The Washington critic., 1888-06-23

dead soldiers and sailors of the late war
" IS Of marble and cost, with pedestal and
PLATFORM S4l,VOO. 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
~ lss1 is situated at the intersection Of
Maryland avenue and First street, and Is
regarded by its famous sculptor Mr.. j. a.
a., Ward, as one OF his most successful
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 ,edihce Is handsome four.story brick
building, in which 100 people arc employed,
and repays a visit, having been admirably |
reconstructed for its 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 commodous building, at
the head of Four.and-a-lla 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
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 standon the
northeast corner of the square which runs
from Fifth to Fourth and from D street and
and Louisiana avenue to g street-three
long full squares.
The Pension ONCE.
The new Pension Building extends nearly the
entire width of Judiciary Square from
Fourth TO Fifth sts. and from q, nearly TO f
street. IL Is the largest brick building In
the world and is devoted TO the examlna-
Z ton and settlement of claims for pensions.
1t is built of red Brick cost three quarters
Of a million dollars and init are employed
over l,bQ0 clerks, In the court of this build.
| ing was given PRESIDENT Cleveland's Inau
euration Ball. II can be reached by the
Metropolitan and the Belt Line cars,
The Government Printing Onice.
The Government Printing ofice is In a north.
east direction from the Pension Office, at
the corner of II and 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 Il goes up into
millions annually, and the money IN well
sIent. lt wouldftake columns 20 merely
outline the gigantic establishment which
employs in It's busiest season over 1000
people. II Is reached by the Columbia line
Of cars. Coming back downtown" TO the
city Postonice, which is at the heart of the
business portion of the city-on Louisiana
Avenue jus, east of busy Seventh street
the. visitor win find across Seventh street
and on the south side of Pennsylvania ave.
The Centre Market.
The Centre Market occupies the squares
south Of the Avenue bounded by B street
on the south, Seventh street on the east
and Ninth street on the west. II is q very
beauty, and probably In size by none in the
world. lt Is the cleanest and the best
market in America. North up Seventh
street from here Is
The POstOnIce Department.
The General PostofIlce Department is on the
square bounded by E, j., Seventh and
Eighth streets. 1t Is handsome building,
although lis, proximity to It's larger and
what obscures It's great size and tends TO
lessen its beauty. Its different bureaus
possess great interest to the. visitor, but the
Dead Letter Office Is particularly the one TO
be observed. The collection Of curiositles
taken from the mails In transit, as speci.
mems OF the uses TO which the Nations pos
unique. Everything 1nrailable, from an In
dian tomahawk TO a stuffed kangaroo, Is TO
be seen in this collection, and 1t is still
nected with the main building by bridge
Is large brick building devoted to tile
money ,orderbnsi1ess, Seven hundred and
sixty clerks are employed in the two build
jngs, 40 1-r'
The Interior Department,
er,as 1t is popularly termed, the Patent Of
fice, occupies the two squares between Sew
enth and Ninth and and g streets. 1t Is
built in the e D9rie % style, and Is an admirable
Greek styles II contrasts finely with tho
General Postoffice, which is Corinthian, the
most ornate Of the pure Greek modes OF
Office are the model rooms, where many
thousands OF Ideas have been materialized
and.exhibit themselves to the gaze In every
stage q yegteR This SgilGng OCCUPIED
ernment offices, Is open to the visitor from
I pa. IN toep m, The libraries of the Interior
Department are well worthy, of a visit, The
great inauguration ball at Lincoln's second
term took kplace In the Patent Office.
The Bureau OF Education.
The Bureau of Education is in a brick building
due north of the Patent Office. The visitor
with scholarly tastesand instincts will not
fail to visittbis bureau, which contains q
complete collection of objects illustrating
the Progress and condition Of education
throughout the: world. Ihirty-nine cm-
ployes conduct the work of this bureau.i
Masonic Temple.
Westward from the Patent ofice, across Ninth
street at its intersection with
'TemsiSe, eFecfed IN is:s: This build,
ing Is ona.of the most complete In its ar
raneemeats of any building consecrated to
Masonic uses In the country.
EOrdis Ola Theater.
on Tenth street, between E,apd Il, round the
corner westward from Masonic Temple, Is
the structure WHICH BECAME famous as
"Ford,s Theater. This building was onceta
prominent Baptist Church, II was converted
about tho beginning of the war into
theatre known as fOfds, and II was in
%kes Booth BSS 'gfS Killed Predent A m SdT 'T e
latter was carried to a house, lust 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 Surl
| geon-Generals Office. The Museum has but
recently been moved to the new building
on the Mall. Coming down Tenth street
the visitor will not fail 70 inspect the mas
sive and beautiful Post building, In which
is situated the ofice.of TIE CRITIc. This
Is the largest newspaper establishment
south Of Philadelphia and east Of the Ohio
and Mississippi rivers: -Four Of the leading
and most influential Journals In the coun-
try-two morning, one evening (THE CRITIcl
and one Independent Sunday paper-have
| their home IN this establishment
The Geological Bureau.
| The Geological Survey, with Its thirty em-
oth PeSr the e. Eb5itt House. % The Interior M s'iSs De-
| partment building, immense as IL Is, is en-
tirely too small for the accommodation OF its
bureaus. two of which, besides the Educa-
tional and Geological Bureaus(A s(Agriculture
and Penslon) are located In other quarters
| These two last bureaus are among the
| largest under the Government.
The Louise Home.
The Louise Home Is beautiful building at
the corner of Massachusetts avenue and
Fifteenth street. near Scott Circle. II has
extensive grounds, beautifully embelllshed,
and is a unique establishment. II Is
memorial TO the wife and daughter of Mr..
| W, W, Coreoran, aud Is intended as home
for ladies' of education, birth and refine
ment, who have been reduced TO poverty
! from affluenCe. IL has accommodation
! for hfty-fve inmates
The Columbian University,
Coming down Fifteenth street from the Louise
| Home, at the corner of Fifteenth and IL
streets, the visitor sees the Columbian Uni.
| VCrsity, Which occupies the site of the old
Griswold mansion, This university was in
CoIporated as Columbian College in 1921,
and Is under the special supervision of the
| Baptist Church. IL il an Institution famous
for the discipline and thorOughness OF It's
| instruction.
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