The Washington critic., 1888-03-03
The Fence Monument.

The Peace Monument.
just half way across the Avenue from the
northeast angle I the Botanical Gardens,
end at the west foot Of the Capitol Grounds,
Is the Peace Monument This was do
signed by Admiral Porter In honor Of the
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
IL ISs, i situated nn at The intersection 9t
regarded by It's 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 edifce is q handsome four-story brick
building, In which 100 people are employed.
and repays n 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 Hail.
This s.a large and commodious building, at
the head Of Four-and.a d.a-Half 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 n
column of white stone surmounted by. a
marble figure Of Lincoln, executed by Mr..
d
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
northesta,ss,t, east, corner % Of the square which Which runs
and Louisiana avenue to q street-three
long full squares.
The Pension ONCE.
The new Pension Building extends nearly tho
entire width of judiciary Square from
and n
street. 1t Is the largest brick building In
the world and is devoted TO the examina-
tion and settlement of claims for pensions.
IL is built Of red brick, cost three quarters
OF million dollars and in II are employed
over 800 clerks; In the court of this build
grration Ball 1t can be reached by the
Metropolitan and the Belt Line cars.
The Government Printing ONCE.
The Government Printing 0ffice is In north
east direction from the Pension ONCE, at
1t 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
san %oad Ss Sad ctmns SE S IS SeTes
outline the gigantic establishment which
employs in It's busiest season over 1000
Of cars. Coming back ''Down.town" TO the
City Postofiice, which is at the he art of the
business portion of the city--on Louisiana
the visitor will find across Seventh street.
and on the south side of Pennsylvania ave.
The Centre Market.
The Centre Market occupies. the square
| south of the Avenue bounded by B stree
| on the south, Seventh street on the eaf
and Ninth street on the west. II is a vel
| handsome market building, excelled J
| beauty, and probably In size by none in q
world. II Is the cleanest and the be y
market in America North up seventh
street from here Is
The P0stOfiice Department.
The General Postoffce Department is on the
square bounded by E., f., Seventh and
although lis proximity to its larger and
bolder brother, the Patent Onice, sones
what obscures Its 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
taken from the mails In transit, as speci-
| 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 a large brick building devoted to the
moneyorder business. Seven hundred and
sixty clerks are employed in the two build
ings.
The Interior Department,
or, as 1t is popularity termed, the Patent. or.
flee, occupies the two squares between Sey--
enth and Ninth and II and g streets. IL Is
built in the Doric style, and Is an admirable
specimen of the boldest and coldest of the
| Greek styles. 1t contrasts finely with the
General Postofice, 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
stage Of invention. This buildlng,is occupied
byover l,S00 clerks, aud Ike most of the Gov
ernment offices, Is open to the visitor from
9a. m to 2 p. m. The libraries Of the Interior
Department are well worthy. Off visit. The
great Inauguration ball at Linooln's second
term took place in the Patent Office.
The Bureau OF Education.
The Bureau of Education Is In brick building
due north of the Patent Office. The visitor
l 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
throushout the; world; Thirty-nine cm-
| noyes conduct the work OF this bureaut
Masonic Temple.
Westward from the Patent Office across Ninth
street at its intersection with f.
street, is the handsome Masonic
Temple, erected in 1858. This build
ing Is one of the most complete In its ar
rangements OF any building consecrated to
Masonic uses In the country.
FOrd's Ola Theater.
On Tenth street, between and F, round the
corner westward from Masonic Temple, Is
the structure which became famous as
"Fords Theater. This building was once a
prominent Baptist Church. IL was converted
about the beginning of the war into q
theatre known as Ford's, and II was In a
private box there in April, 1865, that John
Wilkes Booth killed President Lincoln. The
latter was carried to a house, Just opposite,
where he died. marble tablet In front OF
the house, No. SIC Tenth street, commemo-
rates this fact. The theatre.was then seques.
trated by the Government and turned into
the Medical Museum attached to the surf
geon- Generals Office. The Museum has but
recently been moved to the new building
the visitor will not fail to inspect the mas
sye and beautiful Post Building in which
is situated the ofilce:of THE 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 CRITIc)
their home In this establishment.
The Geological Bureau.
The Geological Survey. with its thirty en-
near the Ebbitt Honse. The Interior De.
partment building, immense as II Is, is en-
tirely too small for the accommoda alton of Its
bureaus, two of which, besides the Educa-
tional and Geological Bureaus( Agriculture
and Pension) are located In other quarters
These two last bureaus are among the
largest under the Government.
A large number OF places of interest are at
such distances that O special trip must he
made to see each one OF them. Some are ac-
cessible by street,cars others by carriages
has the time to devote to them