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Washington Monument, High ground West of Fifteenth Street, Northwest, between Independence & Constitution Avenues, Washington, District of Columbia, DC

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See also HAER DC-5 for additional documentation.

Significance: Built to commemorate the first president of the United States, the monument has also become a hallowed symbol of the nation's government and the city in which it is located. Though the eminent nineteenth-century American architect Robert Mills conceived the initial design, the structure also reflects the technical knowledge and aesthetic judgment of Thomas Lincoln Casey, the Army Corps engineer charged with completing the project. Under Casey, a stagnant construction campaign emblematic of mid-century political and economic turmoil at long last produced the tallest building of its day and an enduring American icon.

Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N107

Survey number: HABS DC-428

Building/structure dates: 1848-1884 Initial Construction

Building/structure dates: 1901 Subsequent Work

National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 66000035

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1901
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Contributors

Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Mills, Robert
Marsh, George Perkins
Washington, George
Washington National Monument Society
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Christianson, Justine, transmitter
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Washington, District of Columbia, United States ,  38.90719, -77.03687
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Library of Congress
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monuments and memorials obelisks us presidents washington city monument washington monument high ground high ground west fifteenth fifteenth street northwest independence constitution constitution avenues washington dc district of columbia robert r arzola jack e boucher justine christianson historic american buildings survey dana l lockett jet lowe george perkins marsh robert mills druscilla j null jarob j ortiz mark schara us army corps of engineers jose raul vazquez washington national monument society george washington aaron v wunsch photo ultra high resolution high resolution architecture library of congress national register of historic places historic landmarks