Square. It comprises about seven acres, and has many large trees and beautiful plants. Rare tropical flowers are set out in spring and make the square a very

attractive place.

At the south-east entrance is a beautiful memorial erected by Congress to Lafayette and his compatriots who served during the Revolution. The figures are of bronze, the work of the French sculptors, Falquiere and Mercie. The total cost was $50,000.

The figure of Lafayette is ten feet high, and represents the gallant Frenchman in his uniform as a Continental general. At the sides are statues of Rochambeau and Duportail, of

LAFAYETTE MEMORIAL.

the French army, and D'Estaing and De Grasse, of the navy. In front is "America" holding up a sword to Lafayette.

In the centre of the Square is the bronze equestrian statue of General Andrew Jackson, by Clark Mills. It is of heroic size, and the pose, as the horse is reared back while the general is giving a salute, is very striking. It was unveiled January 8, 1853, the thirty-eighth anniversary of the great victory of New Orleans. The material was obtained from cannon captured in Jackson's campaigns. This statue was the first piece of bronze casting of any magnitude undertaken in this country, and Mr. Mills met with great difficulties in his work, having to design his furnace himself. The cost was $50,000.

GENERAL ANDREW JACKSON.

North of the Square is the house occupied by Hon. William H. Seward, while Secretary of State, and where the assassin Payne attempted to kill him the same night that Booth shot President Lincoln.

At the north-east corner is the old mansion formerly occupied by Hon. Charles Sumner, while Senator from Massachusetts. It now forms a part of the Arlington Hotel.

At the north-west corner is the old Decatur mansion, built in 1819, the first private house on the Square. Subsequently, it became the residence of several foreign ministers. Later, it was occupied by Henry Clay, Martin Van Buren, and Daniel Webster, while Secretaries of State.

Washington Circle is at the intersection of Pennsylvania and New Hampshire Avenues and Twenty-third and K Streets, N. W. It

WASHINGTON.

contains Clark Mills's equestrian statue of Washington. The hero is represented as he appeared at the critical moment during the battle of Princeton. The American troops had given way before the onslaught of the foe, but Washington, with drawn sword, is rallying them to renew the fight. The likeness was taken from a bust by Houdon, executed during Washington's lifetime. The figure was cast from cannon given by Congress, and cost $50,000.

unveiled in 1860.

It was

Dupont Circle is at the intersection of New Hampshire, Massachusetts, and Connecticut Avenues and Nineteenth and P Streets, N. W. It is handsomely laid out with trees and flowers. In the centre is the bronze statue of Admiral Samuel Francis Dupont, by Launt Thompson. The figure is of heroic size and the Admiral is represented as clad in full uniform and standing on the quarter-deck, with his marine glass in his hand. The pedestal is of granite, with a base of bluestone. The statue was unveiled with appropriate ceremonies,

December 20, 1884, Hon. Thomas F. Bayard, of Delaware, delivering the oration. The cost of the monument was $10,000.

Ten streets and avenues radiate from Dupont Circle, and some of the finest mansions of the city front upon it. Notable are the houses of Mr. Blaine, and "Stewart Castle," at present occupied by the Chinese Legation.

A short distance down Connecticut Avenue is the palatial mansion occupied by the British Legation.

Scott Square is at the intersection of Massachusetts and Rhode Island Avenues and Sixteenth and N Streets, N. W. It contains a small circular park, in the centre of which is an equestrian statue of General Winfield Scott. It was modelled by H. K. Brown, and cast in Philadelphia in 1874. The bronze was obtained from cannon captured during the Mexican War. The General is represented in the full uniform of LieutenantGeneral. The pedestal is of Cape

ADMIRAL DUPONT.

Ann granite, and the five blocks are said to be the largest ever quarried in the United States. The lowest is twenty-six feet long, thirteen feet wide, and two feet thick, and weighs one hundred and twenty tons.

The cost of the statue was $20,000, and that of the pedestal $25,000.

Thomas Circle is at the intersection of Vermont and Massachusetts Avenues and Fourteenth and M Streets, N. W. It contains the equestrian statue of General George H. Thomas. It was modelled by J. Q. A. Ward. It is

GENERAL SCOTT.

sixteen feet high, and rests on a granite pedestal, on the sides of which are the insignia in bronze of the Army of the Cumberland.

GENERAL THOMAS.

The statue, costing $50,000, was erected by the comrades of the General, the members of the Society of the Army of the Cumberland. The pedestal, costing $25,000, was provided by Congress. In connection with the ceremony of dedication there was a grand military and civil parade, November 19, 1879. Hon. Stanley Mathews delivered the oration.

Four magnificent bronze lamps at the corners of the pedestal add greatly to the artistic effect of the

monument.

North-west of Thomas Circle is

the bronze statue of Martin Luther, erected by the members of the Lutheran Church. It was cast in Germany from the same moulds as the statue forming the centrepiece of the celebrated memorial at Worms. It is eleven feet high-a commanding figure. The Great Reformer is represented as he appeared before the famous Diet of Worms, 1521. In his left hand he holds a Bible, to which he points with his right; while his face, on which faith is admirably portrayed, is turned upward.

The statue was modelled by Rietschel, and cost, with the pedestal, $10,000.

Iowa Circle is at the intersection of Vermont and Rhode Island Avenues and Thirteenth and P Streets, N. W. It is proposed to erect here a statue of

MARTIN LUTHER.

Farragut Square covers an area of a little more than one acre, at the intersection of Connecticut Avenue and I Street, N. W. In it

stands the colossal bronze statue of Admiral David G. Farragut, modelled by Mrs. Vinnie Ream Hoxie. The figure is ten feet in height, and stands on a granite

pedestal, which has a height of twenty feet. The material was taken from the propeller of Farragut's famous flag-ship, the "Hartford," with which he passed the forts below New Orleans and fought in Mobile Bay. The monument was unveiled April 25, 1881, Hon. Horace Maynard, of Tennessee, and Hon. Daniel W. Voorhees, of Indiana, being the orators of the

occasion.

ADMIRAL FARRAGUT.

M'Pherson Square is at the intersection of Vermont Avenue and I Street, N. W. It contains a colossal equestrian statue of General James B. M'Pherson, erected by the Society of the Army of the Tennessee. It was designed by