Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-04-28
NOTED ARCHITECT
SUGGESTS PLANS


sis on the public forum because it
seemed to me an opportunity to do
this kind of thing most effectively.
You Will observe l have provided for
carrying the railroad under the ter
race in such way as to make a COW
cred station, which undoubtedly could
be utilized to good advantage. II
might be advisable to have the line
continued straight through the plaza
for ordinary traffic with provision for
its diversion under the terrace in such
way as mot to interfere with the
crowds in special events.
81 have not indicated on this sketch
public buildings and offices on either
side of this great plaza that will be in
harmony with the capitol and make
an attractive wall for the enclosure to
shut out the buildings that must neces-
sarily be more or less miscellaneous in
their character beyond the boundar-
les on either side. One of the very
important features of this sketch is
the removal of the Revolutionary
Monument on Second street to the end
of Second street on the river bank
with a suitable terrace extension base
constructed about it. There should
also be provision made for the placing
of an adequate monumental structure
at the opposite end of State street on
or near the site of the red barn and in
the circle that is provided on my orig
inal study of Harrisburg.
Other State CapitoIs
you will understand that in all
these sketches all the Capitol build
ings have been drawn with consider
able fidelity to detail from illustrations
which ! have in my office, and that in
some cases adjacent buildings, such
as the State Library at the New York
State Capitol, the City Hall and State
Library at the Virginia State Capitol,
the Park Street Church and subway
stations at the Massachusetts State
Capitol, and the New York, New
Haven and Hartford railroad at the
Rhode Island State Capitol, have also
been drawn from illustrations or from
other intimate knowledge of the build
ings themselves. All other structures
have been sketched. and only represent
in a general way the character of the
buildings surrounding the State Capt.
toll
Pennsylvania Ahead
The main point that l wish to have
emphasized in these illustrations is the
fact that no other State has acquired
the land to secure such attractive sur
roundings and such a logical and sat
isfactory connection with the city
plan, as the State of Pennsylvania will
be able to on the land recently ac-
QulTeu 10 De ueNelOpeQ IN cOnnectlOn
with State street, one of the principal
main thoroughfares. Only the city of
Washington and the National Capitol,
can be compared with 1T. Some
States, like Minnesota, have had plans
made for extensive projects for broad
avenues and vistas extending away
from the State Capitol, but in no State
excepting Rhode Island and Connec-
ticut do they present the foreground
of fine park to the public that passes
over the principal railroad thorough
fare of the State.
Seeing Capitol From Trains
1T is to be borne in mind that
vastly greater number of people will
see the State Capitol from the trains
than will see the city thoroughfare
from a great railroad highway, as is
represented by one of the great ma
tlonal railroad highways such as the
Pennsylvania railroad that passes over
State street. 1t for this reason that
the city was exceedingly wise, in my
opinion. in securing the land it has
acquired.