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Age of Reason of American Architecture

Jefferson's influence on American Architecture.Created by: LOC's Public Domain ArchiveDated: 1861
U.S. Custom House, Boston, Massachusetts, Traverse Section of Winning Design
Founding fathers wanted the United States to be a complete break from the past and English influences. Jefferson saw architecture as an artistic declaration that the United States was unique and not European. The inspirations for his architectural views were the classic civilizations of ancient Greece and Rome. The “Age of Reason” architects were drawn to the symmetry, clean lines and mathematical preciseness of Greek and Roman buildings. Jefferson probably had the largest architectural library in the United States.
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Rudulph Evans's statue of Thomas Jefferson was mounted in the Jefferson Memorial in 1947, four years after the memorial opened, Washington, D.C.

Rudulph Evans's statue of Thomas Jefferson was mounted in the Jefferso...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Art at the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C.

Art at the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C.

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

[South corridor, first floor. Mural depicting Prometheus from The Greek Heroes series by Walter MacEwen. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[South corridor, first floor. Mural depicting Prometheus from The Gree...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical building, landmark architecture, world heritage, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Main Reading Room. Portrait statue of Newton along the balustrade by the Visitors' Gallery. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Main Reading Room. Portrait statue of Newton along the balustrade by ...

Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

[Exterior view. Detail of bronze main entrance doors labelled Humanitas. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Exterior view. Detail of bronze main entrance doors labelled Humanita...

Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

[Main Reading Room. View of statue of Commerce by John Flanagan on the column entablature between two alcoves. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Main Reading Room. View of statue of Commerce by John Flanagan on the...

Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

[Main Reading Room. Portrait statue of Henry along the balustrade. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Main Reading Room. Portrait statue of Henry along the balustrade. Lib...

Public domain photograph of historic place in Washington DC, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Librarian's Room. Detail of mural. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Librarian's Room. Detail of mural. Library of Congress Thomas Jeffers...

Gift; Carol M. Highsmith 2010; (DLC/PP-2002:038) Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

[Second Floor Corridor. Printers' marks+columns. View of mural between printers' marks of Francois Regnault and Simon Vostre. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Second Floor Corridor. Printers' marks+columns. View of mural between...

Gift; Carol M. Highsmith 2007; (DLC/PP-2002:038) Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

Jefferson Memorial. Exterior of Jefferson Memorial from across Tidal Basin XIII

Jefferson Memorial. Exterior of Jefferson Memorial from across Tidal B...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a classical or neoclassical building, architecture design, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Second Floor, North Corridor. Mural depicting Wisdom by Robert Reid. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Second Floor, North Corridor. Mural depicting Wisdom by Robert Reid. ...

Photo shows the printer's mark for Charles Scribner's sons, above the mural. The quotation below the mural is from the Bible, Provrebs 4:7 "Wisdom is the principal thing; therfore get wisdom; and with all they ... More

Restoration specialist at work on art at the Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.

Restoration specialist at work on art at the Library of Congress Thoma...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Doorways and artwork inside the Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.

Doorways and artwork inside the Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson B...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

[South Corridor, Great Hall. Boy at Winander mural of the Lyric Poetry series by Henry O. Walker. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[South Corridor, Great Hall. Boy at Winander mural of the Lyric Poetry...

Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

[Second Floor, Southwest Gallery. Panel of The Arts by Kenyon Cox. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Second Floor, Southwest Gallery. Panel of The Arts by Kenyon Cox. Lib...

Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

[Corridor, Second floor. Ceiling Mural. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Corridor, Second floor. Ceiling Mural. Library of Congress Thomas Jef...

Gift; Carol M. Highsmith 2011; (DLC/PP-2002:038) Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

Jefferson Memorial, Washington, D.C. Statue from rear, to basin

Jefferson Memorial, Washington, D.C. Statue from rear, to basin

Public domain photograph of 1940s-1950s America, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Second Floor Corridor. Printers' marks+Columns. Niche showing carved figure head. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Second Floor Corridor. Printers' marks+Columns. Niche showing carved ...

Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

[South Reading Room. Mural with quotation from Thomas Jefferson about the living generation, by Ezra Winter. Library of Congress John Adams Building, Washington, D.C.]

[South Reading Room. Mural with quotation from Thomas Jefferson about ...

Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

[Second Floor Corridor. Printers' marks+Columns. View of mural between the printers' marks of The De Vinne Press and Charles Scribner's Sons in North Corridor. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Second Floor Corridor. Printers' marks+Columns. View of mural between...

Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

[Great Hall. Detail of putti (physician, electrician, and astronomer) on the grand staircase, Philip Martiny. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Great Hall. Detail of putti (physician, electrician, and astronomer) ...

Photo shows "A Physician, grinding drugs in a mortar, with a distilling vessel beside him, and the serpent sacred to medicine; an Electrician, with a star of electric rays shining on his brow and a telephone re... More

[Second Floor Corridor. Printers' marks+Columns. Arch above window showing mural and sculpted freedom cap. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Second Floor Corridor. Printers' marks+Columns. Arch above window sho...

Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

[Second Floor, South Corridor. Mural of Winter by Frank W. Benson under printers mark of Martin Morin. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Second Floor, South Corridor. Mural of Winter by Frank W. Benson unde...

Gift; Carol M. Highsmith 2007; (DLC/PP-2002:038) Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

[Senate Members Room. Detail of wood paneling and sconce. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Senate Members Room. Detail of wood paneling and sconce. Library of C...

Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

[Great Hall. View of putti on Grand Staircase. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Great Hall. View of putti on Grand Staircase. Library of Congress Tho...

Photo shows "A Musician, with a lyre by his side, studying pages of a music book. A Physician, grinding drugs in a mortar, with a distilling vessel beside him, and the serpent sacred to medicine. An Electrici... More

[House Members Room. Light of State (violet) panel in the Spectrum of Light ceiling mural by Carl Gutherz. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[House Members Room. Light of State (violet) panel in the Spectrum of ...

Gift; Carol M. Highsmith 2010; (DLC/PP-2002:038) Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

Monticello, home of Thomas Jefferson, Charlottesville, Virginia

Monticello, home of Thomas Jefferson, Charlottesville, Virginia

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical building, landmark architecture, world heritage, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Monticello, the home of Thomas Jefferson, near Charlottesville, Virginia

Monticello, the home of Thomas Jefferson, near Charlottesville, Virgin...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a small palace, chateau, villa, residential historic building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Art of the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C.

Art of the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C.

The original U.S. Capitol building, known as the "Old Capitol," was a small brick building that was completed in 1800. It served as the Capitol building until the current building was completed in the 1850s. Th... More

Carol M. Highsmith - U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C.

Carol M. Highsmith - U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C.

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Photograph taken from the Thomas Jefferson Building, Li... More

[Exterior view. Detail of bronze main entrance door showing winged wreath with fluttering ribbon. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Exterior view. Detail of bronze main entrance door showing winged wre...

Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

[Exterior view. Detail of central main entrance door, the Art of Printing, with women representing the Humanities (left) and Intellect (right), by Frederick Macmonnies. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Exterior view. Detail of central main entrance door, the Art of Print...

Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

[Main Reading Room. Detail of sculpture showing a cartouche supported by two seated female figures just below the dome. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Main Reading Room. Detail of sculpture showing a cartouche supported ...

Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

[Librarian's Room. Detail of stucco reliefs around dome with Grecian girls by Weinert. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Librarian's Room. Detail of stucco reliefs around dome with Grecian g...

Gift; Carol M. Highsmith 2010; (DLC/PP-2002:038) Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

Japanese cherry blossoms. Japanese cherry blossoms with Jefferson Memorial and Washington Monument II

Japanese cherry blossoms. Japanese cherry blossoms with Jefferson Memo...

Picryl description: Public domain photo of Japanese painting, free to use art, no copyright restrictions image.

[Exterior view. Detail of eagle bench carving. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Exterior view. Detail of eagle bench carving. Library of Congress Tho...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historic place, world heritage building, classical or neoclassical architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Great Hall. Detail of cherubs representing Asia and Europe on the Grand staircase by Philip Martiny. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Great Hall. Detail of cherubs representing Asia and Europe on the Gra...

Photo shows two cherubs with a globe between them ."* Asia is represented by a Mongolian figure, dressed in flowing silk robes, the folds of which are delicately rendered in marble. In the background is a drago... More

[Librarian's Room. Architectural ornamentation. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Librarian's Room. Architectural ornamentation. Library of Congress Th...

Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

[Second Floor, North Corridor. Mural depicting Understanding by Robert Reid. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Second Floor, North Corridor. Mural depicting Understanding by Robert...

Exhibit caption: "The names and quotes in the Great Hall were chosen by Librarian of Congress Ainsworth Rand Spofford and Charles Elliot, president of Harvard University. Wisdom is the principal thing; ther... More

[Great Hall. View from the second floor west corridor. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Great Hall. View from the second floor west corridor. Library of Cong...

Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

[Second Floor Corridor. Printers' marks+Columns. Printer's mark of Valentin Kobian in West Corridor. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Second Floor Corridor. Printers' marks+Columns. Printer's mark of Val...

Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

[Second Floor, Southwest Gallery. Panel of The Sciences by Kenyon Cox. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Second Floor, Southwest Gallery. Panel of The Sciences by Kenyon Cox....

Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

[Second Floor Corridor. Printers' marks+Columns. Printer's mark of Andrew Hester in North Corridor. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Second Floor Corridor. Printers' marks+Columns. Printer's mark of And...

Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

[House Members Room. Light of Astronomy (indigo) panel representing Science in the Spectrum of Light ceiling mural by Carl Gutherz. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[House Members Room. Light of Astronomy (indigo) panel representing Sc...

Gift; Carol M. Highsmith 2010; (DLC/PP-2002:038) Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

Jefferson Memorial, Washington, D.C. Oblique view to columns

Jefferson Memorial, Washington, D.C. Oblique view to columns

Public domain photograph of midcentury American architecture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Allegorical mural in U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C.

Allegorical mural in U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C.

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

[Great Hall. Detail of eagle carving. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Great Hall. Detail of eagle carving. Library of Congress Thomas Jeffe...

Exhibit caption: "The federal eagles positioned throughout the building underscore that this is a federal government building. The bald eagle is an official emblem of the United States of America. It is one of... More

[Second Floor, Northwest Pavilion. Circular relief of Autumn by Bela L. Pratt. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Second Floor, Northwest Pavilion. Circular relief of Autumn by Bela L...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a relief sculpture, panel, monument, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Art in the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C.

Art in the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C.

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Bust of George Washington in the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C.

Bust of George Washington in the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C.

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

Dome of the Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.

Dome of the Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington,...

Digital image produced by Carol M. Highsmith to represent her original film transparency; some details may differ between the film and the digital images. Title, date, and keywords provided by the photographer.... More

[Main Reading Room. Interior of dome displaying half of the Evolution of Civilizations mural in collar. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Main Reading Room. Interior of dome displaying half of the Evolution ...

Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

[Second Floor, South Corridor. Mural of Autumn by Frank W. Benson under printer's mark of Sebastian Nivelle. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Second Floor, South Corridor. Mural of Autumn by Frank W. Benson unde...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an ornamental print, pattern design, mannerism, baroque, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Main Reading Room. View of statue of Philosophy by Bela Pratt on the column entablature between two alcoves. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Main Reading Room. View of statue of Philosophy by Bela Pratt on the ...

More information about the Highsmith Collection is available at http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.highsm Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

[Second Floor Corridor. Printers' marks+Columns. Printer's mark of Wolfgang Koepfel in West Corridor. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Second Floor Corridor. Printers' marks+Columns. Printer's mark of Wol...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical building, landmark architecture, world heritage, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Second Floor Corridor. Printers' marks+Columns. View of mural between printers' marks of J.B. Lippincott and Dodd, Mead and Co. in North Corridor. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Second Floor Corridor. Printers' marks+Columns. View of mural between...

Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

[East corridor, Great Hall. Vault mosaic with center trophy representing architecture (Latrobe and Walter); left trophy representing natural philosophy (Silliman and Cooke); right trophy representing music (Mason and Gottschalk); and names of Americans distinguished in medicine (Cross, Wood, McDowell, Rush, and Warren). Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[East corridor, Great Hall. Vault mosaic with center trophy representi...

Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

[Great Hall. Corner eagle sculpture and voluted keystones. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[Great Hall. Corner eagle sculpture and voluted keystones. Library of ...

Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

[West Corridor, Second floor. Ceiling mural. Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C.]

[West Corridor, Second floor. Ceiling mural. Library of Congress Thoma...

Gift; Carol M. Highsmith 2011; (DLC/PP-2002:038) Forms part of the Library of Congress Series in the Carol M. Highsmith Archive.

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