BASILICA of the NATIONAL SHRINE of the IMMACULATE CONCEPTION – WASHINGTON, D.C. [Detail]

BASILICA of the NATIONAL SHRINE of the IMMACULATE CONCEPTION [Detail]

400 Michigan Ave NE, Washington, District of Columbia, USA

Built 1923-1931, 1955-1959; associated architects: Maginnis & Walsh, Frederick V. Murphy, Eugene F. Kennedy, Jr. of Maginnis & Walsh & Kennedy

John Angel, sculptor

Sources: Boston Globe, Jan. 4, 1920, pg. 49 + Washington [DC] Evening Star, Sept. 19, 1920, pg. 23, Feb. 19, 1922, pg. 23, Dec. 21, 1952, pg. 24-25, Dec. 20, 1954, pg. 27 and Nov. 15, 1959, pg. 173-176 + Vermont Catholic Tribune, Nov. 13, 1959, pg. 9 + cornerstone and tympanum sculpture inscriptions

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Dale Carlson

Dale Carlson grew up along the northeastern shores of Lake Michigan, where at a young age Detroit called out to him in his dreams. In 2008, after extended stays in ten different Michigan cities, the author settled permanently in southeast Oakland County where he currently lives and works in various capacities within the local real estate industry.