Meridian Hill Park

Meridian Hill Park
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Publisher : Images of America (Arcadia Pub
Total Pages : 130
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ISBN-10 : 1540215717
ISBN-13 : 9781540215710
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Book Synopsis Meridian Hill Park by : Fiona J. Clem

Download or read book Meridian Hill Park written by Fiona J. Clem and published by Images of America (Arcadia Pub. This book was released on 2017-05 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the most unique parks in the National Park Service is located one and a half miles north of the White House in the middle of the northwest quadrant of Washington, DC. Meridian Hill Park is a 12-acre neoclassical park reminiscent of an Italian villa garden. Prior to becoming a national park, the area had been part of an estate called Meridian Hill; home to Columbian College, precursor to George Washington University; a Civil War encampment; a seminary; and the site of nature poet Joaquin Miller s cabin. In October 1936, Meridian Hill Park officially opened. It had taken 26 years from 1910 to 1936 to complete and cost more than $1 million to construct. When the park opened, it contained five statues and memorials (today, there are four), including one for a US president; a 13-basin water cascade created on the 75-foot natural slope; and an elaborate structure that used a newly perfected construction medium called architectural concrete. Meridian Hill Park is of cultural and historical significance and is listed in the National Register of Historic Places and as a National Historic Landmark."


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