
of the
H.
MississippiRiver, by De Soto,May, 1541.
Powell.
Ordered
by Congress in 1850, at a
of
Columbus, Bahama
$12,000.
Landing
Vanderlyn, Artist.
Ordered
Islands, October,
by Congress
in 1842, at
1492.
a
cost
of $10,000.
The
July,
at
a
Eml)arkation
1620.
cost
of
Hanging
with
O.
S.
of the
Weir,
Artist.
Delft-TTaven,Holland,
by Congress in 1836,
Ordered
$10,000.
under
each
numbers, whereby
identified.
Pilgrims from
of
the
the
above
is
individuals
diagram, in outline,
in the picture may
be
a
CITY
WASHINGTON.
OF
21
panels containing tlie picturesjust named, and at
four portrait
the several doors, are
ings
carvequal distani;es between
ter
in bas-relief,
Section,Sir Walnamely : In the Nortinvest
Southwest
Raleigh, the pioneer settler in America
; in the
Section,ChristopherColumbus, the discoverer of the New World ;
in the Northeast
Section,Cabot, the discoverer of the Northern
Continent, and in the Southeast Section, La Salle,the explorer
These
from
the hands
of the West.
of Campellano and
were
ordered
Caucici,Italian artists,and were
by Congress in 1827.
There
also four sculpturesin alto relievo over
the several
are
in 1826.
doors, by Campellano, Gavelot, and Caucici,ordered
hontas
They represent the Landing of the Pilgrims,east door; Pocaliam
door; WilSmith, west
saving the Life of Capt. John
Over
the
Penn
in
with
Conference
north
Indians,
door
Daniel
;
Boone
Above
these are pantightingwith Indians, south door.
els
future day will doubtless be ornamented
which
at some
with
sculpture,and colonnades
supporting the great dome, which
of sixty-live
to a diameter
contracts
feet,through which may be
allegorical
painting,in fresco,
seen, as if in the clouds,Brumidi's
with the historyand
delineatinga varietyof subjectsconnected
The
central
genius of America.
represents an ideal of
group
and Victory. In the foreground
Washington supported by Freedom
the thirteen
original States are personifiedby female
form
with
the
and
a
figures,who
crown
support a streamer
national
On the other part of the
legend, E Pluribus Unum.
dome, at points in a circle,are six clusters of figuresrepresenting,
The Fall of Tyranny, Agriculture,Mechanics, Commerce,
The
Marine, Arts,
of
a
Sciences.
method
of
lightingthe Rotunda
apparatus, situated
an
This
work
the
cost
ment
govern-
S50,000.
over
The
and
of
current
the
whole
the
lantern
at
the door
is
opening
is
electricity
number,
passed from
all,from
lighted. The
the
the
toward
burner
1,300 in
itself,are
interesting.By
to
Senate,
burner, until
lowest
time
means
those
to
occupied
in
is four
minutes.
Between
the
stairs,affording
the
structure
top of the
the extended
ascent.
and
easy
access
galleriesand
are
of the
inner
dome,
this
western
dome
all its parts ; and
examined.
which
vicAv from
Skirtingthe
to
windows, where
be
may
shells of the
outer
is 176
at
proper
the architectural
The
stairs lead
feet from
point well
and
there
the
repays
southern
finallyto
labor
boundaries
tervals
in-
details
pavement,
the
are
and
of the
of the
CITY
22
WASHINGTON.
OF
tributary,the " Eastern
Branch."
Directlywestward, on the bank of the river,are the
Hill,and other
Arlington Heights, and beyond are Munson's
by the events of the earlier period of
places,made memorable
To
the southwest, the city of Alexandria
the late war.
be
can
bank of the Eastern
plainh'seen.
Directlysouth,on the opposite,
Branch, is the Insane Asylum. To the north is the old Soldiers'
of the surrounding
Home, and in every direction is a magiiilicentview
The
full
and
historic
interest.
of beauty
trance
enscenery,
the
is in the passage-way
to the stair-wayto the dome
on
to the Senate.
left,going from the Rotunda
the
city are
River
Potomac
NORTH
and
OF
THE
SLTEEME
point of
interest
its
THE
ROTUNDA.
COURT
ROOM
in
passing north from
It is semicircular
in form, seventy-five
feet long,
the Rotunda.
Ionic columns
feet high. The
forty-five
supporting the gallery
of Potomac
marble.
The
busts placed at intervals
at the rear
are
of former
around
the apartment are portraits
Cliief .Justices,
namely, John Jay, John Rutledge. Oliver Ellsworth, and John
of the
This room
Marshall.
was
formerly the Senate Chamber
United
States,and, like its companion apartment, the old Hall
is rich in memories
of the past. In strong
of Representatives,
Is the
first
contrast
solemn
the earlier
to
deliberations
The
visitor.
the Chief
gowns,
side the Associate
the
across
active
of court
court
this ropm
attired
are
of Claims
Court
room.
the
are
the
age
aver-
in black
the centre, and
Oppositethe Supreme
Justices.
the
of
awe-inspiringto
presiding,in
Justice
corridor,is
historv
days, so
of the
judges
at all times
admitted
and
encountered
on
Court
silk
either
room,
Visitors
are
to both.
THE
SENATE
CORRIDOR.
through the
Proceeding north from the Supreme Court room
hall-wayconnecting the central edifice with the Senate wing, the
corridor
upon
arrests
the east, south, and
the attention.
Fsom
west
sides of the Senate
the east
and
west
sides
ber
Cham-
cent
magnifi-
of the Senate.
At the
galleries
is Powers's
of Benjamin Franklin, made
foot of the former
statue
in 1862, under
orders of Congress,and at the landing half way
up
Lake
the stair-wayis a painting of
Erie," hy
Perry'sVictory on
in
the
CommoThe picturerepresents
1873.
Powell,purchased
marble
stair-wayslead
to the
''"
WASHINGTON.
OF
CITY
24
ciipidswith richlyfoliated
tion, with figuresof eagle?,deer, and
iiitertwinings.
BKONZE
from
Opening
in
north
or
high
and
the
inches
in the
this
porticoon
Senate wing is
nine
south
door
east
similar
front
door
bronze
a
WING.
wide.
to
Mr.
it in
to
the
to
vestibule
fourteen
This
is
feet
in this door
now
we
are
six
of two
one
Crawford, it being the
a
corresponding place
the njodel
wing. The death of the artist when
was
incomplete frustrated that design, and for
work
finished
the
given
were
another
SENATE
inches
feet six
orders
to have
intention
THE
TO
the
for which
doors
DOOR
indebted
to
W.
H.
for
the
Rhine-
Crawford, who took up the work,
and with
the help of the originaldesigns carried the models
to
cast
at
completion. The door weighs 14,000 pounds, and was
Total
and
the Ames
cost for models
Works, Chicopee, Mass.
castingabout $55,000.
The
design is to illustrate Peace and War, which are typified
of the Revolutionary
in the foot panels, by historical events
period. The right division of the door represents successively
the time
hart,at
from
the
an
downward.
top
Battle
of Bunker
Battle
of
famous
to
"
Hill and
Monmouth,
rebuke
the
Warren,
1778, with Washington
of General
left division
of
Death
1775.
in the act of
his
Lee.
Yorktown, 1781, with
Battle of
Upon
assistant
Hamilton
of the door, from
capturing
the
work.
earth-
an
top downward,
represented,
Laying the Corner Stone of the Capitol,1793.
Inauguration of Washington as first President of the United
States,1789.
of Washington at Trenton, 1789.
Welcome
female
marble
the door
two
Above
are
figures,representing
and
Justice
History,recliningupon a globe. These are also by
are
"
Crawford.
SENATE
Opening
from
rooms,
but
the Senate
the
ROOMS.
COiMMITTEE
finest of
corridors
them
are
are
in
some
the
of
the
tee
commit-
basement,
which
grand staircases upon the
of the Senate
them
the
and
west
Chamber.
east
are
Among
of the Committees
rooms
on
MilitaryAffairs and Naval Affairs,
with appropriate
decorations in fresco ; Foreign Relations,with
is reached
b}' stair-ways under
the
in distemper
portraits
of
Chairmen
former
WASHINGTON.
OF
CITY
of
the
Clay,
Allen.
25
and
Cameron,
Indian
the
Committee;
Sumner,
Committee,
on
ture,
Agriculinteresting,
being originallyintended for the Committee
decorated
was
accordingly. These are tiie most
others well worthy a visit. When
there are
the Committees
which
but
session
in
are
the
upon
door,
these
rooms
or
applicationat
an
are
Arms, will generally procure
of the
in the centre
other
times
the office of the
a
knock
Sergeant at
admission.
SENATE
THE
Located
closed, at
CHAMBER,
north
wing, is of rectangularshape,
and
hundred
twelve feet long, eighty-two wide, and
one
thirtysix high. Its walls and
ceilingare handsomely frescoed and
gilded. The
ceiling is almost
entirely of cast-iron richly
moulded, and in the centre is a large sky-lightof stained glass,
the chamber
is lighted. The
commodate
through which
gallerieswill acone
thousand
persons.
The
northern
is reserved
end
for
is free to all,with
the exception
ladies,and the remainder
of that portionimmediately over
the presiding officer's chair,
which
is devoted
exclusivelyto reporters for the press, and the
section directlyoppositefor the sole accommodation
of the members
of the foreignlegations. On the north side of the corridor
which
surrounds
the Senate
gallery,is an elegant dressing-room
for the use
of ladies,open
the care
at all times, under
of a matron
employed by the Senate.
The
Senate
is presided over
by the Vice President of the
United
States, or, during his absence, by a Senator elected as
President
of the Senate.
Immediately in front of the presiding
officer's chair,on
lower level and to the right and
a
left,are
for
the Sergeant at Amns
and Doorkeeper, and at the desk
seats
in front for the Secretary of the Senate and
the engrossing and
enrollingclerks,and in front of these again, to the right and
left,for the official reporters. Senators and privilegedpersons
to the floor of the Senate
only are admitted
during the sessions,
but
at
other times
one
any
SOUTH
may
OF
NATIONAL
Passing
apartment
For
out
from
entered
the
is the
enter.
THE
ROTUNDA.
STATUARY
Rotunda
Old
thirty-twoyears
Hall
HALL.
by
the
of the
priorto the
south
House
door
of
the
first
tives.
Representa-
completion of the pres-
DIRECTORY
[Y.F.,
Vice
President.
Clerk.
S.
B.
J.
S.,
R.
K.
McMillan,
Bruce,
F.
T.
S.
Cameron,
J.
S.
B.
Anthony,
F.
Edmunds,
R.
J.
H.
J.
J.
L.
West,
Wadleiffh,
Clayton,
L.
W.
T.
J.
W.
M.
A.
W.
C.
W.
S.
B.
G.
W.
S.
Vt.
30.
J.
La.
Oregon.
P.
S.
C.
Pa.
N.C.
Ransom,
Jones,
R.
Neb.
Wallace,
Sherman,
Conkling,
S3.
H.
Hamlin,
34.
T.
O.
G.
S.
J.
Fla.
W.
39.
G.
G.
40.
W.
B.
41.
A.
S.
42.
A.
E.
4.3.
N.
W.
.58.
A.
H.
Cragin,
.59.
G.
E.
Spencer,
E.
A.
Cameron.
49.
F.
Kern
50.
R.
J.
Va.
N.
C.
J.
M.
Harvey,
Kansas.
K.
Kelley,
Oregon.
W.
64.
C.
McCreerv,
T.
F.
Bayard,
65.
67.
68.
Key,
an,
J.
E.
T.
Cooper,
W.
M.
71.
W.W.Eaton,
Nev.
72.
A.
T.
73.
G.
Goldthwaite,
74.
T.
F.
Y.
111.
Va.
Del.
Ga.
Norwood,
Tenn.
N.
Ky.
bel.
Tenn.
Johnston,
Saulsburv,
B.
Ohio.
Thurman,
J.
Wis.
Oglesby,
H.
Kv.
Stevenson,
G.
70.
Conn.
Ala.
J.
66.
I.
H.
N.
CO.
T.
B.
Ark.
Dorsey,
A.
Neb.
111.
Logan,
J.
la.
Texas.
Mass.
Dawes,
62.
English.
M.
L.
6.3.
la.
Nev.
Hamilton,
61.
69.
J.
48.
Mo.
C.
Jones.
C.
Minn.
44.
45.
Texas.
Sharon,
Withers,
A.
S.
Cal.
Booth,
I).
Merrimon,
J.
57.
Burnside,
W.
S.
5(5.
Mich.
Ind.
McDonald,
Mich.
Paddock,
4C.
E.
H.
Mass.
Allison,
47.
R.
55.
S.
Ferry,
Md.
A.
P.
M.
Wis.
Wrig'ht,
Md.
Cockrell,
J.
Me.
Windom,
T.
Wliyte,
M.
53.
54.
Boutwell,
Deniiis,
F.
Fla.
Cal.
Patterson,
38.
Christiancy,
E.
Y.
Minute
M.C.,
lieporters.]
P.
N.
Howe,
Clerl:
Official
I.
Ind.
Morton,
Chiiif
R.,
J.
Ohio.
P.
W.
Miss.
Sargent,
C,
52.
Va.
Mo.
Conover,
A.
O.
H.
Ark.
Robertson,
B.
C.
Assistants.
51.
W.
Davis,
R.
J.
Clerk.
and
Bogy,
32.
Me.
N.
G.
V.
SENATE.
Legiglatire
C,
Doorkeeper
31.
35.
Kansas.
Hitchcock,
Maxpv,
I.
Vt.
Alcorn,
P.
L.
A.
Morrill,
B.
H.
27.
28.
R.
Ingalls.
M.
J.
2".
29.
Mitchell,
P.
J.
Minn.
D.,
Penn.
Morrill,
G.
Arms.
Miss.
N.
L,.
Secretary.
at
FrelinRhuysen,
H.
J.
S.,
Sergeant
THE
OF
Gordon,
Ga.
Conn.
Caperton,
Randolph,
W.
Va.
Ala.
N.
J.
CITY
ent
WASHINGTON.
OF
RepresentativesChamber
sessions,and
The
in 1864.
the several
of the
purpose
forth
the
and
made,
of
follows
gathered here is as
The
but
:
from
two
invitation
response,
collection
contributions
exceeding
citizens.
generous
very
a
occupied for their
by act of Congress
was
is to have
plan
States, of statues, not
distinguisheddeceased
called
room
apart for its present use
set
was
tliis
27
has
each,
not,
beginning
a
sculpture and
from
as
has
of
yet,
been
paintingsalready
"
PORTRAITS.
of Constitutional Convention
Gunning Bedford (panel),member
from
Delaware, presented.
Henry Clay, by John Neagle, life size,1843.
Charles Carroll of Carrollton,by Chester Harding.
R. Giddings, by Miss Ransom.
Joshua
Lincoln (mosaic),presentedby the artist,
Abraham
Sig.Salviati,
of Venice.
SCULPTURE.
Roger
Williams
(marble), by Franklin
of Rhode
by State
Greene
Nathanael
Gen.
of Rhode
State
by
Jonathan
Rome,
sented
pre-
Island.
(marble),by H.
K.
Brown, presented
Island.
B.
(marble),by C.
Trumbull
Simmons,
Ives, presentedby State
of Connecticut.
Roger Sherman
(marble),by C
Ives,presented by State
B.
of
Connecticut.
H.
George Clinton (bronze), by
Brown, presentedby State of
K.
York.
New
Hamilton
Alexander
(marble), by
Horatio
Stone,18G8.
(marble),by Miss Vinnie Ream, 18GG.
II Penseroso
(marble), by Mozier.
of Independence
Thomas
Jefferson
signing the Declaration
(bronze),by David of Anglers, 1833, jiresentedbv Capt. Uriah
P. Levy.
AVashington, 1788, plastercast of Iloudin's bronze statue in the
Abraham
State
Abraham
Lincoln
House, Richmond,
Lincoln
Kosciusko
Thomas
There
are
statues
now
Mrs.
(nuirble),by
(marble), by
Crawford
Va.
H.
D.
Ames.
Saunders.
Bust.
Bust.
(marble), Scnli)tor. Bust.
in progress,
of Richard
by
Stockton
order
and
of the
General
State of New
Phil
sey,
Jer-
Kearney, and
28
OF
CITY
of the State of New
l)yorder
Hall
The
is semicircular
sixty feet high.
The
twenty-four
entablature
the
WASHINGTON.
York,
of
are
ston.
Living-
form, ninety-fivefeet long,
in
Corinthian
massive
of Edward
statue
a
variegated
columns
Potomac
which
marble,
and
support
and
cost
colossal statue
in plaster
of Liberty,modeled
$8,000 each.
beneath
entrance
it is an
one
by Caucici, stands over
; and
American
from
eagle,modeled
life,and cut in sandstone
by
Valaperti. Over the door is a clock, havi!ig for its dial the
wheel
of a winged car
resting on a globe ; and in the car is a
figurerepresentingHistory, holding in her hand a scroll and a
These
all interestingrelics,having been
are
placed in
pen.
their positionsyears ago when
the House
held its sessions here.
A
CORUIDOH
THE
south
Proceeding
of the
OF
House
central structure
sides
grand
from
which
THK
from
HOUSE
the
is entered
with
from
the south
the foot of the
galleriesof
east
stair- wa}'
the
conduct
is the
the
to the
House
are
."tatue
of
east
Troy.
corridor,at
the
foot
of
the
west
above,
entered.
Opposite
Thomas
Jefferson,
the
the
stairs
Scott
by
is
stair-way,
a
Salle,of a Chippewa brave,cast from a
model
taken
from
life. Opposite and
is Leutze's
above
famous
Westward
the course
of
painting(recentlyrestored),entitled
Empire takes its way." This, probably from the graphic nature
of the subject,commands
and faithful treatment
attention
more
best effect is
than any other work of art in the Capitol. The
obtained
by observing it from above.
The
corridor of the upper
west
to
or
galleryfloor is devoted
accommodations
for the press, and a dressing-roomconveniently
bust
in
the west
and
corridor
by Powers, 18G3, and facing it on the first landing of
is the heroic
equestrian portraitof General Wintield
On
ridor
cor-
connecting
passage
From
wing.
the
REPIIESENTATIVES.
Statuary Hall, the
National
stair-waysof marble
the
OF
bronze, by
La
"
arranged
In
the
south
for ladies.
the
corridor,to
rear
or
south
is the space commonly
called
side of which, entering at the east
ROOM
This
expenses
OF
THE
is the office in which
are
made,
and
SERGEANT
of the
the
House
Lobby.
of
sentatives
Repre-
From
the
end, is the
AT
ARMS.
all the disbursements
here the official mace
is
for the House
kept
when
the
and
of visitors,
use
KOOAI
ceilingis
The
next
OF
of
29
Adjoining this is an
in session.
is not
House
WASHINGTON.
OF
CITY
SPEAKER
THE
OF
the walls
iron, and
for the
is the
the west
on
ante-room
HOUSE.
THE
decorated
richl}''
are
with
ous
portraitshung about the room, in varistylesof art, from common
lithographsto oil paintings,of
At the west
end of the
nearly all the Speakers of the House.
of the Committee
on
lobby is the room
Appropriations.
mirrors.
There
also
are
THE
Opens
from
the corridor
THE
from
Open
HOUSE
POST
main
side of the hall.
the east
on
COMMITTEE
the
OFFICE
KOOMS
OF
THE
HOUSE
and
of them
gallerycorridors,and many
Avorth a visit,especiallythose of the Committees
are
on
Foreign
Relations, Public Lands, Territories,
Militaryand Naval Affairs,
and
attractive.
On the
Agriculture. The latter is particularly
arched
ceilingare represented the Four Seasons; and on one
wall is a beautiful pictureof Cincinnatus, called from
the plow
while
the dictatorshipof Kome;
to
opposite is a companion
pation,
painting,representingIsrael Putnam, called from a like occuthe other
walls
two
to the battle-tield of Lexington ; on
are
portraitsof Washington and Jefferson,and illustrations of
and modern
modes
of reaping.
the ancient
LIUKAKY
THE
OF
THE
HOUSE
the House, and contains all the
galleryover
of la,wbooks, and other
Congressional records, a large number
of Congress in debate.
It is
publicationsuseful to Members
exclusivelyfor the use of members.
Is in
a
in the
room
OF
DIRECTORY
THE
Wi:ST
1. Laurin
D. Woodworth.
2. Lafayette
Lane.
3. Johii K. Luttrell.
4. Peter D. Wigginton.
5. Alexander
S. Wallace.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
William
SIDE.
11.
William
12.
Simeon
13. John
William
Lucius
Hendee.
Stevenson.
19.
Ezekiel
Piper.
Page.
George
W.
Greenbury
L. Fort.
E.
B.
B.
Smith.
Chittenden.
Packer.
14. Lawrence
T. NeaL
15. James
Wilson.
17.
18.
F.
E.
REPRESENTATIVES.
16.
A.
Horace
Adlai
OF
HOUSE
J. OBricn.
Q.
Nathaniel
20. Omar
C. Lamar.
P. Banks.
Sampson.
D. Conger.
CITY
30
21. James
W.
McDill.
OF
WASHINGTON.
Richard
Whiting.
H.
Freeman.
Chapman
William
Charles
W.
Crapo.
Williams.
G.
George
Iloskins.
G.
Thomas
J. Henderson.
Charles
H.
Joyce.
Charles
B.
Farwell.
Benjamin
T.
William
R.
Samuel
Eames.
Brown.
D.
Burchard.
Stephen
B.
Thomas
J. Cason,
Thomas
W.
Edward
Y.
Franklin
Bennett.
Parsons.
Landers.
Wiley
G.
Elkins.
Robert
Wells.
Smalls.
William
J. Purman.
John
M.
Davy.
31ilton
S. Robinson.
George
W.
Jeremiah
Rusk.
Jacobs.
Orange
John
McCrary.
M.
White.
D.
Vorhes.
Nelson
H.
Van
George
A.
Bagley.
Samuel
F. Miller.
Rufus
S. Frost.
Nelson
I. Norton.
William
A.
George
O'Neill.
Charles
Frank
Phillips.
Willard.
Morey.
G.
Joseph
John
A.
Cannon.
Kasson.
Townscnd.
Washington
Jere
Haralson.
George M.
George Q.
William
Landers.
Cannon.
H.
Barnum.
Harris.
R.
Henry
William
S. Ilavmond.
William
W.
John
II.
A.
Bagley,
C.
Dudley
J
Wilshire.
Jr.
Denison.
Hubbell.
L. Evans.
James
William
B.
Clement
II. Sinnickson.
John
II.
Williams.
Burleigh.
Charles
H.
A.
Smith.
Herr
Lucien
Charles
Solomon
Stephen
Adams.
B. Caswell.
E.
L.
A.
Nash.
Iloge.
llurlbut.
CITY
32
WASHINGTON.
OF
126. Americus
V. Rice.
127. Milton
Sayler.
128. James
H. Hopkins.
129. William
H. Felton.
130. Benjamin
H. Hill.
131. John
K. Tarbox.
132. John
S. Savage.
133. William
B. Anderson.
134. Charles
C B. \Valker.
135. Samuel
N. Bell.
136. Samuel
D. Burchard.
137. Bernard
G. Caulfield.
138. William
H. Forney.
139. Burwell
B. Lewis.
R. Boone.
99. Andrew
R. Tucker.
100. John
L. Vance.
101. John
H. Hurd.
102. Frank
103. George G. Dibrell.
104. Roger Q. Mills.
105. George M. Beebe.
R. Meade.
106. Edwin
M. Levy.
107. William
Hereford.
108. Frank
109. Thomas
L. Jones.
110. John
B. Clarke.
111.
112.
113.
114.
115.
116.
117.
118.
119.
120.
121.
122
Levi
Maish.
Taul
Bradford.
Goldsmith
W.
David
Rea.
Frederick
H.
Robert
Hamilton.
D.
Williams.
H.
Reagan.
Edward
C. Kehr.
Benjamin
Ansel
J. Franklin.
T.
123!Miles
Walling.
150.
151.
Ro.^s.
124. James
Phelps.
125. Hernando
D. Money.
THE
Is 139
feet
HALL
OF
long,93
THE
feet
John
Goode,
David
B.
Jefferson
Jr.
Culberson.
P. Kidder.
143. Thomas
M. Patterson.
144. John
Reilly.
145. Edward
Y. Parsons.
146. William
Hartzell.
147. Aylett II. Buckner.
148. Benoni
S. Fuller.
149. John
Bobbins.
Teese.
James
John
140.
141.
142.
Hewitt,
Schleicher.
Gustave
Benjamin Wilson.
Aug. A. Ilardenbergh.
OF
HOUSE
and
Avicle,
KErRESENTATIVES
3G
feet
high. The gallery,
around
the hall,will accommodate
running entirely
2,400 persons
above
the
is
a
set
chair,
portion,directly
;
Speaker's
apart
for
the
and
exclusively
immediatel}-adjoining
press reportei*s,
the seats reserved
for the diplomaticcorps.
are
The remainder
of the galleryis open to the public,a large portion being reserved
for ladies.
In front of the Speaker's chair,and
facing
the members, are seats for the clerks of the House, and
diately
immein front of them
There
which
much
are
are
seats
sit the officialreporters for the ment.
governthe floor for 302 membei-s, all of
upon
occupied. The
of the ornamental
work
ceilingof
about
the
the
hall
is of
iron (as is
walls),and is supported
by trusses from the roof. The stained glasspanelsin tiie ceiling
each represent the coat of arms
of a State.
At night the illumination
is b}'1,500 gas jets,ignited by electricity,
the lightshining
through these panels. Against the wall, east of the Speaker's
chair, is a full length portraitof Washington, ]iaintedby
Vaiulerlyn in 1834, and a companion to it on the west side is a
full length portraitof Lafayette,presented by himself,and
pecially
esvalual)le as being one
of the few portraitsjiaiiited
by
Arv
Scheffer (1822).
"=n
only
Privilegedpersons
session.
during
in the
is located
OF
the floor of the
to
it is open
LIBHAKY
House
all.
to
CONGRESS.
features of the Capitol,and
interesting
projectionof the centre building. The
Library is in the basement, underneath
of the most
one
admitted
aiv
times
other
At
THE
This is
WASHINGTON.
OF
CITY
34
western
department of the
Room.
the Supreme Court
The
tirely
Library has suffered greatly from tire,having been endestro^'edby the British in 1814, and losing40,000 volumes
To
guard against
i)y an accidental tire in the winter of 1851.
law
the
of such
recurrence
calamities,the present
entirelyof
built
when
rooms
it the
only
room
world, the
being completed in
proof
The
volumes
and
1853, and the wings in 1807.
p.imphlets in
the Library now
number
nearly 320,000, the collection having
been
enriched
rare
by the donation and purchase of many
vate
priof the most
one
collections,
important being that of Peter
of Washington, whose
labors
for many
Force, ex-mayor
yeaTs
were
libraryin
had
secured
the
in
which
main
valuable
the mo""t
in the country.
iron, making
constructed,
re-
tire-
The
number
accordance
with
provides that
two
collection of books
of books
copiesof
is
being constantlyaugmented
lately passed by Congress,
law
a
affairs
state
on
the best
edition
of every
book
published in the United States shall be deposited here, and at
such
The
deposit a certificate copyright is furnished.
sions
proviof
and
it is
volumes
any
law
already
all
are
volume
allowed
away
this
alone
the
catalogued
found
examine
to
by
except
several
the
the
and
in
a
books,
President
volumes
thousand
largest libraryin
be
can
add
the United
yearly,
States,
ihe
that
arranged by subjects,so
Although
moment.
none
of
United
one
is
be taken
permitted to
are
the
any
States, the
Vice
of the Senate
and House
of Representatives,
President,members
judges of the Supreme Court, cabinet officers,the diplomatic
of RepreSecretary of the Senate, Clerk of the House
sentatives,
corps,
and agent of the Joint Committee
the Library.
on
JiASE3IENT.
Standing
flour
one
at
can
building,and
nearly eight
the
north
look
down
see, at
liundred
the
south
or
the
"
ther
entrance
corridor
end,
feet distant.
the
the
door
whole
the
ground
length of the
on
oppositeentrance
Under
the
Senate
door,
Chamber
of
the walls
corridor
the
WASHINGTON.
OF
CITY
35
in fresco
ornaiuented
exquisitely
are
the ncatural historyof America, also
distemper,illustratin-,^
the east end of
At
with
portraitsof distinguishedAmericans.
of the
Fulton.
Some
of Robert
corridor
is a portrait
the north
Senate
to
as
this floor (already referred
committee
rooms
on
The
Committee
beautiful.
thirtymonolithic fluted
Rooms) arc
and
columns
of
of
of
the
corridor,
foliated
the
of I'ublic
with
attention
idea
an
and
capitals
the
of
of the massive
of
of the Court
rooms
Buildings
their
observation
an
of this floor convey
The
ing
paneled ceil-
cast-iron
the
btids,and
and
building.
Commissioner
the
of
worthy
are
columns
of
cluiracter
supporting
Leaves
tobacco
heavy
many
marble
white
Claims,
Senate
Grottnds, the
tain
Carpenter Shop, the Library Store Room, the office of the Capof Capitol Police, and
CongressionalFolding Rooms, Law
Library, and Ollicial Telegraiih,are all located on this floor.
Ill the south
notice
to
referred
in either
Senate
wing
basement
the
beyond
Common
to.
of the
of the
wing
and
Hotise
both
to
House,
there
of importance
much
C-Miimlttee Rooms
wings,
are
is not
lor
the
commodious
use
of
already
the
bers
mem-
; also
bath-rooms
are
KESTArUANTS,
Which
are
maintained
publicduring the sessions
is prohibited.
li([Uors
TIIK
of officialsand
for the accommodation
of
Congress.
CUYI'T
AND
THE
The
sale of
the
intoxicating
TOMB.
In the centre,
is
a
circular
forty in
all.
centre
This
immediately tinder and supportingthe Rotunda,
colonnade, three deep, of heav}' Doric columns,
The
of
the
star
in the centre
building.
of
the floor indicates
the precise
Crj'pt is the Tomb.
from
the propositionat one
use
long since dropped, to place the
Quite appropriate would be the
Under
the
into
probably came
time
seriouslyconsidered, but
of Washington
remains
here.
resting-placefor the sacred dust, Init the instructions in his will
tl at it were
were
so
explicitupon the i"()int.
disrespectto violate
of honoring his memorv.
in the laudalile jmrpose
them, even
The Crypt at present contains
two
piecesof statuary, namely,
term
Oving
Teciimsch
and
which
catafahfue
upon
others
lain in stale.
have
Lidaski, while
the
remains
the
Tomb
of President
has
only
Lincoln
the
and
OF
CITY
36
HKATIXG
THE
Is under
in
each
beautiful
forced
AND
The
wing.
condition.
revolving fans; during
thus
all times
at
the
weather,
be
is
a
air is
immense
air is sent
controlled,and
portion of
the
up:
free
a
building
be omitted.
not
officers of
the
to
cold
kept
heated
buildinghy
POLICE
civilitiesto strangers in
ready to extend
the building.
Questions
Cdld
can
CAPITOL
ever
about
is ver}'^ complete, and
season,
This
should
THE
Are
warm
the temperature
visited but
often
APPARATUS
machinery
During the
of air obtained.
circulation
not
VENTILATIKG
flues into ever}'^ part of the
the
up
WASHINGTON.
police are
showing
them
readily answered,
and
convenient
and satisfactory
more
inquiry is much
visitors than
to
a
labyrinthinedescription of how to find the
to out-of-the-wayplaces. The
entrances
placesof interest are
of the part of the building
all stated here and
a general indication
an
occasional
each
is in.
the government
plo3'edby
information
further
For
to
Fronts
PennsylvaniaAvenue,
Sts.,a
little
was
Duke
in
commenced
of
1792;
is
Leinster;
eighty-sixdeep, and
the
with
war
with
was
then
mile
one
one
people.
Fifteenth
between
of
west
the
modeled
was
hundred
Capitol.
after
and
and
the
seventy
Seventeenth
The
building
palace of the
feet
front
freestone,painted white.
Britain,August 24, 1814, it was
is built of
Great
fire,by
it to the
the officers eni-
MANSION
EXECUTIVE
THE
over
furnish
consult
British
President, was
troops, and
compelled
to
James
fly with
Madison,
and
ing
Durstroyed
dewho
family for
grand vestibule,
oil
and
ceiling,
his
into a
door opens
entrance
safety. The main
with
a
glass partition,a beautifully frescoed
paintingsupon the walls,of Washington b}'Stuart, Adams, Van
coln,
Buren, Tyler, I'olk,Fillmore, and Pierce, by Healy, and Linby Cogswell. The East Room, open daily,except Sundays,
the grand recejjtion
is used
from
as
10 A. M. to 3 p. m., which
of the building,
end
tlie entire depth of the eastern
covers
room,
and is eighty feet long, fort}'
wide, and twenty high. The
ing with each
Room, Blue Room, and Red Room, conned
from
the East
Room, are also
otlier,and opening to the west
receive
tlieir peculiar
used
certain public occasions, and
on
from the color of the walls and furniture.
names
Opening west
Green
is tke
the KlhI llooiu
from
Ill the
WASHINGTON.
OF
CITY
State
of
end
western
Coiiservatorv,
at
open
Dining-Room,
the house
i're.sident's family; and
ihe
37
leading
an
for
accommodations
are
from
out
elegant apartment.
this
is tiie
end
ety
vari-
day receptions,containing a great
end, are
phmts. On the second floor,at tlie eastern
and
President
his
of
the
located the public offices
private secrein
the
The
retaries.
building, eighty acres
grounds around
seasons
sent
preneatly kept, and during the favorable
extent, are
Concerts
beautiful appearance.
by the Marine Band are
a
Saturday
every
given in the grounds south of the mansion
months, and always attract a gay
afternoon
during the summer
of
rare
Etiqukitk.)
(See Official
assemblage.
DEPARTMENT.
TREASURY
Avenue
Pennsylvania
to 2 p.
of
the
p:xecutive
from
!" a.
m,
M.
architecture,massiveness,
harmonious
The
of
east
daily,except Sunday,
admitted
Visitors
INIansion.
St.,
15th
and
viewed
building, especiallywhen
this
and
the
on
surroundings
side,are
west
length,four
hundred
being :
extremely imposing, the dimensions
The
and sixty-sixfeet.
and
feet; width, two hundred
sixty-five
largerportionis built of granite,from Uix Island quarries On
the
front, in
north
of
fountain, built
The
is
beautiful
a
front
is
another,
material.
same
of the
is
pavement,
the western
on
building
admirably suited
interior
and
of the
centre
granite, and
of the
its basin
having
the
is
to
no
the
less
uses
gratifying to
intended.
the
With
holder,
bethe
portion of the building, the
are
rooms
large,commodious, airy,well lightedand furnished.
the Treasury Department are, the
The
officers connected
with
trollers,
Secretary,or head of the Department; First and Second Compof
and a Comptroller of the Currency; a Commissioner
exception
Customs,
of
the
the
six
officers in
or
of
Commissioner
Revenue;
and
centre,
older
Uevenue,
and
Auditors,Treasurer, Register,and
charge
of
the
Light
of
Commissioner
house
Board
ternal
In-
Solicitor,
and
Coast
charge of Statistics,a
Supervising Architect, and a Superintendent of the building.
'I'lieoffice of the Second
is in Winder's
Auditor
Building,opposite
in the
Auditor
the Navy Department; and that of the Sixth
buildingof the Post ODice Department.
tion
the direcWith
from
the Secretary,and under
order
a written
to the
be admitted
of the Superintendent,the visitor can
Survey.
There
are
also
a
Director
in
CITY
40
and
fronts
OF
Pennsylvania
and
WASHINGTON.
Avenue.
time-worn
in
Tlie
present edifice
its appearance,
but
will
is insignifican
shortly
give place to an imposing structure, which has been commenced
the site already referred to.
on
The
War
tary
Department is under the supervisionof the Secreof War, assisted by the Adjutant General, Quartermaster
eral,
General,Commissary General, Pay master
General, Surgeon Genof Kngineers, Ordnance, Sigand
chiefs of the Bureaus
nal
Tlie most
of these bureaus
Service, and MilitaryJustice.
iiave their offices in the department building proper,
but this
located in adjacent buildingshired
are
being inadequate, some
(See Winder's
for the purpose.
Building
and
cal
Medi-
Aujiy
Museum.)
Under
the
stationed
in
direction
markably-accura
Signal Office,the useful and remeteorologicalreports for the benefit of the
and
public are daily made
published. The office of the chief
signal officer is at present located in two houses on G Street,
the department building. It is here that the weather
very near
tlie observers
daily received
by telegraph, from
reports are
different
of
the
of the
sections
instruments
in
of the
improved patterns, and
upon
most
the upper
use
exceedingly delicate
are
The
country.
be
may
and
seen
numerous
accurate, being
in the
rooms
floor.
NAVY
THE
DEPARTMENT
Occupies the building a little soutli of, and similar in appearance
The
menced
building already comDepartment edifice.
to, the War
the site of the
and
previously referred to will cover
pied
present Navy Department, and the south wing of it will be occuby the latter department. The Secretary of the Navy,
nance,
and
the officers in charge of the several bureaus, namely. Ordtion,
Equipment and Recruiting,Yards and Docks, NavigaMedicine
and
and
Clothing, Steam
Surgery, Provisions
and
Engineering,and Construction
Repair, have their offices in
this building and
in Winder's
Building opposite. One of the
of the department is.
most
interestingbrandies
THE
NAVAL
Occupying buildings erected
of E
Street between
cars
and
to
compasses
23d
and
OBSERVATORY
especiallyfor
25th
Wasliington circle
of the
navy
not
Sts.
at
23d
Take
St.
in service
are
it
on
the south
Pennsylvania
The
side
nue
Ave-
chronometers
kept here, and
as-
CITY
observations
tronomioal
be
may
be
here;
seen
made
are
conjeetured,tliere
are
all the
and
to
many
liiiest and
valuable
tiie
Observatory stands, before
and
Tiie
kind.
As
important extent.
interest
objects of rare
an
instrnments
the
most
41
WASIUXGTOX.
OF
appurtenances
elevated
the country
site
to
of
are
which
on
settled,was
became
territoryin this
thus
described
are
rej^iou belonged, and who
by Captain John
Smith:
"Such
seldom
are
men
Avell-proportioned
great and
for they seem
like giants to the English
to
seen;
yea, and
tiieir neighbors ; yet seemed
of an
honest
and
tion,
simple disposimuch
from
and with
ado
restrained
adoring us as God."
with this spot.
Many strange legends are connected
the
camp
of
tribe of
a
Indians,to
all the
whom
"
THE
At
DEPARTMENT
STATE
OF
present occupies a building belonging
to
the
phan
Or-
Protestant
The
Asylum of Washington.
building is located on
I4tii St.,and
is temporarily occupied by the Department until
in connection
the completion of the
with
building mentioned
War
the
and
in this building that
Navy departments. It was
the Joint High Commission
held its sessions in the spring of 1871,
framed
the Treat\^ of Washington
basis for the setand
tlement
a
as
between
of the existing points of difference
the government
Great
and
American
citizens
by
States
Britain.
laws.
The
Is located
Sts., about
Mansion, and
This
POST
the
on
F
the
state
way
three
issued
offenders
department
necessary
here
; also
for
dons
par-
against United
contains
a
able
remark-
papers.
DEPARTMENT
bounded
by
between
the
squares
passports
are
convicted
OFFICE
square
half
is the site of
of
library of
collection of curious
THE
the
traveling abroad
President
the
All
north
of
7tli and
Capitol
8th, and
and
E
and
Executive
Pennsylvania Avenue.
the lirst Post
burnt
in December,
Oflice,which was
1836.
The present building is one
of the finest structures
in Washington.
The architecture is Corinthian,and
rial
matewhite marble, which
gives a beautiful and imposing effect.
It has a front extending two
hundred
and four feet on
E St.,
feet on 7th and 8th Sts.
north, with wings of three hundred
In the archway of the entrance
for the mail-wagons, on
the
8th St. side,is a well-executed
piece of sculpture,representing
the
uses
of
steam
and
electricity.
The
Dead-letter
Olfice is
a
|ililtBilil!IIII1ili"IM
''.igllE'l;!
CITY
bureau
of
mailable
olhces
of
the
and
the
misdirected
are
located
the
a
many
and
all the
thousand
can
])ost
Letters,
opened
writers
iiii-
be
tained,
ascer-
returnable, containini;'
photographs
not
INTERIOR
Patent
the
of the
addresses
Those
visit,where
sent
are
value, are
anything
destroyed.
in
4.'J
letters from
and
names
THE
Is
worth
of
or
closures
well
tiie country
returned.
are
WASHINGTON.
department
throughout
which
OF
tiled,and
those
witl)out
in-
DEPARTMENT
Olbce
Building. This magnificent
is so
with
closely connected
structure, the object of which
social progress,
is in all respects admirably
mechanical
and
The principalfront,with its splendid
adapted to its purpose.
The
8th St.
poriico,looks down
grand entrance, which is approached
from
into
a
a
by granitestair-way,opens
spacioushall,
which
twofold
of
marble
fine
conducts
to the
a
flight
steps
above; the centre
galleries
portionof the building is applied to
the purposes
OiKce.
of the Patent
The east wn'ng gives accommodation
the Secretary of the Interior
and
his assistants,
to
of Patents
his staff,on the
and
togetherwith the Commissioner
of
the rooms
ground floor. In other parts of the building are
and
the General
Land
Indian
Bureau.
Othce
One
sidendid
the
constitutes
the
second
National
saloon, designated
Gallery,
of
models
are
floor,where
deposited apparently innumerable
are
really so classified and arranged as to
patents, but which
be easilyfound; curiosities and
of national
mementos
historN^,
manufacture, aiul other objects of interest
specimens of home
A
also exhibited.
are
fourfold
range
of
columns,
of massive
height of twenty feet, from
which
spring a series of arched, ceilingsten feet higher,give
The fine cylindrical
a
grand effect to this elegant apartment.
arch, rising superior to the others, and admitting light from
above
by its central aperture of thirteen feet diameter, is the
level
crowning feature of the hall. The other halls on the same
scribed.
are
efpiallymagnificent,and correspond with that already deDoric
At
architecture, rising to
the
objectsof
present time
historic
Until
especialinterest
interest
Exhibition
the
manv
stored
of
will
be
felt in the many
here, although during
them
will be removed
to
the
ternational
In-
delphia.
Phila-
exhibited
was
recentlyFranklin's printing-jtress
but it having been
claimed
iiere,
by a private citizen,and his
claim recognized as valid, it has been removed.
of the
One
CITY
44
contains
OF
WASHINGTON
relics of
other things,
Washington; among
the uniform
he wore
when
resigning his commission, his camp
other articles.
There
chest,tent, piecesof furniture,and many
also the original Declaration
of Independence, Washingare
ton's
commission
Commander-in
the
coat
as
worn
chief,
by
cases
General
relics
Jackson
the battle of
at
trophies,all
and
of
information
The
many
which
of
Orleans, with
New
many
plainly labeled
are
other
for
the
visitors.
Bureau
of
lulucation
and
Bureau
Census
the
are
on
G
of this building.
of 8th, oppositethe northeast
corner
St.,corner
This department also leases,for the use
of the Pension
Bureau,
the Scaton
House, latelyused as a hotel,on Louisiana
Avenue,
between
Gth
7th
and
Sts.
DEPARTMENT
THE
JlTSTICE
OF
Attorney General of the United States,
in the south wing of the Treasury Departand is accommodated
ment
It
is
the
of
of
tiie
head
this
duty
Building.
department
all
for
and
the
conduct
to prosecute
cases
appearing
government
to render
before the Supreme Court; and
an
opinion upon all
otiicers of the national
legal points referred to him by the executive
Is
presided over
by
tlie
government.
DEPARTMENT
THE
Occupies
the
Pennsvlvania
building in
the
and
Avenue
AGRICULTURE
OF
Mall,
between
a
short
12th
distance
and
14th
south
Sts.
of
This
conveniently arranged building
already the Department has proved
was
completed in 1868,
the agriculturalinterests of the
to
itself exceedingly valuable
The
countrv.
surroundings are
Ijeauty of its,grounds and
equally attractive to the simply curious visitor as to the farmer,
commanding,
commodious,
and
and
to
The
is
of the beautiful
the admirer
an
front
grounds
with
osplTxnade
length e(iualto
as
the
upper
the
a
to
the botanist.
terraced,next
tastefully
carriagedrive of fiftyfeet in
arc
building:
garden,
as
which
in front
is laid
of
out
this is
a
in walks
the
building
Avidth and
terrace
and
in
known
beds
of
with
; in front of this
flowers,and adorned
statuary and vases
that of the if(.wer ":arden,is
again, and tillingall the space save
arboretum
for the growth of hardy trees and shrubs
through
an
has
drives
walks
and
which
are
deftlyarranged. So skillfully
mires
all this been planned that while the ordinary visitor simply adthe landscape gardening, (he scientist iinds all the plants
""';;:/.irniiiiiiii;ill!ilih!!!iii:i.|i
^"'''''i''''i''iliii!iiii!iSii|ili
and
WASHINGTON.
OF
CITY
46
classified into families and
trees
orders
ical
botan-
accurate
upon
principles.
the Experimental Grounds,
building are
for gardening, fruit growing, and, by
covering several acres
of water
the cultivation
of artificial swamps,
plants.
means
At
the
of the
rear
building there are on the first fioor,the oflices of the
for the scientific investigations
and clerks,rooms
commissioner
of the department in chemistry and
microscopy, and the library
Within
of
the
8,000
Museum
fioor is the
second
the
On
volumes.
of
culture,
Agri-
illustratingthe agriculturalproducts of the country,
other
tlu'ir history,relations to the animal
kingdom, with many
will explain.
the attendants
things of practicalimport which
On the third floor is the Botanical Museum, Avith a very large
of specimens.
and ever-increasing num'"er
building, and
Extending west as a prolongationof the main
includinga wing extending south, are the Plant Houses, of which
sections
are
assigned to tropicaland semi-tropicalfruits and
plants,and a graper}^, with sundi-ydivisions for miscellaneous
plants.
is especiallyso at the
This
department, always interesting,
flower beds are
the gorgeous
of the year when
blooming.
seasons
The
fine
Mall
or
INSTITUTION.
SMITHSONIAN
THE
and
grounds
building of
No.
Reservation
Governmeiit
this
Institution
opposite South 10th St., west.
grounds directlyattached to the building
and
with,
the remainder
much
with
to do
out, and
laid
The
twenty acres,
sional
Congres-
uiuler
reservation, are
which
tiie plans upon
engaged
was
the
surrounding
cover
.1.Downing,
great landscape gardener, Andrew
The
control.
had
of
this work
upon
in the
2, facing Pennsylvania
and
Avenue
are
the
at
grounds
the
time
were
of
his
eminently fittingthat the American
Pomological Society should select this as the place to erect
tribute
his
to
building is
and
the date
The
to
Lombardiim
side
main
At
of
Italian
be
the
is
a
north
marble
by I"aunitz,which
of his death, and
building
intended
was
memory.
vase
a
executed
dead,
it
Therefore
death.
substantial
nine
the
towers,
name
of
structure
wing
Calvert
of
Vaux,
red
his memory.
sandstone,
In architecture
one
of the
of the honored
in
inscription
throughout.
fire-proof
order, has
east
designed by
bears
an
of the
a
the two
on
in-
it is of the
the
north
and fiftyfeet high. It iuis a central or
being one hundred
building,with wings extending from either end, east and
48
CITY
National
The
Institution.
OF
Museum
WASHINGTON.
is the
It contains
interestingfeature
specimens gathered by more
the
of
most
the
than
from
fiftyexploring expeditionsof the government
every
ter
quarof the globe. In ethnology it is said to be the richest collection
in the world, and
in all the departments of natural
tory
hisis very complete.
At the time of this writing the Museum
is being rearranged,
and
therefore an intelligent
not
descriptionof the several halls canbe made;
of
indeed, the scope of this work does not admit
detail of that kind.
The intelligent
visitor will readilydiscern
the main
and
will be much
aided in the purpoints of interest,
suit
of specialinvestigation by the cards explaining the system
of labelingwhich
are
posted for the use of visitors.
The
tall shaft
and
so
of marble
seen
distinctly
west
of
from
all
WASHINGTON
The
of
corner-stone
at
square
the
which
for
a
and
number
The
July 4, 1848.
building 2-50 feet in
circular
above
feet
500
build
to
laid
was
high, and
base
sufficient
made
but
feet
100
ture,
Department of Agriculfinished
parts of the city,is the un-
MONUMENT,
design contemplates a
and
the
this
high.
the column
of years
obelisk
an
inal
origter
diame-
seventy
Subscriptionshave
to a
height of 184
have
the contributions
been
feet
been
feet,
barely
keep it in repair. The design,furnished by Robert
a
Mills,was
grand conception,and can be seen at the office in
the Monument
Grounds.
Lining the inside of the monument,
eniiugh
to
also in the sheds
and
erected
near,
are
to
be
blocks
seen
of stone
by every nation,and by almost every class of people
and intended
to testify
nations,bearing suitable inscriptions,
A feeling
universal
respect for the great and good man.
contributed
of all
a
of
sadness, almost
of
shame,
comes
visitor
the American
over
as
But historyteaches,
contemplates this unfinished structure.
in older and more
examples, that such works, even
by numerous
built by voluntary contributions.
never
wealthy nations, were
he
ARSENAL
THE
Is located
mouth
Yard.
of
on
the
extreme
the Eastern
Branch,
and
Death-dealing implements
construction
and
limit
southern
material, may
of
the
is in full view
of
war,
l)e found
of
city, at
from
everv
hero; also
material
containing offensive and defensive war
in
and
arranged Avith militaryprecision,
the
Navy
imaginable
a
from
so
the
neat
museum
every
and
tion,
naor-
CITY
derl y
manner
a
OF
to form
as
a
the battle-lieUls in tlie late
It
here
was
Lincohi
THE
Is the
grim
of the
east
District
faces
the
militia
as
being improved
a
specialinterest.
assassination
of President
The
executed.
Four-and-a-half
entrance
Street.
ARMORY
COLUMBIA
Smithsonian
Curiosities from
feature of
a
solid-lookingbuildingin
and
THE
form
war
conspiratorsin
Grounds
49
curious attraction.
tried,convicted,and
were
Arsenal
to the
the
that
WASHINGTON.
Institution.
This
the
square
place is
on
used
7th St.
by
and is
drill-groundand head-quarters,
for these
the
now
purposes.
GOVERNMENT
PRINTING
OFFICE,
largestestablishments of the kind, in the world, is
located
directlynorth of the Capitol. Nearly all the printing
and
binding required by Congress, and the numerous
ment
governin
is
done
in
this
AVashington,
departments
building,and
and
is
recent
the most
used in the execution
perfectmachinery
The
of tlie work.
varietyof the work performed here is very
lustrated
great, from the cheapestCongressionalReports to the highly ilbooks
containing the results of scientific expeditions
and
hands
Several hundred
departments of the government.
are
employed, and the scene
presentedduring working hours is
quiring
busy and interesting.A visit should not be omitted by the inof the
One
visitor.
WINDER'S
Northwest
BUILDING.
of F and
St.
17th
It is owned
by the government
and used for the accommodation
of a varietyof public
officers,
namely, the Chief Engineer of the Armv, the Battle
Kecord
General of the Army, a portion
Room, Judge Advocate
of the Adjutant General's Office,
the Army
Ordnance
Cilice and
Museum, and the Second Auditor of the Treasury.
corner
ORDNANCE
Is in Winder's
in
detached
a
second
floor.
also in tliat
This
the
MUSEUM
corner
Building,northwest
the
to
building
rear, and
The
Ordnance
OtHce
of F
and
17th
Sts.,
is entered
from
the
of the War
Department
is
building.
museum
contains
many
objectsof great interest,
namely,
Hags, speciniensof uniform and e(juipand drawings, curious arms
of many
kinds, ages,
mcnts, models
A
and sizes.
nationalities,
place to visit.
very interesting
captured
confederate
50
OF
CITY
ARMY
And
office of the
located
10th
on
WASHINGTON.
MEDICAL
MUSEUM,
Surgeon General
St. between
E and
of the United
F
Sts.,in
States
Army,
is
buildingwhich was
Theatre,and specially
a
originallya church,
the placeof the assassination
of President Lincoln.
as
Interesting
after
that event
the government
took possessionof
Immediately
the premises,and subsequentlybought the property for its present
The
uses.
tered
changes thereby required have completely althe interior of the building.
Upon the first and second floors are the offices of the Surgeon
General, in which are kept the hospitalrecords of the late war,
and
to which
reports of the surgicaldepartments of all military
These records
valuable
are
as
posts are forwarded.
supplying
subsequently Ford's
a
greater part of
Bureau
is
the data
based, and
roll of the army,
The
Museum
upon
number
1861
which
over
10,000
1866, contains
to
of the
the action
The
volumes.
over
Pension
300,000
dead
names.
floor,and contains an immense
of specimens which
entific
to the scinumber
are
especially
interesting
visitor.
There are several divisions of specimens,namely.
Surgical,Medical, Microscopical, Anatomical, Comparative
This collection,
it is claimed, is
Anatomy, and Miscellaneous.
unequaled in the world, and is of specialinterest to the surgical
interest
to the
and
medical
profession,
although not without
layman.
the third
on
CONGRESSIONAL
THE
Where
is
plantsfrom
rare
all
CONSERVATORY,
parts of the
world
be
can
in full
seen
bloom, is oppositethe west side of the CapitolGrounds and south
of Pennsylvania Avenue.
Beautiful and
healtliv specimens of
the date,fan,and other palm-trees,
banana, india-rubber,coffee,
of tropical
and cinnamon
plants,are
trees,and a great number
There
several thousand
here.
to be seen
are
specimens in the
collection,
arranged in different conservatories,according to the
requiredtemperature.
THE
Under
coast
OFFICE,
SURVEY
Navy Department, is
building on CapitolHill,and within
to the Capitol Grounds.
entrance
the
southern
COAST
care
surveys
for
of the
of the United
publication.
States
are
in
a
a
neat
and
modious
com-
few steps of the
The
forwarded
results of the
here
and
pared
pre-
CITY
THE
WASHINGTON.
GOVERNMENT
Is located
the
on
The
Yard.
ASYLUM
bank
of
under
and
the Eastern
authority of
THE
INSANE
Branch, oppositethe Navy
insane
of
(the
about
NAVY
branch
eastern
three
the army
and
was
is for the
commodation
ac-
of the United
navy
YARD,
section
eastern
Congress,and
It
of Columbia.
THE
in the
institution.
model
a
of
act
an
of the District
States,and
is
external,
of the
River
FOR
large and beautifullyproportioned,occupies
site,and in all its arrangecommanding
ments,
and
internal
Located
51
buildingis
elevated
an
built
OF
of
hundred
of
the
the
The
Potomac.)
Anacostia
the
city, on
grounds
prise
com-
and
tifty-sevenacres, and are approached,
the land
on
side, through a handsome
tiguous
congateway,
to which
several
of
naval
are
trophies
Avarfare,
guns,
the inscriptionon
each
The
its
stating
history.
Avorkshops,
ordnance
of
maritime
mementos
stores,
adventure, ship-houses,
and frequently monitors
and Avar
terest
A'^essels,
present objects of insufficient to occupy
A-^ery profitablythe time of the visitor.
Near the yard are the Marine
and Marine
Barracks
Hospital.
PARKS
PUBLIC
The
city of Washington
fresh
of
Its
broad
large
create
tions.
Of
The
in
federal
these
the
an
iron
rustic
attractions
of the
Government
comprising
Grounds
and
artist, has
two
have
been
as
been
government
a
finish,the
placed
city.
section,
inter-
of
land
reserva-
"
is
of
and
setts
Massachu-
tasteful
erected.
here
of
pieces
open
intersection
Avhere
f?t.,
elaborate
culation
cir-
A
Avork
adds
fountain
of
set
of
a
stone
guished
distin-
greatly
to
locality.
Reservation
about
at
14th
inclosure
design
Neapolitan
the
with
the
growing
points
at
"
attractive
the
and
peculiar arrangement
other
knoAvn
and
Circle,
Avenues
ornamental
of
beautiful
large
circles
and
several
and
goA'ernment,
Street
Vermont
furniture
common
a
their
streets, by
Avith
for
opportunities
in
advantage
triangles
"
most
Fourteenth
and
and
are,
to the
Avide
spaces
open
GROUNDS.
enjoys abundant
small
no
and
Avhich
."fecured
air,
avenues
AND
No.
hundred
to
the
IMonumental
Monument),
and
indicated
2.
The
"
acres,
Grounds
on
the
map
continuous
and
extending
of
(or Park
as
the
Mall,
stretch
from
the
it is
of
the
ground
Capitol
^Vashington
proposed
to
OF
CITY
52
with
improve
ornamental
laid
from
and
out
tlie
the
It is
the
warm
of
the
people.
is
Statue
principally cannon
the
four
at the
and
brass
battle
pedestal
other
the
Washington
Congress,
illustration
proper
of
his
leading
is said
Scott
is
small
a
on
at
a
the
In
this
Franklin
the
square
Square,
subject
of
changing
proposition being
statue
of
General
Judiciary
northwest.
in
Avenues
equestrian
has
Mills, by
chosen
in the
the
turned
the
as
life of
scale
The
by
likeness
the
the
General
of the
one
K,
and
I and
form
uni-
of
works
from
cast
K
west.
Sts.,north-
of Admiral
statue
13th
Winfield
Mexico.
between
and
nues,
Ave-
full
in
finest
Brown,
with
war
Mansion,
Island
of General
statue
liaving been
I and
the
Rhode
and
heroic
an
Executive
14th
and
gut,
Farra-
in 1872.
made
west.
Sts.,north-
park.
of
name
been
I and
bctv^ccn
the
this
square
to
name
placed,
as
Sts.,northwest.
been
agitated,
circle
the
has
K
has
already
in which
been
done
tlie
by
usage.
common
Avenue,
the
moment
II. K.
Avenue,
Avenue,
has
culated
cal-
tory,
Observa-
Naval
by Clark
artist
of
is
It
in the
to transfer
Scott
The
represents
purpose
little
Vermont
nicely
so
Hampshire
bronze
bronze
the
placed
between
attractive
very
be
for this
Square,
A
Scott
General
will
statue
it balanced
securing victory.
Capitol, designed by
appropriation
an
in
north
size,and
Square, Connecticut
Farragut
captured
of the
is
of the
St.,Massachusetts
containing
the
gravity
eventful
thus
thorough-bred charger.
National
height
Princeton, he
Due
"
IGth
colossal
captured by
cannon
The
circle
is of
It
statue
in existence.
best
of
and
Pensacola, and
at
New
and
cast
of
and
Statue.
and
intersection
Scott.
art
of the
one
Circle
the
at
troops
be
to
in person,
Executive
in this
maintain
to
north
$50,000.
battle
city.
large numbers
attract
park, containing
litte
of
the
as
of the
the
pedestal, were
of
Just
"
subject that
his
at the
Washington, when,
Agriculture,
horse.
and
cost
a
of
delightfulshade
entire
centre
Pennsylvania
modeled
at
Government
of
Jackson
required
Circle, a pleasant
not
the
material
of the
The
the
Statue.
of
intersection
The
"
base
of the
and
daily
already
have
sections
its
a
stands
1815.
are
feet
Washington,
of
order
hind
Circle
Washington
of
means
and
General
the
Orleans, in
sixteen
feet,and
is
position upon
statue
captured by
New
no
at the
Square
is
important
north
resort,and
Jackson.
of
is
southwest
season,
six-pounders,at
of
that
is
centre
Equestrian
of
place
the
Thr
and
directly opposite
pleasant retreats,during
the
space
reservation
northwest
of
In
are
and
provide
improvements
Institution,Department
favorite
a
to
which
Mansion,
the
this
This
fountains
is intended
Executive
Within
Monument.
Square,
Mansion.
This
public,although
progress.
between
Lafayette
the
to
shrubbery,
and
kinds.
Smithsonian
Washington
dividing line
drives, trees
various
Capitol
to
open
Conservatory,
and
of
much
made
yet
as
and
works
drive
park
walks
WASHINGTON.
Square,
at the
head
surrounding
the
of Four-and-a-half
City Hall, fronting Louisiana
St.,between
4th and
5th
Sts.,
CITY
Armory
OF
south
Square,
of
WASHINGTON.
Reservation
53
2
No.
and
of
east
the
sonian
Smith-
Institution.
Park,
Lincoln
at
Square,
Rawlins
contains
heroic
an
the
eastern
on
New
terniiuus
York
of
statue
of
East
John
General
Capitol
ISth
between
Avenue
A.
St.
19th
and
Rawlins
Sts.,
bronze, by
in
Bailey.
J.
Mount
Vernon
the
intersection
at
8th Sts.,is
P
Vermont
bronze
Circle,
handsome
The
above
improvements
allow,
intersection
finished
various
pieces
of
such
a
the
in
degree
all the
the
reformation
the
Capitol,
the
as
of the
on
the
and
and
the
care
of
of
Street
they, with
in the
Buildings,
District.
charity, and
the
straint
re-
site
in
a
a
is
visit
pleasing and
it will
to
durable
repay
without
visitor interested
any
Charity
of
of
and
the
a
Capitol. Visitors
very
are
of
money
are
in
appearance,
corner
for its proper
to receive
bodily suffering,and
of
Church.
and
of
healthy location,a
daily.
received
stitution.
interestingin-
an
It is intended
physicians
Catholic
the
is
necessary
by that body.
ho
w
Roman
on
and
HOSPITAL
sums
prominent
is situated
in
juvenile offenders,is located
Bladensburg,
near
donated
in its outward
South,
of
improvement
persons
board
a
SCHOOL,
PROVIDENCE
annually
outcast
within,
manner,
of Public
corporate
REFORM
by Congress,
is attractive
tains
con-
petty offenders, occupies an
rare
specimen of the right building
is
farm,
government
arc
and
and
subjects.
correction
or
Island
elevated
; and
expense
Is chartered
invalid
Rhode
in the
grounds
to
architecture
THE
support
a
ALMS-HOUSE.
THE
the
St. with
Commissioner
government
of
Its
right place.
in such
For
and
INSTITUTIONS.
and
unnecessary
K
contains
city, are undergoing
Congressional appi-opriationswill
edifice,dedicated
handsome
of
seats, and
but
attractiveness,
land
WASHINGTON
east
is
Market,
Avenues,
attractive
an
of
government
BENEVOLENT
This
of P
states
supervision
charge of
has
York
with
out, provided
being
in
to
under
New
Norton
fountain.
are
other
several
and
the
fountain.
the
at
is
Avenues,
a
Massachusetts
beautifully laid
Street
who
of
beautiful
and
large
Place, formerly occupied by
the
city,and
The
arranged
Second
short
is under
the
ters
Sis-
building, which
with
Street
distance
every
East,
couth
fort
com-
and
of
D
the
54
CITY
OF
THE
Women
For
however,
case
and
devoted
the
under
with
orphaned
to
suffer
for
the
THE
the
nine
a.
to
m.
from
nearly
and
the
parts
of
the
payment
of
VARIOUS
the
Avenue,
I
on
15th
Epiphany
The
Church
17th
Streets
Home,
18th
Home
Hospital,
the
for
E
on
in
found
of
rooms
books
;
be
can
privilegesof
the
all
reading-
in the
dollars,
to
ular,
sec-
volumes,
to all to read
of two
and
the
thousand
twenty
the
Louisa
Streets
Home,
Second
Third
and
14th
Orphan
Home,
corner
Ninth
Street, between
Asylum,
of H
corner
G
on
and
Third
and
Tenth
II
and
Tenth
; The
Streets
15th
and
Streets
;
tween
Street, be-
at K
Asylum,
Infant
phan
City Or-
Washington
:
dren,
chil-
for
Hospital
Street, between
St. Ann's
Massachusetts
on
; St. John's
21st Streets
and
Sailors"
;
be
from
open
are
and
Streets
24th
dren's
; Chil-
Streets;
Streets, are
and
ail
interest.
Lincoln
D
rooms
Streets,where
D
INSTITUTIONS.
Aged,
seating
Sts.,and
Hall,
about
is the
AMUSEMENT,
OF
PLACES
of
The
is free
between
H
on
and
Streets
Orphan
St. Vincent's
of
Street,
Soldiers'
and
; The
objects
I
on
National
and
to
fee
are
20th
Street, between
would
annually.
16th
and
half
otherwise
that
fee, entitling
dollars
is
and
women
of Ninth
are
about
annual
an
for
S,
$(25,000,and
of
magazines, religious
and
countrj^,
foregoing there
Asylum,
is the
as
ASSOCIATION
CHARITABLE
between
above
It is not,
supplies employment
many
welcome.
and
literature,
four
to
corner
a
membership
Association,is
Besides
the
of
The
away.
at the
embraces
library
class
the
life.
of
Newspapers
M.
p.
every
by
taken
a
find
always
association
home
CHRISTIAN
building
ten
The
rooms.
The
and
MENS
will
to
name.
Street, near
erring
and
needy
comforts
ordinary
all
of
13th
on
appropriation
an
children.
YOUNG
stranger
its
by
ASSOCIATION
building
made
behalf
in
handsome
a
similarly
indicated
religiousdenomination,
any
new
a
seeking work,
women
Have
work
neglected
or
objects
CHRISTIAN
Congress
good
a
is chartei'ed
Hospital.
WOMEN'S
purpose
doing
HOSPITAL,
of
charge
recently completed
which
the
to
Providence
THE
Have
COLUMBIA
Lying-in- Asylum,
and
mentioned,
WASHINGTON.
one
of
the
twelve
popular
best
hundred
hall
audience
persons,
for
concerts
in
rooms
is at
and
the
the
corner
lectures.
city, capable
of 9th
and
OF
CITY
56
THE
WASHINGTON.
INSTITUTION
COLUMBIA
FOR
DEAF
THE
AND
DUMB
Is
the
of
one
best
in the
located
familiarly known
is very
of
establishmeuts
northeastern
portion
Kendall
as
the
of
fine, the
system of instruction
interesting. In the chapel are
very
TEpei
deaf
of
and
Abb(5
Siceul, both
the
city, in
of
for
distinguished
building
the
the
institution
the
of
casts
plaster
suburb
pleasant
a
and
thorough,
It is
country.
architecture
The
Green.
iu
kind
the
Abbe
their
De
service
to
mutes.
Open
and
daily,except Sundays,
be
can
reached
by
the
Columbia
at
the
corner
City Railroad.
PUBLIC
The
SCHOOL
attractive
most
and
K
and
6th
Street, southeast
2d
Streets,northwest
Street,
17th
and
northwest
W.
W.
patron of art, has
for
appointments
he
trustees
in
has
in
for the
its
intended
The
of the
the
the
and
stands
Avenue.
taken
finished
board
a
the
of
northeast
commenced
the
by
ment
govern-
surrendered
and
and
cost,
own
to
It was
was
necessary
his
at
liberal
a
all the
at
conveyed
It
trust.
it was
ments
arrange-
dedicated
to
to
its
purpose.
of the exhibition
foundation
British
from
Museum,
To
art.
fuiid
and
with
quartermaster's deparment,
this
which
and
donation
income
an
a
Corcoran's
Mr.
was
of
a
large number
embracing
marbles
and
a variety of
Slave,"
fund, bronzes, plaster copies of
in
and
nearly completed,
which
M
GALLERY.
building
Pennsylvania
1869, after
Virginia
and
of "Washington
uses
perpetual
a
and
1861, when
use
in
owner
as
Street
and
children,
gallery, entirely
public
to
1st
complete.
citizen
art
complete
held
17th
1859,and
a
of
Avenue
corner
large,
ART
erected
a
all
very
beautiful
Street
colored
are
are
wealthy
a
donated
be
to
of
corner
These
intended
Corcoran,
6th
Jefferson,corner
Sumner, for
the
; and
CORCORAN
THE
which
the
purposes
Building
Wallace, on Pennsylvania
Seaton, on I Street, between
Streets, northwest.
for the
Mr.
Franklin
; the
; the
;
soutliwest
Avenue,
the
are
13th
BUILDINGS.
paintings,Powers
rare
to which
variety
and
will
the
arise
have
antiques
many
of
been
-s
added
the
and
choice
building
to
tion,
personal collec-
the
maintain
donor
the
Greek
from
Elgin
specimens
"
of
has
gallery
the
mai-bles
tlio
added
and
ramic
cea
crease
in-
tlie collection.
Catalogues
may
Open daily from
and
be
10
purchased
a.
m.
until
at the
near
door.
sunset
Saturdays. Admission, twenty
and
Fridays.
; free
-five
days,
Tuesdays, Thursnesdays,
cents, on Mondays, Wedon
RAILWAYS.
STREET
(COMMONLV
of
portions
through
First
Fifth, F, Fourteenth,
THE
B
and
Seventeenth
0.
within
Mansion,
one
R.
R
to
leave
of
the
Street,
Rock
over
Fayette, Dunbarton,
British
the
line
Legation
througli Boundary
Street, through
Street
the
to
the
partments.
de-
Navy
Streets, running
and
Avenue,
P
Visitation.
the
of Seventh
and
Street, Missouri
gate, passing
for
given
are
Avenue,
the
Patent
Centre
House,
the
the
running
Streets
Boundary
Streets,intersecting
Opera
ecutive
Ex-
BRANCH.
STRKET
tickets
Hall, Wall's
Lincoln
of
Convent
Ninth
Sixth
Arsenal
and
through West, High,
Georgetown,
of
Streets, passing the residence
and
transfer
Street, where
Fayette
and
Street, Connecticut
Montgomery
and
War
Seventeenth
and
and
the intersection
leave
La
partment,
De-
and
NINTH
Cars
H
at
into
Creek
D,
BRANCH.
Seventeenth
through portions of
Office
Department
and
Gallery
run
Pennsylvania
Post
Arlington,
Treasury
Art
Corcoran
main
the
the
cars
Jersey Avenue,
Depot, City Hall,
GEORGETOWN
Cars
the
streets, and
House,
square
the
LINE.)
STREET
Streets, N. E., New
and
"
B.
P
Capitol Street, whence
Office,Ebbitt
Patent
Squai'e, and
H,
the
passing
Avenue,
CALLED
is East
terminvis
eastern
COMPANY.
RAILROAD
METROPOLITAN
The
57
WASHINGTON.
OF
CITY
main
east
line
west
or
F
to
B
Four-and-a-half
and
Office,Masonic
Market,
at
and
Temple,
"
B.
P. R.
R.
Depot.
AND
WASHINGTON
GEORGETOWN
RAILROAD
COMPANY.
is the
Georgetown
of this
terminus
western
Avenue,
passing
Treasury departments, Executive
Pennsylvania
through
and
War, Navy,
line,whence
the
its
Corcoran
Mansion,
cars
run
Gallery,
Art
La
Fayette
Square, Willard's, Impei-ial, National, Metropolitan, St. James, and
Washington
hotels. Congressional Conservatory, the Capitol,B. " 0.
R.
R.
Depot,
The
blue
: but
only
This
cars
the
railroad
olit;nncd.
The
Street, where
the
a
main
few
Marine
to the
track
minutes"
between
run
red
the
branches,
two
principal
one
with
it connects
and
of
these
the
of
Howard
the
B.
"
0. R. R. Depot
route.
whicli
sUirts
southern
right angU\"",continues
walk
and
entire
for
Yard.
Navy
Georgetown
traverse
cars
has
at
Barracks
transfer
tickets
be
St-vcnth
from
tlie foot
mail
boats, and, crossing
to tlic
of
can
city boundary,
University, passing
en
within
route
the
58
CITY
WASHINGTON.
OF
grounds
of the
Smithsonian
Institution,the
and
Patent
Office.
other
the
junction
of
Treasury
Department,
and
New
York
Fourteenth
of
The
branch
Avenue
and
Street
the
Fifteenth
and
Department,
main
line
the
at
Street, opposite the
York
Avenue
thence, through New
the
city boundary, passing
Department
runs
the
to
Office
Post
leaves
State.
SILVER
Cars
leave
the
with
Seventh
intersection
the
Seventh
and
Street,passing
terminating at
Cars
from
start
Streets
0,
to
the
west
the
Streets, Ohio
Agricultural Department,
COLUMBIA
The
this
Fifteenth
through
II
"belt
line
York
the
Street,passing
the
the
and
through
COMPANY.
of
junction
New
Avenue
running
Department,
Treasury
Avenue
the
and
of
the
greatly during
the
Government
Printing Office,to
city boundary, on the Bladensburg
old toll gate at the
York
Street, Massachusetts
K
Fourth
and
Eleventh, E,
Street,passing the
startingplace at the Capitol.
the
to
Fu'st
Twelfth
RAILROAD
from
Avenue
through
south
and
east
Street, opposite
New
north
Avenue,
thence
start
Boundary
ROAD."
Eleventh,
to
STREET
of
cars
road
Capitol, running
0
and
necting
Streets,conStreet lines,running north
through
Schutzen
SoldiersUniversity,
Park,
to
Rock
east
Creek Church.
leading
ROAD,
through
Fourteenth
BKAMCH.
Seventh
Ninth
and
JiEW
and
of
Howard
Home,
and
SPKING
site
Road.
CHURCHES.
architecture
Church
few
past
and
years,
buildings
the
Cliurch
line
chime
that
Ascension
bells, and
St.
and
capital has
attractive.
and
and
Several
comfortable,
Of
has
Methodist
St.
otiier
one
these, mention
Trinity, Episcopal;
Foundry,
The
improved
denomination
leading
Aloysius
Congregational.
commodious
national
each
elegant and
of the
of
the
to-day
are
Presbyterian;
First
in
the
although without
be
made
Metropolitan,
Roman
denominations
more
may
Episcopal;
Dominick's,
or
church
have
New
York
Catholic;
edifices
special claims
of
with
its
nue,
Aveand
which
the
are
to architectural
beaut^'.
The
namely,
same,
The
service
11
following
churches
and
Baptist.
E
H
of
hours
is
on
and
m.
a
pastors
the
list of the
:
Sabbath
7 1-2
p.
Congregational.
generally
with
and
locations
of
all denominations
the
some
of the
prominent
"
"
I. W.
are
m.
names
First, 13th St., between
6th and
Street, E St., between
Sts.. Rev.
pastor.
a.
G
7th
and
Parker, D. D., pastor.
10th and
First, corner
"
II. Rev.
Sts., vacant.
G
J. II. Cuthbert.
Calvary,
Sts., Rev.
.1. E.
D. D., pastor.
corner
Rankin,
Sth
D.
and
D.,
CITY
Ei'iscoPAL.
Wm.
14th
rector,
Sts., Rev.
\V.
Thomas
Sts., Rev.
Paul's,
St.
D.
Newman,
D.,
corner
Jlitchell,
Roman
D.,
D.
(South).
York
I
O.
Fortune,
For
further
St.
"
pastor. Rev.
D., pastor
D.,
Uth
corner
J. P.
land,
Cleve-
II. A.
Black,
pastor.
Sts., Rev.
K
and
information
15th
and
F
;
Sts.,
and
Chester,
H
Sts., Rev.
Aloysius,
St.
Rev.
A.
North
S. A.
Rev.
O.
Scannel,
S.
Charles
corner
(Island),
R.
Rev.
S.
pastor.
Jamison,
L.
W.
S.
New-
Sts., Rev.
John
and
assistant.
J., pastor
6th
14th
and
E., Dr.
St., N.
I. Sheridan
Rev.
F.,
M.
S.
D.,
B.
sistants.
as-
City Directory.
see
Vermont
Arlington,
13th
D., pastor.
D.
Sunderland,
corner
S.
corner
;
4th
DeWulf,
D.
Ciampi,
I.
B.
LEADING
The
D.
Sts., Rev.
C
Sts., Rev.
\V.
R.
Vernon,
and
1-2
14th
and
between
Matthew's,
Dominick's,
S.
Mt.
Avenue,
Sts., Rev.
St.
assistant.
G
Butler,
J. G.
Doiner.
4
Sts., Rev.
P
"
Capitol'Hill,
pastor.
D.,
and
and
Samuel
corner
corner
9th
corner
Catholic.
White,
Sts.,
Rev.
Sts..
14th
Rev.
First, 4 1-2 St., Rev.
"
New
Avenue,
D.
and
H
C
pastor.
Pkesbytekian.
Capitol
and
and
3d
corner
rector.
N
Foundry,
pastor.
Wilson,
D.,
Rev.
St., between
G
Trinity,
D., rector.
Metropolitan,
Episcopal
Methodist
I.
11th
llamline,
pastor,
York
D.
corner
Episcotal."
Methodist
Alpheus
Addison,
G.
D.
St., Rt.
12th
coiner
Epiphany,
assistant.
Elliott,
Watkins,
F.
Memorial,
Lutheran."
pastor.
J. H.
Rev.
Pinkney,
l.'Uh and
Avenue,
Massachusetts
Ascension,
"
59
WASHINGTON.
OF
HOTELS.
H
between
Avenue,
and
I
Sts., T.
Roessle
"
Son,
Prop's.
Ebbitt
F
House,
Hotel,
Imperial
Metropolitan
St.,
E
14th, C. C. AVillard, Prop.
corner
St., between
Hotel,
13th
and
Pennsylvania
14th, I. S. Pierce, Prop.
Avenue,
Cth
between
and
7th
Sts., George
B.
Cake.
Hotel,
National
St. James
"
St.
plan),
(European
Avenue
and
Pennsylvania
Oth
St., F.
Avenue,
Tenney
corner
6th
"
Co.
bury
St., Wood-
Duren.
plan), Pennsylvania
(European
Hotel
Marc
Pennsylvania
corner
Hotel
Avenue,
corner
7th
St., John
II.
Semmes.
Hotel,
Willard's
Owen
House,
Pennsylvania
Avenue,
Pennsylvania
Avenue,
14th
cor.
between
St., J. F.
14th
and
Cake
loth
"
Co., Prop's.
Sts., Jordan
"
Gordon.
"
Wormley's,"
corner
House,
Washington
H
15th
and
corner
3d
StS., James
St. and
Wormley.
Pennsylvania
eridge.
727, 15th
Wekker's,
Gray's,
020,
15
Congressional
1-2
St., John
Hotel,
John
St., Mrs.
Capitol
A.
C.
Welcker.
Gray.
Hill, William
Sanderson.
Avenue,
Mrs.
A.
F.
Bev-
CITY
60
THE
OF
principal
OF
THE
oificers
COLUMBIA.
DISTRICT
at
are
Four-and-a-half
on
WASHINGTON.
DISTRICT
OFFICES
The
OF
GOVERNMENT.
present
St., near
ing
Build-
tlie Morrison
occupying
Pennsylvania
and
Avenue,
a
tion
por-
a
long
of
THE
building
This
its
to
larger structure,
It
presents
hundred
of two
I'our-and-a-half
of
the
in 1868
erected
The
in
by
is
facing
stands
residents
the
brought
with
Avenue.
monument
to
a
of
Washington,
the
In
one
in stucco,
at the
Judiciary Square,
on
Louisiana
only
front,
a
much
a
embracing
completed
appearance,
location
front
after
originalplan contemplates
commanding
a
St.,and
space
open
The
1820, and
year
fi-agmentary state, was
a
portion already
feet.
of
the
in
in 1850.
the
HALL.
in
it remained
extent
present
wing.
commenced
was
which
period, during
CITY
President
head
centre
Lincoln,
designed by
and
one
its citizens.
of
THE
Is vested
in the
delegated
the
DISTRICT
control
then
to
to
a
councils.
the
of
by
citizens
the
this
That
commissioners,
appointed
allowed
But
States.
United
board
a
mayor
liberal charter
more
of
Congress
GOVERNMENT
the
tendent,
superin-
a
Afterward
their
unsatisfactory,and
was
to
President.
to elect
originally
body
then
and
mayor
territorial
a
a
nicipal
mu-
ization
organ-
1870,
being generally desired, Congress passed
act,
for the
was
change, and in April, 1871, anew
government
officers
of
Its
consisted
a
organized.
Governor, a Secretary,a Council
in
an
providing
of
Board
Health,
confirmed
and
the
by
House
a
of the
Board
Upper
or
of
of
of
the
Senate
of
Congress
Public
Works,
government,
large and rapid increase
was
and
again
in
poi:i;el
no
of
to
which
action
1874, and
consequence
had
been
certain
a
investigate the
the system
deiu.iiiig
of
the
;
a
certain
Delegate
in
of
a
the
terms,
to
by
other
of the
tion
organiza-
new
dii-ected
District.
An
of
disagreement
a
and
Congress,
acts
many
the
being especially
debt
and
Legislature,and
regarding
created
Works,
against
gation
investithe
mittee,
Com-
agitated
by Congress. The subject was
objected to, in
alleged irregularities were
taken
was
which
of
terminated
Public
for
of the
memorialized
was
complaint
ordered
States
House
Lower
of
President
United
the
which
the
Board
a
the
Delegates
by the people.
in 1872
Early
appointed by
or
officers,elected
Board
all
Legislature,
the
joint committQC
subject,
District
which
from
both
resulted
Government
as
houses
in
a
was
report
apcon-
costly, unwieldy,
OF
CITY
in essential
lacking
and
and
checks
act
passed
but
June
a
board
of
of
the
the
existing
Health,
public treasury
of
which
territorial
was
three
au
tion,
organiza-
and
vesting the powers
commissioners
pending the
VICINITY
OF
full of historic
Is
remarkably
and
beautil'ul,
the suburban
ministration
of adfurther
which
Potomac,
interest; its landscape
before
delightful.
from
the city,on
the
the
as
Eevolution
Eastern
was
is
scenery
six miles
known
Kiver, commonly
WASHINGTON
drives
northeast, about
the
costia
of
tcx-minatiou
Congress.
THE
To
Board
61
protection
the
government,
20, 1874, abolishing
upon
retaining the
of
of
elements
bad
in
action
WASHINGrON.
the
Branch
Anaof
the
navigable stream
a
point, is the villageof
to this
BLADENSBURG,
as
Interesting
principally
the road
are
other
and
On
battle-groundin the War of 1812.
indications of lines of rille-pits,
heavy fortilications,
marks
of
the
a
late
About
war.
four
miles
out, is tlie
"old
memorable
dueling ground," made
by the duels participated
in by Senator
Commodore
Mason,
Decatur, Henrj^ "-'lay,
John
Randolph, Midshipman Locke, Doctor
Johnson, A. J.
other prominent characters.
Dallas, and many
FORTIFICATIONS
About
miles
two
outside
of
Washington, and
circling
completelyen-
the
tions,
city,there was, during the war, a chain of fortificaconnected
There were
than fifty
by a militaryroad.
more
smaller
mounted
large forts,besides as many
batteries,which
than
more
calibre.
long
the
one
thousand
guns,
All of the fortifications
since
various
been
on
dismantled, and
eminences
around
of
many
the north
their
of the
them
and
outlines
east
may
heaviest
sides have
be
seen
in
the
work,
cit}'. Fort Foote, an earthAlso Fort
city,still remains.
in
Maryland, south of the
Whipple, on Arlington Heights. The latter is used as a station
school of instruction for the Signal Corps of the United
or
States
Armv.
DRIVE
The
TO
section of country
interest.
Driving out
Cemetery of Glen
THE
NORTH.
immediately north
of the road
north
of the
,
wood
is
of the
passed. Next
city is full of
tiful
Capitol,the beau-
appears
what
was,
62
OF
CITY
WASHINGTON.
during the war, the site of Harewood
Hospital,on the carefully
\V^ Corcoran.
These
kept and elegant grounds of Mr. W.
grounds have recentlybeen purchased by the government and
included
in the
"
THE
"
Or
West
Soldiers' Home."
MILITARY
from
this is
ASYLUM,
Soldiers'
Home," situated on an eminence
commanding
extensive
and
surrounded
of
an
view,
by grounds
great beauty,
which
of the
are
kept in perfectorder by the infirm veterans
The
army.
buildingsthemselves
handsome
are
and
dious,
commo-
and, during the summer
months, the President and family
the privilege
of them.
President
coln
Linof residing in one
have
made
this
his
The
residence.
summer
has
government
nearly completed a large stone buildingAvhich is intended to be
the "model
In the rear
of the Asylum
hospitalof the world."
is a soldiers' cemetery covering many
acres,
handsomely fenced
with
greens,
in, carefullytended, and ornamented
flower-beds,everHere sleep thousands
shrubbery, and clinging vines.
of those
from
or
wounds
contracted
in
the
simple head-board, painted white, having inscribed
in black letters the name
and
rank, marks each grave.
of the Asylum is the
it
North
ROCK
A
disease
A
army.
on
died
who
CREEK
CHURCH,
solemn
looking edifice,built in the time of Washington, originally
of brick brought from England, but since rebuilt in more
styleand material.
modern
BATTLE-GROUND.
From
drive
of
road,
and
occurred
This
Creek
Church
a
Military Asylum and the Rock
to the Seventh
St.
nearly a mile brings the sight-seer
the
was
about
bet^veen
the
cityduring
war.
the
drive
miles
north
is the
Confederates
approach
Their
of
spot where
the conflict
and
the Sixth
Army
the
Southern
troops
officers entertained
Corps.
to
the
themselves
at
country residence, Silver Springs," which
Continuing
district limits,on the Seventh
St. road.
toward
Georgetown, on the Rock Creek road,
Blair's
just inside
the
the
nearest
the
Montgomery
is
two
"
proposed public park is passed, which in
natural
beauty offers exceedingly rare advantages for the purpose.
favorite
the
Fourteenth
the
St.
drive
on
road,
Taking
of
afternoons
the
of
fast
pleasant
teams, passing
possessors
a
nd
Columbian
west
by a way having scenery
continuing
College,
remarkable
for its rugged beauty,
the
location
of
the
64
OF
CITY
of these
markable
WASHINGTON.
is the
of
bridge that spans a small tributary
the Potomac, called the Cabin John Creek, by a singlearch, two
and twenty feet in span, and one
feet high, behundred
ing
hundred
arch in the world.
The receivingreservoir
the largeststone
is formed
known
stream
a small
as
by throwing a dam across
branch.
The
is
of
Little
Falls
dam
the Powder-mill
or
pounded
earth, and floods above
fiftyacres, making a reservoir of irregular
and
forty feet
shape, containing,at a level of one hundred
above
leaves it at a
high-tide,82,521,500 gallons. The water
it enters,
feet from the point where
distance
of three thousand
this pool,which
deepens to thirty
and, in slowly passing across
the exit, depositsmost
of its sediment.
The
or
forty feet near
three millions of gallons of
Powder-mill
branch suppliestwo
or
daily to the reservoir.
pure water
The
conduit
is nine feet in dimensions,and discharges67,596,400 gallons in twenty-four hours.
idea of the magnitude
Some
be formed
of the enterprise may
by comparing the statement
above
given with the fact that the Croton Aqueduct supplies
period.
37,000,000 gallonsin the same
ARLINGTON.
Washington
on
late war,
so
bank
the south
of the
the residence
was
prominent
place is rich
directly'
opposite Georgetown,
situated
Potomac.
It became
family by inheritance, and,
of the Lee
the
Custis,is
Parke
property of George
the
magnificent estate, formerly
This
in
the
of Colonel
at
the
erty
prop-
beginning of
E. Lee, afterward
the
Robert
The
militaryservice.
make
it a point of special
Confederate
in historic memories
that
of the late war
greatly enhanced by the events
ings
that centred
here, and b}^the present conditions and surroundof the place.
the buildings were
used for military
During the recent war
ing
Havand the grounds frequently for militarycamps.
purposes,
been subsequently bought by the government, at a tax-sale,
it has been
devoted
to other
public uses.
A portion of the land is devoted
extensive
to an
cemetery,
interest,which
15,589 soldiers
where
have
at Bull
under
have
been
buried.
Of
these
many
is added
exhumed, but the date of removal
allowed
to
are
inscriptionon the head-boards, which
There
are
over
4,000 unknown, of which 2,111, who
dreds
the
is
Run
a
been
and
on
the route
granite monument
to the
near
Rappahannock,
the entrance
to
the
are
iiunto
main.
re-
fell
interred
cemeteiy.
Each
65
with
all,is marked
in
13,478
grave,
WASHINGTON.
OF
CITY
a
neat
head-board
in the office of
of the deceased, and a register
bearing the name
the superintendentgives further information
ALEXANDRIA
Washington, with which citythere
and railroad.
communication
is a constant
by steamboat
a
In the latter part of his life,
George Washington was
pewreminiscences
holder of Christ Church, in this city,and many
of that great man
are
preserved in the records of this ancient
church, and also in the archives of Washington Lodge, No. 22,
Alexandria
is
of Free and Accepted Masons, also located here.
siderable
connected
with Georgetown and the West
by a canal,and a conIs
distant from
miles
seven
manufacturing
About
miles south of Alexandria
seven
home, and
the
estate
is
is
of Washington.
resting-place
property of "The
the
now
the
now
on.
VERNON,
MOUNT
Once
is carried
business
Women's
Mount
The
Vernon
Association."
Washington and his wife
Martha, and is a plain brick structure, having in front an ironing
grating door, through which may be seen the sarcophagi inclosThe mansion
contains many
historical relics,
the remains.
the key of the Bastile,prewhich
be mentioned
sented
among
may
of
the
and
niture
military
personalfurby Lafayette; portions
and musical
of Washington, family portraits
instruments,
of
Peale's
Also
Rembrandt
etc.
Washington before
{)ainting
The
the remains
contains
tomb
of
"
Yorktown."
and
Lafayette'sroom
December
14, 1799, are
Washington
money
is devoted
Mount
to
is the
open
the
the
only
was
built in
of
money
5
which
visitors.
Washington
Steamboats
run
died
from
portion of the passage
support of the buildings and
received
from the people for
stop
a
at
WASHINGTON,
the
1812,
war.
in
daily;
steamboats
Vernon
oppositeside
It
to
and
care
FORT
On
one
Vernon
Mount
to
grounds. This
this object.
The
the
river,about
and
six miles
from
fortified during
strongly'
dria.
Alexanthe late
OF
CITY
WASHINGTON.
OFFICIAL
of officialetiquette
is generalh'recognized :
followingcode
The
The
President.
from
10
A.
from
12
M.
which
The
hours
for
receivingbusiness calls are
12
to
and
M.
jvi. for Senators
and
Representatives,
for
the
3
to
m.
p.
public,except on Cabinet
days
Tuesdays and Fridays. Persons
simply Avishingto
are
"
pa}^ their respects to
"
ETIQUETTE.
the President
should
respects,"and limit calls to two
days and evenings are assigned each
one
morning and evening a week
to pay
note
on
three
or
their
cards,
minutes.
cial
Spe-
for calls of
season
spect;
re-
being usually designated
for this purpose.
all persons
are
Receptions,which
privileged to attend, are
held during the winter season, generallysemi-monthly after January
between
1,
restriction
10 o'clock
8 and
regulation as
or
receptionsor levees are
guests are presented to
States Marshal.
The
which
at
m.,
dress.
to
made
p.
Announcements
Band
Marine
furnishes
no
of these
through the daily papers,
President,by name, by the
the
is
there
the music
and
the
United
these
on
occasions.
The
President
holds
publicreceptionon
the Diplomatic Corps present themselves
when
of
officers
a
the
and
and
the
The
and
executive, legislative,
the
between
received
are
diplomaticcorps,
civilians
calls
An
invitation
writing,and
The
costume,
] 1 and
and
of
uniform.
the
ment
govern-
12, after
navy,
and
which
finally
a
is at
but
pleasure.
to
dinner
at
the
accepted in
take precedence.
cannot
conversation,is Mr. Presl
President's
previous engagement
of the Executive, in
address
no
dinner, and makes
without
to visit,
liberty,
invitations to
no
ceremon}';
his
at
ceremony,
of
officers of the army
accepts
visits of
or
hours
January,
in court
judicialbranches
the
of
full-dress
in
navy
1st
masse.
tn
President
The
army
the
must
be
dent.
The
b}'the
them,
afternoon
ladies of
assisted
the hours
the house
by
of 2 and
such
5
on
other
v.
m.
INIansion
the
Executive
such
days as
as
they
may
invitations
to
receptionsat
ladies
No
may
held
are
lie selected
by
between
invili-,
these
are
given,
CITY
and
is the
libertyto call. Dress suitable
ordinary calling costume.
Vice
President.
the
due
President
is entitled
by
return
67
at
strangers are
The
WASHINGTON.
OF
card
Congress.
tirst visit from
the
to
of
The
is
dent
Presi-
Vice
he
others, which
all
casions
oc-
President
the Vice
visit from
meeting
the
on
A
"
these
on
may
in person.
or
judges call upon the President
Vice President
annually, upon the opening of the court and
the first day of January.
and
on
Court.
Supreme
The
Cabinet.
The
the
upon
The
"
of
Members
"
President
Year's
New
on
the
First calls
Day.
call
Cabinet
President's
also due
are
Vice
President,Judges
the Supreme Court, Senators,and
Speaker of the House
Representatives,on the meeting of Congress.
from
them, by
card
or
in person,
to
the
the
of
of
The
Senate.
call in
Senators
"
person
upon
the
Congress and
January. They also call in person, or by card, upon
the Speaker of the House
of the Supreme Court, and
the meeting of Congress.
on
and
Vice
Speaker
The
Speaker
and
the
to the
The
President
calls
1st
Vice
on
of
upon
day
of
the
the
House
the
President
January.
the
President, on
House
of
meeting
The
of
Representatives.
of
on
of
"
1st
the
of
da}'of
Judges
sentatives,
Repre-
"
The
meeting of Congress
first call is also due
meeting
Representatives.
the
President
from
him
Congress.
Members
of the House
Representativescall in person upon the President on the 1st
day of January, and upon the Speaker of the House at the opening
of each session.
They also call,by card or in person, upon
the President, Vice President,Judges of the Supreme
Court,
Cabinet
Officers,
Senatoi's,
Speaker of the House, and Foreign
after the opening of each session of Congress.
Ministers,soon
Ministers.
Foreign
the
The Diplomatic Corps call upon
the Vice PresiPresident
the 1st day of January, and
dent,
on
upon
Cabinet
Officers,Judges of the Supreme Court, Senators,
and Speaker of the House, by card or in pei'son, on the first opportunity
after presenting their credentials
the
President.
to
by card or in perThey also make an annual call of ceremony,
son,
the Vice President, Judges of the Supreme Court,
upon
after the meeting of
Senators, and Speaker of the House, soon
Congress.
The
Court
Claims.
The Judges of the Court of Claims
of
the President
call in person
the 1st day of January.
on
upon
They also make first visits to Cabinet Officers and the Diploof
"
"
matic
Corps, and
House,
soon
The
card
call, by
upon the
Members
and
in person,
or
Families
Officials.
of
applicableto
officials
are
also
conduct
of social intercourse.
Receptions
Besides
the
of
which
rules
The
"
govern
families, in determining
their
of
Judges
Court, Senators, Speaker
after the meeting of Congress.
Supreme
the
WASHINGTON.
OF
CITY
68
the
receptionsof the President already
specified,the Vice President, Speaker of the House of Representatives,
members
of the Cabinet, and
officials
other government
hold stated receptions which
card recepare
as
usually known
tions,"
"
the
"
to which
There
expected except those receiving cards.
ident
some
of the Vice Presreceptions,however, especially
of which
Speaker of the House, the announcements
are
and
made
are
the
attend, the
wives
of these
January
receptions no
made
are
otherwise
the
publiclevees.
President's
1
continues
and
invitations
until
through the daily papers, same
For evening receptions "cards"
noticed
in the
or
official from
any
all reasonable
the
requests
highest
of government
is based
upon
At
as
ident's
for the Pres-
issued,
are
cept
ex-
announcement.
President
lowest, the
the
any
politeness.
utmost
conduct
the
of
ment,
depart-
will find that
downward,
with
met
with
officials at
regulated by a code of courtesy which
the recognized sovereignty of the people. No fees
to
is
procure
a
to the
access
during the
public. If
are
the
to
the seat
needed
the
Lent.
Announcements
sent.
are
individual,having legitimate business
Any
are
as
ileged
priv-
are
"
levees.
From
same
all persons
that
Officers,prominent Senators and Representatives
other officials,
also "receive
during the season,
commences
afternoon
public press,
of Cabinet
and
which
are
through
to
The
none
hours
document
set
has
President
apart for
been
for half
filed
or
the
away
the
partment
chiefs of de-
approach of the
in some
dusty
entitled to peruse
it,
are
a
pigeon-hole
century,
you
although it may
require several days of labor, the proper officer
will,in due time, produce it for your inspection. Nothing opposes
of the
the entrance
to
be
it may
the
and
universal
of
characteristic
not
be
the
visitor to avoid
out
cannot
citizen
of
place to suggest,
time, by requesting
which
humblest
an
what
every
that
unnecessary
cannot
be answered.
be
; and
patience seems
employee.
Perhaps
quires
an
equal courtesy relic
consumption of pub-
given, or
asking questions
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the
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to
to 5 and
Around
the
1
from
Length,
3.
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coat, 7.
under
waist,
the
Around
the
coat, 8.
Height,
feet
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AATeight,
inches.
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lbs.
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VEST.
from
Length,
last
1
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two
to
13, with
measures.
PANTS.
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Inside
from
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leg
top
of
10.
seam,
from
crotch*
12.
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are
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waist, under
Around
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hips, under
doing
a
very
of measurement,
patrons.
Samples
and
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the
coat,
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coat, 14.
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