Architect of the Capitol
Architect of the Capitol ( English Architect of the Capitol ) is an office of the Congress of the United States , the incumbent for maintenance, operation, development and maintenance of the Capitol complex in Washington, DC is responsible. The complex includes the Capitol itself, the Congress office buildings, the Library of Congress buildings, the Supreme Court building , the Botanical Gardens , the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building , the Capitol Power Plant, and a number of other facilities. Office buildings for Congress include the Russell Senate Office Building , Dirksen Senate Office Building , Hart Senate Office Building , Cannon House Office Building , Longworth House Office Building , Rayburn House Office Building, and Ford House Office Building, and the dormitories and schools of Senate pages and House pages .
The Architect of the Capitol is one of the members of the Capitol Police Board , which for the Capitol Police is responsible, and the Capitol Guide Board that for the United States Capitol Guide Service is responsible. The other members of the two boards are the Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate and the Sergeant-at-Arms of the House of Representatives .
Originally, the office of architect was granted indefinitely by appointment by the President of the United States . After a federal law was passed in 1989, it was determined that the office would be held by the President for a period of 10 years with the advice and approval of the Senate, with the President having to choose one of three candidates from a list previously drawn up by a congressional committee .
The office includes ex officio membership of the following institutions: Capitol Police Board , Capitol Guide Board, District of Columbia Zoning Commission, Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, National Capital Memorial Commission, Art Advisory Committee to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority , National Institute for Conservation of Cultural Property and United States Capitol Preservation Commission.
List of Capitol Architects
Architect of the Capitol | Term of office | Appointing President | Remarks |
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William Thornton | 1793 | George Washington | Washington selected Thornton's original design for the Capitol Building. |
Benjamin Latrobe | March 6, 1803 - July 1, 1811 April 6, 1815 - |
Thomas Jefferson |
Latrobe was appointed twice. President Jefferson appointed him in 1803 to take over the work on the Capitol Building. After the war of 1812, the Capitol was burned down by British troops and President Madison reappointed Latrobe. |
Charles Bulfinch | January 8, 1818 - June 25, 1829 |
James Monroe | |
Thomas Ustick Walter (Engineer-in-charge: Montgomery C. Meigs ) |
June 11, 1851 - May 26, 1865 |
Millard Fillmore | Walter and Meigs shared responsibility for the Capitol and the construction of new buildings. |
Edward Clark | August 30, 1865 - January 6, 1902 |
Andrew Johnson | Clark was previously Walter and Meigs' deputy |
Elliott Woods | February 19, 1902 - May 22, 1923 |
Theodore Roosevelt | Woods was previously Edward Clark's deputy. |
David Lynn | August 22, 1923 - September 30, 1954 |
Calvin Coolidge | |
J. George Stewart | October 1, 1954 - May 24, 1970 |
Dwight D. Eisenhower | |
George M. White | January 27, 1971 - November 21, 1995 |
Richard Nixon | White's deputy William L. Ensign led the office after White's retirement on a provisional basis from 1995 until 1997, when a successor could be appointed. |
Alan Hantman | January 6, 1997 - February 4, 2007 |
Bill Clinton | Hantman was the first public official to be appointed to a fixed term under the new 1989 law. His mandate as the 10th architect of the Capitol expired in 2007. |
Stephen T. Ayers | since February 4, 2007 | George W. Bush |
Web links
- Architect of the Capitol (English)
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- ↑ AOC - responsibilities (English)
- ↑ The Architect of the Capitol: Stephen T. Ayers