The Plan of Washington is at the basis of city planning in the United States. The organization of the National Conference on City Planning in 1907 was inspired by the work of the McMillan Park Commission of 1901. Many of the leading artists of the country--architects, sculptors, painters, and landscape architects--have served in the work of beautifying the city. Washington is a city that is ever growing and it is destined to be the most beautiful city in the world. The writer wishes to express his grateful appreciation to Senator Carl Hayden for having introduced the legislation to print this volume. H. PAUL CAEMMERER. THIS PUBLICATION MAY BE PURCHASED FROM THE SUPERINTENDENT OF DOCUMENTS, U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON, D. C. AT $2.00 A COPY (BUCKRAM) CONTENTS Chapter Page I The Federal City: Story of the Movement Which Established the Seat of Government Near the Potomac 1 II Establishment of the Temporary and Permanent Seats of Government 7 III Development of the National Capital--The Plan of the City 13 Site of the Federal City 13 Terms of Original Agreement 15 Boundary Stones of the District of Columbia 19 Preliminary Studies 20 IV Maj. Pierre Charles L’Enfant 23 V The L’Enfant Plan 25 The Ellicott Plan--The L’Enfant Plan Enlarged 29 VI Early Washington 35 VII Washington 1810-1815 41 VIII Washington 1816-1839 45 IX Washington 1840-1859 49 X Washington 1860-1870 53 XI Improvements Made During President Grant’s Administration 61 XII The Influence of the Centennial Celebration and of the World’s Columbian Exposition on Art in the United States 65 XIII Highway Plan of the District of Columbia 69 XIV The McMillan Park Commission--The Plan of 1901 73 XV National Commission of Fine Arts 95 XVI Zoning of the Capital 101 XVII The National Capital Park and Planning Commission 105 XVIII The Lincoln Memorial and the Arlington Memorial Bridge 131 XIX The Parks of the District of Columbia 143 XX Architecture of Early Days 165 XXI Public and Semipublic Buildings 219