The Resource The Smithsonian Castle and the Seneca Quarry, Garrett Peck
The Smithsonian Castle and the Seneca Quarry, Garrett Peck
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- Summary
- British scientist James Smithson left a fortune to the country he so admired but had never visited. His gift founded the Smithsonian Institution and built the Smithsonian Castle. Today, the castle's distinct Romanesque façade glows warmly against the cool marble that dominates the National Mall. Yet the story of the stones is just as remarkable as that of the building that they grace. It was a boom-bust ride for the Seneca Quarry -- the source of the red sandstone. The quarry saw its first developer die, filed for bankruptcy twice, suffered through floods and contributed to a national scandal that embarrassed the Grant presidency and helped bring down the Freedman's Bank. This is the untold history of the quarry owners and emancipated slaves who toiled there and the many people who work to this day to save Seneca. Join author Garrett Peck as he traces the unlikely story of the Smithsonian Castle and the Seneca Quarry
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 141 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Contents
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- Foreword / by Richard Stamm
- The Quarry Master
- The Story of the Quarry
- The Smithsonian Castle
- The Civil War Comes to Seneca
- Stonecutters
- The Seneca Stone Ring Scandal
- The Building Boom
- The Quarry's Final Years
- Saving Seneca
- Isbn
- 9781540232984
- Label
- The Smithsonian Castle and the Seneca Quarry
- Title
- The Smithsonian Castle and the Seneca Quarry
- Statement of responsibility
- Garrett Peck
- Subject
-
- Buildings
- History
- Public buildings
- Public buildings -- Design and construction
- Public buildings -- Washington (D.C.) -- Design and construction | History -- 19th century
- Public buildings -- Washington (D.C.) -- History -- 19th century
- Quarries and quarrying
- Quarries and quarrying -- Maryland | Seneca -- History -- 19th century
- 1800-1899
- Sandstone -- Maryland | Seneca -- History -- 19th century
- Seneca (Md.) -- History -- 19th century
- Seneca Quarry -- History -- 19th century
- Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)
- Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.) -- History
- Washington (D.C.)
- Washington (D.C.) -- Buildings, structures, etc
- Sandstone
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- British scientist James Smithson left a fortune to the country he so admired but had never visited. His gift founded the Smithsonian Institution and built the Smithsonian Castle. Today, the castle's distinct Romanesque façade glows warmly against the cool marble that dominates the National Mall. Yet the story of the stones is just as remarkable as that of the building that they grace. It was a boom-bust ride for the Seneca Quarry -- the source of the red sandstone. The quarry saw its first developer die, filed for bankruptcy twice, suffered through floods and contributed to a national scandal that embarrassed the Grant presidency and helped bring down the Freedman's Bank. This is the untold history of the quarry owners and emancipated slaves who toiled there and the many people who work to this day to save Seneca. Join author Garrett Peck as he traces the unlikely story of the Smithsonian Castle and the Seneca Quarry
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Peck, Garrett
- Dewey number
- 727/.60009753
- Illustrations
-
- illustrations
- maps
- plates
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- NA4227.W2
- LC item number
- P43 2013
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)
- Public buildings
- Public buildings
- Seneca Quarry
- Sandstone
- Quarries and quarrying
- Seneca (Md.)
- Washington (D.C.)
- Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)
- Buildings
- Public buildings
- Public buildings
- Quarries and quarrying
- Sandstone
- Washington (D.C.)
- Label
- The Smithsonian Castle and the Seneca Quarry, Garrett Peck
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Foreword / by Richard Stamm -- The Quarry Master -- The Story of the Quarry -- The Smithsonian Castle -- The Civil War Comes to Seneca -- Stonecutters -- The Seneca Stone Ring Scandal -- The Building Boom -- The Quarry's Final Years -- Saving Seneca
- Control code
- ocn824088361
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- 141 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781540232984
- Lccn
- 2013000677
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color), map
- Label
- The Smithsonian Castle and the Seneca Quarry, Garrett Peck
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Foreword / by Richard Stamm -- The Quarry Master -- The Story of the Quarry -- The Smithsonian Castle -- The Civil War Comes to Seneca -- Stonecutters -- The Seneca Stone Ring Scandal -- The Building Boom -- The Quarry's Final Years -- Saving Seneca
- Control code
- ocn824088361
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Extent
- 141 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
- Isbn
- 9781540232984
- Lccn
- 2013000677
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color), map
Subject
- Buildings
- History
- Public buildings
- Public buildings -- Design and construction
- Public buildings -- Washington (D.C.) -- Design and construction | History -- 19th century
- Public buildings -- Washington (D.C.) -- History -- 19th century
- Quarries and quarrying
- Quarries and quarrying -- Maryland | Seneca -- History -- 19th century
- 1800-1899
- Sandstone -- Maryland | Seneca -- History -- 19th century
- Seneca (Md.) -- History -- 19th century
- Seneca Quarry -- History -- 19th century
- Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.)
- Smithsonian Institution Building (Washington, D.C.) -- History
- Washington (D.C.)
- Washington (D.C.) -- Buildings, structures, etc
- Sandstone
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