On April 14, 1876, the Emancipation statue in Lincoln Park was unveiled. Thousands of people, including the President, attended. The person chosen to give the main oration that day was Frederick Douglass. Given the amount of work he had done for the cause of emancipation since escaping from slavery in 1838, he was an obvious […]
One of the first discussions we ever had here at The Hill is Home is what, exactly, are the limits of the Hill. And there are great arguments for drawing the lines in different ways, and it is sure to be a discussion that will continue as long as people live on Capitol Hill. But […]
Many people have come to Capitol Hill to seek their fortune – or fame. Some, as we saw last week, went from the Hill to fame. But many, many more have arrived on the Hill with highest hopes, that they have found shattered or even landed them in jail. Usually, this happens to someone whose […]
In last week’s episode, we heard about Albert Grant: Builder, architect, and Civil War hero. Grant had given up his work in Wisconsin in order to enlist as a Captain in the Union army, and had fought throughout the war. Today, we will see how his life continued after the war.
When the Caldwell House, at 206 Pennsylvania Ave SE, was demolished in 1933 to make way for the John Adams building of the Library of Congress, it was the oldest private house on Capitol Hill, and one of the best examples of the Federal style of architecture to boot. However, today I want to write […]