Philp's Washington Described: A Complete View of the American Capital, and the District of Columbia, with Many Notices, Historical, Topographical, and Scientific, of the Seat of GovernmentWilliam D'Arcy Haley S. Low, 1861 - Počet stran: 239 |
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Strana 56
... wing of the Capitol only had been erected , which , with the President's house , a mile distant from it , both constructed with white sand- stone , were shining objects in dismal contrast with the scene around them . Instead of ...
... wing of the Capitol only had been erected , which , with the President's house , a mile distant from it , both constructed with white sand- stone , were shining objects in dismal contrast with the scene around them . Instead of ...
Strana 122
... wings , was presented by Dr. William Thorn- ton , and accepted by President Washington , according to act of Con- gress ... wing , by Washington , at twelve o'clock meri- dian , on Wednesday , September 18 , 1793 , with all the Masonic ...
... wings , was presented by Dr. William Thorn- ton , and accepted by President Washington , according to act of Con- gress ... wing , by Washington , at twelve o'clock meri- dian , on Wednesday , September 18 , 1793 , with all the Masonic ...
Strana 123
... fifteen guns at sun- set . Under the successive superintendence of Stephen Hal- let , George Hadfield , and James Hoban , as architects , the north wing was made available for the first sitting of THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT . 123.
... fifteen guns at sun- set . Under the successive superintendence of Stephen Hal- let , George Hadfield , and James Hoban , as architects , the north wing was made available for the first sitting of THE LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT . 123.
Strana 124
... wing , under the direction of B. H. Latrobe , while the House occupied the room of the Library of Congress , on the west side of the north wing , until the hall in the south wing was prepared for use , in 1808 . The old Senate chamber ...
... wing , under the direction of B. H. Latrobe , while the House occupied the room of the Library of Congress , on the west side of the north wing , until the hall in the south wing was prepared for use , in 1808 . The old Senate chamber ...
Strana 125
... wings was destroyed by fire when the British took the city , August 24 , 1814 , but the outer walls remained uninjured . Latrobe , who had resigned in 1813 , was reappointed , immediately after the fire , to re- construct the building ...
... wings was destroyed by fire when the British took the city , August 24 , 1814 , but the outer walls remained uninjured . Latrobe , who had resigned in 1813 , was reappointed , immediately after the fire , to re- construct the building ...
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