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          BuildingBartholdi Fountain and Gardens|June 10, 2020In 2018, Bartholdi Gardens achieved SITES Gold certification  for its sustainability strategies. Created in 1932 when the U.S. Botanic Garden  (USBG) was relocated, the park was renamed in 1985 after the sculptor of the historic "**Fountain** of Light and Water" located at its center, Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi—later famous for the Statue of Liberty. Bartholdi **Fountain** and Gardens  serves as an area where visitors can learn the latest horticultural techniques for their home landscapes. The plantings are frequently updated to showcase new ...Bartholdi Gardens serves as a home landscape demonstration garden and showcases innovative plant combinations in a variety of styles and design themes.
    BuildingSummerhouse|June 10, 2020The fountain in the center of the building originally provided drinking water piped from a spring. The six small metal fittings around the fountain's upper perimeter secured chains that are believed to have held drinking cups or ladles. Three individual drinking **fountains** connected to the filtered city water supply now provide drinking water, and the central fountain is used only for display. The water supply for the grotto was originally provided by a runoff stream from a drinking fountain at the Capitol's west entrance. Later, a city-water stream was made to flow ...Construction on the Summerhouse began in 1879 and was completed in late 1880 or early 1881 by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted.
    BuildingCapitol Power Plant|June 9, 2020The Capitol Power Plant provides steam and chilled water used to heat and cool buildings throughout the U.S. Capitol campus.
    BuildingOlmsted Terrace|June 10, 2020Some of Olmsted's significant hardscape elements can be found on the East Front plaza of the  U.S. Capitol . Restoration and modernization work was completed as part of the building of the  Capitol Visitor Center . The **fountains** and lanterns are fully modernized , and new technologies, such as the fountain's water pressure levels, are tied to an anemometer that lowers the water pressure as winds rise. The terrace walls that wrap around the Capitol to the north, west and south are constructed largely of Lee Massachusetts ...In 1874, Frederick Law Olmsted was charged with devising a comprehensive landscape scheme for the U.S. Capitol. Olmsted's major concern was the visual presentation of the Capitol Building and the support of its daily functions.
    BuildingThomas Jefferson Building|June 9, 2020Until the Thomas Jefferson Building opened in 1897, the Library of Congress was housed in the U.S. Capitol's west center building.
    BuildingU.S. Capitol Grounds|June 10, 2020Many of the trees on the grounds bear plaques that identify their species and their historic significance. The eastern part of the grounds contains the greatest number of historic and commemorative trees. At the East Capitol Street entrance to the Capitol Plaza are two large rectangular stone **fountains**. The bottom levels now contain plantings, but at times in the past they have been used to catch the spillover from the **fountains**. At other times, both levels have held plantings. Six massive red granite lamp piers topped with light fixtures in wrought-iron cages and 16 smaller bronze light fixtures ...The grounds immediately surrounding the U.S. Capitol are bordered by a stone wall and cover an area of 58.8 acres. Its boundaries are Independence Avenue on the south, Constitution Avenue on the north, First Street NE/SE on the east, and First Street NW/SW on the west. Serve. Preserve. Inspire.

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