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049 _aCARIBET
050 0 0 _aNA9127.W2
_bK64 2006
082 _222
_a720.9753
100 1 _aKohler, Sue A.
_9121117
245 1 0 _aDesigning the nation's capital :
_bthe 1901 plan for Washington, D.C. /
_cSue Kohler and Pamela Scott, editors.
_htxt
246 3 0 _a1901 plan for Washington, DC
264 _aWashington, D.C. :
_bU.S. Commission of Fine Arts :
_bFor sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O. :
_c2006.
300 _axv, 359 p.
_bill. (some col.), maps (some col.)
_c26 cm.
_fbook
336 _2rdacontent
_atext
_btxt
337 _2rdamedia
_aunmediaded
_bn
338 _2rdacarrier
_avolume
_bnc
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references.
505 _aThe 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.
520 _aPresents 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.
650 0 _aCity planning
_zWashington (D.C.)
_xHistory
_y20th century.
_973701
_2Local
650 0 _aArchitecture
_zWashington (D.C.)
_xHistory
_y20th century.
_954081
_2Local
650 0 _aBuilding
_91263
651 0 _aWashington, D.C.
_xBuildings, structures, etc.
_9187370
_2Local
700 1 _aScott, Pamela
_d1944-
_9167055
710 1 _aUnited States
_bCommission of Fine Arts.
_9182913
942 _2lcc
_c6
_hNA9127.W2
_kGeneral
_mK64 2006
999 _c216949
_d216949