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This project replaced trees at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center (CVC) entry to recapture the historic design intent and restore the historic character and contributing features of the original Olmsted landscape within the context of the current landscape conditions.
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Pierre Charles L'Enfant designed the new federal city, Washington, D.C.
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Thomas Crawford designed the House and Senate bronze doors, the Senate pediment sculpture, and the Statue of Freedom that stands atop the U.S. Capitol Dome.
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Frederick Law Olmsted designed and carried out the landscaping of the U.S. Capitol grounds in the late 19th century.
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John Trumbull painted four scenes related to the Revolutionary War for the U.S. Capitol Rotunda.
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George M. White, who served as Architect of the Capitol from 1971 until 1995, constructed the Library of Congress Madison building, the Hart Senate Office Building, and the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building.
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The extension of the U.S. Capitol's East Front and construction of the Rayburn House Office Building were highlights of Architect of the Capitol J. George Stewart's 1954-1970 term of service.
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During his tenure as Architect of the Capitol, from 1923 to 1954, David Lynn built the second House and Senate office buildings (now named the Longworth and Dirksen buildings, respectively), the second Library of Congress building (now named the Adams building), and the Supreme Court building.
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Elliott Woods, who served as Architect of the Capitol from 1902 to 1923, constructed the first House and Senate office buildings (now named the Cannon and Russell buildings, respectively).
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Edward Clark, the longest-serving architect to date (1865-1902), completed the porticoes of the new wing extensions and oversaw construction of the first Library of Congress building (now named the Jefferson building).
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Architect Thomas U. Walter served at the U.S. Capitol from 1851 to 1865; he constructed the House and Senate wing extensions and the present dome.
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Between 1818 and 1829 the Capitol's center section and first dome were constructed under the direction of architect Charles Bulfinch.
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Benjamin Henry Latrobe, who served as the U.S. Capitol's architect from 1803 to 1811 and from 1815 to 1817, built the Capitol's south wing and redesigned and rebuilt the north wing.
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The expansion of the nation led to the growth of the Congress, and by 1850 the Capitol Building was much too small. Over a period of 17 years, the present House and Senate wings were added to the old building and the low central dome was replaced with a cast-iron dome better suited to the enlarged
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The U.S. Capitol Building and Grounds were first completed by Charles Bulfinch in 1829. This image shows the building's East Front.
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Only the north (Senate) wing of the U.S. Capitol Building was ready for the Congress by 1800. As construction continued on the rest of the building, this wing accommodated the Senate, the House of Representatives, the Supreme Court, the Library of Congress, and the district courts.
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Only the north (Senate) wing of the U.S. Capitol Building was ready for the Congress by 1800. As construction continued on the rest of the building, this wing accommodated the Senate, the House of Representatives, the Supreme Court, the Library of Congress, and the district courts.
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In August 1814, during the War of 1812, invading British troops burned the U.S. Capitol and other buildings in Washington. That fall, Congress met in the Patent Office building (now the National Portrait Gallery/Smithsonian American Art Museum).
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Following passage of the "Residence Act," which required the government to move to a new city on the Potomac River in 1800, Congress moved to Philadelphia for a 10-year stay at Congress Hall.
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The Congress returned to New York's old City Hall in 1785, 20 years after the meeting of state delegates in that building. Here, in 1789, George Washington was inaugurated president and the first Congress under the Constitution was convened.
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In November and December 1784 the Congress met in the French Arms tavern in Trenton, New Jersey.
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In the summer of 1783 Congress moved to Princeton, New Jersey, where it met in Nassau Hall of the College of New Jersey (now Princeton University).
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The next congressional meeting place was the State House in Annapolis, Maryland. It was here that George Washington resigned his commission as commander in chief of the Continental Army.
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After leaving Baltimore the Congress met briefly in Philadelphia but soon moved to York, Pennsylvania, where it met for nine months in the old Court House.
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The Congress moved to Baltimore, Maryland, a safer haven during the war than Philadelphia, after the Declaration of Independence. It met in this rented building, since known as Old Congress House; the building was destroyed by fire in 1860.
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On July 4, 1776, delegates to the second Continental Congress issued the Declaration of Independence at Philadelphia's State House, now known as Independence Hall.
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The first Continental Congress met at Carpenters' Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where they agreed to suspend trade with Great Britain.
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The Old City Hall in New York was the meeting place for delegates from nine colonies, who drew up a Declaration of Rights.
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At the old Stadt Huys in Albany, New York, colonial representatives devised a plan for a union of the colonies. The plan was ultimately rejected, but it became a guide for the later federal government.