Grounds Features

Architect of the Capitol employees are responsible for the care and preservation of more than 100 varieties of trees and bushes planted around the U.S. Capitol, as well as outdoor sculptures including monuments, memorials and water features.

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Plaque that reads: U.S. Capitol Grounds Memorial Tree Carya illoinensis (Pecan) To Honor Rep. James L. Slayden 1918

Representative James Slayden Tree

Text on the Plaque

U.S. Capitol Grounds
Memorial Tree

Carya illoinensis
(Pecan)

Representative Joseph Walsh Tree

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U.S. Capitol Grounds
Memorial Tree

Fagus grandifolia
(American Beech)

Representative Marlin Olmsted Tree

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U.S. Capitol Grounds
Memorial Tree

Quercus palustris
(Pin Oak)

Representative Walter Capps Tree

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U.S. Capitol Grounds
Memorial Tree

Fraxinus pennsylvanica 'summit'
(Summit Ash)

Representative William Colmer Tree

Text on Plaque

U.S. Capitol Grounds
Memorial Tree

Magnolia grandiflora
(Southern Magnolia)

Robert A. Taft Memorial and Carillon

The Robert A. Taft Memorial and Carillon is located north of the

Russell Building Cherry Trees

Site of one variety: Yoshino (Prunus x yedoensis).

Samuel Thomas Barnes IV Memorial Tree

Text on the Plaque

U.S. Capitol Grounds
Memorial Tree

Quercus alba
(White Oak)

Senate Fountain

Authorization for its construction, for that of the terraces, and for landscaping was given on March 4, 1929.