Bulfinch Capitol Gatepost, Constitution Avenue & Seventh Street, Northwest (Southwest Corner), Washington, District of Columbia, DC

For related documentation, see also U.S. Capitol Gatehouses (HABS DC-31) and U.S. Capitol, Gateposts (HABS DC-35).
Significance: This gatepost, originally on the grounds of the U.S. Capitol, is now located at the southwest corner of Constitution Avenue and 7th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. It is a companion to three other posts and a gatehouse that were relocated to the corners of Constitution Avenue and 15th Streets, N.W. (See HABS Survey Numbers DC-31 and DC-35).
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-116
Survey number: HABS DC-719
Building/structure dates: ca. 1818- ca. 1829 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1874 Subsequent Work
Building/structure dates: 1880 Subsequent Work