Capitol Hill
Capitol Hill began as a thinly settled agricultural area. Beginning in the 1790s, the Capitol and the Washington Navy Yard, a large industrial employer, spurred a building boom in new houses, hotels, and stores, a trend that continues to present day. This book focuses on buildings lost and saved.
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Capitol Hill
Capitol Hill began as a thinly settled agricultural area. Beginning in the 1790s, the Capitol and the Washington Navy Yard, a large industrial employer, spurred a building boom in new houses, hotels, and stores, a trend that continues to present day. This book focuses on buildings lost and saved.
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Capitol Hill

Capitol Hill

by Elizabeth Purcell
Capitol Hill

Capitol Hill

by Elizabeth Purcell

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Overview

Capitol Hill began as a thinly settled agricultural area. Beginning in the 1790s, the Capitol and the Washington Navy Yard, a large industrial employer, spurred a building boom in new houses, hotels, and stores, a trend that continues to present day. This book focuses on buildings lost and saved.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781540245236
Publisher: Arcadia Pub (Sc)
Publication date: 11/09/2020
Series: Past and Present
Pages: 98
Product dimensions: 7.50(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.25(d)

About the Author

Capitol Hill historian Elizabeth Purcell reached out to friends; the Historical Society of Washington, DC; and the Library of Congress for the stories behind the big buildings and the large empty spaces.
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