. Roose's companion and guide to Washington and vicinity . Corcoran Gallery of Agricultural Department. 105The Court-house, (formerly the City Hall,) is situated opposite the northern terminus of 4£ st., on JudiciarySquare, which comprises about 20 acres. The courts of theDistrict are held, excepting that of the Police Court, in the Court-House. The structure is of freestone, painted white. It was designedby George Hadfield, an Englishman, one of the architects of theCapitol. Only about one-half of the building, as designed byhim, has been erected. It was commenced in 1820 ; whole front-
. Roose's companion and guide to Washington and vicinity . Corcoran Gallery of Agricultural Department. 105The Court-house, (formerly the City Hall,) is situated opposite the northern terminus of 4£ st., on JudiciarySquare, which comprises about 20 acres. The courts of theDistrict are held, excepting that of the Police Court, in the Court-House. The structure is of freestone, painted white. It was designedby George Hadfield, an Englishman, one of the architects of theCapitol. Only about one-half of the building, as designed byhim, has been erected. It was commenced in 1820 ; whole front-age, 250 feet. In front of the building, on a marble column, is a statue ofPresident Lincoln, by Lot Flannery, of Washington city,erected by contributions of citizens. (See Reservation No. 9.) The Police Court is at the n. e. corner of 6th and D sts. n. w., in the building once used for worship by the Unitarian Society. Police Headquarters is at the n. w. cor. of 5th st. and La. ave. The Reform School is situated on Lincolns Hill, (a fort of that name occupied thesite during the
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