Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
Title | Latrobe architectural drawing archive (Library of Congress) |
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Inclusive Dates | 1795-1850 |
Bulk Dates | 1795-1820 |
Call No. | Guide Record |
Creator | Latrobe, Benjamin Henry, 1764-1820 |
Extent | 211 items (chiefly architectural and engineering drawings) |
Extent | 2 v., 41 leaves (30 architectural drawings) |
Language | Collection material in English |
Location | Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/eadpnp.pp021002 |
LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/95858242 |
Summary | 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 drawings. The archive also includes landscape architecture drawings, interior design drawings, and naval architecture drawings, as well as architectural drawings formerly attributed to Latrobe. |
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