National Mall U.S. National Register of Historic Places Facing east across the Mall towards the Capitol in 2008 Location: Between Independence and Constitution Avenues from the Capitol to the Lincoln Memorial Architect: Pierre (Peter) Charles L'Enfant; McMillan Commission Governing body: National Park Service NRHP Reference#: 660000311 Added to NRHP: October 15 1966

The National Mall is an open-area national park in downtown Washington D.C. the capital of the United States. The National Mall is a unit of the National Park Service (NPS) and is administered by the National Mall and Memorial Parks unit.2 The term "National Mall" commonly includes areas that are officially part of West Potomac Park and Constitution Gardens to the west and often is taken to refer to the entire area between the Lincoln Memorial and the United States Capitol with the Washington Monument providing a division slightly west of the center.3 The National Mall receives approximately 24 million visitors each year.4 Contents 1 History 2 Dimensions 3 Boundaries of the National Mall 4 Purposes of the National Mall 5 Landmarks museums and other features 6 Other nearby attractions 7 Usage of the National Mall 7.1 Protests and rallies 7.2 Presidential inaugurations 7.3 Other events and recreational activities 7.3.1 Annual events 7.3.2 Other events 8 National Mall Plan 9 Transportation 9.1 Public Transportation 9.2 Bicycles 9.3 Motor vehicle parking 10 See also 11 Notes and references 12 Further reading 13 External links History See also: History of Washington D.C. The National Mall was the centerpiece of the 1901 McMillan Plan. A central open vista traversed the length of the Mall.

In his 1791 plan for the future city of Washington D.C. Pierre (Peter) Charles L'Enfant envisioned a garden-lined "grand avenue" approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) in length and 400 feet (120 m) wide in an area that would lie between the Capitol building and an equestrian statue of George Washington to be placed directly south of the White House.5678 The National Mall occupies the site of this planned "grand avenue" which was never constructed. The Washington Monument stands near the planned site of its namesake's equestrian statue. Mathew Carey's 1802 map is reported to be the first to name the area as "The Mall."9

During the early 1850s architect and horticulturist Andrew Jackson Downing designed a landscape plan for the Mall.79 Over the next half century federal agencies developed several naturalistic parks within the Mall in accordance with Downing's plan.79 In addition railroad tracks crossed the Mall on 6th Street west of the Capitol.7 Near the tracks a large market (Central Market) and a railroad station rose on the north side of the Mall. Greenhouses belonging to the U.S. Botanic Garden appeared near the east end of the Mall.9

In 1901 the McMillan Commission's plan which was partially inspired by the City Beautiful Movement and which purportedly extended L'Enfant's plan called for a radical redesign of the Mall that would replace its greenhouses gardens trees and commercial/industrial facilities with an open space.7910 The plan differed from LEnfants by replacing the 400 feet (120 m) wide "grand avenue" with a 300 feet (91 m) wide vista containing a long and broad expanse of grass. Four rows of American elm (Ulmus americana) trees planted fifty feet apart between two paths or streets would line each side of the vista. Buildings housing cultural and educational institutions constructed in the Beaux-Arts style would line each outer path or street on the opposite side of the path or street from the elms.791011121314 In subsequent years the vision of the McMillan plan was generally followed with the planting of American elms and the layout of four boulevards down the Mall two on either side of a wide lawn.141516

In 1918 contractors for the United States Navy's Bureau of Yards and Docks constructed the "Main Navy" and "Munitions" Buildings along nearly a third of a mile of the south side of Constitution Avenue (then known as B Street) from 17th Street Northwest (NW) to 21st Street NW.171819 Although the Navy intended the buildings to provide temporary quarters for the United States military during World War I the reinforced concrete structures remained in place until 1970.1718 Much of the buildings' area then became Constitution Gardens which was dedicated in 1976.1820

On October 15 1966 the National Mall was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.21 In 1981 the NPS prepared a National Register nomination form that documented the Mall's historical significance.5 More recently the 108th United States Congress enacted the Commemorative Works Clarification and Revision Act of 2003 which prohibits the siting of new commemorative works and visitor centers in a designated reserve area within the cross-axis of the Mall.322 Dimensions 2010 aerial view of the Mall facing west See also: Geography of Washington D.C. From the Capitol steps to the Lincoln Memorial the Mall runs 1.9 miles (3.0 km). From the steps to the Washington Monument the Mall spans 1.2 miles (1.8 km). From Ulysses S. Grant Memorial to Lincoln Memorial the Mall covers 309.2 acres (125.13 ha). Boundaries of the National Mall

The official boundaries of the National Mall (National Mall proper) are Constitution and Pennsylvania Avenues on the north 1st Street NW on the east Independence and Maryland Avenues on the south and 14th Street NW on the west with the exception of the section of land bordered by Jefferson Drive on the north Independence Avenue on the south and by 12th and 14th Streets respectively on the east and west which the U.S. Department of Agriculture administers and which contains the Jamie L. Whitten Building (U.S. Department of Agriculture Administration Building).523 However people often consider areas outside of these boundaries to be part of the Mall.3 Purposes of the National Mall

The National Park Service states that the purposes of the National Mall are to: Provide a monumental dignifiedand symbolic setting for the governmental structures museums and national memorials as first delineated by the LEnfant plan and further outlined in the McMillan plan. Maintain and provide for the use of the National Mall with its public promenades as a completed work of civic art a designed historic landscape providing extraordinary vistas to symbols of the nation. Maintain National Mall commemorative works (memorials monuments statues sites gardens) that honor presidential legacies distinguished public figures ideas events and military and civilian sacrifices and contributions. Forever retain the West Potomac Park section of the National Mall as a public park for recreation and enjoyment of the people. Maintain the National Mall in the heart of the nations capital as a stage for national events and a preeminent national civic space for public gatherings because it is here that the constitutional rights of speech and peaceful assembly find their fullest expression. Maintain the National Mall as an area free of commercial advertising while retaining the ability to recognize sponsors.3 Landmarks museums and other features

United States Geological Survey satellite images of National Mall (April 2002) West end of National Mall showing Lincoln Memorial (#1 on image) Vietnam Veterans Memorial (#2 on image) Constitution Gardens (above the Reflecting Pool) and construction site for the National World War II Memorial (#3 on image). The Washington Monument (#1 on image below) is to the right of the construction site. Below the Reflecting Pool (outside of the image) are the Korean War Veterans Memorial and the District of Columbia War Memorial. Below the Lincoln Memorial (outside of the image) is the John Ericcson National Memorial 24 National Mall (proper). The Mall had a grassy lawn flanked on each side by unpaved paths as its central feature. (Numbers in image correspond to numbers in list of landmarks museums and other features below.)25 2004 view from the United States Capitol facing west across the National Mall The National Mall (proper) contains the following landmarks museums and other features:35 2. National Museum of American History26 3. National Museum of Natural History 4. National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden 5. West Building of the National Gallery of Art 6. East Building of the National Gallery of Art 8. Ulysses S. Grant Memorial 10. National Museum of the American Indian27   11. National Air and Space Museum 12. Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden 13. Arts and Industries Building 14. Smithsonian Institution Building ("The Castle") 15. Freer Gallery of Art 16. Arthur M. Sackler Gallery 17. National Museum of African Art   Union Square28 Capitol Reflecting Pool (see United States Capitol Complex) Peace Monument29 James A. Garfield Monument30 Andrew Jackson Downing Memorial Urn3132333435 Smithsonian Carousel36 Facing east on the National Mall as viewed near the 1300 block of Jefferson Drive S.W. in April 2010. Rows of American elm trees line the sides of a path traversing the length of the Mall. With the exception of the National Gallery of Art all of the museums on the National Mall (proper) are part of the Smithsonian Institution. The Smithsonian maintains a number of gardens near its museums.37 These gardens include: Mary Livingston Ripley Garden3839 Enid A. Haupt Garden4041 Kathrine Dulin Folger Rose Garden42 Butterfly Habitat Garden43   Victory Garden at the National Museum of American History44 Heirloom Garden at the National Museum of American History Behring Center45 Native Landscape at the National Museum of the American Indian46 Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden47 West side of Jefferson Pier As popularly understood the Mall also contains landmarks and features that are east of 1st Street such as the United States Capitol and its grounds (#7 on image) and some that are south of Maryland Avenue such as the United States Botanic Garden (#9 on image). Many people also believe that the Mall contains landmarks and features that are west of 14th Street NW including the Washington Monument (#1 on image) the Monument's grounds and the following:3 Constitution Gardens Sylvan Theater Lincoln Memorial Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool National World War II Memorial   Korean War Veterans Memorial Vietnam Veterans Memorial The Three Soldiers Statue Vietnam Women's Memorial District of Columbia War Memorial   John Ericsson National Memorial John Paul Jones Memorial Lock Keeper's House48 Jefferson Pier   The Smithsonian Institution is planning to construct the National Museum of African American History and Culture on a 5 acres (2.0 ha) site between the grounds of the Washington Monument and the National Museum of American History. The boundaries of the museum site are Constitution Avenue on the north Madison Drive on the south 14th Street NW on the east and 15th Street NW on the west. Construction is expected to begin in 2012.49 The population of American elm trees planted on the Mall and its surrounding areas in accordance with the McMillan Plan has remained intact for the past 70 years because of disease management and immediate tree replacement. Dutch elm disease (DED) first appeared on the Mall during the 1950s and reached a peak in the 1970s. The NPS has used a number of methods to control this fungal epidemic including sanitation pruning injecting trees with fungicide replanting with DED-resistant American elm cultivars and combatting the disease's local insect vector the smaller European elm bark beetle (Scolytus multistriatus) by trapping and by spraying with insecticides. Soil compaction and root damage by crowds and construction projects also adversely affect the elms.50 Other nearby attractions 2007 aerial view of the National Mall and Capitol Hill facing west See also: Category:Visitor attractions in Washington D.C. Other attractions within walking distance of the National Mall include the Library of Congress and the United States Supreme Court Building east of the Capitol; the White House (on a line directly north of the Washington Monument) the National Archives the Old Post Office Pavilion the National Theatre Ford's Theatre and the Albert Einstein Memorial to the north; the National Postal Museum and Union Station to the northeast; and the Jefferson Memorial the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial the George Mason Memorial the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and the Bureau of Engraving and Printing to the south. The Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial scheduled for completion in 2011 will be located on a 4 acres (1.6 ha) site south of the Mall on the northwest corner of the Tidal Basin. The site is within the sightline between the Jefferson and Lincoln Memorials.5152 Usage of the National Mall The National Mall in combination with the other attractions in the Washington Metropolitan Area makes the nation's capital city one of the most popular tourist destinations in the country. However it has uses other than as a tourist focal point. Protests and rallies The 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on the National Mall facing east from the Lincoln Memorial See also: List of protest marches on Washington D.C. The National Mall's status as a wide open expanse at the heart of the capital makes it an attractive site for protests and rallies of all types. One notable example is the 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom a political rally for African American civil rights at which Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech. The largest officially recorded rally was the Vietnam War Moratorium Rally on October 15 1969. However in 1995 the NPS issued a crowd estimate for the Million Man March with which an organizer of the event Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan disagreed.53 The next year a committee of the 104th United States Congress provided no funds for NPS crowd counting activities in Washington D.C. when it prepared legislation making 1997 appropriations for the U.S. Department of the Interior.5354 As of 2009 the NPS had not provided any further official crowd estimates for Mall events.55 On April 25 2004 the March for Women's Lives filled the Mall.56 On January 27 2007 tens of thousands of protesters opposed to the Iraq War converged on the Mall (see: January 27 2007 anti-war protest) drawing comparisons by participants to the Vietnam War protest.575859 Presidential inaugurations Inauguration of Barack Obama on January 20 2009 facing west from the Capitol Main article: United States presidential inauguration During presidential inaugurations people without official tickets gather at the National Mall. Normally the Mall between 7th and 14th Streets NW is used as a staging ground for the parade.60 On December 4 2008 the Presidential Inaugural Committee (see United States presidential inauguration#Organizers) announced that "for the first time the entire length of the National Mall will be opened to the public so that more people than ever before will be able to witness the swearing-in of the President from a vantage point in sight of the Capitol."61 The Committee made this arrangement because of the massive attendance projected to be as many as 2 million people that it expected for the inauguration of Barack Obama on January 20 2009. Despite the arrangement a throng of people seeking access to the event climbed and then removed temporary protective fences around the Smithsonian's Mary Livingston Ripley Garden six blocks from the site at which Obama took his inaugural oath. Hordes then trampled the garden's vegetation and elevated plant beds when entering and leaving the event.62 Others could not find a way to enter the Mall in time to view the ceremony. More than a thousand people with tickets missed the event while being stranded in the I-395 Third Street Tunnel beneath the Mall after police directed them there (see Purple Tunnel of Doom).636465 The Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies subsequently announced that ticket holders that were not admitted would receive copies of the swearing-in invitation and program photos of Obama and Vice President Joe Biden and a color print of the ceremony.66 Other events and recreational activities Independence Day fireworks display between the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial July 4 1986 The National Mall has long served as a spot for jogging picnics and light recreation for the Washington population. The Smithsonian Carousel located on the Mall in front of the Arts and Industry Building is a popular attraction that operates seasonally.67 The carousel was constructed in Gwynn Oak Park near Baltimore Maryland in 1947 and was moved to the Mall in 1975.36 Annual events A number of large free events recur annually on the Mall. A kite festival formerly named the "Smithsonian Kite Festival" and now named the "Blossom Kite Festival" usually takes place each year on the Washington Monument grounds during the last weekend of March (the first weekend of the National Cherry Blossom Festival). The 2011 Blossom Kite Festival took place on Sunday April 10 2011.68 An Earth Day celebration takes place on the Mall each year around April 22.6970 A week-long series of rallies exhibits observances and performances occurred on the Mall from April 17 to April 25 2010 to commemorate Earth Day's 40th anniversary.71 The final day's events featured performances by Sting Mavis Staples The Roots John Legend Jimmy Cliff and others.72 In 2011 the United States Environmental Protection Agency sponsored a two-day Earth Day event on the Mall that featured more than 40 interactive exhibits and activities.73 A four-day exhibition usually takes place each year on the Mall during Public Service Recognition Week (the first full week of May). Government agencies participating in the event sponsor exhibits that display the works of public employees and that enable visitors to learn about government programs and initiatives discuss employee benefits and interact with agency representatives.7475 However the 2011 United States federal budget (Public Law 112-10) which was belatedly enacted on April 15 2011 contained no funding for that year's event forcing the event's cancellation.76 The National Symphony Orchestra presents each year its National Memorial Day Concert on the west lawn of the United States Capitol during the evening of the Sunday before Memorial Day (the last Monday of May).7778 The National Gallery of Art hosts a Jazz in the Garden series each year in the museum's Sculpture Garden on Friday evenings from late May through mid-September.79 Components of the United States Navy Band the United States Air Force Band the United States Marine Band and the United States Army Band perform on the west steps of the United States Capitol on Monday Tuesday Wednesday and Friday evenings respectively during June July and August.80818283848586 The Marine Band repeats each Wednesday Capitol performance on the following evening (Thursday) at the Sylvan Theater on the grounds of the Washington Monument.84 The Smithsonian Folklife Festival takes place on the Mall each year for two weeks around Independence Day (July 4).8788 On that holiday the A Capitol Fourth concert takes place in the late afternoon and early evening on the west lawn of the Capitol.89 This and other Independence Day celebrations on and near the Mall end after sunset with a fireworks display between the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial.9091 On Monday nights during July and August the annual Screen on the Green movie festival takes place on the Mall between 4th and 7th Streets.92 The free classic movies are projected on large portable screens and typically draw crowds of thousands of people. The National Symphony Orchestra presents each year its Labor Day Capitol Concert on the west lawn of the United States Capitol during the evening of the Sunday before Labor Day (the first Monday of September).93 The National Book Festival takes place on the Mall each year in late September or early October.94 Other events On Sunday October 9 1979 Pope John Paul II celebrated Mass on the National Mall during a visit to Washington.95 The celebration took place after an appellate court denied a motion for an injunction that atheists Madalyn Murray O'Hair and Jon Garth Murray had filed to prevent the event from occurring.96 From 1980 through 1982 The Beach Boys and The Grass Roots performed Independence Day concerts on the Mall attracting large crowds.979899 However in April 1983 James G. Watt President Ronald Reagan's Secretary of the Interior banned Independence Day concerts on the Mall by such groups. Watt said that "rock bands" that had performed on the Mall on Independence Day in 1981 and 1982 had encouraged drug use and alcoholism and had attracted "the wrong element" who would mug individuals and families attending any similar events in the future.9899 Watt then announced that Las Vegas crooner Wayne Newton a friend and supporter of President Reagan and a contributor to Republican Party political campaigns would perform at the Mall's 1983 Independence Day celebration.9899100 During the ensuing uproar Rob Grill lead singer of The Grass Roots stated that he felt "highly insulted" by Watt's remarks which he called "nothing but un-American".9899 The Beach Boys stated that the Soviet Union which had invited them to perform in Leningrad in 1978 "obviously .... did not feel that the group attracted the wrong element".9899 Vice President George H. W. Bush said of The Beach Boys "They're my friends and I like their music".9899 When Newton entered an Independence Day stage on the Mall on July 4 1983 members of his audience booed.101102103 Watt apologized to The Beach Boys First Lady Nancy Reagan apologized for Watt and in 1984 The Beach Boys gave an Independence Day concert on the Mall to an audience of 750000 people.101104105106 Britney Spears performs during the "NFL Kickoff Live from the National Mall Presented by Pepsi Vanilla" concert September 4 2003. On September 4 2003 Britney Spears Mary J. Blige Aretha Franklin Aerosmith and others performed in a nationally-televised "NFL Kickoff Live from the National Mall Presented by Pepsi Vanilla" (see National Football League Kickoff game#Pre-game concerts).107 Preceded by a three-day National Football League "interactive Super Bowl theme park" the event had primarily commercial purposes unlike earlier major activities on the Mall. Three weeks later the United States Senate overwhelmingly passed legislation that was intended to limit displays of commercial sponsorship on the Mall.108 On July 7 2007 one leg of Live Earth was held outdoors at the National Museum of the American Indian on the Mall. Former Vice President Al Gore presented and artists such as Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood performed.109 On June 12 2010 Tareq and Michaele Salahi a couple under investigation for allegedly crashing a White House state dinner for the Prime Minister of India in November 2009 (see: 2009 U.S. state dinner security breaches) hosted an America's Polo Cup match between the United States and India on the Mall. The advertised ticket price for this event was $95 per person.110 Reports of the event stated that the players who represented India were actually of Pakistani origin and were from Florida.111112 A spokesman for the Embassy of India stated that neither the Embassy nor the government of India had any association with the event.110 The event's website reportedly identified an Indian company Kingfisher Beer as a sponsor. However Kingfishers' chief executive denied that the company had sponsored the event.110 Yashpal Singh the president and chief executive of Mendocino Brewing Company Kingfisher's parent company reportedly stated "We are not sponsoring this event and have informed the people managing this event of that .... We have sent legal notices to this effect and he keeps on advertising us as a sponsor. I don't know what world he's living in."110 The inaugural USA Science and Engineering Festival Expo took place on the National Mall and surrounding areas on October 23 and 24 2010. More than 1500 free interactive exhibits reportedly drew about 500000 people to the event113 which had over 75 stage shows.114 Occurring once every two to three years on the Mall in the early fall from 2002 to 2009115 the U.S. Department of Energy Solar Decathlon displayed solar-powered houses that competitive collegiate teams designed constructed and operated.116117 Igniting a controversy the Department of Energy (DOE) decided to move the 2011 Decathlon off the Mall claming that this would support an effort to protect improve and restore the park.118 Federal officials stated that heavy equipment that had placed two-story houses on the Mall during earlier Decathlons had cracked walkways and killed grass to a greater extent than had most other Mall events.119 On February 4 2011 a Washington Post editorial criticized attempts to have President Obama restore the event to the Mall.120 Nevertheless by February 12 2011 at least thirteen U.S. Senators had signed a letter asking the DOE to reconsider its decision.119 On February 23 2011 the DOE and the Department of the Interior announced that the 2011 Solar Decathlon would take place in West Potomac Park along Ohio Drive southeast of the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial.121122123 National Mall Plan From 2006 through 2010 the NPS conducted a public process that created a plan for the future of the National Mall.124125 On July 13 2010 the NPS issued in the Federal Register a notice of availability of a final environmental impact statement (EIS) for the National Mall Plan.126 The two-volume final EIS responded to comments and incorporated changes to a draft EIS for the Plan.127 On November 9 2010 the NPS and the Department of the Interior issued a Record of Decision (ROD) that completed the planning process.124128129130 The ROD contains a summary of the selected alternative which is the basis for the Plan together with mitigation measures developed to minimize environmental harm; other alternatives considered; the basis for the decision in terms of planning objectives and the criteria used to develop the preferred alternative; a finding of no impairment of park resources and values; the environmentally preferable alternative; and the public and agency involvement.131 The Plan proposes a number of changes to the Mall. The NPS would construct at the east end of the Mall a wide expanse of paved surface in Union Square to accommodate demonstrations and other events by reducing the size of the Capitol Reflecting Pool or by replacing the pool with a fountain or other small water feature. Additional proposed changes include the replacement of the Sylvan Theater on the Washington Monument grounds with a facility containing offices restaurants and restrooms.125128129130 On December 2 2010 the National Capital Planning Commission (NCPC) unanimously approved the final National Mall Plan at a public hearing.132 The NCPC's approval allows the NPS to move forward with implementation of the Plan's recommendations.124130131132 According to the NCPC a possible next step is the development of a design competition for Union Square the area connecting the National Mall with the U.S. Capitol complex.132 Transportation Smithsonian station on the Washington Metro in 2005 See also: Transportation in Washington D.C. Public Transportation The National Mall is accessible via Washington Metro with the Smithsonian station located on the south side of the Mall near the Smithsonian Institution Building between the Washington Monument and the United States Capitol.133134 The Federal Triangle ArchivesNavy MemorialPenn Quarter and Union Station Metro stations are also located near the Mall to the north.135136137 The L'Enfant Plaza Federal Center Southwest and Capitol South Metro stations are located several blocks south of the Mall.138139140 Metrobus and the DC Circulator make scheduled stops around the Mall.141142 Bicycles The NPS provides parking facilities for bicycles near each of the major memorials as well as along the National Mall.143 From March to October an NPS concessionaire rents out bicycles at the Thompson Boat Center located near the intersection of Virginia Avenue NW and Rock Creek and Potomac Parkway 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the Lincoln Memorial along the Potomac River-Rock Creek Trail.143144145 Motor vehicle parking General visitor parking is available along Ohio Drive Southwest (SW) between the Lincoln and Thomas Jefferson Memorials. Bus parking is available primarily along Ohio Drive SW near the Lincoln and Thomas Jefferson Memorials and along Ohio Drive SW in East Potomac Park. There is limited handicapped parking at the Franklin Delano Roosevelt and World War II Memorials and near the Washington Monument and the Thomas Jefferson Lincoln Korean War Veterans and Vietnam Veterans Memorials; otherwise parking is extremely scarce in and near the Mall.146 See also Washington D.C. portal National Register of Historic Places listings in Washington D.C. Operation Fast Forward Notes and references "National Register of Historic Places: NPS Focus". National Park Service. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov. Retrieved 2010-07-08.  "National Mall & Memorial Parks". National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/nacc/. Retrieved 2010-04-18.  a b c d e f "The National Mall". National Mall Plan. Foundation statement for the National Mall and Pennsylvania Avenue National Historic Park. 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Monument Wars: Washington D.C. the National Mall and the Transformation of the Memorial Landscape. University of California Press. http://www.monumentwars.com.  External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to: National Mall "The Mall District of Columbia". National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/mall/index.htm. Retrieved 2010-11-30.  "Map of the National Mall". National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/nama/planyourvisit/upload/NACCmap1.pdf. Retrieved 2010-11-30.  "Washington DC: A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary: National Mall". National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/wash/dc70.htm. Retrieved 2010-03-17.  "Trust for the National Mall: The Official Partner of the National Park Service". Trust for the National Mall. http://www.nationalmall.org. Retrieved 2010-03-17.  "The Mall: The Grand Avenue The Government and the People". University of Virginia; website created by Mary Halnon. http://xroads.virginia.edu/CAP/MALL/home.html. Retrieved 2009-11-05.  "The National Mall Markers series". HMdb.org: The Historical Marker Database. http://www.hmdb.org/results.aspTownThe%20National%20Mall&StateDistrict%20of%20Columbia. Retrieved 2010-10-27.  v d eLandmarks of Washington D.C. Memorials Adams Memorial  African American Civil War Memorial  Albert Einstein Memorial  Daniel Webster Memorial  District of Columbia War Memorial  First Division Monument  Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial  George Mason Memorial  James A. Garfield Monument  Jefferson Memorial  John Ericsson National Memorial  John Paul Jones Memorial  Korean War Veterans Memorial  Lincoln Memorial  Lyndon Baines Johnson Memorial Grove on the Potomac  National Japanese American Memorial To Patriotism During World War II  National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial  National World War II Memorial  Navy Merchant Marine Memorial  Oscar Straus Memorial  Peace Monument  Pentagon Memorial  Robert A. Taft Memorial  Second Division Memorial  The Extra Mile  The Three Soldiers  Theodore Roosevelt Island  Titanic Memorial  Ulysses S. Grant Memorial  United States Air Force Memorial  United States Holocaust Memorial Museum  United States Navy Memorial  Victims of Communism Memorial  Vietnam Veterans Memorial  Vietnam Women's Memorial  Washington Monument Planned Memorials Adams Memorial  Dwight D. Eisenhower Memorial  Martin Luther King Jr. National Memorial Former Rainbow Pool Other Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception  Healy Hall  Islamic Center of Washington  Jefferson Pier  John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts  Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool  List of public art in Washington D.C.  President Lincoln's Cottage at the Soldiers' Home  Smithsonian Institution  United States Capitol  United States Supreme Court Building  Washington National Cathedral  White House  Zero Milestone v d eU.S. National Register of Historic Places Topics Contributing property  Keeper of the Register  Historic district  History of the National Register of Historic Places  National Park Service  Property types Lists by states Alabama  Alaska  Arizona  Arkansas  California  Colorado  Connecticut  Delaware  Florida  Georgia  Hawaii  Idaho  Illinois  Indiana  Iowa  Kansas  Kentucky  Louisiana  Maine  Maryland  Massachusetts  Michigan  Minnesota  Mississippi  Missouri  Montana  Nebraska  Nevada  New Hampshire  New Jersey  New Mexico  New York  North Carolina  North Dakota  Ohio  Oklahoma  Oregon  Pennsylvania  Rhode Island  South Carolina  South Dakota  Tennessee  Texas  Utah  Vermont  Virginia  Washington  West Virginia  Wisconsin  Wyoming List by territories American Samoa  District of Columbia  Guam  Minor Outlying Islands  Northern Mariana Islands  Puerto Rico  Virgin Islands Lists by associated states Federated States of Micronesia  Marshall Islands  Palau Other Morocco Category:National Register of Historic Places  Portal:National Register of Historic Places Coordinates: 385324N 770125W / 38.89N 77.02361W / 38.89; -77.02361