Readers share their theories of how buildings get their names
. Phil said that when it comes time to ornament the structures he’s designed, he often takes the building’s name into account..
“It has a floral facade ornament inspired by ‘Leaves of Grass,’” Phil wrote. “But it also has a coloration and rocklike base that recalls the western explorations of the U.S. Geological Survey conducted underdirectorship. That’s because he actually lived at this address in a townhouse demolished a number of years before the current structure was erected.
Each era has its favored naming styles, designed to catch the imagination of potential residents. Perhaps buildings such as the Ontario, the Mendota and the Wyoming were inspired by USGS photographic surveys, Phil said.And the associations of a name can change over the years. People may have felt differently about the Dresden, built in 1910 in Kalorama, after its German namesake city was firebombed. On the other hand, the Carthage, a block away, was built long after that African city was sacked.
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