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Dr. William Thornton was an amateur architect who is honored as the "first architect" because his design for the U.S. Capitol was accepted by President George Washington in 1793. He received $500 and a building lot in the city of Washington for his composition.
William Thornton (May 20, 1759 – March 28, 1828) was an American physician, inventor, painter and architect who designed the United States Capitol. He also served as the first Architect of the Capitol and first Superintendent of the United States Patent Office.
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11 de abr. de 2024 · William Thornton (born May 20, 1759, Tortola, British Virgin Islands—died March 28, 1828, Washington, D.C., U.S.) was a British-born American architect, inventor, and public official, best known as the creator of the original design for the Capitol at Washington, D.C.
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Gradually, a magnificent building—the United States Capitol—took shape on Thornton's papers. The structure, he believed, would rise as a shrine to republican government.
Design for the U.S. Capitol, "An Elevation for a Capitol", a 1792 submission by James Diamond was ultimately not selected The winning design for the U.S. Capitol, submitted by William Thornton In early 1792, Thomas Jefferson proposed a design competition to solicit designs for the Capitol and the "President's House", and set a four ...
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- 16.5 acres (67,000 m²)
The history of the United States Capitol Building begins in 1793. Since then, the U.S. Capitol has been built, burnt, rebuilt, extended and restored. The U.S. Capitol that we see in Washington, D.C., today is the result of several major periods of construction. View the timeline and learn more.
In its present state the United States Capitol exhibits four distinct architectural minds at work, those of its original designer, William Thornton; Benjamin Henry Latrobe, the architect responsible for erecting the major portion of the first building; Charles Bulfinch, responsible for redesigning and carrying out the central section including ...
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