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Subject(s)

• Public works—Washington (D.C.). [Browse]
• City planning—Washington (D.C.). [Browse]
• Washington (D.C.)—Social conditions [Browse]
• Washington (D.C.)—History [Browse]

Summary note

While there have been many books on the architecture and planning of this iconic city, Building Washington explains the engineering and construction behind it.

Bibliographic references

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Source of description

Description based on print version record.

Contents

• Project planning and construction efforts. Pierre L'Enfant's two plans for executing the president's vision
• Financing the Federal City : the difficulty of collecting adequate funds
• Constructing the Federal City : gathering materials and workers
• Developing a commercial center: harbor navigation and river improvements
• Early infrastructure and transport improvements
• Building military defenses for the capital
• Building campaigns: a timeline of Washington, D.C.'s first fifty years. The first public building campaign (1791-1802): clashing commissioners and
• Workers
• The second public building campaign (1803-1811): the president and the architect
• The third public building campaign (1815-1824): rebuilding the Federal City
• Later transportation improvements: canals and aqueducts
• Epilogue: building a new Federal City.

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ISBN

1-4214-2488-6

OCLC

1031924844

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