Word: analostan
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Dates: during 1932-1932
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Louis Phillips Croft 3G, of Beverly Hills, California, was awarded the first prize in the twentieth annual Topiarian Club competition, receiving the silver cup last night at a reception in Robinson Annex. His plans for the grounds of an imaginary presidential residence on Analostan Island, in the Potomac River, as required by the terms of the competition, received the unanimous vote of the four judges for first place...
...problem before the competitors is of an unusual nature. The task is to draw up plans for a new White House, a spacious presidential residence on Analostan Island in the Potomac, opposite the Lincoln Memorial, on the supposition, suggested by government officials that the old residence be used for a historical museum. The competitors are 'given' a building, which they can place on the island in any position they choose. Guest houses, garages and other outhouses are left to the competitors consideration...
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