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Subject:
Downing, A. J (Andrew Jackson) 1815-1852  Search this
Henry, Joseph 1797-1878  Search this
United States Congress  Search this
Place:
Mall, The (Washington, D.C.)
Date:
August 18, 1856
Category:
Chronology of Smithsonian History
Notes:
Photograph of Smithsonian Castle from the north was taken late 1850s. Smithsonian Institution Archives, negative number MAH-45934A.
Annual Report of the Smithsonian Institution for the year 1856, p. 23
Summary:
The U.S. Congress appropriates no funds specifically for the continued improvement of the grounds which Secretary Joseph Henry describes as being in a "neglected condition." Andrew Jackson Downing's landscape plan has not been continued since his death.
Contact information:
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
Topic:
Finance  Search this
Landscape architecture  Search this
Grounds  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Archives - History Div
EDAN-URL:
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