National Capitol Columns

To correct this visual illusion, an addition to the east side of the Capitol was constructed in 1958, and the columns were removed.

Russell Page, a landscape designer and close friend of Garrett's, visited the Arboretum in September 1984, only months before his death.

[1] The columns were relocated to this site and set on a foundation of stones from the steps that were initially on the east side of the Capitol.

[1] A capital, or top portion, of one of the columns is located elsewhere in the meadow so that visitors can see the detail that the stone carver incorporated into the design.

The remaining two columns are damaged and rest at the summit of Mount Hamilton, inside the Arboretum's Azalea Collection.