The National Mall was the centerpiece of the McMillan Plan.
The McMillan Plan (formally titled The Report of the Senate Park Commission. The Improvement of the Park System of the District of Columbia) is a comprehensive planning document for the development of the monumental core and the park system of Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States. It was written in 1902 by the Senate Park Commission. The commission is popularly known as the McMillan Commission after its chairman, Senator James McMillan of Michigan.[1]
The McMillan Plan proposed eliminating the Victorian landscaping of the National Mall and replacing it with an uncomplicated expanse of grass, narrowing the Mall, and permitting the construction of low, Neoclassical museums and cultural centers along the Mall's east–west axis. The plan proposed constructing significant memorials on the western and southern anchors of the Mall's two axes, reflecting pools on the southern and western ends, and massive granite and marble terraces and arcades around the base of the Washington Monument. The plan also proposed tearing down the existing railroad passenger station on the National Mall and constructing a large new station north of the United States Capitol building.
Additionally, the McMillan Plan contemplated constructing clusters of tall, Neoclassical office buildings around Lafayette Square and the Capitol building, as well as an extensive system of neighborhood parks and recreational facilities throughout the city. Major new parkways would connect these parks and link the city to nearby attractions.
Never formally adopted by the United States government, the McMillan Plan was implemented piecemeal in the decades after its release. The location of the Lincoln Memorial, Ulysses S. Grant Memorial, Union Station, and U.S. Department of Agriculture Building are due to the McMillan Plan. Proposals to construct Arlington Memorial Bridge received a significant boost from the plan as well. The McMillan Plan continues to guide urban planning in and around Washington, D.C., into the 21st century and has become a part of the federal government's official planning policy for the national capital.
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national memorials as first delineated by the L'Enfant plan and further outlined in the McMillanplan. "Maintain and provide for the use of the National Mall...
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issued its report (commonly referred to as the "McMillan Plan") on January 15, 1902. The McMillanPlan proposed siting a major new bridge and memorial at the...
grew, the plan was duplicated to cover most of the remainder of the capital. Meanwhile, the core of the city faced disarray and the McMillanPlan, led by...
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especially the National Mall and nearby areas. The commission's plan for development, the McMillanPlan, proposed to replace the residences and other buildings...
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shape the 1901 McMillanPlan which led to the completion of the overall design of the National Mall. The Senate Park Commission, or McMillan Commission established...
transform cities. The aspirations of the movement can be seen in the McMillanPlan for Washington, D.C. As the century progressed, the Beaux-Arts influence...
stands a small monolith called the Jefferson Pier. Consequently, the McMillanPlan specified that the Lincoln Memorial should be "placed on the main axis...
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