Historic Buildings Of Washington D C

Author : Michael Curtis
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1625859716
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Classical Architecture and Monuments of Washington, D.C.: A History & Guide written by Michael Curtis and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2018 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For architecture aficinados and historians, this comprehensive view of the statues, monuments and architectural plans of Washington DC provides an exciting insight into our federal city. Author Michael Curtis guides this tour of the heart of the District of Columbia's buildings, statues, and monuments. Classical design formed our nation's capital. The soaring Washington Monument, the columns of the Lincoln Memorial and the spectacular dome of the Capitol Building speak to the founders' expansive vision of our federal city. Learn about the L'Enfant and McMillan plans for Washington, D.C., and how those designs are reflected in two hundred years of monuments, museums and representative government. View the statues of our Founding Fathers with the eye of a sculptor and gain insight into the criticism and controversies of modern additions to Washington's monumental structure.

Author : Diane Maddex
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.31/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Historic Buildings of Washington, D.C. written by Diane Maddex and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Thomas J. Carrier
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738500492
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.96/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Washington D.C. written by Thomas J. Carrier and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 1999 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When it was passed in 1789, the Constitution set out the boundaries not only for a new government but for a new capital city as well. At the time, the new District of Columbia covered 5,000 acres, dominated by marshland on the south, pastureland on the area that is now the Mall, farms near the White House and Capitol Hill, and undeveloped woods throughout. Covering Capitol Hill, the Mall, the Old Downtown area, the Ellipse, Lafayette Square, and Foggy Bottom, this engaging photographic history and walking tour documents how the Federal City grew from farmland to world capital. Striking images and detailed captions tell the fascinating stories behind many of the famous and the not so famous buildings and monuments that cover the D.C. landscape, from Union Station and the Capitol to the White House and the Watergate Hotel and many important sites in between.

Author : Scott Clowney
Publisher : Commonwealth Editions
ISBN 13 : 9781938700484
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.81/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Historic Buildings of Washington, D. C. written by Scott Clowney and published by Commonwealth Editions. This book was released on 2017-05-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover iconic buildings and buildings off the beaten path that give shape to Washington, D.C., our nation's capital. Collect your crayons, colored pencils, pens, or markers and reimagine the White House, Union Station, and other architectural landmarks. Make a mark with your own colorful and creative expression!

Author : Cameron Logan
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
ISBN 13 : 1452955409
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.07/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Historic Capital written by Cameron Logan and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 2017-12-19 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Washington, D.C. has long been known as a frustrating and sometimes confusing city for its residents to call home. The monumental core of federal office buildings, museums, and the National Mall dominates the city’s surrounding neighborhoods and urban fabric. For much of the postwar era, Washingtonians battled to make the city their own, fighting the federal government over the basic question of home rule, the right of the city’s residents to govern their local affairs. In Historic Capital, urban historian Cameron Logan examines how the historic preservation movement played an integral role in Washingtonians’ claiming the city as their own. Going back to the earliest days of the local historic preservation movement in the 1920s, Logan shows how Washington, D.C.’s historic buildings and neighborhoods have been a site of contestation between local interests and the expansion of the federal government’s footprint. He carefully analyzes the long history of fights over the right to name and define historic districts in Georgetown, Dupont Circle, and Capitol Hill and documents a series of high-profile conflicts surrounding the fate of Lafayette Square, Rhodes Tavern, and Capitol Park, SW before discussing D.C. today. Diving deep into the racial fault lines of D.C., Historic Capital also explores how the historic preservation movement affected poor and African American residents in Anacostia and the U Street and Shaw neighborhoods and changed the social and cultural fabric of the nation’s capital. Broadening his inquiry to the United States as a whole, Logan ultimately makes the provocative and compelling case that historic preservation has had as great an impact on the physical fabric of U.S. cities as any other private or public sector initiative in the twentieth century.

Author : Christopher Weeks
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book AIA Guide to the Architecture of Washington, D.C. written by Christopher Weeks and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The new edition of this popular guide is a companion for tourists and residents alike--for anyone interested in contemporary Washington and its most important architectural landmarks. The book offers concise descriptions and photos of some of the city's most notable structures, including nearly 100 built since the mid-1970s. 400 photos. 17 maps.

Author : James M. Goode
Publisher : Smithsonian Institution
ISBN 13 : 1588344983
Total Pages : 199 pages
Book Rating : 4.84/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book The Evolution of Washington, DC written by James M. Goode and published by Smithsonian Institution. This book was released on 2015-03-17 with total page 199 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Evolution of Washington, DC is a striking volume featuring select pieces of the extraordinary collection of Washingtoniana donated by Albert H. Small to the George Washington University in 2011. It showcases treasures such as an 1860 lithograph of the equestrian statue of Andrew Jackson in front of the White House and a contemporary print of old Potomac River steamboats. Other unique pieces include early designs for the White House, the Capitol, and the Washington Monument as well as presidential portraits and Civil War memorabilia. Each object--from architectural plans and topographical maps to letters and advertisements--tells a fascinating story, and together they illustrate the history of our nation's capital and indeed our nation itself.

Author : 10Best
Publisher : BookPros, LLC
ISBN 13 : 9781933538174
Total Pages : 72 pages
Book Rating : 4.71/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book 10Best Washington, DC written by 10Best and published by BookPros, LLC. This book was released on 2006-09 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover Washington, DC's best restaurants, nightclubs, sights and activities, day trips and more. Concise ranked recommendations, contact details, maps, traveler tips, city overview and access to online resources.

Author : Collectif,
Publisher : Acanthus
ISBN 13 : 9780926494916
Total Pages : 502 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Capital Houses written by Collectif, and published by Acanthus. This book was released on 2016-03-30 with total page 502 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Pamela Scott
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN 13 : 9780195093896
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

DOWNLOAD NOW!

Download or read book Buildings of the District of Columbia written by Pamela Scott and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 1993 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tracing the various changes in Washington's architectural character from the Revolutionary War to the post-World War II era, the authors survey the major public and government buildings, monuments and memorials, residential buildings and neighborhoods, parks and recreational areas, and commercial and industrial centers. Over 360 photos, drawings, and maps.