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May 7, 2009
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Frederick Law Olmsted's 1874 Plan for the Capitol Grounds
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Frederick Law Olmsted's 1874 Plan for the Capitol Grounds
 

 

 
This drawing, which is oriented with east at the top, shows the arrangement of drives, paths, trees, fountains, and terraces that Olmsted created at the Capitol beginning in 1874. The outline of the Capitol includes an east front extension that Olmsted expected; the actual east front extension, which was constructed in 1958-1962, took a different shape.

 

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