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1 LIST OF FIGURES I Aerial view of the United States Capitol today frontispiece 1. Glenn Brown Simpson residence, Logan Circle facade Simpson residence, Rhode Island Avenue facade National Union Insurance Company Building Beale residence Front elevation and first-floor plan, competition drawings for a Capitol in Puerto Rico Section and side elevation, competition drawings for a Capitol in Puerto Rico a. Sketch elevation and plan of a domed recessed 8b. entrance to a proposed AIA headquarters Proposed Plan for a Boulevard Vista at Fontainebleau Cross section measured drawing of the Octagon Brown inspecting damage to the Capitol s west wall Delaware Avenue elevation for a congressional office building B Street (today Constitution Avenue) elevation for a congressional office building Cross section of an end elevation for a congressional office building Frances Benjamin Johnston Vista overlooking the Mall and Pennsylvania Avenue House Office Building design proposal Workmen rebuilding the roof of the Supreme Court ceiling (Old Senate Chamber) Measured drawing of the Supreme Court Chamber (Old Senate Chamber) The restored Old Supreme Court Chamber Statuary Hall (Old Hall of the House of Representatives) The restored Old Senate Chamber S The Senate Chamber H The House of Representatives Chamber xiii

2 View of the old Capitol from the portico of the Executive Mansion Frontispiece, Vol. I 1. The first map of Washington City, by L Enfant The first engraved map of Washington City Lamphier s competitive design, the ground plan James Diamond s competitive design: 4. The elevation The section The plan Philip Hart s competitive design: 7. The front elevation The side elevation The plan Samuel Dobie s competitive design: 10. The elevation The section The plan S. M. McIntire s competitive design: 13. The plan and elevation The section Stephen Hallet s modification of Thornton s design: 15. The plan The section The elevation Hallet s design, made January, 1793: 18. The plan Hallet s design, made October, 1793: 19. The plan a. The section b. The elevation Alternate design: 20. The plan The elevation Hallet s design, made January, 1794: 22. The plan The section The elevation Hallet s change of Thornton s plan for center building: 25. The plan East elevation West elevation The accepted design, by William Thornton: 28. Plan No Plan No East elevation West elevation Restoration of west front, from plans View of Thornton s east elevation, from King s map Detailed elevation of Thornton s for Senate wing The Capitol when first occupied by Congress in 1800: 35. Basement plan Principal floor and attic Section Exterior view Plat of grounds in Latrobe s modification of Thornton s plan for south wing Cross section Longitudinal section Sketch by Thornton for basement Drawings for west front, Latrobe s design for center portion xiv

3 45. Drawing by Latrobe for south front Proposed west entrance, by Latrobe Plan and section of Library in north wing, by Latrobe President s chair, United States Senate Section of Senate wing Plan and section of Supreme Court Section of lobby, Senate wing Section showing grouping of chimneys Corn capitals and columns, Latrobe Perspective view from Warden East view in 1807, from old print Exterior view of west front, 1811 to Drawing by Andrei of interior of House of Representatives after fire Exterior view after burning by British, from drawing of Chittenden Plat of grounds, Changes in plan of House of Representatives after the fire, by Latrobe Elevation of colonnade of House of Representatives, by Latrobe Plan for masonry of dome of House of Representatives Plan for wooden dome, House of Representatives Details of cornices, House of Representatives Detail drawing by Latrobe for half of center building, west front Plan for changes in the Senate wing after the fire: 66. Principal story Attic story Small rotunda, Senate wing, drawing Tobacco capital Plan of principal floor, drawing by Latrobe a. View of east front, 1818, from old print Floor plan, 1819, when Bulfinch was Architect East elevation, 1819, when Bulfinch was Architect Mantel in Senate Mantel in Senate Mantel in room of Sergeant-at-Arms Mantel in room of Vice-President House of Representatives: 77. From French print North view Southwest view Dome as designed and completed by Bulfinch Gate lodge at west entrance Post and section of old fence Senate Chamber showing western gallery Old drawing of east front Perspective view, by George Strickland Drawing of west view, by Robert King Plat of grounds in Stairway and entrance to west front of old Capitol The Tripoli naval monument East front of the Capitol, from old lithograph Basement plan of completed building, drawing by Mills Vestibule in basement, north wing The crypt The old Supreme Court room Principal story plan of the completed building, drawn by Mills xv

4 Principal stairway, western projection The Rotunda Panels in Rotunda and on west portico Painting of House of Representatives, by Morse Lobby vestibule to House of Representatives Present View of old Hall of Representatives a. Small rotunda, north wing Old Senate lobby Present view of old Senate Entrance leading to Library Attic story plan as completed, drawn by Robert Mills Old room of Vice-President Present Supreme Court robing room Exterior northwest view, Exterior southeast view, View from the south portico of the Executive Mansion Southwest exterior view, from old print The Clock of History, House of Representatives Bas-relief of Justice in the old Supreme Court room Bas-relief panels in Rotunda Statue of Liberty in the House of Representatives Sculpture in pediment of central east portico Statues of Peace and War Statue of Washington a. Group of busts of Supreme Court Justices Paintings: 119. The Declaration of Independence The Surrender of Burgoyne The Surrender of Cornwallis The Resignation of Washington The Baptism of Pocahontas The Landing of Columbus The Embarkation of the Pilgrims Portraits: 126. Lafayette, by Scheffer Washington, by Vanderlyn Washington, by Peale William Thornton, from miniature William Thornton, by Stuart B. H. Latrobe Charles Bulfinch George Blagden John Lenthal Peter Lenox Robert Mills xvi

5 I I West view of the Capitol Frontispiece, Vol. II Robert Mills, architect: 137. Plan of new Senate Chamber Section of design North or south elevation Perspective for Capitol extension by Bureau of Topographical Engineers Competitive plan, author unidentified Competitive drawing plan West elevation East elevation Thomas U. Walter, architect: 145. Competition plan for Capitol extension, Perspective view, competition design Modification competitive plan Perspective of competitive plan Proposed plan, after competition, Plan made after the competition Plan of foundation, 1851, north wing Walter s drawings approved by President Fillmore in 1851: 152. Basement plan, north wing Principal story plan, north wing Attic story plan, north wing Plan of foundation, south wing Basement plan, south wing Principal story plan, south wing Plan of third story, south wing Design for south elevation East elevation, north and south wings, similar West elevation, north and south wings of similar design Elevation of wings facing old building Elevation of rear portico Exterior design Walter s drawings as modified in 1852: 165. Cellar plan of central building Basement plan of central building Principal story plan, central building Attic plan, central building North and south section for remodeling, Congressional Library East and west section of Congressional Library Walter s drawings as modified in 1853: 171. Cellar plan, south wing Modified plan of basement, south wing Modified plan of principal story, south wing Modified plan of attic story, south wing Longitudinal section, south wing, modified design Transverse section, south wing, modified design Cellar plan, north wing Modified basement plan, north wing Modified principal story plan, north wing Modified attic plan, north wing Modified longitudinal section, north wing East portico of wings West portico of wings Drawings of the new Dome: 183a. Plan of base of Dome Plan of Dome Elevation of new Dome, Section of Dome xvii

6 I I a. Outline section of Dome suggesting alterations above the peristyle Section of Dome showing scaffolding and temporary roof Modified elevation for Dome, not executed Suggestions for outline of Dome Detail drawings 190. Enlarged section, House of Representatives Speaker s desk, House of Representatives Ceiling of House of Representatives Enlarged section of Senate Chamber Ceiling of Senate Chamber Panel ceiling of Senate Chamber Detailed base of Dome Peristyle of Dome Detailed section of top portion of Dome Statue of Liberty, Crawford, sculptor Plan of heating and ventilating Details of heating and ventilating Exterior order of the Capitol extension Design showing corner of Capitol Details of eastern doorways Corridor through basement, south wing Sections and plan of Senate retiring room a. Plan and elevation of walls, basement vestibule, south wing Vestibule, south wing Details of columns Details of capitals, north wing Congressional Library Western stairway Section of stairway Details of bronze stairway Perspective of Speaker s desk Details of vaulting antechamber, north wing Detail of corridor arches Details of mantel Design for chairs of halls of Congress Design for lamp-post on east entrance The building as completed: 220. Cellar plan Basement plan Principal story plan Attic plan East front, as completed Northeast view, as completed a.Bird s-eye view, showing roof of Capitol Corridor, basement, north wing Public room, north wing, basement Corridor basement, north wing, frescoes by Brumidi, painter Senators private bronze stairway, north wing Senate corridor, principal floor Senate lobby or reception room Senate corridor, principal story Public reception room, principal story, north wing The President s room, north wing The Vice-President s room, north wing Room of the Senate Committee of the District of Columbia Naval and Philippines committees room, Senate wing xviii

7 I I Room of the Senate Military Committee Judiciary Committee room, Senate United States Senate Chamber Basement hall, south wing North corridor, House of Representatives Lobby or corridor, south of House of Representatives Four principal stairways, similar in design on House and Senate wings Room of Speaker of the House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee room, House of Representatives Naval Committee room, House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture, House of Representatives Mace of Sergeant-at-Arms, United States House of Representatives House of Representatives Old Congressional Library North and south halls, old Congressional Library Detail of ironwork in old Congressional Library a. Ceiling of west hall, old Congressional Library Landscape treatment Plat made for purchase of additional ground Frederick Law Olmsted, landscape architect: 256. Plan of terraces and grounds Plan of terraces and western stairway Plan of basement, showing rooms beneath the marble terrace Revised plan of central terrace Perspective of exterior stairways Northwest view of Capitol, showing the marble terrace Southwest view of the Capitol, showing marble terrace Balustrade and lanterns Lamp-post and planting Fountain, east end of grounds South lawn and terrace Western lawn Plaza east of Capitol Grotto and grove on west of Capitol a. Bronze tablet erected on the one hundredth anniversary of laying the corner stone Committee rooms in space formerly occupied by Congressional Library: 270. Principal story plan Attic story plan Section Colonnade from Rotunda to new committee rooms a. Ceiling and wall paneling in corridor leading to new committee rooms T. U. Walter, architect: 274. Design for enlargement of the Capitol, 1874, plan of principal story Plan for enlargement of the Capitol, 1874, perspective view Design for the extension of the center of the Capitol Design for the extension of the central portion of the Capitol, perspective view, Smithmeyer and Pelz, architects: 278. Proposed plan for extending center of the Capitol Design for the extension of the central portion of the Capitol, perspective xix

8 I I Sculpture in the Capitol Extension: 280. The Discovery: Persico, sculptor The Rescue: Greenough, sculptor Cast of statue of George Washington: Jean Antoine Houdon, sculptor Sculpture, eastern pediment, north wing: Thomas Crawford, sculptor Statue of Benjamin Franklin: Hiram Powers, sculptor Thomas Jefferson: Hiram Powers, sculptor Bronze doors, central west portico: Randolph Rogers, sculptor Bronze doors, Senate wing: Thomas Crawford, sculptor Cast for bronze doors, south wing: Thomas Crawford, sculptor Group of Justices, United States Supreme Court Thomas Jefferson: P. T. David D Angers, sculptor Alexander Hamilton: Horatio Stone, sculptor Group of sculpture in Statuary Hall Group of statues in Statuary Hall Lewis Cass: Daniel C. French, sculptor Bronze clock, House of Representatives, figures of Indian and Pioneer: W. H. Rinehart, sculptor Chief Justice John Marshall: W. W. Story, sculptor The Peace Monument: Franklin Simmons, sculptor Statue of James A. Garfield: J. Q. A. Ward, sculptor Paintings and frescoes in the Capitol: 299. The Discovery of the Mississippi: William H. Powell, painter Washington s Headquarters in Yorktown: Brumidi, painter Perry s Victory on Lake Erie: W. H. Powell, painter Westward the Course of Empire Takes its Way: Emanuel Lentze, painter The Chasm of the Colorado: Thomas Moran, painter The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone: Thomas Moran, painter George Washington: Gilbert Stuart, painter Henry Clay: H. F. Darby, painter The Battle of Chapultepec: James Walker, painter Discovery of the Hudson: Albert Bierstadt, painter California Landscape: Albert Bierstadt, painter View of the Rotunda from floor: Brumidi, painter Erecting the First House in Plymouth, fresco on frieze of Rotunda: Brumidi and Costaggini, painters a. The Declaration of Independence, fresco on frieze of Rotunda: Brumidi and Costaggini, painters b. The Battle of Lexington, fresco on frieze of Rotunda: Brumidi and Costaggini, painters John Jay, copy by Gray after Gilbert Stuart The Electoral Commission: C. Adele Fassett, painter The Recall of Columbus: A. G. Heaton, painter Portraits of Architects and Superintendents: 315. Thomas U. Walter, architect Thomas U. Walter, architect Edward Clark, architect Frederick Law Olmsted, landscape architect Gen. M. C. Meigs, superintendent Gen. W. B. Franklin, superintendent Thomas Wisedell, assistant to F. L. Olmsted Constantino Brumidi, fresco painter xx

FRONTISPIECE Vol. II. WEST VIEW OF CAPITOL. West Front, 1900.

FRONTISPIECE Vol. II. WEST VIEW OF CAPITOL. West Front, 1900. FRONTISPIECE Vol. II WEST VIEW OF CAPITOL. West Front, 1900. HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES CAPITOL BY GLENN BROWN FELLOW OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF ARCHITECTS; CORRESPONDING MEMBER OF THE SOCIÉTÉ CENTRALE