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Andrew Jackson Downing
12016-08-09T13:51:34-07:00Curtis Fletcher3225f3b99ebb95ebd811595627293f68f680673e103851In 1850, President Millard Fillmore commissioned landscape architect, Andrew Jackson Downing to landscape the Mall. His design divided the Mall into four smaller parks, each with a unique appearance, connected by curving walks. Downing was an advocate for urban parks and hoped his design would inspire other cities to create large parks. He died suddenly at age 36 in a steamboat accident before the Mall's new landscape design was finished. A memorial urn in the gardens outside of the Smithsonian Castle honors his contributions to the Mall's design history.plain2016-08-09T13:51:34-07:00mallhistory.orgNational Portrait Gallery, Smithsonian Institution2012-10-01T16:09:54+00:001852NPG-2004-23crop.jpgdesign & monumentsJohn Halpin1830-1859Curtis Fletcher3225f3b99ebb95ebd811595627293f68f680673e