Editing National Mall (section)

==Boundaries and dimensions ==
===Dimensions===
{{See also|Geography of Washington, D.C.}}

*Between the Capitol steps and the Lincoln Memorial, the Mall spans 1.9 miles (3.0&nbsp;km).
*Between the Capitol steps and the Washington Monument, the Mall spans 1.2 miles (1.8&nbsp;km).
*Between the [[Ulysses S. Grant Memorial]] and the Lincoln Memorial, the Mall covers 309.2 acres (125.13 ha).
*Between [[Constitution Avenue]] NW and [[Independence Avenue (Washington, D.C.)|Independence Avenue]] SW at [[7th Street (Washington, D.C.)|7th Street]], the width of the Mall is {{convert|1586|ft|m}}.
*Between Madison Drive NW and Jefferson Drive SW at 7th Street, the width of the Mall's open space is {{convert|656|ft|m}}.
*Between the innermost rows of trees near 7th Street, the width of the Mall's vista is {{convert|300|ft|m}}.

===Boundaries===
In its 1981 National Register of Historic Places nomination form, the NPS defined the boundaries of the National Mall (proper) as Constitution and [[Pennsylvania Avenue (Washington, D.C.)|Pennsylvania Avenue]]s on the north, 1st Street NW on the east, Independence and Maryland Avenues on the south, and [[14th Street Northwest and Southwest (Washington, D.C.)|14th Street NW]] on the west, with the exception of the section of land bordered by Jefferson Drive on the north, Independence Avenue on the south, and by 12th and 14th Streets respectively on the east and west, which the [[United States Department of Agriculture|U.S. Department of Agriculture]] administers and which contains the [[Jamie L. Whitten Building|Jamie L. Whitten Building (U.S. Department of Agriculture Administration Building)]].<ref name="National Register Nomination Form" /><ref>{{cite web |last=Milner |first=John D. |date=1973-06-22 |title=National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination: U.S. Department of Agriculture Administration Building |url={{NRHP url|id=74002175}} |archive-date=October 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151024173313/http://focus.nps.gov/pdfhost/docs/NRHP/Text/74002175.pdf |publisher=National Park Service |access-date=June 12, 2017}}</ref> The 2012–2016 National Park Service index describes the National Mall as being a landscaped park that extends from the Capitol to the Washington Monument, defined as a principal axis in the [[L'Enfant Plan]] for the city of Washington.<ref name="INDEX"/>

However, a 2010 NPS plan for the Mall contains maps that show the Mall's general area to be larger.<ref name=Summary>{{cite web|url=https://www.nps.gov/nationalmallplan/Documents/FEIS/NAMA_Summary2010.pdf|title=National Mall Plan: Summary: Enriching Our National Experience: Envisioning a New Future (NPS 802/105261)|place=Washington, D.C.|publisher=[[National Park Service]], [[United States Department of the Interior]], [[National Mall and Memorial Parks]]|date=Fall 2010|access-date=2010-11-10|archive-date=July 15, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120715071037/https://www.nps.gov/nationalmallplan/Documents/FEIS/NAMA_Summary2010.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nps.gov/nationalmallplan/National%20Mall%20Plan.html|title=Update on the National Mall Plan|work=Enriching Your American Experience: The National Mall Plan|year=2010|publisher=National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior|access-date=2016-10-12|archive-date=August 3, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160803083532/https://www.nps.gov/nationalmallplan/National%20Mall%20Plan.html|url-status=live}}</ref> A document within the plan describes this area as "the grounds of the U.S. Capitol west to the Potomac River, and from the [[Jefferson Memorial|Thomas Jefferson Memorial]] north to Constitution Avenue".<ref name="foundation statement"/> A map within the plan entitled "National Mall Areas" illustrates "The Mall" as being the green space bounded on the east by 3rd Street, on the west by 14th Street, on the north by Jefferson Drive, NW, and on the south by Madison Drive, SW.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.nps.gov/nationalmallplan/Maps/AreaswithinNMall.pdf |work=National Mall Plan |title=National Mall Areas |publisher=National Park Service |access-date=2013-10-19 |archive-date=April 28, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150428000405/http://www.nps.gov/nationalmallplan/Maps/AreaswithinNMall.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref> A [[Central Intelligence Agency]] map shows the Mall as occupying the space between the Lincoln Memorial and the United States Capitol.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/ref_maps/physical/pdf/united_states.pdf |title=Map of the United States: Inset showing Washington, D.C. area |work=[[The World Factbook]] |publisher=[[Central Intelligence Agency]] |access-date=2013-10-14 |archive-date=June 5, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130605093715/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/graphics/ref_maps/physical/pdf/united_states.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2011, the [[112th United States Congress]] enacted the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2012, which transferred to the [[Architect of the Capitol]] the NPS "property which is bounded on the north by Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, on the east by First Street Northwest and First Street Southwest, on the south by Maryland Avenue Southwest, and on the west by Third Street Southwest and Third Street Northwest".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PLAW-112publ74/pdf/PLAW-112publ74.pdf |title=Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2012 |work=[[Act of Congress|Public Law]] 112-74, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2012 |publisher=[[United States Government Printing Office]] |date=2011-12-23 |page=125 STAT. 1129 |access-date=2012-03-02 |quote=<br />TRANSFER TO ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL<br />Sec. 1202. (a) Transfer.—To the extent that the Director of the National Park Service has jurisdiction and control over any portion of the area described in subsection (b) and any monument or other facility which is located within such area, such jurisdiction and control is hereby transferred to the Architect of the Capitol as of the date of the enactment of this Act.<br /> (b) Area Described.—The area described in this subsection is the property which is bounded on the north by Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest, on the east by First Street Northwest and First Street Southwest, on the south by Maryland Avenue Southwest, and on the west by Third Street Southwest and Third Street Northwest. |url-status=live |archive-date=July 10, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120710231030/http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/PLAW-112publ74/pdf/PLAW-112publ74.pdf }}</ref> This act removed [[Union Square (Washington, D.C.)|Union Square]] (the area containing the [[Ulysses S. Grant Memorial]] and the [[United States Capitol Complex#Buildings and grounds|Capitol Reflecting Pool]]) from NPS jurisdiction.<ref>{{cite news |last=Ruane |first=Michael E. |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/control-of-the-malls-union-square-changes-hands/2011/12/22/gIQAtOSOLP_story.html |title=Control of the Mall's Union Square changes hands |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=2011-12-27 |access-date=2012-01-05 |url-status=live |archive-date=July 23, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140723065255/http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/control-of-the-malls-union-square-changes-hands/2011/12/22/gIQAtOSOLP_story.html }}</ref>