The Washington critic., 1886-06-03
Masonic TemnIc.

est under the Government.
Masonic Temple.
Westward from the Patent ofllce across Ninth
street At its intersection with,o,,r With r
Temple, erected In 1903. This build
ing Il one of the most complete In It's, ar
rangements of any building consecrated to
Masonic uses In the country.
Medical Museum.
ON Tenth street, between = and +, round tho
corner westward from Masonic Temple, Is
the famous Medical Museum. This build.
ing was once a prominent Baptist Church; IL
was converted about the beginning of the
war into theatre, known the country over
as Fords, and II was IN y private boN mere
IN. April, 1865, that John wilkes. Booth
killed President Lincoln. The latter was
carried to house, just opposite, Where he
died. A marble tablet In front of the house,
No. 516 Tenth street, commentaries this
fact. The theatre was then sequestratod by
the Government and turned into the Med.
ical Museum attached to the Surgeon-Gen-
erals Office. IL Is full of interesting surgical
relics Of the war, and has the largest medi-
osities within its walls Is the articulated
skeleton of Guiteau the assassin Of Presi.
dent Garfield. Coming down Tenth street
from the Medical Museum the visitor will
full Post Building, in which Is situated the
Office of The CnITIc. This Is the largest
phia and east of the Ohio and Mississippi
rivers. Four of the leading and most influ-
entail journals In the country-two morning,
one evening tTnE CnrrIc) and one indepen
establishment.
The Centre Market.
The Centre Market occupies the squares
south of the Avenue, bounded by j street
on the south, Seventh street on the east
and Ninth street on the west. II isa very
beauty, and probably In $ ze, by none In the
world. IL Is the cloanest and the best,
while also the cheapest market in America.
The District Buildings.
The visitor, after leaving the Centre Market,
half street and northward up that street
a few var Is, when he will be in front of a
diney block Of damp, dark old bricks
wherein the officers Of the District are com,
good looks while attending TO business.
These buildings are SO utterly untitled for the
purposes to which they are put and. SO
thoroughly abominable and insecure that
they form, perhaps, the greatest curiosity
IN Washington. No visitor should fail to
inspectthem.
The City Hall.
Due north Of and two squares away from,
the District Buildings, and closing up Four
and. a half street at that point, is the City
Hall; This is large and commodious
and now occupied by the District courts.
just in front and to the south of the city
Hall is a column of white stone surmount.
ed by marble figure of Lincoln.
Judiciary square.
The City Hall stands on the south front Of
judiciary Square one of the finest parks In
the city The city jail used to stand on tho
northeast corner of the square which run.
from Fifth to Fourth and from d street and
and Louisiana avenue to q street-three
long full squares.
The Pension Ohice.
The new Pension Building extends nearly the
apfirp width pf ,Inlipinry Suilurp. from
Fourth TO Fifth streets and from g, nearly
uI to street. It Is by IA far =. the .so largest
ination and settlement Of claims for pen.
sions. It Is built of red brick, and cost
several hundred thousand dollars. In 1t
was given President Cleveland's Inaugural
tion Ball. II can be reached by the Metro
politan and the Belt Line cars
The Govcrnmen mt Printing ONCE.
| The Government Printing Ofice is In north
east direction from the Pension Office, at
| the corner of and North Capitol streets.
| 1t is by far tho largest printing establish
| ment In the world, and Is full of interest to
| visitors. The cost of running 1t goes up into
millions annually, and the money Is well
spent. u would take columns to merely
employ employees s." in It's busiest season over ZOO 700
people. 1t is reached by the Columbia line
The District Jail.
| On the reservation which lies Immediately
the Anacostia River Is huge quadrangular
pile Of red brick known as the District Jail.
This building is especially noticeable for
| President was hanged. Just south of 1t Is
the City Asylum. 1t Is reached by cab or
carriage, or on foot from the termination Of
the railway and herdic lines.
Marine Barracks-Navy-Y Yard.
| The Marine Barracks are situated on Eighth
| street southeast, between G and H. Several
/ further sptIth the walls pf the Ma
Yard rise before the gaze. This Navy-Yard
was In Its time the most famous one in the
country, the second largest ship OF the line
as the famous cruisers, the Essex, the Wasp
and others. 1t is to be converted into the
great ordnance factory of the country, and
herein to interest him. especially the making
| Of the steel rihed cannon.
The Arsenal.
The Arsenal is located at the foot Of Four.
and a-half street, southwest the grounds
1Ss what qssd to aoaH Ss fae 5Rher
reasons for being the enclosure in which
Mrs. surratt and the Assassination pris,
oners were hanged. The band of the Second
Artillery, which is stationed here give fire.
Quent concerts in the summer that are
largely attended. Reached by the Metro
poitan (Four and-a.half street branch) and
the Seventh street line, via the Anacostia
| line Of street cars.
| The Parks.
In addition to the grounds already spoken OF
| there are many squares, circles and tr
angles In the city, beautifully cultivated
| and many of them adorned with statues OF
military and naval heroes.
Washington Circle is at Twenty.third street,
| New Hampshire and Pennsylvania avenues
and containing an equestrian statue OF
Washington.
Mcpherson Square is at Vermont avenue,
and Fifteenth streets, containing al
equestrian statue OF General MCPHERSON.
Farragut Square at Connecticut avenue, I,
and Seventeenth streets, containing statue
of Admiral Farragut.
Dupont Circle at New Hampshire, Connecti
cut and Massachusetts, avenues and Nine
teenth street. holding the statue of Admira
| Dupont This circle Is In the heart OF tn,
most aristocratic part of the city.
Scott Circle. at Rhode Island and Massachu
setts avenues and sixteenth street, contain
ing an equestrian statue of General Winfield
Scott.
| Thomas Circle lies at the intersection of VeI
mont and Massachusetts, avenues and
and Fourteenth streets II Ahaa An eanesstra
this the smallest of the circles.
| Lilac Park, at L and Twelfth streets and Ma
| sachusetts avenue, and Syrnga Park a
Tenth and L and MASSACHUSETTS, avenue, ar
two trianges beautifully kept, and note
for their profusion of the shrubs from whic
they get their name.
, | Mount Vernon Place includes New.York an
Massachusetts avenues and Lk street bt
| TWEEN Seventh and Ninth streets. A mag
nificent fountain in the centre greatly adorn
| this beautiful park.
, Franklin Square, between and x and Thii
7 teenth and Fourteenth streets, Is the mos
artistically designed and beautiful of all th
smaller reservations. IL contains a natura
mound, supposed To be an Indian bura
, place, and a spring OF delicious water
which supplies several hydrants.
| Iowa Circle Is at Vermont and Rhode Islam
avenues, p and Thirteenth streets. Goneri
, Grants house is on the southwest side.
! | Stanton Place Is at the intersection of Massf
chusetts and Maryland avenues AMI g stree
} northeast. II contains statue of Genera
, | Nathaniel Greene,