The Washington critic., 1888-06-22
Thc Pence Mnnnment.

northeast angle o the Botanical Gardens, |
and at the west foot OF the Capitol Grounds, |
is the Peace Monument. This was de- |
signed by Admiral Porter In honor Of tho |
dead soldiers and sailors of the late war, |
~ Is OF marble and cost, with pedestal and |
platform $4,000. IL is proposed TO remove |
this monument to one Of the squares on the |
northwest section,
The Garfield statue
The Garfield statue, which was unveiled May
12 1881, Is situated at the interse 3tion Of |
Maryland avenue and First street, and Is
regarded by Its famous sculptor, Mr. j. q. |
:. A.. Ward, as one OF his most sue Jessful
achievements.
The District Buildings.
The District. Buildings, in which are located
the various departments Of the District
Government, are situated on First street, |
two squares north Of the Peace Monument.
The ,edifce Is handsome four.story brick
building. in which 100 people are employed,
and repays a visit, having been admirably
reconstructed for Us present uses. Pass
ing from here up First street and Indiana
avenue the visitor will come TO
The City Hall.
This is.a large and commodious building, at
the head OF Fourand .a-llalf street, built
for use rather than show, AMI now occu
pied by the District courts. Just In front
and to the south of the City Hall Is a
column Of white stone surmounted by a
marble figure of Lincoln, executed by Mr..
Flannery.
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 the
northeast corner of the square which runs
from Fifth to Fourth and from d street and
and Louisiana avenue 10 q street-three
long full squares.
The Pension ONCE.
The new Pension Building extends nearly the
entire width of judiciary Square. from
Fourth TO Fifth SITS. and from q, nearly to r
street. II Is the largest brick building in
the world and is devoted TO the examina.
ton and settlement of claims for pensions.
II is built Of red brick, cost three quarters
over SEQ clerks In the court of this build.
Ing was given President Cleyeland's 1nau
gnration Ball. i can be reached by the
Metropolitan and the Belt Line cars.
The Government Printing Ofiice.
The Government Printing ONCE Is in north.
east direction from the Pension ONCE, at
the corner Of II aud North Capitol streets.
IL is by far the largest printing establish
ment in the world, and Is full of interest to
visitors. The cost of running it goes up into
millions annually, and the money Is we'll
sIent. i would take columns to merely
employs % rs 5sess season oTer wsSS @
people. IL Is reacned by the Columbia line
Of cars. Coming back downtown" TO the
business portion Of the city-on louisiana
avenue jus east Of busy Seventh street.
the. visitor will find across Seventh street
and on the south side of Pennsylvania ave.
lht StntFt uhTktts
The Centre. Market occupies the squares
south of the Avenue bounded by d street
on the SOUTH Seventh street on the east
and Ninth street on the west. It iss very
beauty, and probably in size by none in the
world, u IS the cieanest and the best
market in America. North up Seventh
street from here Is
The POstonice Department.
The General Postofllce Department is on the
hpfIp1pd r.
Eighth streets. II Is handsome building,
although It's proximity to its larger and
9aer the Patent once some e.
lessen its beauty. Its different bureaus
possess great interest to the visitor, but the
Dead Letter ofiee is particularly the one to
taken from the malls In transit, as speci
mems OF the uses to which the Nations pos
tai eonveyances are put, iS both varied and
dian tomahawk to stuffed kangaroo, Is to
be seen in this collection, and 1t Is still
growing. Across Eighth street and con-
nected with the main building by bridge
is large brick building DEVOTED to the
money order business. Seven hundred and
sixty clerks are employed in the two build
ings.
The Interior Department.,
or, as 1t is popularity termed, the Patent Of
flee, occupies the two squares between Sev-
enth and Ninth and and g streets. 1t Is
built in the Doric style, and is an admirable
Greek styles It contrasts finely with the
General Postofiice, which Is Corinthian, the
most ornate of the pure Greek modes of
architecture. The curiosities OF the Patent
Office are the model rooms, where many
thousands of ideas have been materialized
andsexhibit themselves to the gaze In every
stage of invention. This building is occupied
by over 1900 clerks and like most of the Gov
ernmeDt Offices, Is open to the visitor from
ga. IN to 2p. NJ. The Libraries Of the Interior
Department are well worthy of visit The
IfnpDlnfg
term took place In the Patent Office.
The Bureau or Education.
The Bureau Of Education is In q brick building
dne north, Of the Patent Office. The visitor
with scholarly tastes and instincts will not
fail TO visit this bureau, which eontains.
complete collection of objects illustrating
the progress and condition, OF education
throughout the: world; Thirty-nne en-
ployes conduct the work OF this bureau.i
Masonic Temple.
Westward from the Patent ONCE, across Ninth
street at its intersection with
Temple, erected ted In 1873. This IS build
rangements of any building consecrated to
Masonic uses In the country.
FOrd's Old Tbeater.
On Tenth street, between and f. round the
corner westward from Masonic Temple, is
the structure which became famous as
"Ford's Theater. This building was once
prominent Baptist Church. It was converted
about the beginning of the war into a
theatre known as Ford,s, and II was In
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. 5l6 Tenth street, commemo-
rates this fact The theatre.was then seques.
trated by the Government and turned into
the Medical Museum attached TO the Suri
geSenv Seen aTed 10 bs nW
on the Mall. Coming down Tenth street
the visitor will not fail to inspect the mas
sive and be beautiful .S Post Building Bull in which ,h
is the largest newspaper establishment
south Of Philadelphia and east Of, the Ohio
and Mississippi rivers; -Four Of the leading
try-two morning, one evening (THE CRITIc)
and one independent Sunday paper-haye
their home In this establishment.
The Geological Bureau.
The Geological Survey, with its thirty en-
near the Ebbitt House. The Interior De-
partment building immense as 1t Is, is en-
tirely too small for the accommodation ofits
tonai and
and Pension) are located In other quarters
These two last bureaus are among the
largest under the Government.
The Louise Home.
The Louise Home is a beautiful building at
the corner or Massachusetts avenue and
Fifteenth street, near Scott Circle, IL has
extensive grounds, beautifully embellished,
and is a unique establishment. IL is a
memorial TO the wife and daughter of Mr..
W. W. Corcoran, and Is intended as home
for ladies of education, birth and refine
ment, who have been reduced to poverty
from afiuence. IL has accommodations
for ffty.fve inmates.
The Columbian University.
| Coming down Fifteenth street. from the Louise
Home, at the corner of Fifteenth and II
streets, the visitor sees the Columbian Uni
versity, which occupies the site of the old
Griswold mansion. This university was in
corporated as Columbian College In 1921,
and Is under the special supervision Of the
Rnntist Chnrch. IL Is an Institution famous