Union Station, 50 Massachusetts Avenue Northeast, Washington, District of Columbia, DC
Summary
Structure is associated with the McMillan Plan for Washington, D.C.
Significance: Key element in the McMillan Commission's plan to redevelop Washington following City Beautiful precepts. Was designed to centralize and consolidate train access to Washington, while at the time providing a monumental, impressive introduction to the city for arriving visitors. Architect Burnham was the "father of the City Beautiful planning movement in America.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-96
Survey number: HABS DC-139
Building/structure dates: 1903-1908 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1975 Subsequent Work
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Tags
railroad stations
visitors centers
arcades architectural components
city beautiful movement
washington city
union
union station
northeast
massachusetts avenue northeast
washington dc
district of columbia
daniel h burnham
historic american buildings survey
liz jandoli
louis saint gaudens
photo
ultra high resolution
high resolution
architecture
united states history
gateway
entrance
gates
portal
library of congress
historic massachusetts
Date
1908 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Buildings Survey, creator
Burnham, Daniel H
Saint-Gaudens, Louis
Jandoli, Liz, transmitter
Location
Union Station
,
38.89789, -77.00609
Source
Library of Congress
Link
Copyright info
No known restrictions on images made by the U.S. Government; images copied from other sources may be restricted. http://www.loc.gov/rr/print/res/114_habs.html