City Beautiful: The 1901 Plan for Washington, D.C.

This Web site explores the "City Beautiful" movement as it applied to Washington, DC. The premise of this turn-of-the-century reform movement was the idea that beauty could be an effective device for social reform and control. The site is rich in content and includes many photographs, drawings, and maps. A comprehensive bibliography of print resources can also be found here. This Web page will be of value and interest to higher-level students.

POINTCommunications Top 5% Web Site.

Julie K. Rose

U.S. History

Social Studies

11, 12, AP