BGuthrie Photos: DC -- Federal Triangle -- John A. Wilson Building

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Specific picture descriptions: Photos above with "i" icons next to the bracketed sequence numbers (e.g. "[1] ") are described as follows:
1. JAWILS_150617_01.JPG: You are standing in the Federal Triangle, a group of buildings whose grandeur symbolizes the power and dignity of the United States. Located between the White House and the Capitol, these buildings house key agencies of the U.S. Government. The Federal Triangle is united by the use of neoclassical revival architecture, drawing from styles of ancient Greece and Rome that have influenced public buildings throughout the ages. Although each structure was designed for a specific government department or agency, they all share limestone fa�ades, red-tiled roofs and classical colonnades. Their architectural features, following traditions of the Parisian School of Fine Arts (�cole des Beaux-Arts), illustrate each building's original purpose. Most of the Federal Triangle was constructed between 1927 and 1938. However, the Old Post Office and the John A. Wilson Building survive from an earlier era, while the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center was not completed until 1998. In 1791 Pierre L'Enfant designed a city plan for the new capital in Washington under the direction of George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. The L'Enfant Plan overlaid broad avenues on a street grid with areas reserved for prominent buildings and parks. This area originally followed L'Enfant's vision as a center for businesses serving the municipal and federal governments. By the time of the Civil War (1861-1865), it had become a hodgepodge of boarding houses, stables, and light industry. This disarray, and the growing need for government office space, led to calls for redevelopment. In 1901 the Senate Park Commission, known as the McMillan Commission, created a new plan for Washington's parks and monumental areas and redefined the Triangle as a government center. In 1926 Congress authorized a massive building program that drew inspiration from classical architecture to create today's monumental Federal Triangle. Make No Little Plans: Federal Triangle Heritage Trail is an Official Washington, D.C. Walking Trail. The self-guided, 1.75-mile tour of 16 signs offers about one hour of gentle exercise. Its theme comes from "Make no little plans, they have no magic to stir men's blood. Make big plans," attributed to visionary Chicago architect Daniel Burnham, chair of the McMillan Commission. For more information on Federal Triangle buildings, please visit www.gsa.gov. For more information on DC neighborhoods and walking tours, please visit www.CulturalTourismDC.org. Make No Little Plans: Federal Triangle Heritage Trail is produced by the U.S. General Services Administration in collaboration with the District Department of Transportation and Cultural Tourism DC.
2. JAWILS_150617_06.JPG: This ornate white marble 1908 building was the first of the Beaux-Arts architecture constructed in the Federal Triangle. Along the top of the main fa�ade are figures representing (from left) Sculpture, Painting, Architecture, Music, Commerce, Engineering, Agriculture, and Statesmanship.
3. JAWILS_150617_09.JPG: Washington, DC: Capital and City Make No Little Plans -- Federal Triangle Heritage Trail -- This is the John A. Wilson Building, Washington, DC's city hall, home to DC's mayor and city council. When completed in 1908, it was known as the District Building (for District of Columbia). Cope and Stewardson of Philadelphia won the competition to design it in the Beaux-Arts style favored by the McMillian Commission, which was charged with remaking this area in 1901. Built on the site of a streetcar powerhouse destroyed by fire in 1897, it is the only building in the Federal Triangle constructed of marble. The District Building originally housed three presidentially appointed commissioners who, with congressional supervision, governed DC from 1874 until 1974. Passage of the Home Rule Act of 1973 ended exclusive federal control over city affairs and allowed DC citizens to elect a city council and mayor. The DC Council creates the city's laws and budgets, though its actions remain subject to congressional oversight. When the Federal Triangle plan emerged in the late 1920s, it called for demolition of this building in order to build a Great Plaza on 14th Street. But critics argued it would be wasteful to raze such an impressive marble structure, and citizens rallied to save it. The building's name honors the late civil rights leader and home rule activist, former DC Council Chair John A. Wilson. Just ahead across 14th Street is Pershing Park, a memorial to World War I and to General John J. Pershing, hero of World War I and mentor to World War II military leaders. To your right across Pennsylvania Avenue is Freedom Plaza, where a portion of L'Enfant's Plan for Washington is rendered in white marble and black granite.
4. JAWILS_150617_13.JPG: Mayor Walter Washington addresses a rally calling for home rule, 1973
5. JAWILS_150617_16.JPG: The first elected DC Council of the 20th century, pictured in 1975. Back row: William P. Spaulding, Arrington Dixon, Rev. Jerry Moore, David Clarke, Marion Barry, Rev. James Coates, John A. Wilson, Douglas Moore. Front row: Nadine Winter, Polly Shackleton, Mayor Walter Washington, Sterling Tucker, Willie Hardy, Missing: Julius Hobson, Sr.
6. JAWILS_150617_20.JPG: Young lobbyists, (right) mob District Commissioner Guy Mason in his District Building office, demanding a playground for their Anacostia neighborhood, 1946.
7. JAWILS_150617_24.JPG: At right, John Wilson campaigns for council chair, 1990
8. JAWILS_150617_28.JPG: General John J. Pershing
9. JAWILS_150617_36.JPG: The tall building on the corner of this block was Grand Army of the Republic (G.A.R.) Hall where Union Army veterans organized campaigns to obtain federal benefits. The whole block was razed to create the park just ahead on Pennsylvania Avenue honoring General John J. Pershing (left).
10. JAWILS_150617_49.JPG: A detail of the L'Enfant Plan is reproduced in black granite and white marble on Freedom Plaza. The white marble Pennsylvania Avenue aligns with the actual avenue. The plaza honors the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who finished writing his "I Have a Dream" speech at the nearby Willard Hotel.
11. JAWILS_150617_69.JPG: Support DC Statehood
12. JAWILS_150617_76.JPG: DC Residents Federal Tax Dollars Paid Tax Dollars Paid This Year $2,229,229,156.00
13. JAWILS_151215_25.JPG: Crosby Stuart Noyes 1825-1908 Crosby Stuart Noyes From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Crosby Stuart Noyes (February 16, 1825 – February 21, 1908) was the publisher of the Washington Evening Star. Biography Noyes was born on February 16, 1825 in Minot, Maine. He was interested in writing from his childhood, publishing his own juvenile newspaper called the Minot Notion when he was fifteen. Maine newspapers later began to print humorous sketches that he had written. One such sketch, a dialect-heavy piece titled "A Yankee in a Cotton Factory" was widely republished. Having arranged to write letters from Washington for several New England newspapers, he travelled to Washington, D.C. in 1847; his funds running low and unable to afford train fare, he had to walk from Baltimore to Washington. For several months, Noyes worked for a bookseller, as an usher in a theatre, and as a route agent for the Baltimore Sun before becoming a writer for a local weekly, the Washington News. He also began writing reports in the form of letters for newspapers in Maine, Boston, and Philadelphia, and became part of the press gallery that covered the United States Congress. In 1855 Noyes became a reporter for the recently created in 1852 Evening Star , managed by William Douglas Wallach. Circulation increased in the decade before the American Civil War, and Noyes developed contacts with the Lincoln administration's cabinet such that the Star became an outlet for official announcements. In 1867 Noyes became editor-in-chief after Wallach sold the paper to Noyes and two other investors for $110,000. After the Civil War, Noyes and his newspaper crusaded to improve Washington's buildings and infrastructure, encouraging the efforts of Alexander Robey Shepherd. He married Elizabeth S. Williams in 1856. They had three sons, Theodore Williams, Frank Brett, and Thomas Clarence, and at least one daughter. Theodore was an associate editor at the Evening Star, and Frank was the treasurer and business manager. In 1893, Noyes and Brainard Warner, an early developer of Kensington, MD, built and stocked what became the first public library in the DC area, now known as the Noyes Children's Library in Kensington. He died on February 21, 1908 in Pasadena, California. Crosby S. Noyes Education Campus in Washington, DC was named in his Honor.
14. JAWILS_151215_29.JPG: Dedicated by the employees of the Government of the District of Columbia to the memory of their fellow workers who gave their lives in the world war.
15. JAWILS_151215_37.JPG: Jerome Connor From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jerome Connor (23 February 1874 Coumduff, Annascaul, County Kerry – 21 August 1943 Dublin) was an Irish sculptor.(Also Known as: Patrick Jeremias Connor, Jerome Conner, Jerome Stanley Connor, J. Stanley Connor, and "St. Jerome" Connor)
16. JAWILS_151215_45.JPG: Alexander R. Shepherd Alexander Robey Shepherd From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Alexander Robey Shepherd (January 30, 1835 – September 12, 1902), better known as Boss Shepherd, was one of the most controversial and influential civic leaders in the history of Washington, D.C., and one of the most powerful big-city political bosses of the Gilded Age. He was head of the DC Board of Public Works from 1871 to 1873 and Governor of the District of Columbia from 1873 to 1874. He is known, particularly in Washington, as "The Father of Modern Washington."
Wikipedia Description: John A. Wilson Building
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The John A. Wilson Building, popularly known simply as the Wilson Building, is the building in downtown Washington, D.C. that houses the offices and chambers of the Council and the Mayor of the District of Columbia. It is located at 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue NW.

It was built in 1904 - 1908 as the District Building, which remained its name until 1994, when it was changed to honor John A. Wilson — the Chair of the D.C. Council who committed suicide in May 1993.

In 1995, two-thirds of the Wilson Building was leased to the Federal Government for 20 years, because it was severely deteriorated and the bankrupt city could not afford repairs. However, after Congress approved a major renovation for the building, the city was able to regain use of the entire building. However, the repair work necessitated the mayor and council to relocate temporarily to the building at One Judiciary Square until they were able to reoccupy the Wilson Building in September 2001.

In October 2006, the DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities opened The City Hall Arts Collection at the Wilson Building. Pieces from a diverse body of DC area artists are on public display, hung throughout the halls.

Works include a glass casting by Michael Janis of The Washington Glass School, paintings by Felrath Hines, former chief conservator of the Hirshhorn Museum, Sylvia Snowden and Mark Cameron Boyd, photographs by Alexandra Silverthorne, Harlee Little, and Max Hirshfeld, and sculpture by Jae Ko. The portrait of John A. Wilson is by renowned portrait painter Simmie Knox.
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