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Proposed National Library at Judiciary Square: Two Drawings from 1875-1879

Explore two drawings of the proposed National Library at Judiciary Square between 1875 and 1879. See what could have been if this plan had been accepted!
Mary Winsor (Penn.) '17 [holding Suffrage Prisoners banner]
April 1865. Washington, D.C. "John C. Howard's stable on G Street between 6th and 7th, where John H. Surratt kept horses before leaving town on April 1." From photographs pertaining to the assassination of President Lincoln, April-July 1865. Wet plate glass negative, photographer unknown.
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Obviously, our national library is not at Judiciary Square, but before we committed to building the Library of Congress on Capitol Hill, there were some other proposals evaluated. Below are two drawings of the proposed library to be built at Judiciary Square. These drawings were from between 1875 and 1879.

plan for the proposed National Library at Judiciary Square
plan for the proposed National Library at Judiciary Square
lateral section of the proposed National Library at Judiciary Square
lateral section of the proposed National Library at Judiciary Square
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