Keim's illustrated hand-bookWashington and its environs: a descriptive and historical hand-book to the capital of the United States of America . au of the city, 1| m. fromthe Capitol, stands the Presidents House, so designated inthe early official plans and documents relating to the city, butsince styled the Executive Mansion, and popularly the WhiteHouse. The Pennsylvania-av. street cars^ runningE., passin front. 122 presidents house. G-rounds.—The official residence of the President of theUnited States is situated in the centre, near the X. limit ofReservation No. 1 of the city, known as the
Keim's illustrated hand-bookWashington and its environs: a descriptive and historical hand-book to the capital of the United States of America . au of the city, 1| m. fromthe Capitol, stands the Presidents House, so designated inthe early official plans and documents relating to the city, butsince styled the Executive Mansion, and popularly the WhiteHouse. The Pennsylvania-av. street cars^ runningE., passin front. 122 presidents house. G-rounds.—The official residence of the President of theUnited States is situated in the centre, near the X. limit ofReservation No. 1 of the city, known as the PresidentsGrounds, and, revised measurement, comprising 80| a. Thegrounds immediately connected witli the building consist ofabout 20 a. On the E., about 450 ft. distant, is the Treasury De-partment, and the same distance on the W. are those of War,Na^y, and State, the latter now building. On either side,betv/een these buildings and the Presidents House, h Exe-cutive av. In front a broad av., connecting 15th and 17th , separates the jS. Park from Lafayette Square, in whichis the Equestrian Statue of General Jackson. Two gateways,. presidents house—NORTH FRONT. connected by a semi-circular drive and footwalk, constitutethe entrances to the :N. Park, and lead to the N. portico ofthe building. This portion of the grounds is laid out in walksand parterres, with a fountain in the centre. On the E. andW. the walks leave the grounds by granite steps, and load tothe executive offices. In 1841, on the E. of the N. Park wasa rustic gateway of freestone, on eitlujr side of which stood alarge weeping willow. The vrife of one of the Presidents, upondon I being congratulated upon her elevation, replied: It know tiiatthei-e is much cause for congratulation ; thePresident of the United States generally comes in at the irongate (N.) and goes out at the weeping willows. On the the bronze statue of Thomas Jeferson., holding in his 1. handthe scroll of the Declaration of Independen
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