The Washington Monument

By: Cassie Garcia Lorie Lane

Lorrisa Hales Ashley Taylor

Started

StartedStarted

Cornerstone laid: July 4, 1848.Cornerstone laid: July 4, 1848.

Capstone set: December 6, 1884.Capstone set: December 6, 1884.

Dedicated: February 21, 1885.Dedicated: February 21, 1885.

Officially opened to the public: October 9, 1888.Officially opened to the public: October 9, 1888.

Designed by Robert Mills.Designed by Robert Mills.

Total cost of monument: $1,187,710. Total cost of monument: $1,187,710.

DimensionsDimensions

• Total height of monument: 555 feet, 5 Total height of monument: 555 feet, 5 1/8 inches (169.29 meters). 1/8 inches (169.29 meters).

• Height from lobby to observation level: Height from lobby to observation level: 500 feet or 50 stories (152.40 meters). 500 feet or 50 stories (152.40 meters).

• Total weight of monument:90,854 tonsTotal weight of monument:90,854 tons

• Total number of blocks in Total number of blocks in monument:36,491monument:36,491

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MaterialsMaterials

Exterior: White marble primarily Exterior: White marble primarily from Baltimore, Maryland; a few from Baltimore, Maryland; a few blocks from Sheffield, blocks from Sheffield, Massachusetts. Massachusetts.

Interior: Granite from Maine. Interior: Granite from Maine.

Interior

• Number of memorial stones in stairwell: 198.

• Present elevator installed: 1998. • Present elevator cab installed: 2001. • Elevator ascent/descent time: 60

seconds/60 seconds. • Number of steps in stairwell: 896.

AdministrationAdministration

• October 2, 1888: Congress appointed the War Department as the custodian to the Monument.

• August 10, 1933: Washington Monument was transferred to the administrative control of the National Park Service.

Designed Designed

Started designed by Robert Mills in Started designed by Robert Mills in 18381838

It rises more than 168 m (550 ft) It rises more than 168 m (550 ft) above the city and is the largest above the city and is the largest masonry structure in the world.masonry structure in the world.

The actual construction of the The actual construction of the monument began in 1848 and was monument began in 1848 and was not completed until 1884 not completed until 1884

HistoryHistory

Named after the first president, George Named after the first president, George Washington.Washington.

Once the world's tallest building Once the world's tallest building Today it remains the world's tallest free Today it remains the world's tallest free

standing masonry structure standing masonry structure It’s the oldest out of the three presidential It’s the oldest out of the three presidential

memorials here on the National Mallmemorials here on the National Mall

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BIBLIOGRAPHYBIBLIOGRAPHY G. E. Kidder Smith. Looking at Architecture. New York: G. E. Kidder Smith. Looking at Architecture. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Publishers, 1990. ISBN 0-8109-3556-2. Harry N. Abrams, Publishers, 1990. ISBN 0-8109-3556-2. LC 90-30728. NA200.S57 1990. LC 90-30728. NA200.S57 1990. Exterior view of Monument in silhouette, p131. Exterior view of Monument in silhouette, p131. discussion, p130.   discussion, p130.   Available at Amazon.comAvailable at Amazon.com

Ernest and Kathleen Meredith, Fairfax, Virginia. Slide Ernest and Kathleen Meredith, Fairfax, Virginia. Slide from photographers' collection. Kevin Matthews. from photographers' collection. Kevin Matthews. The Great Buildings CollectionThe Great Buildings Collection on CD-ROM. on CD-ROM.

Artifice, 2001. ISBN 0-9667098-4-5.— Artifice, 2001. ISBN 0-9667098-4-5.— Available at Amazon.comAvailable at Amazon.com      Find books about Find books about Washington MonumentWashington Monument

•Search the Search the RIBA architecture architecture library catalog for more for more references on references on Washington Monument   •Web ResourcesWeb ResourcesLinks on Washington MonumentLinks on Washington Monument

•http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/http://www.greatbuildings.com/buildings/Washington_Monument.htmlWashington_Monument.html

•http://www.nps.gov/nama/mortar.htm#wamo

•Technical Problems: Technical Problems: NACC survey lodge webmaster@nps.gov

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