The Washington critic., 1888-06-20
The Pence Monument.


just half way across the Avenue from the
northeast angle o the Botanical Gardens,
and at the westfoot OF the Capitol Grounds,
is the Peace Monument. This was de-
signed by Admiral Porter In honor OF the
dead soldiers and sailors OF the late war.
IL Is of marble and cost, with pedestal and
platform $4,000. IL Is proposed TO remove
this monument 10 one Of the squares on the
northwest section.
The Garfield statue
The Garfield Statue, which was unveiled May
~, 1887. 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.
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 a handsome four.story brick
building, In which 100 people are 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 commodious building, at
the head OF Four-and- -a-Ialf 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
column of white. stone surmounted by. q
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 tho square which runs
from Fifth TO Fourth and from ID street and
and Louisiana avenue to @ 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 @, nearly to +
street. IL Is the largest brick building In
the world and is devoted to the examlna-
IL Is built of red brick, cost three quarters
OF a million dollars and in II are employed
over 800 clerks, In the court Of this build
ing was given President Cleveand's Inau
guration Ball. II can be reached by the
Metropolitan and the Belt Line cars.
The Government Printing ONCE.
The Government Printing Office Is in north
east direction from the Pension ofllce, at
the corner of II and North Capitol streets.
II is by far the largest printing establish.
ment In the world, and Is full OF interest TO
visitors. The cost of running II goes up into
millions annually, ana ,y the money Is swell well
outline the gigantic establishment which
employs In Its busiest season over 1900
people & y Is reached pl By the Columbia line
City Postonice, which is at the heart of the
business portion of the city-on louisiana
avenue. jus. east Of busy 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
handsome market building, excelled In
beauty, and probably In size by none In tho
world. II IS the cleanest and the best
market In America. North up Seventh
streetfrom here Is
The PostofYice Department.
| The General PostofIice Department is on the
square bounded by e, II, Seventh and
Eighth streets. 1t IS a handsome building,
boders brotbper the Patent tS Us oceg ager
what obscures It's great size and tends to
lessen its beauty. Its different bureaus
Dead Letter Office is particularly the one to
be observed. The collection of curiostles
taken from the malls In transit, as speoi-
mems of the uses to which the Nations pos
tai conveyances are put, is both varied and
unique. Everything unmailable, from an In
| 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
| ipgs.
| The Interior Department,
or, as 1t is popularly termed, the Patent Of
| fee, occupies the two squares between Sew
enth and Ninth and and 9 streets. IL is
built in the Doric style, and is an admirable
Greek styles. 1t contrasts finely with the
General Postoffice, 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
and:exhibit themselves to the gaze In every
| byoyer 800 clerks, and, like most of the Gov
ernment offices, Is open to the visitor from
| pa m to2 p. m. The libraries of the Interior
| Department are well worthy of a visit. The
great inauguration ball at Lincoln's second
term took place In the Patent Ohice.
The Bureau OF EducatiOn.
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
ployes conduct the work of this bureau.i
Masonic Temple.
Westward from the Patent Office, across Ninth
street at its intersection with +
street, Is the handsome Masonic
Temple, erected In 1888. This build
rangements of any building consecrated to
Masonic uses In the country.
FOrd's Old Theater.
| On Tenth street, between L and +, round the
| corner westward from Masonic Temple Is
| the structure which became famous as
| ''Ford's Theater. This building was once a
prominent Baptist Church. II was converted
! about the beginning of the war into a
theatre known as Ford's, and II was in
private box there 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. SIG 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