UNITED STATES BOTANIC GARDEN Office of Executive Director, 245 First Street SW., Washington, DC 20024 Phone, 202–226–8333

Total Page:16

File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb

UNITED STATES BOTANIC GARDEN Office of Executive Director, 245 First Street SW., Washington, DC 20024 Phone, 202–226–8333 LEGISLATIVE BRANCH 45 fire-protection systems in the Capitol and Capitol complex; renovation, restoration, congressional office buildings; removal and modification of the interiors and of architectural barriers throughout the exteriors of the Thomas Jefferson and Capitol complex; publication of a new John Adams Buildings of the Library of history of the Capitol, the first such work Congress and provision of off-site book in almost a century; installation of an storage facilities for the Library; and improved Senate subway system; work management oversight of the Thurgood on security improvements within the Marshall Federal Judiciary Building. For further information, contact the Office of the Architect of the Capitol, U.S. Capitol Building, Washington, DC 20515. Phone, 202–228–1793. Internet, www.aoc.gov. UNITED STATES BOTANIC GARDEN Office of Executive Director, 245 First Street SW., Washington, DC 20024 Phone, 202–226–8333. Internet, www.usbg.gov. Conservatory, 100 Maryland Avenue SW., Washington, DC 20024 Phone, 202–225–8333 Production Facility, 4700 Shepherd Parkway SW., Washington, DC 20032 Phone, 202–563–2220 Director (Architect of the Capitol) ALAN M. HANTMAN, Acting Executive Director HOLLY H. SHIMIZU The United States Botanic Garden informs visitors about the aesthetic, cultural, economic, therapeutic, and ecological importance of plants to the well-being of humankind. The U.S. Botanic Garden has artistic an administration building, and an off- displays of plants, exhibits, and site Production facility. The Garden is educational programs promoting currently undergoing a significant botanical knowledge through the expansion and transformation. The cultivation of an ordered collection of Conservatory, one of the largest plants; fostering plant conservation by structures of its kind in this country, re- acting as a repository for endangered opened on December 11, 2001, after species; and growing plants for the undergoing major renovation that beautification of the Capitol complex. required more than 4 years to complete. Uniquely situated at the heart of the U.S. In addition to upgraded amenities for Government, the Garden seeks to visitors, it features 12 new exhibit and promote the exchange of ideas and plant display areas. Renovation of the information relevant to its mission administration building and Bartholdi among national and international visitors Park are scheduled for 2005–2006. A and policymakers. new public feature, the National Garden, The Garden’s collections include is planned for the three-acre site just orchids, epiphytes, bromeliads, west of the Conservatory. carnivorous plants, ferns, cycads, cacti, Outdoor plantings are showcased in succulents, medicinal plants, rare and Bartholdi Park, a home landscape endangered plants, and plants valued as demonstration area located across from sources of food, beverages, fibers, the Conservatory. Each of the displays is cosmetics, and industrial products. sized and scaled for suitability in an The U.S. Botanic Garden’s facilities urban or suburban setting. The gardens include the Conservatory, Bartholdi Park, display ornamental plants that perform VerDate Dec 13 2002 15:22 Jul 29, 2004 Jkt 198805 PO 00000 Frm 00053 Fmt 6997 Sfmt 6995 D:\NARA\198805.003 APPS06 PsN: 198805 46 U.S. GOVERNMENT MANUAL well in this region arrayed in a variety of which had also assumed responsibility styles and themes. Also located in this for publication of the results of the park is Bartholdi Fountain, created by Expedition. Expansion of the Patent Fre´de´ric Auguste Bartholdi (1834–1904), Office in 1849 necessitated finding a sculptor of the Statue of Liberty. new location for the botanical The Garden’s staff is organized into collections. horticulture, operations, administration, and public programs divisions. Programs The act of May 15, 1850 (9 Stat. 427), for the public are listed in a quarterly provided for the relocation of the calendar of events and also on the Botanic Garden under the direction of Garden’s Web site. A horticultural the Joint Committee on the Library. The hotline is available to answer questions site selected was on The Mall at the west from the public. end of the Capitol Grounds, practically The U.S. Botanic Garden was founded the same site the Garden occupied in 1820 under the auspices of the during the period it functioned under the Columbian Institute for the Promotion of Columbia Institute. This site was later Arts and Sciences, an organization that enlarged, and the main area continued was the outgrowth of an association to serve as the principal Garden site known as the Metropolitan Society, from 1850 to 1933, when the Garden which received its charter from Congress was relocated to its present site. on April 20, 1818. The Garden Although the Government had continued under the direction of the assumed responsibility for the Institute until 1837, when the Institute maintenance and stewardship of the ceased to exist as an active organization. plant collection in 1842, the two In June 1842, the U.S. Exploring functions were divided between the Expedition under the command of Commissioner of Public Buildings and Captain Charles Wilkes returned from its the Joint Committee on the Library, 4-year voyage with a wealth of repectively. In 1856, in recognition of information, artifacts, pressed-plant their increasing stature, the collections specimens, and living plants. The living plants were temporarily placed on and their associated operations and exhibit on a lot behind the old Patent facilities were officially named the Office under the care of William D. United States Botanic Garden, and the Brackenridge, the Expedition’s botanist. Joint Committee on the Library assumed By November, the plants were moved jurisdiction over both its direction and into a greenhouse built there with funds maintenance (11 Stat. 104). An annual appropriated by Congress. Subsequently, appropriation has been provided by the greenhouse was expanded with two Congress since 1856. additions and a small growing area to Presently, the Joint Committee on the care for the burgeoning collection. In Library exercises its supervision through 1843, stewardship of the collection was the Architect of the Capitol, who has placed under the direction and control held the title of Acting Director since of the Joint Committee on the Library, 1934. For further information concerning the United States Botanic Garden, contact the Public Programs Division, 245 First Street SW., Washington, DC 20024. Phone, 202–225–8333. Plant Hotline, 202–226– 4785. Internet, www.usbg.gov. E-mail, [email protected]. VerDate Dec 13 2002 15:22 Jul 29, 2004 Jkt 198805 PO 00000 Frm 00054 Fmt 6997 Sfmt 6995 D:\NARA\198805.004 APPS06 PsN: 198805.
Recommended publications
  • Things to Do on Capitol Hill
    Things to Do on Capitol Hill Supreme Court of the United States http://www.supremecourt.gov/visiting/visiting.aspx Hours: Monday – Friday 9:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Address: 1 First St NE Washington, D.C. 20543 The Supreme Court Building was designed by Cass Gilbert and built from 1931 to 1935. The Court first sat in the building on Monday, October 7, 1935. The building, majestic in size and rich in ornamentation, serves as both home to the Court and the manifest symbol of its importance as a coequal, independent branch of government. Although the Supreme Court does not offer guided walking tours, visitors are encouraged to tour the building on their own and take advantage of a variety of educational programs including Courtroom Lectures, a visitors’ film, and court-related exhibitions. The Courtroom is located on the First Floor. Court sessions are open to the public on a first-come, first-served basis. The U.S. Capitol Visitor Center https://www.visitthecapitol.gov/ Hours: Monday – Saturday 8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. Address: First St NE Washington, D.C. 20515 The United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., is a symbol of the American people and their government, the meeting place of the nation's legislature. The Capitol also houses an important collection of American art, and it is an architectural achievement in its own right. It is a working office building as well as a tourist attraction visited by millions every year. The Library of Congress https://loc.gov/visit/ Hours: Thomas Jefferson Building: Monday – Saturday 8:30 a.m.
    [Show full text]
  • Statue of LIBERTY HISTORICAL HANDBOOK NUMBER ELEVEN
    Statue of LIBERTY HISTORICAL HANDBOOK NUMBER ELEVEN This publication is one of a series of handbooks describing the his­ torical and archeological areas in the National Park System administered by the National Park Service of the United States Department of the Interior. It is printed by the Government Printing Office, and may be purchased from the Superintendent of Documents, Washington 25, D. C. Price 30 cents Statue of Liberty NATIONAL MONUMENT Bedloe's Island, New York by Benjamin Levine and Isabelle F. Story NATIONAL PARK SERVICE HISTORICAL HANDBOOK SERIES NO. 11 Washington, D. C, 1952 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Oscar L. Chapman, Secretary NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Conrad L. Wirth, Director Contents Page AN IDEA IS BORN 2 PLAN APPROVED AND FUND RAISING UNDERTAKEN 5 De Laboulaye Heads Franco-American Union 5 The American Committee 6 Joseph Pulitzer - 7 CONSTRUCTION OF THE STATUE . 11 CONSTRUCTION OF THE PEDESTAL 13 COMPLETION AND PRESENTATION OF THE STATUE 17 TRANSPORTATION AND DEDICATION OF THE STATUE 20 IMPROVEMENTS IN THE STATUE SINCE 1886 21 The Lighting System 21 The Torch Redesigned 26 The Elevator 26 Structural Improvements 26 DIMENSIONS OF THE STATUE 27 BARTHOLDI THE MAN 28 FRENCH AID IN AMERICAN REVOLUTION BASIS OF LONG INTERNATIONAL FRIENDSHIP 29 EARLY HISTORY OF BEDLOE'S ISLAND 31 GUIDE TO THE STATUE 32 THE NATIONAL MONUMENT 36 HOW TO REACH THE MONUMENT 37 ADMINISTRATION 38 VISITOR FACILITIES 38 RELATED AREAS 39 HE STATUE OF LIBERTY ENLIGHTENING THE WORLD was Conceived and designed as a symbol of a great international friendship. With Tthe passing of the years its significance has deepened until today it is the most symbolic structure in the United States.
    [Show full text]
  • S. Doc. 109-19, a Botanic Garden for the Nation
    147 Bartholdi Park artholdi Park, a two-acre garden on the south side of the Conservatory, serves as a demonstration garden where visitors can learn to apply the latest horticultural techniques to their home landscapes. In geometrically arranged beds that complement the magnificent classical fountain designed by Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, the garden features perennials Band annuals in innovative combinations. The plantings are constantly updated to showcase new varieties, design trends, and garden maintenance methods. Every type of plant is represented in Bartholdi Park—deciduous trees, evergreens, shrubs, perennials, annuals, vines, ground covers, roses, and bulbs. An urban microclimate, created by the southern exposure of the garden and the shelter of surrounding buildings, sustains many otherwise tender plants through most of the year. At each entrance, plants are positioned to frame (above) Rose the fountain, which is surrounded from spring to fall by colorful flowers. Gardens are designed in (Rosa ‘Alchymist’). a variety of styles to complement distinct themes. Each garden uses trees and shrubs as backdrops U.S. Botanic Garden for the showy blossoms of annuals and perennials. The largest theme garden, the Heritage Garden, (opposite) Bartholdi Park uses hardy species native to North America to encourage wildlife-friendly gardening. in midsummer. Bartholdi Park is also a refuge—an island of green where visitors, office workers, and a sur- prising diversity of birds and pollinators can find respite from the stresses of the city. Secluded benches offer quiet shade in the summer and sheltered sunlight in the winter. In warm weather, the splash of the fountain rhythmically underscores the chirps of nesting birds and the drone of busy insects.
    [Show full text]
  • The United States Government Manual 2009/2010
    The United States Government Manual 2009/2010 Office of the Federal Register National Archives and Records Administration The artwork used in creating this cover are derivatives of two pieces of original artwork created by and copyrighted 2003 by Coordination/Art Director: Errol M. Beard, Artwork by: Craig S. Holmes specifically to commemorate the National Archives Building Rededication celebration held September 15-19, 2003. See Archives Store for prints of these images. VerDate Nov 24 2008 15:39 Oct 26, 2009 Jkt 217558 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6996 Sfmt 6996 M:\GOVMAN\217558\217558.000 APPS06 PsN: 217558 dkrause on GSDDPC29 with $$_JOB Revised September 15, 2009 Raymond A. Mosley, Director of the Federal Register. Adrienne C. Thomas, Acting Archivist of the United States. On the cover: This edition of The United States Government Manual marks the 75th anniversary of the National Archives and celebrates its important mission to ensure access to the essential documentation of Americans’ rights and the actions of their Government. The cover displays an image of the Rotunda and the Declaration Mural, one of the 1936 Faulkner Murals in the Rotunda at the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Building in Washington, DC. The National Archives Rotunda is the permanent home of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution of the United States, and the Bill of Rights. These three documents, known collectively as the Charters of Freeedom, have secured the the rights of the American people for more than two and a quarter centuries. In 2003, the National Archives completed a massive restoration effort that included conserving the parchment of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights, and re-encasing the documents in state-of-the-art containers.
    [Show full text]
  • Carnegie Library Rehabilitation and Exterior Restoration 801 K Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001 Mount Vernon Square (Reservation 8)
    Carnegie Library Rehabilitation and Exterior Restoration 801 K Street, NW, Washington, DC 20001 Mount Vernon Square (Reservation 8) Concept Review Submission National Capital Planning Commission Filing Date: April 28, 2017 Meeting Date: June 1, 2017 Applicant Drawings Prepared by: Events DC c/o Jennifer Iwu FOSTER + PARTNERS Office of the President and CEO Riverside, 22 Hester Road 801 Mount Vernon Place, NW London SW11 4AN Washington, DC 20001 www.fosterandpartners.com [email protected] BEYER BLINDER BELLE Narrative Prepared by: ARCHITECTS & PLANNERS LLP 3307 M Street, NW, Suite 301 EHT TRACERIES, Inc. Washington, DC 20007 440 Massachusetts Ave., NW www.beyerblinderbelle.com Washington, DC 20001 www.traceries.com Carnegie Library Rehabilitation - NCPC Concept Submission April 28, 2017 | 1 CONTENTS Manhattan Laundry Mary Ann Shadd Cary House Project Narrative The Woodward The Lindens Existing Conditions 3 WashingtonWindsor Lodge DC Landmarks Lincoln Theatre Historical Overview 3 The Exeter General George B. McClellan Statue Basic Design Concept 4 Dunbar Theater Historic Preservation Documentation 4 Howard Theatre Environmental Documentation 4 Scottish Rite Temple Schedule 4 The Gladstone The Hawarden Funding 4 General Phillip H. Sheridan Statue Mackall Square Phillips Collection The Cairo Employment 4 The Lafayette Building Area and Site Coverage 4 Dumbarton Bridge General John A. Logan Statue Floodplain Management and Wetlands Protection 4 The Chamberlain O Street Market The Rhode Island Project Drawings Luther Place Memorial Church
    [Show full text]
  • Union Square
    National Park Service Cultural Landscape Inventory 2006 National Mall & Memorial Parks Union Square National Mall & Memorial Parks Union Square Contents Park Information and Inventory Summary . 3 Hierarchy Graphic and Description . 5 Landscape Description . 6 Location Map . 7 Boundary Description . 7 Site Plan . 8 Chronology . 9 Statement of Significance . .12 Physical History 1791-1819: The L’Enfant Plan and Years of Inaction . 14 1820-1900: The Botanic Garden, Memorial Trees, and Commemorative Statues . 15 1901-1933: The Transformation of the Botanic Garden into Union Square . 21 1934-1965: Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. and the Redevelopment of Union Square . 26 1966-2006: Construction of the Skidmore, Owings and Merrill Plan . 41 Analysis and Evaluation Summary . 44 Landscape Characteristics and Features Natural Systems and Features . 48 Topography . 48 Archeological Sites . 48 Land Use . 48 Spatial Organization . 49 Circulation . 50 Buildings and Structures . 59 Constructed Water Feature . 63 Vegetation . 65 Views and Vistas . 74 Small-Scale Features . 78 Management Information Descriptive and Geographic Information . 83 Boundary UTMs . 83 National Register Information . 84 Cultural Landscape Type and Use . 86 Adjacent Lands . 86 General Management Information . 87 Condition Assessment and Impacts . 87 Agreements, Legal Interest, and Access . 90 Documentation Assessment and Checklist . 91 Cultural Landscape Inventory Page 1 National Mall & Memorial Parks Union Square Appendix Bibliography . 94 Supplemental Information . 96 Federal Records
    [Show full text]
  • United States Botanic Garden
    44 U.S. GOVERNMENT MANUAL Projects carried out by the Architect of the Brumidi corridors in the Capitol, a the Capitol in recent years include substantial barrier-removal program renovation and restoration of the Statue throughout the Capitol complex, and the of Freedom, the Terrace, Courtyards, east monumental stairs on the Capitol's Rotunda, and other areas in the Capitol, House wing. and the Library of Congress; The Architect of the Capitol also procurement and installation of serves as a member of numerous television and broadcasting facilities for governing or advisory bodies, including: the House and Senate chambers and Capitol Police Board, Capitol Guide hearing rooms; improvements to building Board, House of Representatives Page utility, energy-management, and security Board, District of Columbia Zoning systems; installation of a Senate subway Commission, Advisory Council on system; development and Historic Preservation, National Capital implementation of the Legislative Branch Memorial Commission, Art Advisory Telecommunications Network; plans for Committee to the Washington the complete renovation of the U.S. Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, and Botanic Garden Conservatory; the design the National Institute for Conservation of of a National Garden adjacent to the Cultural Property. The Architect is an ex Conservatory; and plans for a new officio member of the U.S. Capitol Capitol Visitor Center. The Architect also Preservation Commission and the oversaw the design and construction of Commission on the Bicentennial of the the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary U.S. Capitol. In addition, he serves as Building for the U.S. courts. Ongoing the Coordinator of Civil Defense for the conservation/renovation projects include Capitol complex.
    [Show full text]
  • Calendar of Events January–February 2015 the United States Botanic Garden
    UNITED STATES BOTANIC GARDEN Calendar of Events January–February 2015 The United States Botanic Garden The United States Botanic Garden(USBG) is a living plant museum. It is open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., free of charge. Exhibits interpret the role of plants in supporting earth’s diverse and fragile ecosystems and in enriching human life. Established by Congress in 1820, the U.S. Botanic Garden is one of the oldest botanic gardens in North America. The Garden has been administered through the Architect of the Capitol since 1934. It is recognized as a museum and accredited by the American Alliance of Museums. The U.S. Botanic Garden Conservatory is located on the National Mall at the intersection of Maryland Avenue and First Street SW, adjacent to the U.S. Capitol. The address is 100 Maryland Avenue SW, Washington, DC 20001. TheConservatory houses permanent collections of plants from subtropical, tropical and arid regions and showcases orchids, medicinal, economic, endangered and Jurassic plants. From late May to mid-October, the Conservatory terrace and the East Gallery feature thematic displays. The National Garden is adjacent to the Conservatory. It features the Regional Garden, Rose Garden, First Ladies Water Garden, Butterfly Garden and Amphitheater. Bartholdi Park is across Independence Avenue from the Conservatory. Here visitors will find a tapestry of theme gardens surrounding the historic Bartholdi Fountain. The gardens showcase interesting plants and designs at a scale suitable for the home landscape. Parking is not available at the U.S. Botanic Garden on weekdays. It is accessible by public transportation.
    [Show full text]
  • “Water and Light”—Bartholdi Fountain Restored
    ✯ Capitol* Capitol Hill Hi Restorationll Restoration Society Society * ✯ www.chrs.org October 2011 “Water and Light”—Bartholdi Fountain Restored By Lisa Dale Jones RON ou can’t miss it. Anyone walking I “We needed to hire a 120-ton Ynear the United States Botanic crane just to remove the pieces of the OBINSON Garden (USBG) along Independence R fountain. The diameter of the pool is Avenue has seen the Bartholdi 100 feet, so it was about 75 feet to the courtesy Fountain, newly restored to its center of the fountain from the crane, original 1876 appearance. Designed and the fountain is heavy. That jacked photo for the Centennial Exposition in up the crane specs pretty well!” Philadelphia, Frédéric Auguste The parts of the fountain were Bartholdi’s fountain has been a loaded onto two 18-wheeler flatbed fixture in Washington, DC, since trucks and driven down to Alabama. 1877, when Frederick Law Olmsted After they arrived, all the pieces convinced Congress to purchase it were cleaned down to the original cast for $6,000 (half the asking price). It iron, and then sprayed with molten originally stood at the center of the zinc to keep them from rusting. Botanic Garden when it was located directly in front of the Capitol. In Continued on page 6 1932 the fountain was moved to its present location along Independence Howell can’t get over the quality Avenue in what is now called Also in this issue Bartholdi Park. (Bartholdi also designed the Statue of Liberty.) ARTICLES Although the fountain has been September Preservation Café ........
    [Show full text]
  • France & Col O Nies
    1062 FRANCE FRANCE 1862 Re-issue 34 A5 30c brn, yelsh (’67) 600.00 12.50 Type II 10b A2 10c bister 425.00 a. 30c dk brn, yellowish 975.00 30.00 11a A2 25c blue 250.00 35 A5 40c pale org, yellow- frants ish 600.00 8.75 1849-50 Typo. Unwmk. Imperf. The re-issues are in lighter colors and on a. 40c org, yelsh (’68) 610.00 11.00 whiter paper than the originals. c. Half used as 20c on cover 32,500. 1 A1 10c bis, yelsh 36 A5 80c rose, pnksh LOCATION — Western Europe (’50) 1,250. 275.00 (’68) 725.00 18.00 GOVT. — Republic a. 10c dark bister, yelsh 1,500. 325.00 1853-60 Imperf. a. 80c carmine, yellowish 1,050. 27.50 b. 10c greenish bister 2,150. 325.00 d. Half used as 40c on cover 36,500. AREA — 210,033 sq. mi. e. Tˆete beche pair 50,000. 11,250. Die I. The curl above the forehead directly e. Quarter used as 20c on POP. — 58,978,172 (1999 est.) 2 A1 15c green, grnsh below “R” of “EMPIRE” is made up of two lines cover 40,000. (’50) 15,500. 725.00 very close together, often appearing to form a 37 A6 5fr gray lil, lav (’69) 4,300. 775.00 CAPITAL — Paris a. 15c yellow green, grnsh 16,500. 800.00 a. “5” and “F” omitted 56,000. c. Tˆete bˆeche pair single thick line. There is no shading across c. 5fr bluish gray, lavender 4,800.
    [Show full text]
  • Washington DC 5
    307 See also separate subindexes for: 5 EATING P311 6 DRINKING & NIGHTLIFE P313 3 ENTERTAINMENT P313 7 SHOPPING P314 Index 2 SPORTS & ACTIVITIES P315 4 SLEEPING P315 9/11 270 can American Civil War arts 272-6, see also books, see also literature 18th Street NW 180 Memorial 191, 193, 27 architecture, individual history 258, 259, 268, 269 African American Civil War arts politics 269, 281 Museum 191 Atlas District 13, 145 Booth, John Wilkes A African American Heritage ATMs 295 155-6, 264 accommodations 15, Park 220 Aztec Gardens 106 241-54 breweries 13, 201 African American history 19 Adams-Morgan 252-3 Bureau of Engraving & air travel 288-9 Printing 28, 138 best for children 45 B Albert Einstein Planetarium B&O Railroad Museum bus travel 289, 290 Capitol Hill & Southeast 86 DC 246-7 (Baltimore) 229 Bush, George W 270 Albert Einstein statue 107 Downtown & Penn Babe Ruth Museum business hours 31, 34, Alexandria 339, see also Quarter 247-9 (Baltimore) 229 38, 293 northern Virginia Dupont Circle & Kalorama Baltimore 228-31 drinking & nightlife 223 249-52 Baltimore Maritime Museum entertainment 224 C Georgetown 246 (Baltimore) 228 C&O Canal & Towpath 117, food 222-3 northern Virginia 254 Barry, Marion 270, 282 118, 117 sights 219-21 tipping 242 Bartholdi Fountain 92 C&O Canal Gatehouse 96 Alexandria Archaeology U Street, Columbia baseball 149, 229 Camden Yards (Baltimore) Museum 219 Heights & Northeast Basilica of the National 229 Alexandria Black History 253 Shrine of the Immaculate canoeing, see kayaking Museum 220 Conception 194 Upper Northwest
    [Show full text]
  • District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites Street Address Index
    DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA INVENTORY OF HISTORIC SITES STREET ADDRESS INDEX UPDATED TO JANUARY 31, 2015 NUMBERED STREETS Half Street, SW 1360 ........................................................................................ Syphax School 1st Street, NE between East Capitol Street and Maryland Avenue ................ Supreme Court 100 block ................................................................................. Capitol Hill HD between Constitution Avenue and C Street, west side ............ Senate Office Building and M Street, southeast corner ................................................ Woodward & Lothrop Warehouse 1st Street, NW 320 .......................................................................................... Federal Home Loan Bank Board 2122 ........................................................................................ Samuel Gompers House 2400 ........................................................................................ Fire Alarm Headquarters between Bryant Street and Michigan Avenue ......................... McMillan Park Reservoir 1st Street, SE between East Capitol Street and Independence Avenue .......... Library of Congress between Independence Avenue and C Street, west side .......... House Office Building 300 block, even numbers ......................................................... Capitol Hill HD 400 through 500 blocks ........................................................... Capitol Hill HD 1st Street, SW 734 .........................................................................................
    [Show full text]