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On May 31, 1911, 110 years after the founding of the Supreme Council, Grand Commander James D. Richardson broke ground on the spot where the House of the Temple now stands in Washington, D.C. Grand Master J. Claude Keiper, of the Grand Lodge of the District of Columbia, laid the cornerstone in the northeast corner on October 18, 1911.
Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap. ... Built ca. 1802 to 1805, ... The first African-American Episcopal church in Washington, DC. 53: SEQUOIA: SEQUOIA ...
September 9: Commissioners appointed by President Washington name the federal district as "The Territory of Columbia," and the federal city as the "City of Washington." [8] 1792 – Construction of White House (presidential residence) begins. 1794 – Tudor Place (residence) built in Georgetown. [9]
Map of the boundary stones. The District of Columbia (initially, the Territory of Columbia) was originally specified to be a square 100 square miles (260 km 2) in area, with the axes between the corners of the square running north-south and east-west, The square had its southern corner at the southern tip of Jones Point in Alexandria, Virginia, at the confluence of the Potomac River and ...
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States. The city is on the Potomac River, across from Virginia, and shares land borders with Maryland to its north and east. It was named after George Washington, the first president of the United ...
The current dome was built in cast iron, with an exterior dome sitting on an interior one. [14] [15] Shortly after George Washington's death in 1799, proposals were presented to create a monument in his honor in the capital. [16] Robert Mills created the winning design in 1836, though it was simplified significantly due to increasing costs.
[19] (This marshy area was filled in and dried beginning in 1816.) [20] In the fall of 1800, Pennsylvania Avenue was cleared of underbrush, and a 6-foot-wide (1.8 m) raised footpath covered in stone chips was built. [19] [21] [22] A stone bridge over Tiber Creek at 2nd Street was also built during this time, [23] being replaced by a brick arch ...
The Secret Architecture of Our Nation's Capital: The Masons and the building of Washington, D.C. New York: Perennial. ISBN 0-06-019537-1/ ISBN 978-0060195373. History of D.C. Street Names - Ghosts of DC blog; What is the History of the Capital Beltway - Ghosts of DC blog