File:View of Old Senate Chamber from north - U.S. Capitol, Old Senate Chamber, Intersection of North, South, and East Capitol Streets and Capitol Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, DC HABS DC-38-A-2.tif

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Summary

View of Old Senate Chamber from north - U.S. Capitol, Old Senate Chamber, Intersection of North, South, and East Capitol Streets and Capitol Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, DC
Photographer

Rosenthal, James W.

Related names:

Latrobe, Henry H., Designer
Title
View of Old Senate Chamber from north - U.S. Capitol, Old Senate Chamber, Intersection of North, South, and East Capitol Streets and Capitol Mall, Washington, District of Columbia, DC
Depicted place District of Columbia; District of Columbia; Washington
Date 2008
Dimensions 5 x 7 in.
Current location
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Accession number
HABS DC-38-A-2
Credit line
This file comes from the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) or Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS). These are programs of the National Park Service established for the purpose of documenting historic places. Records consist of measured drawings, archival photographs, and written reports.

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Notes
  • Significance: It is located in the original north wing of the U.S. Capitol. Benjamin H. Latrobe designed the semi-domed, semi-circular space, which was originally constructed in 1809-1810, and reconstructed in 1815-1819 after British troops set fire to the Capitol in 1814. Latrobe's original design for the reconstructed Senate Chamber involved enlarging it to a diameter of 75', and replacing the original brick dome with a larger one...
  • Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N1061
  • Survey number: HABS DC-38-A
Source https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/dc1041.photos.573547p
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Public domain This image or media file contains material based on a work of a National Park Service employee, created as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, such work is in the public domain in the United States. See the NPS website and NPS copyright policy for more information.
Camera location38° 53′ 42″ N, 77° 02′ 12.01″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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38°53'42"N, 77°2'13"W

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