On the day that Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated President, March 4, 1861, the United States Government Printing Office opened its doors on H Street at North Capitol. The area was farmland gradually giving way to roads and buildings. Nearby Tiber Creek overflowed in wet weather, producing swamp and puddles, and gave rise to the neighborhood's nickname, 'Swampoodle.'
An older picture (Dec 2005) of the H Street overpass and the Children's Museum (Abdo's Senate Square and Landmark Lofts). On the right is a small corner of the parking lot where Capitol Place will be developed.
Dreyfus development. Future site of Capitol Place. H street overpass on left, 2nd Street rowhouses to be demolished on right. The Dreyfus developement sites. SEC buiding on the right and site of third office complex (in foreground) already in progress. In the upper left are the 2nd Street rowhouses to be demolished for future Capitol Place. Logan School in the background.