Evening star., 1907-11-02
PLAN TO RETAIN
BEAUTY OF MALL
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tol and extending to the White House.
where the same idea is repeated in the
already constructed ellipses Of the White
Lot and the adjacent public territory.
, 1t IS a fortunate circumstance that the
positions of the transverse roads cause
the ovals to steadily diminish in size.
dropping progressively to lower and lower
grades as they approach the Washington
Monument. THUS IN THE WIDENING
SPREAD OF TERRITORY THEY M
PART TO THE LANDSCAPE 4 FIN
ISHED AND CONSISTENT PERSPEC-
TIVE. A HARMONIOUS CADENCE AND
RHYTHM OF EFFECT. AND A FINELY
HEIGHTENED APPEARANCE OF DIS
TANCE.
Raising the bridges and foliage of the
| hidden transverse roads will likewise tend
| to give an agreeab BILE undulation to the
| ma turally fat surface of the park, while
! the changing contours and blending 10
! liage W II increase the length of the vista.
An adjustment of the roads in this way
will tend to give a desirable concavlty
and breadth to the interior lawns. which
are everywhere kept more or less below
| the levels of the roads, and allowed to
wind away from the eye In the long
graceful curves of the ellipse: in this point
resembling the country roads. that bend
and vanish in charming mystery, for it
| is proposed to screen all these driveways
with outrageous trees.
Outside of the ovals. the simplicity and
effectiveness of the symmetry of which
constitutes the keynote of the park. we
| find the drives seeking the points of IN
terest and convenience by long curving
lines. which are so arranged as to mass
together as much possible wide
stretches of lawn, and in that way in
crease the large and dignifed quality of
the design
Owing to the concentration Of the
most distinguished park effects about the
main vista ard ovals and owing to the
proper demand that walks, bride paths
and drives shall be close to each other
SO as to afford easy human intercourse,
and to avoid the great Inconvenience of
losing ones way-a risk that accompa nies
a more wandering, loosely reconstructed
system-I have placed the roads near ths
lines Of the eilipses. I am convinced
greater variety of effective views can be
secured In this way than In any other.
Nor must the need of solitary places
be overlooked. For those who wish to
WANDER in seclusion, many walks will
be found extending far away from the
ovals on other and more remote territory.
The treatment of lawns Is simple. 1t
Is planned to leave holiows. meadows and
wide expanses of grcecsward, excepting
on either SIDE Of the pathways and roads:
there the shade of trees Is encouraged,
and. fortunately. easily attained. Ex-
tended masses of foliage already exist
lCI tIoiS Oh WHICH W HeH ulSpl4c6Q Dy Cno
construction of the transverse roads can
be transplanted, after proper root prun-
ing, to assist in emphasizing and extend
ing the effects of the main vista to the
Monument.
From Monument to Zoo.
Concern the parkway from Wash
ngton Monument to the Potomac and
the Geological parks, 1t should be said
that. as far as the beginning Of the pre-
cipitous portion Of the banks OF Rock
creek. a formal arrangement Of footpaths,
drives and bride roads Is secured, where
by the house lots are reached by two
roads. one on each side of the park
way. The space of 800 feet in the middle
is occupied by park drive. by foot
paths and bride road. each of which
takes a direct course parallel with the
adjacent houses. as shown in the &C
companying detail plan.
When the parkway reaches the steep
hillsides of Rock creek. 1t Is allowed to
seek the easiest grades. 1t occupies a
large portion of the picturesque slopes
with the winding curves Of Its drives
and bride paths, ending at the bound
aries of the Geological Park at the juno
ton of Cathedral avenue and Connect
cut avenue, where 1t completes it's course
in an entrance SO enlarged as to include
all three avenues.
There are some things that can be
uoHe with inc design Ol d park ana
some things that cannot, II a unified and
consistent scheme Of treatment Is to be
evolved: and the more thoroughly and
intelligently these possibilities and limi
tations are studied. the more cartain the
final successful development of an ar
tistic and enjoyable pleasure ground will
become.
In my endeavor to maze this report
concise, / have necessarily been obliged
to omit any enlargement on many points
Of interest and Importance, my object
being chiefly to outline the general prin-
ciples of the scheme, relying on securing
at future time an opportunity to explain
the full details of the proposed arrange
ment
"IN CONCLUSION, FEEL CON-
STRAINED TO REAFFIRM AND RE-
EMPHASIZE THE IDEA TO WHICH,
ALLY ENDEAVORED TO GIVE EX-
RESSION-NAMELY, THAT \ PARK
is BOTH A WORK OF ART AND
LIVING PHASE OF NATURE. THE
BEAUTIES AND ADVANTAGES OF
EACH ARE TO BE CAREFULLY
FOSTERED. A fine park Is no me-
chanical or scientific automa ton; it Is an
evolution an ever-groWing, ever-changing
organized creation from which no single
feature can be taken away with impunity.
true park has living functions and pc
culiarities of construction that the most
beautiful picture does not possess, and
these shoul be nodded in accordance with
its inherent limitations and potentialities
for beauty. Let US hope that such park
may yet be one OF the chief adornments
of our National capital"