Synopses & Reviews
Capitol Hill is a virtualmuseum of nineteenth-century American architecture and is the largest Victorianneighborhood in the country. The Majesty of Capitol Hillcaptures the vibrancy of this historiccommunity and its many architectural styles, including Federal, Greek Revival, Italianate, Second Empire, Queen Anne, Richardsonian Romanesque, and ClassicRevival. Nowhere else in Washington isthe original plan of Pierre LiEnfant, the man who laid out the city, betterpreserved than on Capitol Hill.Sites covered include Lincoln Park, Stanton Park, and the highly commercial areas of Pennsylvania Avenue, BarracksRow, and the Eastern Market. Also included in this portrait of this historicneighborhood are significant buildings and sites such as the CongressionalCemetery, and the Marine Corps Commandantis House--the oldest public residencein the Washington after the White House. The Sewall-Belmont House, which stoodat the center of American politics for two hundred years, is also included.Rounding out the collection are a number of historic private homes, updated totwenty-first century living.About the AuthorThomas B. Grooms has owned a house on Capitol Hillsince 1969. A graduate of the Parsons School of Design with a degree inenvironmental design, he works in the Office of the Chief Architect of the U.S.General Services Administration where he documents new landmark buildingsdesigned by the nationis leading architects. He has written more than a dozenmonographs about buildings ranging in architectural style from theclassically-inspired U.S. Courthouse in Charleston, West Virginia, to theglass-walled contemporary U.S. Courthouse in Boston.About the PhotographerTaylor J. Lednum, a resident of Capitol Hill, is a graduate of theUniversity of Baltimore with a degree in design and communications. He currentlyuses his multi-disciplinary background in the visual arts, including photographyand graphic design, to produce instructional and documentary publications andvideos about federal architecture for the Office of the Chief Architect of theU.S. General Services Administration.
Synopsis
The fourteen-block area that fans out from the U. S. capitol is a virtual museum of nineteenth-century American architectural styles. This book highlights the rich urban context of the Hill, covering twenty-two homes along with its many parks, significant buildings, and historic sites. Highlights include the Congressional Cemetery, the historic commercial areas of Pennsylvania Avenue, and the oldest public residence in the city after the White House-the Sewall-Belmont house.
Synopsis
Capitol Hill is a virtual museum of nineteenth-century American architecture and is the largest Victorian neighborhood in the country. The Majesty of Capitol Hill captures the vibrancy of this historic community and its many architectural styles, including Federal, Greek Revival, Italianate, Second Empire, Queen Anne, Richardsonian Romanesque, and Classic Revival. Nowhere else in Washington is the original plan of Pierre LiEnfant, the man who laid out the city, betterpreserved than on Capitol Hill.Sites covered include Lincoln Park, Stanton Park, and the highly commercial areas of Pennsylvania Avenue, BarracksRow, and the Eastern Market. Also included in this portrait of this historic neighborhood are significant buildings and sites such as the Congressional Cemetery, and the Marine Corps Commandantis House--the oldest public residence in the Washington after the White House. The Sewall-Belmont House, which stood at the center of American politics for two hundred years, is also included. Rounding out the collection are a number of historic private homes, updated totwenty-first century living.