Keim's illustrated hand-bookWashington and its environs: a descriptive and historical hand-book to the capital of the United States of America . l site consisted of about 200 a., since ex-tended to 500 a. by purchases, including Harewood, the seatof W. W. Corcoran. The grounds are laid out in meadows,lakes, and 7 m. of l)eautiful drives. The main l>uilding, thedoimitory, is of marble, Norman in design, and measures200 ft. front. In the rear is a wing of GO ft., used for a mess :2 CJRAVE OF MAJOR PETEll CHARLES L ENFANT. room. On the lawn are a flag-staft and cannon. On theE. of the mahi bui
Keim's illustrated hand-bookWashington and its environs: a descriptive and historical hand-book to the capital of the United States of America . l site consisted of about 200 a., since ex-tended to 500 a. by purchases, including Harewood, the seatof W. W. Corcoran. The grounds are laid out in meadows,lakes, and 7 m. of l)eautiful drives. The main l>uilding, thedoimitory, is of marble, Norman in design, and measures200 ft. front. In the rear is a wing of GO ft., used for a mess :2 CJRAVE OF MAJOR PETEll CHARLES L ENFANT. room. On the lawn are a flag-staft and cannon. On theE. of the mahi buildinf? is an additional dormitory, the sta-bles, conservatory, and fruit garden. On the W. is the Riggs homestead, now tliehospital, and near bythe quarters of thegovernor and officersof the institution. this is tbe sur-geons .of the main build-ing is a beautiful Sen-eca stone cbapel, fin-ished in 1871, andgardeners lodge. Inthe distance S. is thenew hospital, a com-modious brick struc-ture, and the build-ings close by are usedby tlie farmer. TheHome was first open-ed in 1B51, and hasThe soldiers keep theThe Home was the. SOLDIEES HOME, MAIN BUILDING. accommodations for 400 inmates. roads in order and perform police duty. favorite summer residence of Presidents Pierce, Buchanan, and Lincoln. On the brow of the hill, I- of S. of the main building,raised on a granite pedestal, and facing the Capital, standsa statue of General Winfield Scott^ at the time of his conquestof Mexico, by Launt Thompson, 1873, bronze, 10 ft. high,cast by R. Woods & Co., Philadelphia, Penna. Cost $18, in 1874 by the Home. Through General Scott theHome was founded. From the site may be had an excellentview. In 1851 Congress appropriated out of the Treasury 3^118,791, the balance of Sjoo,-000 pillage money levied on the city of Mexico by General Winfield Scott, to go tothe founding of a Military Asylum or Soldiers Home. This fund was increased byforfeitures, stoppages, and
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