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The United States National Arboretum is an arboretum in northeast Washington, D.C., operated by the United States Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service. It was established in 1927 by an act of Congress [ 1 ] after a campaign by USDA Chief Botanist Frederick Vernon Coville .
It is located on the 2800 block of New York Avenue, NE in Washington, D.C. on the grounds of the United States National Arboretum. The site sits on federal land, and access by the public is restricted. The kilns represent the only remaining brickyard in Washington, D.C., and one of the few extant examples of the rounded "beehive" kiln style.
The National Capitol Columns are a monument in Washington, D.C.'s National Arboretum. It is an arrangement of twenty-two Corinthian columns that were a part of the United States Capitol from 1828 to 1958, placed amid 20 acres (8.1 ha) of open meadow, known as the Ellipse Meadow.
The National Bonsai and Penjing Museum is located on the 446-acre (1.80 km 2) campus of the U.S. National Arboretum in northeast Washington, D.C. Each year over 200,000 people visit the museum. [ 1 ] Distinguished national and international guests of various federal departments are also among the visitors.
Arboretum is a predominantly residential neighborhood located in Northeast Washington, D.C., tucked into the corner of the National Arboretum. The tiny neighborhood is bounded by New York Avenue NE to the north, Bladensburg Road NE to the west, and the National Arboretum to the south and east. The neighborhood includes the apartment community ...
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National Arboretum may refer to National Arboretum Canberra in Australia; National Memorial Arboretum at Alrewas, UK; Westonbirt Arboretum, formal name "Westonbirt, The National Arboretum", near Tetbury, Gloucestershire, UK; United States National Arboretum in Washington, D.C. Type of an environment protected area with a national status in Ukraine
The Committee of 100 on the Federal City, locally referred to as the Committee of 100, is a private, nonprofit membership organization which promotes responsible land use and planning in Washington, D.C., and advocates adherence to the L'Enfant Plan and McMillan Plan as a guide to city growth.