The Washington critic., 1888-01-14
The Pence Monument.

platform s4i 600 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
", 1881, Is situated at the intersection OF
Maryland. avenue and First street, and Is
regarded by its famous sculptor, Mr.. j. q.
A., Ward, as one Of his most successful
achievements.
The District Buildings. Sa
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
and repays a. visit, having been admirably
reconstructed for It's present uses. Pass
ing from here up First street and Indiana
avenue the visitor will come to
The City Hail.
This lea large and commodious building, at
the head Of FOur-and-a-ITalf street, built
for use rather than show, an / 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.
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
fTa t9 S hs and yrs Tn Sns
and Louisiana avenue TO q street-three
long full squares.
The Pension Office.
The new Pension Building extends nearly the
entire width of judiciary square from
Fourth to, Bifthsts and from G., nearly TO II
street. II II the largest brick building In
the world and Is devoted to the examlna'
tion and settlement of claims for pensions,
1t Is built OF red brick, cost three quarters
OF q million dollars and In Il are employed
hl0 CLARKE In tho rnurt al fhia hulld.
ing was given President Cleveland's Inau-
gliration Ball II can be reached by the
Metropolitan and the Belt Line cars.
The Government Printing Onice.
The Government Printing Office Is In north
east direction from the Pension Office, at
IL Is by far the largest printing establish
ment In the world, and Is full of Interest 10
visitors The cost OF running IL goes up into
millions annually, and the money Is well
sIent. It would take columns TO merely
outline the gigantic establishment which
employs In Its busiest season over 1000
people. II is reached by the Columbia line
Of cars. Coming back downtown TO the
City Postof1ice, which is at tue heart of the
business portion of tic 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-
The Centre Market.
The Centre Market occupies tho squares
south OF the Avenue bounded by B street
ON the south, Seventh street on the east
and Ninth street on the west. IL Is a very
handsome market building, exceled In
beauty, and probably in S 20 by none in tho
world. II Is the cleanest and the best
market In America. North up Seventh
street from here Is
The Postoflce Department.
The General Postofice Department is on the
square bounded by 4, r, Seventh and
Eighth streets. 1t Is handsome building,
although its proximity to its larger and
bolder brother, the Patent o0ice, some
what obscqres Us great size and tends to
possess great interest to the. visitor, but the
Dead Letter Office Is particularly the one to
be observed. The collection OF curiosities
mems mems Of The use uses TOW to Which the Nations PsSt pos
tai conyeyanoes are put, Is both varied and
unique. Everything unavailable, from an In
dian tomahawk TO a 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.
ipgs.
The Interior Department,
or. as 1t is popularly termed, the Patent Of
fee, occupies the two squares between Sew
enth and Ninth. and i and q streets. IL Is
built In the Doric style, and is an admirable
Greek styles. It contrasts finely with the
General Postoffice which is Corinthian, the
most ornate OF the pure Greek modes OF
architecture. The curiosites of the Patent
Office are the model rooms, where many
thousands of ideas have been materialized
and exhibit themselves to the gaze in every
stage Of Invention. This building,is occupied
by over 500 clerks, ard, like most of the Gov
.ernment Offices, Ia open to the Visitor from
ga. m to 2p. m. The libraries of the Interior
Department are well worthy ofa visit. The
great Inauguration ball at Lincoln's second
term took placein the Patent Office.
The Bureau or EuucatiOn.
The Bureau of Education Is in brick building
due north of the Patent Office. The visitor
with scholarly tastes and instincts will not
fail TO visit this bureau, which contains a
complete collection OF objects illustrating
the progress and condition of education
throughout the world. Thirty-nine cm
ployes conduct the work Of this bureaui
Masonic Temple.
Westward from the Patent Office across Ninth
street At Its intersection with 7
|. Temple, erected In 1893. This build
ing Is one of the most complete In its ar
rangemeHts of any building consecrated tc
Masonic uses In the country.
EOrd's Old Theater.
on Tenth street, between L and Il, round the
corner westward from Masonic Temple, IL
the structure which became famous al
'.Ford's Tbeater. This building was once a
prominent Baptist Church. II was converted
about the beginning of the war into 1
theatre known as Ford's, and it was In 9
private box there In April, 1865, that JOIN
Wilkes Booth killed President Lincoln. ThI
latter was carried TO house, Just opposite
where he died. A marble tablet in front o
| the house, No. 5l6 Tenth street, oommemo
| rates this fact. The theatre. was then seques
trated BY the Government and turned int
| the Medical Museum attached TO the Sur
recently been moved to the new building
| on the Mall. Coming down Tenth stree
the visitor will not fall TO inspect the mas
sive and beautiful Post Building, In whicl
| Is the largest newspaper establishment
south Of Philadelphia and east Of the Ohio
and Mississippi rivers: Four OF the leaiin
and most Influential journals in the coun
| tw-two morning, one evening tTHE CRITIo
and one independent Sunday paper-hay
their home In this establishment.
The Geological Bureau.
| The Geological Survey, with Its thirty EN-
| ployes. In this city, Is located on + stree,
near pien sne b1SIns oqsS ee ~ pt
tirely too small for the accommodation of II
bureaus, two of which, besides the Educa
tlonal and Geological Bureaus( Agricultur
These two last bureaus are among th
largest under the Government.
The Louise Home.
The Louise Home is a beautiful building q
the corner OF Massachusetts, avenue an
Fifteenth street, near Scott Circle. 10 ha
extensive grounds, beautifully emhellishet
and Is a unique establishment II is
memorial to the wife aud daughter OF Nj
W. W. Corcoran. aud isintended as q HON
for ladies Of education, birth and rehnl
ment, who have been reduced to poVeri
from aflinance. IL has accommodation
for hftysiive inmates ,iHi
The Columbian University.
Coming down Fifteenth street from the Louis
Home, at the corner of Fifteenth and
streets, the visitor sees the Columbian I'm
Yersity, which occupies the site of the ol
Gtiswold mansion. This university was h
| corporated as Columbian College in 182
| and II under the special supervision of III
Baptist Church, IL Is an Institution famot
for the discipline aud thoroughness OF 4
| instruction.
A large number of places Of interest are
anoh distances THAT "a special "trip must !