Architecture of Washington DC
John Russell Pope
memorials
Washington
1912 – Lincoln Memorial Proposal, Washington DC
Architect: John Russell Pope
According to the Smithsonian, “Some historians believe that he created radical designs in a last-ditch effort to discourage the Lincoln Memorial Commission from using the swampy location, west of the Washington Monument. When he presented his many proposals to the commission, he only briefly touched on his pyramid series before strongly pitching ideas he had for other sites in the city.”
Published January 12, 2012