Month: April 2023

Part 4(d) – The Unbuilt Summer-House, Washington, D.C.

April 23, 2023

With the completion of the Summerhouse in the spring of 1881, Frederick Law Olmsted began planning a second Summer-house which was to be located on a similar triangular plot on the southwest of the Capitol grounds. While the north Summer-house had its water sourced from the Capitol’s cooling system, the south Summer-house was to be … More Part 4(d) – The Unbuilt Summer-House, Washington, D.C.

Part 4(c) – The Summer-House, Washington, D.C.

April 16, 2023

By the late 1870’s, grading and planting of the grounds on the western side of the United States Capitol building had progressed to a point that visitors were complaining that there was no seating or any place to retreat during the hot summer months. This prompted Frederick Law Olmsted to plan a summer-house to be … More Part 4(c) – The Summer-House, Washington, D.C.