History of the United States Capitol : a chronicle of design, construction, and politics

Select an Action

Title:

History of the United States Capitol : a chronicle of design, construction, and politics

Author:

Allen, William C. (William Charles), 1950-

Personal Author:

Allen, William C. (William Charles), 1950-

Publication Information:

Washington : U.S. G.P.O. : [Supt. of Docs., U.S. G.P.O., distributor], 2001.

Physical Description:

xviii, 498 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm.

Series:

Senate document ; 106-29

Senate document (United States. Congress. Senate) ; 106-29.

General Note:

"Architect of the Capitol."

"106th Congress, 2d session"--T.p. verso.

"Printed pursuant to H. Con. Res. 221"--T.p. verso.

Shipping list no.: 2002-0014-S.

"14620"--Spine.

Language:

English

Contents:

Grandeur on the Potomac -- Jefferson and Latrobe -- Destruction and restoration, 1814-1817 -- The Bulfinch years, 1818-1829 -- An unsettled time, 1830-1850 -- Thomas U. Walter and the Capitol exntension -- Captain M. C. Meigs, engineer in charge -- Pride and strife -- Calm and calamity -- The Clark years, 1865-1902 -- Civic improvements -- Views of history.

Corporate Subject:

United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.) -- History.

Subject Term:

Political culture -- United States -- History.

Architecture and state -- Washington (D.C.) -- History.

Geographic Term:

Washington (D.C.) -- Buildings, structures, etc.

Added Corporate Author:

United States. Architect of the Capitol.

Electronic Access:

Adobe Acrobat Reader required

ISBN: