Designing the Nation's Capital: The 1901 Plan for Washington, D.C. (Contents)

Contents

» Introduction

» Acknowledgments

» The Senate Park Commission Plan for Washington, D.C.: A New Vision for the Capital and the Nation

» The American Institute of Architects Convention of 1900: Its Influence on the Senate Park Commission Plan

» "A City Designed as a Work of Art": The Emergence of the Senate Park Commission's Monumental Core

» Beyond the Mall: The Senate Park Commission's Plans for Washington's Park System

» Agriculture, Architects, and the Mall, 1900-1905: The Plan is Tested

» The Commission of Fine Arts: Implementing the Senate Park Commission's Vision

» "Beloved Ancien": William T. Partridge's Recollections of the Senate Park Commission and the Subsequent Mall Development

DESIGNING THE NATION'S CAPITAL: The 1901 Plan for Washington, D.C.

CONTENTS

PREFACE
By Charles H. Atherton

FOREWORD
By By David M. Childs

INTRODUCTION
By By Sue Kohler

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

THE SENATE PARK COMMISSION PLAN FOR WASHINGTON, D.C.: A NEW VISION FOR THE CAPITAL AND THE NATION
By Jon A. Peterson

THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS CONVENTION OF 1900: ITS INFLUENCE ON THE SENATE PARK COMMISSION PLAN
By Tony P. Wrenn

"A CITY DESIGNED AS A WORK OF ART": THE EMERGENCE OF THE SENATE PARK COMMISSION'S MONUMENTAL CORE
By Pamela Scott

BEYOND THE MALL: THE SENATE PARK COMMISSION'S PLANS FOR WASHINGTON'S PARK SYSTEM
By Timothy Davis

AGRICULTURE, ARCHITECTS, AND THE MALL, 1901-1905: THE PLAN IS TESTED
By Dana O. Dalrymple

THE COMMISSION OF FINE ARTS: IMPLEMENTING THE SENATE PARK COMMISSION'S VISION
By Sue Kohler

"BELOVED ANCIEN": WILLIAM T. PARTRIDGE'S RECOLLECTIONS OF THE SENATE PARK COMMISSION AND THE SUBSEQUENT MALL DEVELOPMENT
By Kurt G.F. Helfrich

Last Modified: March 20, 2009