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Still Image
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Physical Description
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Ziggurat Style Monument
Location
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Proposed design to be at the site of the current Lincoln Memorial.
Type
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Monuments
Original Format
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Drawing
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Title
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John Russell Pope's design for the Lincoln Memorial, #1
Creator
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John Russell Pope
Source
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National Archives at College Park. <a href="http://research.archives.gov/description/6065986">View original</a>.
Date
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1912
Coverage
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1890-1919
Description
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In 1912 John Russell Pope submitted several entries to the design competition for the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/33">Lincoln Memorial</a>. They were each distinct from one another. This submission was a unique pyramid design. Known as the Ziggurat Style, this style features middle eastern inspired stepped pyramids.
design & monuments
ghost mall
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1743c6460a197e1931c83ef14d29e76f
Still Image
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Physical Description
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Multi-tiered, 36 figure, bronze statue.
Location
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Proposed for the Capitol grounds. Never completed.
Type
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Statues and Sculpture
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Clark Mills's Design for a Lincoln Monument
Creator
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Clark Mills (Sculptor)
Source
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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. <a href="http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2006684431/">View original</a>.
Date
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1867
Description
An account of the resource
In 1867, Congress formed the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/463">Lincoln Monument Association</a> to commission a <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/33">memorial</a> for the late president. They chose this design by sculptor Clark Mills. Mills was known in Washington for designing a <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/412">statue of Andrew Jackson</a> that stands near the White House. Mills's Lincoln monument featured multiple tiers and 36 bronze statues depicting scenes related to war, justice, and liberty. Rising above the war and politics rested a statue of Lincoln, seated, writing the Emancipation Proclamation. Mills's monument was never built, because financial problems and political disputes plagued the project from its earliest days.
Coverage
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1860-1889
design & monuments
ghost mall
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https://mallhistory.org/files/original/4e30242cca5c8c74ee0dc3f11a80113c.jpg
a4685454b11fdc24ca71e7b20f15aeca
Still Image
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Original Format
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Print.
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Hapgood's design for the Washington Monument
Description
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In 1877 Congress appropriated funds so that the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/281">building of the Washington Monument could continue</a>. Budget problems had halted construction in 1854. But after sitting untouched for more than 20 years many worried that a new design was needed for the monument. Congress quietly accepted new proposals. One such design was this Gothic tower by Boston architectural student H.P. Hapgood. Ultimately no new designs were accepted and instead the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/36">Washington Monument</a> was completed using only the central obelisk portion of <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/280">Mills' original design</a>.
Creator
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H.P. Hapgood
Source
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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. <a href="http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2011648065/">View original.</a>
Date
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1889
Coverage
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1860-1889
design & monuments
ghost mall
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https://mallhistory.org/files/original/f252a80ff99d906fd7ac79ecc91bf3d5.jpg
e3f4dd1a3658949125982d1ebe79c8c4
Still Image
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Original Format
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Architectural drawing with ink, watercolor, wash, and graphite on paper.
Physical Dimensions
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51 x 61 cm.
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Latrobe's design for the Washington Monument
Description
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In 1799 <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/80">Architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe</a> submitted this <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/148">proposal</a> for the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/36">Washington Monument</a>. The design was meant to be incorporated into the original design of Washington, DC, but budget problems prevented its construction. The plan included the pyramid monument you see here, a terrace, and murals with allegorical figures covering the ceiling inside the monument.
Creator
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Benjamin Henry Latrobe
Source
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The Library of Congress, <a href="http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/95860797/">View Original</a>.
Date
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1799
Coverage
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Pre-1800s
design & monuments
ghost mall
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https://mallhistory.org/files/original/349686dc03bf54402bb81c5d692769ca.jpg
cc64f781f03d9984acbef187fbb33a5f
Still Image
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watercolor over graphite underdrawing
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View down Pennsylvania Avenue
Creator
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A. Meyer
Source
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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. <a href="http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2004662333/">View original</a>.
Date
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1860
Coverage
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1860-1889
Description
An account of the resource
This view down Pennsylvania Avenue NW from the corner of 6th Street shows part of Washington near the Mall around 1860. On the corner in the foreground, where the Newseum is today, stood the National Hotel, one of the most prominent hotels in the city. It also housed a telegraph office, advertising "<a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/176">Morse's Great Northern & Southern United Lines</a>" with direct communication to to New York and New Orleans. Businesses line the north (left) side of the street, and to the south was one block of commercial and residential buildings which stood where the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/427">National Gallery of Art</a> is today.
commerce & trade
everyday life
ghost mall
neighborhood
work & play
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https://mallhistory.org/files/original/c4be8d5a7bd9a25c07508f89129932b7.jpg
3f4022d0831213bfb4bcfeaa8f35e7c2
Place
Important spaces on the mall (See the "Places" writeboard in basecamp.)
Type
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Ghost Sites
Government Offices
Physical Description
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The building faced the department's gardens that stretched across the Mall to what is now Constitution Avenue. It had a Renaissance Style, made of brick with brownstone cornices.
Location
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12th and 14th Streets, SW, Washington, DC.
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Original Department of Agriculture Building
Description
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The original building which housed the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/289">Department of Agriculture</a> was designed in 1867 by <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/70">Adolf Cluss</a>, the same architect who designed the Smithsonian Arts and Industry Building. For decades, this building housed offices, research laboratories, and even a small museum. <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/466">The building was razed in 1930 to fulfill the McMillan Commission's plan for the National Mall</a>.
Source
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National Archives at College Park. <a href="http://research.archives.gov/description/512817">View original</a>.
Creator
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Adolf Cluss
J. W. von Kammerhueber
Date
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1868 (construction completed)
1930 (demolished)
Coverage
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1860-1889
ghost mall
work & play
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https://mallhistory.org/files/original/07c0d58b2e88c81942428a0224cca6cb.jpg
975ba9e2aa537bff494191d77b8adf2a
Place
Important spaces on the mall (See the "Places" writeboard in basecamp.)
Type
The nature or genre of the resource
Ghost Sites
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Title
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Hains Point Teahouse
Date
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1924 (opened)
1987 (removed)
Coverage
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1920-1949
1980-1999
Description
An account of the resource
The first teahouse in Hains Point, the southernmost tip of East Potomac Park, was a refreshment stand opened in 1920 and run by local Girl Scouts. It was very popular, and in 1922 construction began on a permanent structure with restrooms, which opened in 1924. Both the stand and building served light refreshments to park visitors. In 1925, park authorities transferred operation of the tearoom from the Girl Scouts to the Welfare and Recreation Association of Public Buildings and Grounds. By 1969, business had slowed significantly. The teahouse closed in 1985 and was demolished in 1987.
Source
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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. <a href="http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/dc0598.photos.028694p/">View original</a>.
ghost mall
work & play
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https://mallhistory.org/files/original/671243b45f9507a9da41a7906bdaf285.jpg
f66c1cea0609187fa504765196f5d97c
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Title
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Plan of the west end of the public appropriation in the city of Washington, called the Mall : as proposed to be arranged for the site of the university
Creator
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Latrobe
Source
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Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA http://www.loc.gov/item/88690937
Date
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1816
Still Image
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map
Physical Dimensions
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32 x 47 centimeters
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Plan of the west end
Description
An account of the resource
<a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/80">Benjamin Latrobe</a> drew a plan for the layout of a national university on the Mall while he was Surveyor to the Capitol building. He may have been inspired to do so by President James Madison's mention of the idea of creating a national university in his December 1815 address to Congress, but the idea was first put forth by <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/152">George Washington</a> in the 1790s. Latrobe had even spoken with Washington on the subject in 1796. The plan puts the university grounds just east of 15th street, partly standing on what today is the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/36">Washington Monument Grounds</a>.
Creator
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Benjamin Henry Latrobe
Source
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Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division. <a href="http://www.loc.gov/item/88690937">View original</a>.
Date
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1816
Coverage
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1800-1829
design & monuments
ghost mall
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https://mallhistory.org/files/original/d3399d6267d51bc37573cb69425a2444.jpg
dfb2d99f5b40bbb2ffcae205520d1cda
Still Image
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Physical Dimensions
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4 x 5 in. or smaller
Original Format
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Glass negative
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Title
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City of Washington
Description
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President <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/152">George Washington</a> and city planner <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/82">Pierre L'Enfant</a> chose the land for the new capital of the United States, in part, because of the beauty of its landscape. Rolling hills, the meeting point of two rivers, flat lands along the river banks, and fields good for growing crops were positive signs. This image shows a romantic view of the city looking across the Potomac River from Virginia into the District. The Capitol building stands on a hill. Sailing ships and tranquil farmlands speak of a prosperous and beautiful city.
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Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division.<a href="http://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/hec2009014634/"> View original</a>.
Date
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1939
Coverage
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Pre-1800s
building the mall
design & monuments
environment
ghost mall
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https://mallhistory.org/files/original/5541e160f4fc69b55bc67db110af159f.jpg
c49b4f107ee7c711c069b5c5d563442b
Still Image
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Original Format
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Painting
Physical Dimensions
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Unknown
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Tiber Creek: The Bathers
Description
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<a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/40">Tiber Creek</a> raced through the city from the base of Capitol Hill to the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/424">Potomac River</a>. In the early 1800s, it was about 800 feet wide, flowing just below the hill where <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/66">White House</a> was built. Swimmers, boaters, and fishermen navigated its waters. Kingfishers, herons, muskrats, and turtles lived on its marshy banks. Before construction began on the new city of Washington, the Tiber Creek and its tree-lined banks created a natural drainage area from other bodies of water in the area. Artist Peter Waddell painted this reconstruction of the Tiber in 2004, using descriptions from early visitors and residents of Washington to envision how the environment looked in the early 1800s.
Creator
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Peter Waddell
Source
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White House Historical Association. <a href="https://www.whitehousehistory.org/timber-creek-the-bathers-john-quincy-adams-takes-a-deadly-chance-1825-by-peter-waddell">View original</a>.
Date
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2004
Coverage
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1800-1829
Rights
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Copyright White House Historical Association, 2004
building the mall
design & monuments
environment
ghost mall