Smithsonian Grounds Are Fenced & Planted
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PrintContract is awarded to build a fence around the portion of the Mall to be occupied by the Smithsonian Institution (nineteen acres). According to Goode (p. 834), work begins the following day, and trees and shrubs are to be planted as well.
Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)
Chronology of Smithsonian History
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
April 16, 1847
Mall, The (Washington, D.C.)