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Heating Plant Machinery, (sculpture). Artist:  Cret, Paul Philippe, 1876-1945, designer. (possibly by) Wetmore, James A., architect. Goodwin, Eugene, engineer. Title:  Heating Plant Machinery, (sculpture). Dates:  1933. Dedicated July 7, 1933. Medium:  Relief: limestone and terra cotta; or granite. Dimensions:  5 reliefs. Four reliefs: approx. H. 1 1/2 ft. W. 2 ft.; One relief: approx. H. 14 ft. W. 7 ft. Description:  Five reliefs set into the front of the building, two on each side of the main entrance and one larger relief near the roof. The four small reliefs depict machinery located in the building in 1933. On the far right is a multi-stage pump; on the right is a safety relief valve; on the far left is a steam separator, or deaerator (sic); on the left is a fan housing. Above the main entrance, near the roof, is a larger relief depicting the original boiler complete with stoker grate or, fire bed used, to hold coal. Subject:  Architecture -- Machine Occupation -- Industry Object Type:  Outdoor Sculpture -- District of Columbia -- Washington Relief Sculpture Owner:  Administered by United States General Services Administration, Washington, District of Columbia Located Central Heating and Refrigeration Plant, 13th Street between C & D Streets, S.W., Washington, District of Columbia 20024 Remarks:  Goode publication contains an image of only two of the reliefs: the larger relief of the main boiler and a smaller one of the safety valve. Goode publication also notes that the media is limestone and terra cotta, but SOS! surveyor notes granite could also be the medium. James A. Wetmore was the architect of the Treasury Department. References:  Save Outdoor Sculpture, District of Columbia survey, 1993. Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, pg. 266. Illustration:  Image on file. Goode, James M., "The Outdoor Sculpture of Washington, D.C., A Comprehensive Historical Guide," Washington, D.C.: Smithsonian Institution Press, 1974, pg. 266. Note:  The information provided about this artwork was compiled as part of the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture database, designed to provide descriptive and location information on artworks by American artists in public and private collections worldwide. Repository:  Inventories of American Painting and Sculpture, Smithsonian American Art Museum, P.O. Box 37012, MRC 970, Washington, D.C. 20013-7012 Control Number:  IAS DC000070   Copy/Holding information Smithsonian AmericanArt Museum Control Number   Inventory of American Sculpture DC000070 Add Copy to MyList Format: HTMLPlain textDelimited Subject:   Email to:

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