Monument Erected to Andrew Jackson Downing
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PrintOn the Smithsonian grounds, the American Pomological Society erects an urn as a monument to Andrew Jackson Downing, architect and landscape gardener. Since the death of Downing, grounds have been kept in repair under the direction of the Secretary of the Interior, who will need an appropriation from Congress to complete Downing's design.
Chronology of Smithsonian History
Institutional History Division, Smithsonian Institution Archives, 600 Maryland Avenue, S.W., Washington, D.C. 20024-2520, SIHistory@si.edu
September, 1856
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