The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1889-1889, 1889-03-30
THE VISITORS GUIDE.
Objects Of Interest in and About the
National Capital.
THE GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS.
Parks, Squares, Statues, Gardens. and
Other Points of Attraction.
THE WAY TO REACH THEM,

Washington II fast becoming the most at
tractive city OF the country. As the Capital of
the Nation II presents more objects Of interest
TO the visitor than any other on the continent,
and brief directory OF It's prominent points
VIII be OF service to the vast number OF per-
sons VINO ANNUALLY resort to the political
metropolis. For u "a estimated that over three
hundred thousand strangers pay visit every
year 10 THIS city TO behold the varied oblects
OF interest which so thickiy stud the historic
Zen Miles square"
Ihe system Oh Numpering houses
Numbers are displayed over the entrances
to all houses, and the decimal syste n. ~
adopted In Philadelphia, IL used-one hundred
numbers being allotted to each square or
block-commencing OF First street west. run
ming west, First street east, running east, A
street north running north, and A street south
running south. The odd numbers are always
on the right-hand side going from the Capitol,
and the even numbers on the left-haud side.
The city Is divided into four quarters On sec
tons, northeast and northwest, southeast and
southwest, the streets being designated ac-
cordingy; those running north and south nu
merically and those running east and west by
the letters Of the alphabet, tho dividing lines
being North and southCapitol streets, running
on line due north and south from the Capitol
and East Capitol street, and the continuation
on the same west of the Capitol, running due
east and west.
The Capitol.
This treat building IL the central noj,t of
the original istrict, and ia the largest ediRce
In the country. Its centre marks the Me-
redian OF Washington. Tho middle portion
Immediately under the dome. IA the part first
built. IL was partially DESTROYED by the
British in 1914. but was comnletelv restored
by 1897. II incloses the '.cryptn-where the
remains of Washington were intended 10 be
placed. the Library. the Rotunda. the old
REPRESENTATIVES. Hall. now the GALLERY of
statuary, and the old Senate Chamber. now
the Supreme Courtroom. The old supreme
Court room. in the first story. IL now oocupied
by the Law Branch of the Library The
corner. stone of the Capitol extension-the
north and south wnes-was laid Julv A
1851. Daniel Webster delivering the grafton
of the occasion from the balcony of the
Library, The south wing contains the House
of Representatives and the north wing the
Senate Chamber. The Rotunda is distin.
guished for its historic paintings, for: the
famous bronze doors, with their alto reliefs,
and for Brumidi's frescoiugs In the Hall of
Statuary are the natural pictures in Potomac
marble, representing faces of certain Ameri-
can statesmen-a picturesque freak of nature.
From the little rotunda, Immediately north of
the great rotunda, the staircase TO the top of
the dome begins Its winding way. From the
top OF the dome, or as far as the visitor can
ascend, the viewof the surrounding country
Is maghincent. The capitol grounds which
iorneriy were money ana iormai IN appear
ance' nave poen 'rahsLormeu lnto peautiui
parh anu are now iiost eAquis.eiy DeautIui.
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,eo. iomei 'nan .ho apoA VI .no washington
monument Nn'eu Is nn"ieu'aseiy WEST inc
pulu'ng u toi ieet long ny o@a WIDE ana
oVe,s OF acres rs tno nnest anu largest
pupno uu'iu'hs III tue worie' anu III many re-
epeo's .ne cosIlIes. anu nahusomest. ~ Is
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aIact wnicn AUS 10 its Doauty anu interest
iho orieihn, oapl'oi, OF centre oui uihg, Is an
mhi,a.ion, thousn no not sia''sh one o' the
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| most poautir"i ana picturesque IN the
! world ana Is wei worth journey OF thou
SAND miles 10 see
| The White House.
From the west balcony Of the Capitol, look
| ing down Pennsylvania avenue, tho White
| House is seen rearing its snowy-hued walls
| above the dense mass of foliage that en-
bowers II, like o gigantic Gala lily springing
up amid It's EMBEDDING green blades. Were II
not for the partly intervening Treasury
building the view of the White House from the
| Capitol would be full and complete. The
| White House is the center Of uptown" as
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II is beautifully located, the view from the
south windows covering the whole southern
front OF tue CITY, as tine view from the north
up sAt.eh'n st.eee west oAn'olts .no pest
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