Found in 2 Collections and/or records:
Collection
Found in:
Prints & Photographs Division
Latrobe architectural drawing archive (Library of Congress)
Identifier: pp021002
Abstract
Primarily architectural and engineering drawings by Benjamin Henry Latrobe for residential buildings, government buildings, canals, monuments, bank buildings, military buildings, health care facilities, engines, and waterworks in Washington, D.C., Pennsylvania, and Virginia. Among the designs represented in the archive are the U.S. Capitol, the White House, and Decatur House. Materials document various phases of the design process, from competition and presentation drawings to working...
Dates
1795-1850; Majority of material found within 1795-1820
Collection
Found in:
Manuscript Division
Benjamin Henry Latrobe Papers
Identifier: MSS48330
Abstract
Architect and engineer. Principally letters from Latrobe to John Lenthall, clerk of the works of the U.S. Capitol, concerning the construction of the Capitol building in Washington, D.C.
Dates
1803-1817