Stewards of the iconic buildings and grounds of Capitol Hill since 1793.

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• Employee on Capitol Hill
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• Explore Capitol Hill
  • Architecture
    • Columns
      • Corinthian Columns
      • Doric Columns
      • Ionic Columns
    • Materials
      • Cast Iron
      • Marble
      • Sandstone
    • Styles
      • Art Deco Architecture on Capitol Hill
      • Beaux Arts Architecture on Capitol Hill
      • Contemporary Architecture on Capitol Hill
      • Capitol Hill Neoclassical Architecture
  • Art
    • Artists
      • Allyn Cox
      • Constantino Brumidi
      • John Trumbull
      • Thomas Crawford
      • Vinnie Ream
      • Women Artists
    • Decorative Arts
      • Doors
      • Lighting
      • Plaques
      • Other
    • Paintings
      • Historic Rotunda Paintings
      • Other Paintings and Murals
    • Sculpture
      • Busts
      • Statues
      • Other Sculpture
    • African Americans in Art
    • Art Featuring Hispanic Culture
    • Native Americans in Art
    • Women in Art
    • Art by State
  • Buildings
    • U.S. Capitol Building
      • About the U.S. Capitol Building
      • Brumidi Corridors
      • Capitol Dome
      • Capitol Rotunda
      • Cox Corridors
      • Crypt
      • Flags Over The East And West Central Fronts Of The Capitol
      • Hall of Columns
      • House Chamber
      • National Statuary Hall
      • Old Senate Chamber
      • Old Supreme Court Chamber
      • Senate Chamber
      • Small House Rotunda
      • Small Senate Rotunda
    • U.S. Botanic Garden
      • Bartholdi Park & Fountain
      • National Garden
      • The Conservatory
    • Capitol Power Plant
    • Capitol Visitor Center
    • House Office Buildings
      • Cannon House Office Building
      • Ford House Office Building
      • Longworth House Office Building
      • Rayburn House Office Building
    • Library of Congress
      • James Madison Memorial Building
        • Cascade of Books
      • John Adams Building
      • Packard Campus for Audio-Visual Conservation
      • Thomas Jefferson Building
    • Senate Office Buildings
      • Dirksen Senate Office Building
      • Hart Senate Office Building
        • Hart Senate Office Building Roof and Skylight Replacement
      • Russell Senate Office Building
    • U.S. Supreme Court
      • History of the Supreme Court
      • Supreme Court Building
      • Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building
  • Capitol Grounds
    • Highlights
      • Bartholdi Fountain
      • Capitol Reflecting Pool
      • Hardscapes
      • Neptune Fountain
      • Robert A. Taft Memorial and Carillon
      • Senate Fountain
      • Summerhouse
      • The Garfield Monument
      • The Peace Monument
      • Ulysses S. Grant Memorial
    • History
      • About the Grounds
      • Frederick Law Olmsted
      • History of Capitol Grounds
  • Facts
    • Capitol Hill Facts
    • Quotations
  • History of Capitol Hill
    • History
      • History of Capitol Hill
      • History of the Capitol Grounds
      • History of the U.S. Capitol Building
        • Montgomery C. Meigs, Engineer of the Capitol
        • The First Cornerstone
        • History of the Capitol Dome
      • History of the Old Senate Chamber
      • History of the Cannon House Office Building
      • History of the Supreme Court
      • Old Supreme Court Chamber History
    • The Nation's Stage
      • Capitol Christmas Tree
      • Concerts at the U.S. Capitol
      • Inauguration at the U.S. Capitol
      • Lying in State
      • The Catafalque
  • Multimedia Gallery
    • Image Gallery
    • Video Gallery
    • 360° Panoramic Views
  • Virtual Capitol
• Plan Your Visit
  • Getting Here
    • Capitol Hill Maps
      • Accessible Entrances Map
      • Map of Capitol Hill Projects
      • Print-friendly Map of Capitol Hill
    • Tour Buses
  • Tours
    • Itineraries
    • Guided Tours
    • Self-Guided Tours
  • Visitor Services
    • Visitor Hours
    • Accessibility Services
    • Food & Gift Shops
    • Prohibited Items: U.S. Capitol Building
    • Capitol Grounds Regulations
    • Other Attractions in Washington, D.C.
• About AOC
  • AOC's Story
    • Agency Overview
      • History of the Architect of the Capitol
      • Memberships and Affiliations
      • Responsibilities of the Architect of the Capitol
    • Architects of the Capitol