Evening Star Newspaper, July 8, 1896, Page 14

THE EVENING STAR, WEDNESDAY, JULY 8, 1896—TWENTY-TWO PAGES, CAPITOL, EAST FRONT. TOMB OF WASHING! PENSION OFFICE, CABIN JOHN BRIDGE. STATE, WAR AND NAVY DEPARTMENTS, LIBRARY OF CONGRESS. POST OFFICK DEPARTMENT, IMPORTANT POINTS All the public buildings are open from 9 to 4 The Capitol building (No. 1), where the two houses of Congress meet, is also the | cial home of the United States Supreme rt. The library of Congress, containing | the largest collection of books in this coun- js also in the building. The new struc- ture intended for it, and which is nearly | completed, can he seen in the grounds ad- | | jcining the Capitol Park (No. 47). The | | Capitol building is 751 fect long and 324 | feet wide, and covers an area of three and one-half acre: In front of the east portico is a colossal | statue of Wa: ston (No. 25). At the foot of the great staircase on the west front is the sitting statue in bronze of Chief Justice Marshall. At the intersection of the Capitol | grcunds and Pennsylvania avenue is the {Naval or Peace monument (No. 24), erect- j ed in memory of the officers, seamen and marines of the Unitetd States navy who él in defense of their country in the late war. | “Where Maryland avenue intersects tha Capitol grounds to the south of the Peace monument is a bronze statue of ex-Presi- dent Garfield (No. 49). South of the Capitol, on New Jersey ave- © near B street, is the office of the coast and geodetic survey (No. 50). z The National Botanic Gardens (No. 36) adjoin the Capitol grounds on the west and | are the beginning of the mall. In the gar- den is the Bartholdi fountain, which was | much admired at the centennial exhibition in Philadelphia. Continuing along the mall to the west, | the visitors come to the building at 6th and B streets southwest occupted by the United States fish commission (No. 51). At the corner of 7th and B streets is the building of the Army Medical Museum and where many relics of the ir are preserved, especially those w! ustrate the surgical history of the war. | In this building is the finest medical li- | brary in the world, with one exception. Adjoining this building to the west is the XN tional Museum (No. 15), filled with inter- ing and instructive exhi and still further along is the building of the Smith- | sonian Institution (No. 14). In the grounds near the main entrance is the bronze statue | of Prof. Joseph Henry. | Still continuing toward the west is the large park known as the mall, and cross- | ing 12th street the building occupied by the Agricultural Department (No. 8) is reached. Expertmental gardens and hothouses ad- Join this building. Across 14th street, at the corner of 14th and B streets southwest, is the building occupied by the bureau of engraving and printing (No. 11), where Uncle Sam’s mon- | ey is made. Fronting this building are the srounds about the Washington monument marble obelisk is 550 feet An elevator conveys the visitor to From this point, going toward the city h street, the Treasury De- 4) is reached. The cash ; toom, the bond vaults, the macerating machine and the rogues’ portrait gallery | of the secret © are worth a visit. | Immediately west of the Treasury is the White House (No. 2), the official home of | the President. War and i 3) are located in the massive structure The library rtment is worth a vis | opp Ir ling is ine Corcoran Art Gallery (No. 16), which contains a tine collection of paintings, bronzes, ete. The its contents and a generous dowment were the gift of the late W. W. Corcoran. A new building is being erected at the corner of New York avenue and 17th street (No. 45) Lafayette Square is opposite the White en- House. Here is located the equestrian statue of Andrew Jackson (No. In the utheast corner is the statue of Gen. La- fayette in bronze, with a group of his com- patriots in bronze at the foot of the statue, the entire work being commemorative of | tae aid given by France and the Frenchmen to this country in the war of independence. Acress Pennsylvania avenue from the Treasury Department is the building oc- | cupied by the Department of Justice and Court of Claims (No. 7). Going east from the Treasury along F | street a distance of six squares, the In- | terior Department building (No. 5) is reach- Here is the patent office and the mu- seum containing cases of patent models. Some of the models are in the city post | office building (No. 17), on G street between th and 7th streets. “Across the street is cupied by the Department of Justice and | containing the dead letter office and its ruseum and other interesting features con- nected with the postal service. On the way down F street to the Interior and Post Office Departments the visitor can stop at With street, where is located the old Ford’s Theater building (No. 44), the place where President Lincoln was | shot. On the opposite side of ihe street is | the house, marked by a plain marble tab- iet, where Lincoln died (No. 45). Continuing along F_ street, the park known as Judiciary Square (No. 38) is reached. At one end is the great brick building occupied by the pension office (No. 10), and at the other end is the City Hall (No. 18), occupied by the courts of the Dis- triet. In front of the City Hall is a statue of President Lincoin. The City Post Office (No. 17) street between 6th and 7th streets. ‘The Government Printing Office (No. 12) is at the corner of North Capitol and H streets. It is the largest printing office in the country. The Navy Yard (No. 20), now an exten- ye gun foundry, 1s at the foot of Sth street east, the terminus of the avenue street railway. Just north of the Navy Yard on Sth street are the buildings of the Marine Barracks (No. 21). | ‘Phe Arsenal, cr Washington Barracks ‘0. 12), is at the foot of 416 street. East of the Navy Yard is the Congress- icnal cemetery (No. 37), and to the north is the jail (No. where Guiteau was hanged. Kendall Green is the site of the National Deaf and Dumb College, and is located at the head of 7th street east. ‘The Naval Observatory (No. 46) is locat- grounds jorth of Georgetown. United States Signal Office is at the corner of 24th and M streets northwest. The statues of bronze and marble scat- tered throughout the city are, as a rule, distinguished for artistic merit. They are Iccated as follows: Aémiral Dupont, Dupont Circle (No. 32), Connecticutt avenue and P street. Emancipation group, Lincoln Park (No. 35), East Capito! and 11th streets east. Admiral Farragut, Farragut Square (No. 31), Connecticut avenue and I street. on Gen. Hancock, reservation corner 7th sireet and Pennsyivania avenue. Benjamin Franklin, 10th and D streets and Pennsylvania avenue. Gen, Greene, Stanton Square (No. 28), 5th and C streets northeast. Martin Luther, Vermont avenue and 14th street. Gen. McPherson, McPherson Square (No. #3), Vermont avenue and 15th street. Gen. Rawlins (No. 34), Pennsylvania ave- nue and {th street. Gen. Scott, Scott Circle (No. 29), 16th and at Soldier's Home. homas Circle (No. reets northwest. ston, Washington Circle (No. Pennsylvania avenue and 24th street. Gen. Jackson (No. 27), Lafayette Square, H and 16th street Statue of Lafayette, presented by the French government to the United States, Latayette Square, Pennsylvania avenue and 15% stre = ‘The Soldiers’ Home is located north of the city, and can be reached by the Bright- wood electric railroad via the 9th and 7th Street railroads. The Columbian Universi the corner of 15th and H streets. Georgetown College is in G-orgetown, the end of the F street railroad. Howard University is at the head of 7th street. Wayland Seminary is near the head of 1Gth street. ‘The Catholic University is at the termi- nus of the Eckington railroad ‘The property of the American University can be reached by the Georgetown and Tenleytown raiiroad. At the intersection of Connecticut avenue extended and Woodley is the site of the P. E Cathedral foundation, on the line of the Capital Traction street railroad. Looking across the Eastern branch from the barracks can be seen the spacious buildings of St. Elizabeth Hospital for the Insane, a government insiftution. To reach St. Elizabeth's, visitors have to go to Ana- costia, by way of the Anacostia bridge. ‘The Zoolcgical Park is located near the 30), y building is at at CORCORAN ART GALLERY, CAPITOL, WEST FRONT, OF INTEREST IN WASHINGTO Kansas, Kendall Baptist, 9th and B s.w. Kentucky, Ryland Methodist Episcopal, 10th and D's.w, Louisiana, Ninth Street Christian, 9th and D tine, West Street Presbytertan, P near Bist nev Maryland, Metropolitan Methodjst Epis- copal, 4% and Cn Massachusetts, F st Congregational, 10th and G nw. Michigan, North Presbyterian, N near 9th rw. Minnesota, Gunton Temple Memorial i Pr erian, 14th and Ron.w. ssippi, Eastern Presbyterian, 6th and yland avenue n.6. Missouri, Memorial Lutheran, 14th and Vermont avenue. Montana, Memorial Lutheran, Vermont avenue. gXebraska, Fourth Presbyterian, 9th near Fon. Nevada, Central 123th and’ M n.x, New Hampshire, Union Methodist Episco- pal, 20th and Pennsylvania avenue n.w. New Jersey, First Presbyterian, 4% near * new. New Mexico, Peck Memorial Pr 2sth and Pennsylvania avenue n. New York, Church of the Covenant, Con- necticut avenue and N nw. North Carolina, Mt. Vernon Place Metho- dist Kpiscopal, th and K n.w. North ‘ota, Gurley Memorial Presby- terfan, Florida ‘avenue near 6th n.w. Ohio, New York Avenue Presbyterian, 13th and New York avenue n.w. Oklahoma, Eastern Presbyterian, 6th and Maryland avenue n. yunton Temple Memorial Presby- n, 14th and Ron.w Pennsylvania, Calvary H nw. Rhode Island, Chareh, 15th 2 M 14th and Methodist Protestant, pyterian, Baptist, Sth and Fifteenth Street 1R nw na, Mt. Vernon Place Metho- piscopal, 9th and K nw South Dakota, Gurley Memorial Presby- terian, Florida avenue near 6th n.w. M. E. Metropolitan Presbyterian, $d and 5 s.e., Connecticut. Memcrial Lutheran, Thomas circte, Mis- souri, Montana. : Mt. Vernon M. E., th and K, Georgia, Arkansas, North Carolina, South Carolina. Ninth Stree no and Dn Alabama, Louisi: North Presbyter! near 9th, Michigan. New York Avenue Presbyterian, 1th and N.Y. ave., Ohic. Peck Chapel, 28th and Mexico, floating societies. Ryland M. E., 10th and D s.w., Kentucky. Sixth Presbyterian, Gth and C s. Florida. St. Paul's Lutheran, Virginia. | Union M. E., 20th and Pa. ave., Vermont, New Hampshire. Vermont Avenue Christian, Vt. ave. near N, Indiana. Western Presbyterian, H near 19th, Iowa. West Street Presbyterian, P near 3ist, Maine. Westminster Presbyterian, 7th and D s.w., Colorado, Idaho, Wyoming. PUBLIC PARKS. Pa. ave., New llth and G, West Rock Creek Park. A tract of 1,606 acres, beginning at the northern boundary of the Nationa! | Zoological Park and lying along both sides of Rock creck as far north as the District line, comprixes the area of Rock Creck Park. The land was acquired } by act of Congress, approved Se 1890, and cost in round number: half of which was made payab! District and half by the general rrent. The park is in charge of a commis- sion composed ef the chief of engineers, | S. A.: the Commissioners of the District and the secretary of the Smithsonian In- | st tution, The Zoological Park. ‘The National Zoological Park, comprising 167 acres, is situated on both sides of Rock creek, between the Woodley road and the S12 aang a! TEoROT PARK roar wriven ARLINGTON L rcrihern boundary of the city, and can be reached via the Rock Creek railroad. ‘The general places of interest to outside the District limits are the cemetery at Arlington, which ed by taking cars at the corner of Penn- sylvania avenue and 13% street, and also by going to Georgetown, then crossing the free bridge, and Mount Vernon, the home of Washington, which is fifteen miles down the Potomac, and to which boats run fre- quently, and also a line of electric cars. There is a national cemetery on 7th street road, near old Fort Stevens, and known Soldiers’ Home grounds. Church Headquarters. State, territorial and provincial delega- tions ty states and the churches to which they are assigned: Alabama, Ninth Street Christian, 9th and D ne. Alaska, Church of the Covenant, Con- necticut avenue and N n.w. Arizona, First Baptist, 16th and O n.w. Arkansas, Mt. Vernon Place Methodist Episcopal, 9th and K n.w. California, Central Methodist Protestant, 12th and M nw. Canada, Central Presbyterian, 3d and I n.w. Colorado, Westminster Presbyterian, and D s Cornecticut, 4th and B s. Delaware, Church of the Reformation, 2d and Pennsylvania avenue s.e. Floating societies, Peck Memorial Pres- byterian, 24th and Pennsylvania avenue. Florida, Sixth Presbyterian, 6th and C s.w. Georgia, Mt. Vernon Place Episcopal, 9th and K n.w. Idaho, Westminster Presbycerian, 7th and D s.w. Illinois, Foundry Methodist 14th and G nw. Indiana, Vermont Avenue Christian, Ver- mont avenue near N n.w. tors tional 1 be reach- 7th Metropolitan Presbyterian, Methodist Episcopal, Indian Territory, Assembly Presbyterian, | Sth and I nw. Iowa, Western Presbyterian, H near 19th new. Tennessee, Assembly Presbyterian, 5th and I n.w | ‘Texas, St. Paul's English Lutheran, 11th | and H nw Utah, Gurley Memorial orida avenue near 6th n.w. Vermont, Union Methodist Episcopal, 20* and Pennsylvania avenue n.w. Virginia, First Baptist, 16th and O n.w. Washington, Gunton “Temple Memorial byterian, Ith and Ro n.w. est Virginia, St. Paul's English Luther- an, 1ith and H Wisconsin, nw. Wyom‘ng, and D s Heaéquarters of state, territcrial and pro- vincial delegations by churches: Assembly Presbyterian, 5th and I, Indian territory, Tennessee. Calvary Baptist, 8th and H, Pennsylva- nia. Central Methodi M, California, Ne Certral Preshyierian, $d and I, Canada and provinces. Church of the Covenant, Conn. ave. and | N, New York, Aleska. Church of the Reformation, 2d and Pa. axe. s.e., Delaware. Bastern Presbyterian, 6th and Md. ave. r.e., Mississippi, Oklahoma. E Street Baptist, E street near 6th, Wis- consin. 3 Fifteenth Street M. E., Island. First Baptist, 16th and O, Virginia, Ari- zcna. Inv Al | First Congregational, 10th and G, Massa- | chusetts. is First Presbte#an, 4% near C, New Jer- sey. ae Foundry Mu E.,i4th and G, Ilinois. Fourth Presbyterian, 9th near G, Nebras- ka. es Gunton Temple 14th and Minnesota, ington. pw Gurley Mémorfal, Fla. ave. near 6th, North Dakota, Seuth Dakota, Utah. Kendall Baptist, 9th and B s. Metropolitan M: E., 412 and C, a Presbyterian, | w Street Baptist, E near 6¢ Westminster Presbyterian, 7th 12th and t Protestant, Sth and R, Rhode | Memorial Presbyterian, | Oregon, Wash- ansas, WASHINGTON MONUMENT. NAVAL OBSERVATORY, ae Dy eM southern boundary of Rock Creek Park. The land for the Zoo was acquired in 1890 | by purchase, the general governny ng one-half of the money for tha ® and the District government Congress and the Distr | share cqually in its supvort. | geverned by the board of regents of the Smithsonian Instiiution, is under the agement of Secretary Langley of i board, while Dr. Frank Baker, acting su- perintendent, is in Immediate charge. Parks Within the City. Dupont Circle (area, 2 acres, 2,722 square feet; highly improved)—Between 18th and | “0th streets west and at the intersection of Massachusetts, Connecticut and New Hampshire avenues. Farragut Fark (arca, 1 acre, 26,216 square feet; highly improved)—Between I and K | streets north and terminus and intersec- ton of Connecticut avenue and 17th street west. Folger Park (area, 1 acr: feet; highly improved)—Betw-en 2d streets east and at the intersec North Carolina avenue and D str Frankiin Park (area, 4 acres square feet; highly improved). 1sth and 14th streets west and 1 and K | streets north. Garfield Circle (area, 6,361 square feet; highly improved)—At the junction of Mary- land avenue and Ist street southwest. Gartield Park (area, 23 scuare feet; partially improv Scuth Capitol and 3d streets east and at the intersection of New Jersey and Vir- ginia avenues. Henry Park ),G54 s (formerly Armory Park; area, i4 acres, 37,830 square feet; highly | improved)—Between 6th and 7th’ streets west and B street north and B street south. ‘ Towa Circle (area, 2 acres, 2,087 square | feet; highly improved)—Retween 12th and 14th’ sicects west and at the intersection of Vermont and Rhode Island avenues. Judiciary Park (area, 19 acres square feet; highly improved)—Betw N AND V j and 15% and 16% s:rects west ICINITY and 5th streets west and Indiana end Louisiana avenues and G street north. afayette Park (area, 6 ccres, 41444 square feet; highly improved)—Be:ween Pennsylvania avenue and H sireet north n Park (area, 6 acres, 25.254 square highly improved)—Between 1th and | h streets cast and at the intersection cf Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina and | Massachusetts avenue: Line McPherson Park (area, 1 acre, 2 3 ¢ Betwecn I and KK streets | southeastern terminus of and | section of Vermont avenue and 15th | t west. on Park (area, 1 acre, 26,40 square highly improved)--Betweea 4th and streets east, at the intersection of Scuth Carolina avenue and E street south. Mount Vernon Park (area, 2 acres, re feet; highly improved)—Between 7th th streets northwest, at the intersec- of Massachusetts and New York avenues President’s Park (formerly White area, 82 acres, 3 square feet; highly im- proved)—Between 15th and 17th streets west and {3 street and Pennsylvania ave- nue north, Rawlins Park (area, 1 acre, 30,218 square feet; highly improved)—Between 18th and 19th streets west and at the intersection of w York avenue and E street north. Scott Circle (area, 7,854 square feet; high- ly improved)—At the intersection of Massa- chusetts and Rhode Island avenues and h street west. eaton Park (area, 18 acres, 4 2 Square feet; highly improved)—Between 3d d 6th streets west and Maine and Mis- souri avenues north. Smithsonian Park (area, 58 acres, 1,260 square feet; highly imp: i)—Between 7th and h streets west and from B street north to # street. south. | anton Park (area, 3 acres, 2,145 square | et; highly improved)—Between 4th and | Streets east and at the intersection of | achisetts and Maryland avenues. Thomas Circle (area, 25, square feet; | highly improved)—At intersection of Mass chusetts and Vermont avenues and street west. Washington Circle square feet, highly tersection of Pent (area, 1 improved)- acre, At the in- | Hamp-| 1 streets north- | ment grounds (area, 78 acres, feet; but partial street + street north 22.678 square y improved)—Bet we: léth and the Potomac river and B amd B street south. Manufactures, (U.S. Census, 1890.) umber of establishments reporting, ue of hired prope Drect investment, $28,si rm members and firm members and | clerks, Number ratives, skilled and un- | kes of operatives, skilled and unskill- od, $10,848, workers, 1,819. workers, $1.41 of m work and products nk among cities with regard to manufacturing, twenty- | eighth. Rank among cities of the United States with regard to population, fourteenth. The Building Operations. Statement showing the number of build ings erected each year from ISS5 to 1 and the valuation thereof, of the United States | The Import Tra, Value of merchandise imp rted into the | District of Columbia (port of Georgetown) | from July 1, 1883, to June 30, 1895, Principal Clabx. Ad.-Writers’ Club, 1000 Pennsylvania ave- nue nw. Alibi Club, 1806 I street now. Analostan Boat Club, New Hampshire avenue and h street new. Army and Navy Club, 1622 1 street donian Club, 610 G street nw. ! Bicycle Club, 409 15th street nv Capital Camera Club, 401 7th street n.w Capital City Gun Club, 711 14th str Chevy Chase Club, F street corner Lith nw. Columbia Athletic © Concoraia Club, 601 reet n. Cesmos Club, 1 H street n. Down Town Club, the Washington Lc and Trust Company buiiding, ner F n.w. Georgetown Cycle Club, 11 . 1732 G street nw. n th street cor- Sth street n. Metropolitan Club, 1700 H street nw. Potomac Boat Club, boat house foot of Bist street nw. University Club, 25 Lafayette place. Washington Chess, Checker and Whist Club, 614 12th street nw. Washington City Kennel Club. Washington Cycle Club, 1023 12ta street shington Golf Club. Woodmont Rod and Gur Club, 905 Penn- sylvania avenue n.w. SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION U. S. TREASURY Susiness Woman's Club, 606 11th street | ! 1 i WHITE HOUSE, LAFAYETTE STATUE. SOLDIERS HOME, PATENT OFFICE. COURT HOUSE, CAPITOL VISTA, SOLDIERS’ HOME