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E PLURIBUS UNUM —
OUT OF MANY, ONE

HISTORY OF CONGRESS
AND THE CAPITOL

Competition of 1850-1851

Proposed Design for the Capitol Extension, by Thomas U. Walter, 1850.

Proposed Design for the Capitol Extension, by Thomas U. Walter, 1850.

 

Proposed Design for the Capitol Extension, by Thomas U. Walter, 1850

Walter initially proposed a single addition to the east front, instead of enlarging the Capitol by adding wings.

Architect of the Capitol

 
History of Congress and the Capitol