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East elevation of the Capitol ca. 1796.

An amateur architect from the British West Indies, Dr. William Thornton was awarded $500 and a city lot for his design of the Capitol. Today, he is honored as the first architect of the Capitol.

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Source Thornton Capitol Winning Design
Author USCapitol
Camera location38° 53′ 23.22″ N, 77° 00′ 31.08″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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Public domain This image is a work of an employee of the Architect of the Capitol, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government, all images created or made by the Architect of the Capitol are in the public domain in the United States. Architect of the Capitol logo
This image was originally posted to Flickr by USCapitol at https://www.flickr.com/photos/65191584@N07/6874766888. It was reviewed on 9 October 2012 by FlickreviewR and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the United States Government Work.

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28 April 1999

38°53'23.222"N, 77°0'31.082"W

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