U.s. Capitol
Meeting place of the United States Congress. Built 1793 by William Thornton. Added to the National Register in , and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
The United States Capitol, often called the Capitol or the Capitol Building, is the seat of the United States Congress, the legislative branch of the federal government. It is located on Capitol Hill at the eastern end of the National Mall in Washington, D.C. Although no longer at the geographic center of the national capital, the U.S. Capitol forms the origin point for the street-numbering system of the district as well as its four quadrants. Like the principal buildings of the executive and judicial branches, the Capitol is built in a neoclassical style and has a white exterior.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Reference number | 19600002 |
| Built | 1793 |
| Architect | William Thornton, Étienne Sulpice Hallet, Benjamin Henry Latrobe, Charles Bulfinch, Thomas Ustick Walter, August Schoenborn, James Hoban, George Hadfield, Robert Mills, Montgomery C. Meigs, Edward Clark, Elliott Woods, David Lynn, J. George Stewart, George M. White, Alan Hantman, Stephen T. Ayers, Brett Blanton |
| Type of place | capitol building |
| Style | Neoclassical architecture |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark, Historic Civil Engineering Landmark, District of Columbia Inventory of Historic Sites |
| Standing | Yes |
Visiting
| Website | aoc.gov/cc/capitol/index.cfm ↗ |
| Coordinates | 38.88983, -77.00915 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Belmont-Paul Women's Equality National Monument · 0 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Fort Dupont Park Picnic Areas 3 mi · Rock Creek Park Group Picnic Areas (Dc) 5 mi · Greenbelt Park Ranger Station 9 mi |
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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 19600002. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.