<P> In October 2013, a two - week federal government shutdown closed the National Mall and its museums and monuments . However, when a group of elderly veterans tried to enter the National World War II Memorial during the shutdown's first day, the memorial's barricades were removed . The NPS subsequently announced that the veterans had a legal right to be in the memorial and would not be barred in the future . During the shutdown's second week, the NPS permitted a controversial immigration rally and concert to take place on the Mall . </P> <P> On October 15, 1966, the NPS listed the National Mall on the National Register of Historic Places . In 1981, the NPS prepared a National Register nomination form that documented the Mall's boundaries, features and historical significance . </P> <P> On December 8, 2016, the NPS listed on the National Register of Historic Places an increase in the National Mall Historic District's boundary to encompass an area bounded by 3rd Street, NW / SW, Independence Avenue, SW, Raoul Wallenberg Place, SW, the CSX Railroad, the Potomac River, Constitution Ave., NW, 17th Street, NW, the White House Grounds and 15th Street, NW . The listing's registration form, which contained 232 pages, described and illustrated the history and features of the historic district's proposed expanded area . </P> <Ul> <Li> Between the Capitol steps and the Lincoln Memorial, the Mall spans 1.9 miles (3.0 km). </Li> <Li> Between the Capitol steps and the Washington Monument, the Mall spans 1.2 miles (1.8 km). </Li> <Li> Between the Ulysses S. Grant Memorial and the Lincoln Memorial, the Mall covers 309.2 acres (125.13 ha). </Li> <Li> Between Constitution Avenue NW and Independence Avenue SW at 7th Street, the width of the Mall is 1,586 feet (483 m). </Li> <Li> Between Madison Drive NW and Jefferson Drive SW at 7th Street, the width of the Mall's open space is 656 feet (200 m). </Li> <Li> Between the innermost rows of trees near 7th Street, the width of the Mall's vista is 300 feet (91 m). </Li> </Ul>

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