The Dolley Madison House on Lafayette Square
The Dolley Madison House, a yellow structure on the corner of H Street and Madison Place in “The President’s Neig...
General Miles' casket at St. John's Church
- Date of Work
- 1925
- Medium
- Photo
- Credit
- Library of Congress
General Miles' casket at St. John's Church
The casket of General Miles arrives at Saint John’s Church, May 1925. His state funeral was one of many held at Saint John’s.
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