Resources


 * [|Smithsonian Institution National Zoologic Park: A Historic Resource Analysis]: This .pdf is a great starting place. It has early maps of the zoo, as well a extensive history of the zoo from its beginnings. You should be able to pretty well find the location of your home within the zoo by consulting these maps.


 * [|Zoos: A Historical Perspective]: This is probably your next best resource, not least of all for its images.


 * [|William Temple Hornaday]: One of the zoo's founders.


 * A good timeline: []

The National Zoological Park: "City of Refuge" or Zoo? Helen L. Horowitz
 * This is a really good article--you can access it on JSTOR using the link below:

Records of the Columbia Historical Society, Washington, D.C. Vol. 49, The 49th separately bound book (1973/1974), pp. 405-429 Published by: [|Historical Society of Washington, D.C.] Article Stable URL: []