Architects of The Capitol
| Architect of the Capitol | Term of Office | Deputy Architect | Assistant Architect | Appointing President | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William Thornton | 1793 | 9999 ! — | 9999 ! — | Washington | Washington selected Thornton's original design for the Capitol. |
| Benjamin Henry Latrobe | March 6, 1803 – July 1, 1811 Read more about this topic: Architect Of The Capitol Famous quotes containing the words architects of, architects and/or capitol:“A great proportion of architectural ornaments are literally hollow, and a September gale would strip them off, like borrowed plumes, without injury to the substantials.... What if an equal ado were made about the ornaments of style in literature, and the architects of our bibles spent as much time about their cornices as the architects of our churches do? So are made the belles-lettres and the beaux-arts and their professors.” “Perchance the time will come when every house even will have not only its sleeping-rooms, and dining-room, and talking-room or parlor, but its thinking-room also, and the architects will put it into their plans. Let it be furnished and ornamented with whatever conduces to serious and creative thought. I should not object to the holy water, or any other simple symbol, if it were consecrated by the imagination of the worshipers.” “A woman with her two children was captured on the steps of the capitol building, whither she had fled for protection, and this, too, while the stars and stripes floated over it.” |