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* c.1841, in a letter to Robert Dale Owen, describing the proposed Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. (Scott, ed., 1990: n.p.) <ref>Scott, Pamela, ed. 1990. ''The Papers of Robert Mills''. Wilmington, Del.: Scholarly Resources. [https://www.zotero.org/groups/54737/items/itemKey/9CEBJWW8 view on Zotero]</ref>
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:"Three spacious [[avenue]]s (of the city) center eithin these grounds, which at some future day when improved will form three interesting [[vista]]s."
  
 
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Revision as of 15:40, October 9, 2014

Sites

Bunker Hill Monument, Joseph Hand Villa, Monticello, Monument to Andrew Jackson, National Institute, National Mall, Navy and War Department, Patent Office for the National Institute, Smithsonian Institution, South Carolina Insane Asylum, Treasury Building, Washington Canal, Washington Monument (Baltimore), Washington Monument (D.C.)

Terms

Arcade, Arch, Avenue, Basin, Bed, Botanic Garden, Bridge, Canal, Column/Pillar, Conservatory, Fence, Fountain, Gardenesque, Hothouse, Mall, Obelisk, Piazza/Veranda/Porch/Portico, Picturesque, Plot/Plat, Shrubbery, Square, Summerhouse, Terrace/Slope, View/Vista, Walk, Wall

Texts

  • c.1841, in a letter to Robert Dale Owen, describing the proposed Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. (Scott, ed., 1990: n.p.) [1]
"Three spacious avenues (of the city) center eithin these grounds, which at some future day when improved will form three interesting vistas."

Images

References

Notes

  1. Scott, Pamela, ed. 1990. The Papers of Robert Mills. Wilmington, Del.: Scholarly Resources. view on Zotero

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