Evening star., 1896-07-08
IMPORTANT POINTS OF INTEREST In WASHINGTON and VICINITY
All the public buildings are open from !

| All the public buildings are open from 9
| to 4.
The Capitol building (No. y, where the
| two houses of Congress meet, is also the
| official home of the United States Supreme
| Court. The library of Congress. containing
| the largest collection of books in this coun-
| try. is also III the building. The new struc-
ture intended for it, and which is nearly
/ completed can be seen in the grounds ad-
Joining the Capitol Park (No. 40. The
| Capitol building IS 751 feet long and 81
! feet vide, and covers an area of three
and half acres.
In front of the east portico is a colossal
| statue of Washington (No. 25)
At the foot of the great staircase on the
| west front is the sitting statue in bronze
| of Chief Justice Marshall.
At the intersection of the Capitol
| grounds and Pennsylvania avenue Is the
! Naval OF Peace monument (No. 24, erect
/ ed in memory of the officers, seamen and
| marines of the Unitetd States navy who
! fell in defense of their country in the late
war.
Where Maryland avenue intersects the
| Capitol grounds to the south of the Peace
monument is a bronze statue of eX-PreSi-
| dent Garfield (No. 49.
| South of the Capitol, on New Jersey ave-
r.ue near B street, is the office of the
coast and geodetic survey (No 5o>.
The National Botanic Gardens (No. 36)
| adJoin the Capitol grounds on the west and
are the beginning of the mall. In the gar
| den is the Bartholdi fountain, which was
much admired at the centennial exhibition
in Philadelphia.
Continuing along the mall to the west,
the visitors come to the building at 9Th
and B streets southwest occupied by the
United States fish commission tNO. 80.
At the corner of 7th and streets is the
| building of the Army Medical Museum and
Library tNo. -. where many relics of the
war are preserved. especially those which
| illustrate the surgical history of the war
In this building is the finest medical Ii
| hrary in the world. with one exception.
Adjoining this building to the west is the
National Museum (No. l5). filled with inter-
estins and instructive exhibits. and still
further along is the building of the Smith
sonian Institution (No. I'D. In the grounds
near the main entrance is the bronze statue
of Prof. Joseph Henry.
Still continuing toward the west is the
large park known the mall, and cross
ing 18th street the building occupied by the
Agricultural Department (No. 81 is reached
Experimental gardens and hothouses ad-
join this building.
Across 14th street. at the corner of 14th
and streets southwest, is the building
occupied by the bureau of engraving and
printing tNo. ID, where Uncle Sans mon
ey is made Frontin this building are the
grounds about the Washington monument
tNo. 80 This marble obelisk is 500 feet
high. An elevator conveys the visitor to
From this point. going toward the city
by way of 18th street. the Treasury De-
partment (No. 4 is reached. The cash
room, the bond vaults, the macerating
machine and the rogues portrait gallery
of the secret service are worth visit
Immediately est of the Treasury is the
White House (No. ., the official home Of
the President.
The State, War and Navy Departments
(No y are located in the massive structure
just west of the White House. The library
of the State Department is worth visit.
(DnDnGita frIj1I is
Art Gallery CNo 80. which contains a fine
collection of paintings. bronzes. etc The
builiiEg, its contents and a generous en-
dowment were the gift of the late W W
Corcoran. A new building is being erected
at the corner of New York avenue and 18th
street (No. 4s).
Lafayette Square is opposite the White
House Here is located the en1estrian
statue of Andrew jackson (No. 90 In the
southeast corner is the statue of Cen La
fayette in bronze. with group of his COM
patI1ots in bronze al the foot of the statue
the entire work being commemorative of
the aid given by France and the F'renchmen
to this country in the war of Independence
Across Pennsylvania avenue from the
Treasury Department is the building oc-
cupied by the Department of Justice and
Court of Claims (No. y.
Going east from the Treasury along F
street distance of six squares. the In
terror Department building CNo. y is reach
ed Here is the patent office and the mu-
scum containing cases of patent models
Some of the models are in the city post
office building (No 10, on G street between
9Th and 9TH streets Across the street is
cupied by the Department of Justice and
containing the dead letter Office and it's
museum and other interesting features con-
nected with the postal service.
on the way down F street to the Interior
and Post Office Departments the visitor
can stop at 10th street. where is located
the old Fords Theater building (No 4D.
the place where President Lincoln was
shot ON the opposite side of the street is
the house, marked by plain marble tab
iet where Lincoln died (No 4Jl.
Continuing along street. the park
known as Judiciary Square (No. 3s) is
building occupied by the pension office (No
l0). and at the other end is the City Han
| tNo. 1S). occupied by the courts of the Dis
trict In front of the City Hall is a statue
of President Lincoln.
The City Post Office (No. I'D is on G
street between 9th and 9TH streets
The Government Printing Office (No 1e)
is at the corner of North Capitol and n
streets. 1t Is the largest printing Office in
| the country.
The Navy Yard (No. 2M. now an extern
sive gun foundry. IS at the foot of sth
street east. the terminus of the avenue
street railway.
Just north of the Navy Yard on sth street
are the buildings of the Marine Barracks
(No. 2D.
The Arsenal or Washington barracks
(No I'D. is at the foot of AZ street
East Of the Navy Yard is the Congress-
icnal cemetery (No. 30, and to the north is
the Jail (No. ~, where Gulteau was
hanged
Kendall Green is the site of the National
Deaf and Dumb College. and is located at
the head of 7th street east
The Naval Observatory (No. 46) is Iocat-
ed ir grounds north of GEORGETOWN.
The United States Signal Office is at the
corner of 2ith and M streets northwest.
The statues of bronze and marble scat
tered throughout the city are as rule.
| distinguished for artistic merit. They are
| located as follows
| Admiral Dupont Dupont Circle mo %,
| Connecticut avenue and p street
emancipation group. Lincoln Park (No
35) East Capitol and 11th streets east
Admiral FarraSut. Farragut Square (No.
| 3D. Connecticut avenue and 1 street.