CONTENTS

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I The Federal City: Story of the Movement Which Established the Seat of Government Near the Potomac 1
II Establishment of the Temporary and Permanent Seats of Government 7
III Development of the National Capital—The Plan of the City 13
Site of the Federal City 13
Terms of Original Agreement 15
Boundary Stones of the District of Columbia 19
Preliminary Studies 20
IV Maj. Pierre Charles L’Enfant 23
V The L’Enfant Plan 25
The Ellicott Plan—The L’Enfant Plan Enlarged 29
VI Early Washington 35
VII Washington 1810-1815 41
VIII Washington 1816-1839 45
IX Washington 1840-1859 49
X Washington 1860-1870 53
XI Improvements Made During President Grant’s Administration 61
XII The Influence of the Centennial Celebration and of the World’s Columbian Exposition on Art in the United States 65
XIII Highway Plan of the District of Columbia 69
XIV The McMillan Park Commission—The Plan of 1901 73
XV National Commission of Fine Arts 95
XVI Zoning of the Capital 101
XVII The National Capital Park and Planning Commission 105
XVIII The Lincoln Memorial and the Arlington Memorial Bridge 131
XIX The Parks of the District of Columbia 143
XX Architecture of Early Days 165
XXI Public and Semipublic Buildings 219
XXII The Public-Buildings Program 293
XXIII The Government of the District of Columbia 305
XXIV Arlington National Cemetery 309
XXV Statues and Monuments 319
  Appendix 347
List of Statues and Monuments in Washington 347
Bibliographical List of Books on Washington the National Capital 353
List of Presidents of the United States 355
Quotations from Great Americans on Washington the National Capital 357
Index 359