House Garden 
PERSPECTIVE VIEW OF CAPITOL FROM THE NEW UNION SQUARE 
their principal topic of discussion the 
future grouping of structures and the park 
treatment of Washington City. Many bright 
men of the profession prepared papers on 
the subject, and all agreed that the funda¬ 
mental lines established by L’Enfant should 
be adhered to. At this meeting a committee 
was appointed to urge upon Congress the 
pressing need of appointing a Commission to 
formulate a scheme for future grouping of 
buildings and a treatment of the parks in 
harmony with the architecture. Senator 
McMillan,with a broad foresight of the neces¬ 
sity of such study, and a keen appreciation 
of the fact that only the best men should be 
selected for the duties of the Commission, 
acted upon the suggestion of the Institute 
and appointed Mr. Daniel H. Burnham, and 
Mr. F. L. Olmsted, Jr., giving them the 
power to select a third man, who it was well 
known would be Mr. Charles F. McKim. 
In a short time the Commission added Mr. 
BASIN AND STAIRWAYS AT THE FOOT OF THE CAPITOL GROUNDS 
Forming also a termination of the Mall 
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