The national Capitol; its architecture, art and history . Congress passed an act to retrocede the County ofAlexandria in the District of Columbia to the State of Virginia, the Legis-lature of that State having previously passed an act for its acceptance. Thusthat portion of the land on the Virginia shore of the Potomac became againthe property of that State ; that which remains in the District of Columbiato-day belonged originally only to the domain of Maryland. Such is the story, briefly told, of the laying out of the Federal District, * The Commissioners state : Mr. Davidsons object is to ob
The national Capitol; its architecture, art and history . Congress passed an act to retrocede the County ofAlexandria in the District of Columbia to the State of Virginia, the Legis-lature of that State having previously passed an act for its acceptance. Thusthat portion of the land on the Virginia shore of the Potomac became againthe property of that State ; that which remains in the District of Columbiato-day belonged originally only to the domain of Maryland. Such is the story, briefly told, of the laying out of the Federal District, * The Commissioners state : Mr. Davidsons object is to obtain additional propertywithin the Presidents square. The National Capitol 13 which until 1846 was ten miles square, and of the planting of the beautifulFederal City of which to-day the whole nation is proud, and which, by itsartistic advancement, is rapidly commanding the admiration of the the building of the capital of the States upon its banks, the Potowmak hasfulfilled the Indian prophecy in its name : The river of the meeting of EARLY PLANS AND ARCHITFXTS The site for the legislative halls having been selected to the satisfactionof the President, the question of plans suitable to a building for the occupa-tion of Congress took up the attention of the public authorities. In a letterof March 8, 1792, to David Stuart, one of the Commissioners, Washingtonwrites : The doubts and opinions of others with respect to the permanent seat have occa-sioned no change in my sentiments on the subject. They have always been, that the planought to be prosecuted with all the dispatch the nature of the case will admit, and that thepublic buildings in size, form and elegance, should look beyond the present day. I wouldnot have it understood from hence that I lean to extravagance. A chaste plan sufficientlycapacious and convenient for a period not too remote, but one to which we may reasonablylook forward, would meet my idea in the Capitol. The following interesting adverti
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