Designing the nation's capital : the 1901 plan for Washington, D.C. / txt
1901 plan for Washington, DC
Sue Kohler and Pamela Scott, editors.
- xv, 359 p. ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) 26 cm. book
Includes bibliographical references.
The Senate Park Commission plan for Washington, D.C. : a new vision for the capital and the nation / Jon A. Peterson -- The American Institute of Architects convention of 1900 : its influence on the Senate Park Commission plan / Tony P. Wrenn -- "A city designed as a work of art" : the emergence of the Senate Park Commission's monumental core / Pamela Scott -- Beyond the mall : the Senate Park Commission's plans for Washington's park system / Timothy Davis -- Plates -- Agriculture, architects, and the mall, 1901-1905 : the plan is tested / Dana G. Dalrymple -- The commission of fine arts : implementing the Senate Park Commission's vision / Sue Kohler -- "Beloved ancien" : William T. Partridge's recollections of the Senate Park Commission and the subsequent mall development / Kurt G.F. Helfrich.
Presents the story of the 1901 plan for Washington, DC. This work discusses the events leading up to the formation of the Senate Park Commission, the political setting in which it embarked on its work, the decision-making process that led to its final recommendations, and the early years of its implementation.
016075223X 9780160752230
City planning--History--Washington (D.C.)--20th century. Architecture--History--Washington (D.C.)--20th century. Building