John Marshall (1755-1835) was one of the most influential Supreme Court justices in the history of the court. Marshall wrote the landmark opinion in Marbury v. Madison which established the Supreme Court as having the power to review the legality of congression actions. Marshall also defined the boundaries of the necessary and proper clause of the Constitution and concluded that business monopolies were unconstitutional.
Built in 1974, the headquarters of the Federal Bureau of Investigation is an example of brutalist architecture. It is located at 935 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW in Washington, DC along the Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Site. It is owned by the General Services Administration (GSA) and managed by the FBI. For information on the FBI Experience, visit https://www.fbi.gov/contact-us/fbi-headquarters/the-fbi-experience.
Standing on this plaza along Pennsylvania Avenue, you are on a direct line between the White House and the US Capitol Building. The stone pavers of Freedom Plaza depict a map of Washington, DC, according to planner Pierre Charles L'Enfant's plan for the city.InscriptionsWESTERN PLAZA PENNSYLVANIA AVENUEWestern plaza consists of a large raised terrace in which part of L'Enfant's original 1791 plan for Washington, DC is rendered in black and white stone. At one end of the raise
Named after Winfield Scott, whose memorial is also in DC, Winfield Scott Hancock (1824-1826) is best known for his role as a US Army general in the American Civil War, particularly for his troops' victory at Gettysburg, repulsing Pickett's Charge. After the war, he commanded troops in the Indian Wars. He unsuccessfully ran for president in 1880.<br /><br />Sculptor: Henry Ellicott<br /><br />Inscriptions<br />front<br />GENERAL<br />WINFIELD SCOTT <br />HANCOCK<br />back<br />Born February 14, 1824<br />Died February 9, 1886<br />
The 44-foot high Peace Monument stands in the circle west of the U.S. Capitol at Pennsylvania Avenue and First Street, NW. Inscribed "In memory of the officers, seamen and marines of the United States Navy who fell in defense of the Union and liberty of their country, 1861-1865," this sculptural group has also been called the Naval Monument.
Architect Pierre L'Enfant designed Pennsylvania Avenue to be a physical connection between the legislative and executive banches of the United States government. It is known the world over as the heart of the Nation's Capital. America's history has marched, paraded, promenaded, and protested its way along the Avenue.
The Grand Army of the Republic was a veterans group of nearly half a million men. It was also the first veterans group in the United States. This memorial honors the veterans who were honorably discharged from the US military at the end of the American Civil War, as well as to the founder of the GAR, Benjamin Stephenson. The memorial was dedicated in 1909.InscriptionsFront bas reliefFRATERNITYObelisk, bottomGRAND ARMY OF THE REPUBLICORGANIZED AT DECATUR ILLINOIS, APRIL 6, 186
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the temperance movement, opposing the consumption of alcohol, gained popularity and political power, culminating in the passage of the 18th Amendment, banning alcohol in 1919. This fountain was donated by Henry Cogswell and erected adjacent to the Central Market in 1884. Filled with ice, the water that flowed from this fountain offered a refreshing alternative to the numerous bars and liquor stores nearby, including one on the ground
A memorial to the US Navy had always been part of Pierre L'Enfant's plan for Washingon, DC. However, it wasn't until 1987 that the US Navy Memorial was dedicated. The memorial design features a lone sailor in the midle of a granite sea surrounded by low, stone walls containing 26 bas-relief sculptures illustrating the history of the Navy and the sea services.
American author Nathaniel Hawthorne observed in the 1860s that "the Willard Hotel more justly could be called the center of Washington than either the Capitol or the White House or the State Department." From 1847 when the enterprising Willard brothers, Henry and Edwin, first set up as innkeepers on the corner of 14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, the Willard has occupied a unique niche in the history of Washington and the nation.
