Designing the Nation's Capital: The 1901 Plan for Washington, DC
Title | Designing the Nation's Capital: The 1901 Plan for Washington, DC PDF eBook |
Author | Sue A. Kohler |
Publisher | Univ of Massachusetts Press |
Pages | 372 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Architecture |
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Seven essays on various aspects of the Park Commission Plan (popularly known as the McMillan Plan), by authors well-known in their fields. Many illustrations, some taken from the Park Commission’s Report (1902) and color illustrations of the remaining water color renderings owned by the Commission. With this current volume, the Commission has chosen to explore its origins with a look into the events and people leading up to the creation of the Senate Park (McMillan) Commission in 1901 and the resulting plan for the redevelopment of the city. It commemorates the recent centennial of the Park Commission Plan as well as bringing to light aspects of and insights into the plan not generally or clearly understood by the public. The plan was and still is a work in progress. Its creation was a lofty endeavor born of the spirit of the times in a political and social climate that seemed to frown on any enterprise that required the spending of public funds or called for a change in the accepted appearance of the Capital. The participants faced formidable obstacles not unlike those that reverberate today whenever a change to the familiar is contemplated. These essays have been compiled to serve the people of Washington and all who find the creation of cities a subject of fascination.
Worthy of the Nation
Title | Worthy of the Nation PDF eBook |
Author | United States. National Capital Planning Commission |
Publisher | JHU Press |
Pages | 456 |
Release | 2006-11-19 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 9780801883286 |
Illustrated with plans, maps, and new and historic photographs, the second edition of Worthy of the Nation provides researchers and general readers with an appealing and authoritative view of the planning and evolution of the federal district.
Designing the Nation's Capital: The 1901 Plan for Washington, DC
Title | Designing the Nation's Capital: The 1901 Plan for Washington, DC PDF eBook |
Author | Sue A. Kohler |
Publisher | Us Commission of Fine Arts |
Pages | 380 |
Release | 2006 |
Genre | Architecture |
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Seven essays on various aspects of the Park Commission Plan (popularly known as the McMillan Plan), by authors well-known in their fields. Many illustrations, some taken from the Park Commission’s Report (1902) and color illustrations of the remaining water color renderings owned by the Commission. With this current volume, the Commission has chosen to explore its origins with a look into the events and people leading up to the creation of the Senate Park (McMillan) Commission in 1901 and the resulting plan for the redevelopment of the city. It commemorates the recent centennial of the Park Commission Plan as well as bringing to light aspects of and insights into the plan not generally or clearly understood by the public. The plan was and still is a work in progress. Its creation was a lofty endeavor born of the spirit of the times in a political and social climate that seemed to frown on any enterprise that required the spending of public funds or called for a change in the accepted appearance of the Capital. The participants faced formidable obstacles not unlike those that reverberate today whenever a change to the familiar is contemplated. These essays have been compiled to serve the people of Washington and all who find the creation of cities a subject of fascination.
The 1901 McMillan Commission
Title | The 1901 McMillan Commission PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas Walton |
Publisher | |
Pages | 264 |
Release | 1985 |
Genre | City planning |
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Washington, the Nation's Capital
Title | Washington, the Nation's Capital PDF eBook |
Author | William Howard Taft |
Publisher | |
Pages | 126 |
Release | 1915 |
Genre | Washington (D.C.) |
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Capital Drawings
Title | Capital Drawings PDF eBook |
Author | Library of Congress. Prints and Photographs Division |
Publisher | JHU Press |
Pages | 276 |
Release | 2005-12-09 |
Genre | Architecture |
ISBN | 0801872324 |
This elegant volume, a guide to the Library of Congress's massive collection of architectural drawings, offers a celebration of the ambitious project of designing the nation's capital. Each of its "capital drawings" reflects some aspect of the lives, history, and values of the building's creators and sponsors. 55 color illustrations. 123 halftones.
The Geography and Map Division
Title | The Geography and Map Division PDF eBook |
Author | Library of Congress. Geography and Map Division |
Publisher | |
Pages | 56 |
Release | 1975 |
Genre | |
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