Author:

Kohler, Sue A  Search this

Scott, Pamela 1944-  Search this

United States Commission of Fine Arts  Search this

Physical description:

xv, 359 p. : ill. (some col.), maps ; 26 cm

Type:

Books

Place:

Washington (D.C.)

Date:

2006

20th century

Notes:

Shipping list no.: 2007-0014-S.

Contents:

The 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

Topic:

Architecture--History  Search this

City planning  Search this

Buildings, structures, etc  Search this

Data Source:

Smithsonian Libraries

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:siris_sil_823178