Month: October 2023

Part 4(a) still continued – Iron Trellis, The East Plaza, Capitol Grounds, Washington, D.C.

October 31, 2023

When Frederick Law Olmsted created his initial plan for the East Plaza in 1874, he had intended for a seated, iron trellis to be placed along one of the principle walks on the north side of the grounds, near the Delaware Avenue entrance. Like the waiting stations, a second trellis was erected in the same … More Part 4(a) still continued – Iron Trellis, The East Plaza, Capitol Grounds, Washington, D.C.

Part 4(a) still continued – Iron Shelters, The East Plaza, Capitol Grounds, Washington, D.C.

October 27, 2023

When Frederick Law Olmsted created his plan for the East Plaza on the Capitol grounds in 1874, he included an ornamental, iron shelter next to the unbuilt flagpole (see previous post) near the New Jersey Avenue entrance.  This was intended to be used by the Georgetown & Washington Railway who had recently announced that they … More Part 4(a) still continued – Iron Shelters, The East Plaza, Capitol Grounds, Washington, D.C.

Part 4(a) still continued – Unbuilt Flagpoles, The East Plaza, Capitol Grounds, Washington, D.C.

October 11, 2023

While Thomas Wisedell was designing the lampposts for the East Plaza during the fall of 1874 and spring of 1875, he was also tasked with creating two bronze flagpoles.  These were shown on the plan of the Capitol grounds rendered by Wisedell in September 1874 and were to be located on the triangular plots near the … More Part 4(a) still continued – Unbuilt Flagpoles, The East Plaza, Capitol Grounds, Washington, D.C.

Part 2(a) continued – The Central Park Dairy

October 10, 2023

When Olmsted & Vaux were first planning Central Park in the late 1850’s, it had been intended that much of its southern end of  would be designed as a playground.  Rather than a playground for small children, this was an area principally for cricket matches.  At that time, the only intended architectural features were to … More Part 2(a) continued – The Central Park Dairy