Arlington House - west side and north wing and well - Arlington National Cemtery - 2012 : 無料・フリー素材/写真
Arlington House - west side and north wing and well - Arlington National Cemtery - 2012 / Tim Evanson
| ライセンス | クリエイティブ・コモンズ 表示-継承 2.1 |
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| 説明 | Standing on the north edge of the utilitarian back yard of Arlington House (the Robert E. Lee Memorial), looking east-southest at the rear of the house. This is at Arlington National Cemetery near Washington, D.C., in the United States.Arlington House was the first temple-form home built in the United States. Arlington House was built by George Washington Parke Custis, adopted son of George Washington, in 1803. George Hadfield, who also partially designed the United States Capitol, designed the mansion. The north wing was constructed first, and shortly thereafter the south wing began to be built. Hadfield's design for the center portion of the house meant that the facade of the north wing was rebuilt to match that of the rest of the house. The north and south wings were completed between 1802 and 1804, but the large center section and portico were not finished until 1817. There are eight Doric pillars each in the front, each pillar five feet in diameter. Each pillar is covered in plaster, and the plaster painted to look like marble.Unlike the east (main) façade of the mansion, the west façade lacks stucco and is undecorated, as it faced a utilitarian work yard not meant to be seen by guests or used by the family -- only slaves. This is where most of the work of the house would occur, from preparing vegetables to carding wook to washing laundry. The rear of the mansion originally featured a one-story open arcade that ran the length of the home. But this arcade was enclosed within a few years (as you can see here).George Washington Parke Custis died in 1857, leaving the Arlington estate and house to his eldest daughter, Mary Custis Lee -- wife of General Robert E. Lee.The well which you can see just in the lower-left corner has a lengthy history, too! The 48 foot deep well was hand-dug and located halfway between the northern wing of the main house and the northern slave quarters. It originally had no wall or overhead protection to prevent animals or debris from falling into the well, just a simple wooden post on which a hand pump was attached. In 1873, the U.S. Army built a four-post, hip roof, wall-less structure over the well to prevent debris from falling into it. In the 1890s, the pump was removed because of a strong, foul odor coming from the well. But the well continued to exist, and an even more ornate roof constructed to protect it. The well took the form you see it now in the 1930s. The ornate cover over the well was removed, and a new stone well cover constructed. |
| 撮影日 | 2012-04-05 13:33:57 |
| 撮影者 | Tim Evanson , Cleveland Heights, Ohio, USA |
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| カメラ | Canon EOS 5D Mark II , Canon |
| 露出 | 0.013 sec (1/80) |
| 開放F値 | f/22.0 |
| 焦点距離 | 28 mm |