Dome of the U.S. Capitol. Ornament at spring of cupola, full size (dev...
Print shows detail of architectural ornament for the cupola of the dome on the U.S. Capitol at Washington, D.C. "The model for this Ornament to be put up in its place on the Dome, and its effect studied before... More
Portland Breakwater Lighthouse, Northeast end of Portland Breakwater, ...
Significance: This Greek Revival structure was first built in 1855 and rebuilt in 1875. It is constructed of cast-iron plate, its bolted joined covered by cast-iron Corinthian columns, cornices, and cresting. T... More
Bank of Chester County, 17 North High Street, West Chester, Chester Co...
Significance: This fine Greek Revival bank was designed by a famous architect, Thomas U. Walter and has an outstanding portico. Survey number: HABS PA-1126 Building/structure dates: 1836 Initial Construction... More
Bank of Chester County, 17 North High Street, West Chester, Chester Co...
Significance: This fine Greek Revival bank was designed by a famous architect, Thomas U. Walter and has an outstanding portico. Survey number: HABS PA-1126 Building/structure dates: 1836 Initial Construction... More
![[Alterations to the U.S. Capitol including extensions and new dome, Washington, D.C. 1530 - peristyle of dome]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjYvYWx0ZXJhdGlvbnMtdG8tdGhlLXVzLWNhcGl0b2wtaW5jbHVkaW5nLWV4dGVuc2lvbnMtYW5kLW5ldy1kb21lLXdhc2hpbmd0b24tNzNjYmRmLTEwMjQuanBn/40/49/webp "[Alterations to the U.S. Capitol including extensions and new dome, Washington, D.C. 1530 - peristyle of dome]")
[Alterations to the U.S. Capitol including extensions and new dome, Wa...
Public domain image of architecture, drawing building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Hospital for the Insane of the Army and Navy and the District of Colum...
In album: Benjamin Brown French "Photographs," p. 134. Notation: R. McClelland, Secretary; Franklin Pierce. Reference copy in LOT 12251, v. 2. Original in PR 12 LOT 12251.
Portland Breakwater Lighthouse, Northeast end of Portland Breakwater, ...
Significance: This Greek Revival structure was first built in 1855 and rebuilt in 1875. It is constructed of cast-iron plate, its bolted joined covered by cast-iron Corinthian columns, cornices, and cresting. T... More
St. Elizabeths Hospital West Campus, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenu...
Significance: Advocated for as early as the 1830s and initially developed in the 1850s, the West Campus of St. Elizabeths Hospital is a nationally and perhaps internationally significant historic resource that ... More
St. Elizabeths Hospital, East Wing, 539-559 Cedar Drive, Southeast, Wa...
For an overview of the Center Building Group, see HABS DC-349-BT Significance: The East Wing (Building 4) is significant for its association with the treatment of mental illness at the St. Elizabeths campus. As... More
Bank of Chester County, 17 North High Street, West Chester, Chester Co...
Significance: This fine Greek Revival bank was designed by a famous architect, Thomas U. Walter and has an outstanding portico. Survey number: HABS PA-1126 Building/structure dates: 1836 Initial Construction... More
Ingleside, 1818 Newton Street Northwest, Washington, District of Colum...
Significance: Built in 1851 on a 140-acre estate, Ingleside was designed by Thomas Ustick Walter, with the grounds by Andrew Jackson Downing. Today the mansion remains an unusual surviving example in the Distr... More
![[United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.). Dome. Cupola roof. Plan, elevations, sections, and details] / W.B. Franklin, Capt. top engs. ; Tho. U. Walter, architect.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDgvdW5pdGVkLXN0YXRlcy1jYXBpdG9sLXdhc2hpbmd0b24tZGMtZG9tZS1jdXBvbGEtcm9vZi1wbGFuLWVsZXZhdGlvbnMtc2VjdGlvbnMtYWI2ZGM0LTEwMjQuanBn/40/31/webp "[United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.). Dome. Cupola roof. Plan, elevations, sections, and details] / W.B. Franklin, Capt. top engs. ; Tho. U. Walter, architect.")
[United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.). Dome. Cupola roof. Plan, el...
Scaled and dimensioned. No. 1928. The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) is the federal agency responsible for the maintenance, operation, development, and preservation of the United States Capitol Complex, which ... More
St. Elizabeths Hospital, West Wing, 539-559 Cedar Drive, Southeast, Wa...
For an overview of the Center Building Group, see HABS DC-349-BT Significance: The West Wing (Building 3) is significant for its association with the treatment of mental illness at the St. Elizabeths campus. As... More
St. Elizabeths Hospital, West Wing, 539-559 Cedar Drive, Southeast, Wa...
For an overview of the Center Building Group, see HABS DC-349-BT Significance: The West Wing (Building 3) is significant for its association with the treatment of mental illness at the St. Elizabeths campus. As... More
Andalusia, The Grotto, State Road vicinity (Bensalem Township), Andalu...
Significance: This small Gothic Revival structure was built to simulate a ruin. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-189 Survey number: HABS PA-1248-B Building/structure dates: after... More
Portland Breakwater Lighthouse, Northeast end of Portland Breakwater, ...
Significance: This Greek Revival structure was first built in 1855 and rebuilt in 1875. It is constructed of cast-iron plate, its bolted joined covered by cast-iron Corinthian columns, cornices, and cresting. T... More
St. Elizabeths Hospital West Campus, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenu...
Significance: Advocated for as early as the 1830s and initially developed in the 1850s, the West Campus of St. Elizabeths Hospital is a nationally and perhaps internationally significant historic resource that ... More
Bank of Chester County, 17 North High Street, West Chester, Chester Co...
Significance: This fine Greek Revival bank was designed by a famous architect, Thomas U. Walter and has an outstanding portico. Survey number: HABS PA-1126 Building/structure dates: 1836 Initial Construction... More
![[Library of Congress in the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. Interior perspective view]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDQvbGlicmFyeS1vZi1jb25ncmVzcy1pbi10aGUtdXMtY2FwaXRvbC13YXNoaW5ndG9uLWRjLWludGVyaW9yLXBlcnNwZWN0aXZlLXZpZXctMzI4YWJlLTEwMjQuanBn/40/43/webp "[Library of Congress in the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. Interior perspective view]")
[Library of Congress in the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. Interior pe...
Inscription on recto: Interior View, Library of Congress, Tho. U. Walter Architect, U.S. Capitol. Exhibited: "Capitol Visitor's Center" at the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C., 2005-2006.
Ingleside, 1818 Newton Street Northwest, Washington, District of Colum...
Significance: Built in 1851 on a 140-acre estate, Ingleside was designed by Thomas Ustick Walter, with the grounds by Andrew Jackson Downing. Today the mansion remains an unusual surviving example in the Distr... More
Hospital for the insane of the Army and Navy and the District of Colum...
Print shows a street-level view of Saint Elizabeths Hospital in Washington, D.C., formerly known as the Government Hospital for the Insane, showing the central building and the east and west wings, with pedestr... More
![[National, Washington, D.C.] / Morse & Tuttle, SC.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjAvMDEvMDEvbmF0aW9uYWwtd2FzaGluZ3Rvbi1kYy1tb3JzZS1hbmQtdHV0dGxlLXNjLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/28/webp "[National, Washington, D.C.] / Morse & Tuttle, SC.")
[National, Washington, D.C.] / Morse & Tuttle, SC.
Engraving showing Capitol building; people walking or riding in carriages on Capitol grounds. T. U. Walter, Archt.
![[Detail of "Progress of Civilization," east pediment of the Senate wing, U.S. Capitol]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NjMvMDEvMDEvZGV0YWlsLW9mLXByb2dyZXNzLW9mLWNpdmlsaXphdGlvbi1lYXN0LXBlZGltZW50LW9mLXRoZS1zZW5hdGUtd2luZy11cy1jYXBpdG9sLTEyLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/32/webp "[Detail of \"Progress of Civilization,\" east pediment of the Senate wing, U.S. Capitol]")
[Detail of "Progress of Civilization," east pediment of the Senate win...
Photograph of maquette showing Indian mother and child. In album: Benjamin Brown French "Photographs," p. 117. Reference copy in LOT 12251, v. 1. Original in PR 12 LOT 12251.
St. Elizabeths Hospital, Center Building, 539-559 Cedar Drive, Southea...
For an overview of the Center Building Group, see HABS DC-349-BT Significance: The Center Building (Buildings 1 and 2) is significant for its association with the treatment of mental illness at the St. Elizabet... More
St. Elizabeths Hospital, Center Building, 539-559 Cedar Drive, Southea...
For an overview of the Center Building Group, see HABS DC-349-BT Significance: The Center Building (Buildings 1 and 2) is significant for its association with the treatment of mental illness at the St. Elizabet... More
Ingleside, 1818 Newton Street Northwest, Washington, District of Colum...
Significance: Built in 1851 on a 140-acre estate, Ingleside was designed by Thomas Ustick Walter, with the grounds by Andrew Jackson Downing. Today the mansion remains an unusual surviving example in the Distr... More
![[United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.). Dome. Main ribs. Exterior brackets. Rendered plans, sections, elevations, perspectives, and details] / W.B. Franklin, capt. top engs. ; Tho. U. Walter, archt.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMTUvdW5pdGVkLXN0YXRlcy1jYXBpdG9sLXdhc2hpbmd0b24tZGMtZG9tZS1tYWluLXJpYnMtZXh0ZXJpb3ItYnJhY2tldHMtcmVuZGVyZWQtNWE1NjkyLTEwMjQuanBn/40/31/webp "[United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.). Dome. Main ribs. Exterior brackets. Rendered plans, sections, elevations, perspectives, and details] / W.B. Franklin, capt. top engs. ; Tho. U. Walter, archt.")
[United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.). Dome. Main ribs. Exterior b...
Scaled and dimensioned. No. 1892. The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) is the federal agency responsible for the maintenance, operation, development, and preservation of the United States Capitol Complex, which ... More
![[Maps of Saint Elizabeths Hospital, Washington D.C.] /](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMTMvbWFwcy1vZi1zYWludC1lbGl6YWJldGhzLWhvc3BpdGFsLXdhc2hpbmd0b24tZGMtNzAyMDAyLTEwMjQuanBn/40/18/webp "[Maps of Saint Elizabeths Hospital, Washington D.C.] /")
[Maps of Saint Elizabeths Hospital, Washington D.C.] /
Relief shown by contours on topographic map. Title devised by cataloger. Names at map center: James Buchanan, J. Thompson. Available also through the Library of Congress Web site as a raster image. Orientations... More
Portland Breakwater Lighthouse, Northeast end of Portland Breakwater, ...
Significance: This Greek Revival structure was first built in 1855 and rebuilt in 1875. It is constructed of cast-iron plate, its bolted joined covered by cast-iron Corinthian columns, cornices, and cresting. T... More
St. Elizabeths Hospital West Campus, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenu...
Significance: Advocated for as early as the 1830s and initially developed in the 1850s, the West Campus of St. Elizabeths Hospital is a nationally and perhaps internationally significant historic resource that ... More
St. Elizabeths Hospital, Center Building, 539-559 Cedar Drive, Southea...
For an overview of the Center Building Group, see HABS DC-349-BT Significance: The Center Building (Buildings 1 and 2) is significant for its association with the treatment of mental illness at the St. Elizabet... More
St. Elizabeths Hospital, Center Building, 539-559 Cedar Drive, Southea...
For an overview of the Center Building Group, see HABS DC-349-BT Significance: The Center Building (Buildings 1 and 2) is significant for its association with the treatment of mental illness at the St. Elizabet... More
St. Elizabeths Hospital, East Wing, 539-559 Cedar Drive, Southeast, Wa...
For an overview of the Center Building Group, see HABS DC-349-BT Significance: The East Wing (Building 4) is significant for its association with the treatment of mental illness at the St. Elizabeths campus. As... More
![[United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.). Extension. Details of ceilings of attic story of connecting corridors] / W.B. Franklin, capt. top. engrs., in charge ; Tho. U. Walter, archt. Ex. U.S. Capitol, July 14, 1860.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMTIvdW5pdGVkLXN0YXRlcy1jYXBpdG9sLXdhc2hpbmd0b24tZGMtZXh0ZW5zaW9uLWRldGFpbHMtb2YtY2VpbGluZ3Mtb2YtYXR0aWMtZGMxOTVlLTEwMjQuanBn/40/31/webp "[United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.). Extension. Details of ceilings of attic story of connecting corridors] / W.B. Franklin, capt. top. engrs., in charge ; Tho. U. Walter, archt. Ex. U.S. Capitol, July 14, 1860.")
[United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.). Extension. Details of ceili...
Scaled. No. 1974. 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 complet... More
St. Elizabeths Hospital, West Wing, 539-559 Cedar Drive, Southeast, Wa...
For an overview of the Center Building Group, see HABS DC-349-BT Significance: The West Wing (Building 3) is significant for its association with the treatment of mental illness at the St. Elizabeths campus. As... More
St. Elizabeths Hospital, West Wing, 539-559 Cedar Drive, Southeast, Wa...
For an overview of the Center Building Group, see HABS DC-349-BT Significance: The West Wing (Building 3) is significant for its association with the treatment of mental illness at the St. Elizabeths campus. As... More
St. Elizabeths Hospital West Campus, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenu...
Significance: Advocated for as early as the 1830s and initially developed in the 1850s, the West Campus of St. Elizabeths Hospital is a nationally and perhaps internationally significant historic resource that ... More
St. Elizabeths Hospital, Center Building, 539-559 Cedar Drive, Southea...
For an overview of the Center Building Group, see HABS DC-349-BT Significance: The Center Building (Buildings 1 and 2) is significant for its association with the treatment of mental illness at the St. Elizabet... More
![[Library of Congress in the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. Interior perspective view]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDQvbGlicmFyeS1vZi1jb25ncmVzcy1pbi10aGUtdXMtY2FwaXRvbC13YXNoaW5ndG9uLWRjLWludGVyaW9yLXBlcnNwZWN0aXZlLXZpZXctMDI2MjFmLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/50/webp "[Library of Congress in the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. Interior perspective view]")
[Library of Congress in the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. Interior pe...
Inscription on recto: Interior View, Library of Congress, Tho. U. Walter Architect, U.S. Capitol. Exhibited: "Capitol Visitor's Center" at the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C., 2005-2006.
Ingleside, 1818 Newton Street Northwest, Washington, District of Colum...
Significance: Built in 1851 on a 140-acre estate, Ingleside was designed by Thomas Ustick Walter, with the grounds by Andrew Jackson Downing. Today the mansion remains an unusual surviving example in the Distr... More
![[Capitol, elevation of new dome]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NTMvMDEvMDEvY2FwaXRvbC1lbGV2YXRpb24tb2YtbmV3LWRvbWUtMS02NDAuanBn/40/69/webp "[Capitol, elevation of new dome]")
[Capitol, elevation of new dome]
In album: Benjamin Brown French "Photographs," p. 11. Notation: Original design. Reference copy in LOT 12251, v. 1. Original in PR 12 LOT 12251.
Elevation of dome of U.S. Capitol
In album: Benjamin Brown French "Photographs," p. 13. No. 1902. Reference copy in LOT 12251, v. 1. Original in PR 12 LOT 12251.
Proposed south & west fronts of the Treasury extension Photographed (&...
Photograph shows an architectural drawing of a design for the south and west wings by Thomas U. Walter. Title on drawing: Design for the continuation of the Treasury building. Attributed to Walker based on dat... More
![[Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Front and side elevations]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzMvMDEvMDEvbGlicmFyeS1vZi1jb25ncmVzcy13YXNoaW5ndG9uLWRjLWZyb250LWFuZC1zaWRlLWVsZXZhdGlvbnMtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/30/webp "[Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Front and side elevations]")
[Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Front and side elevations]
Reference copy in LOT 4249 (R). Public domain photograph of 19th century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Andalusia, The Grotto, State Road vicinity (Bensalem Township), Andalu...
Significance: This small Gothic Revival structure was built to simulate a ruin. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-189 Survey number: HABS PA-1248-B Building/structure dates: after... More
St. Elizabeths Hospital West Campus, 2700 Martin Luther King Jr. Avenu...
Significance: Advocated for as early as the 1830s and initially developed in the 1850s, the West Campus of St. Elizabeths Hospital is a nationally and perhaps internationally significant historic resource that ... More
St. Elizabeths Hospital, Center Building, 539-559 Cedar Drive, Southea...
For an overview of the Center Building Group, see HABS DC-349-BT Significance: The Center Building (Buildings 1 and 2) is significant for its association with the treatment of mental illness at the St. Elizabet... More
Bank of Chester County, 17 North High Street, West Chester, Chester Co...
Significance: This fine Greek Revival bank was designed by a famous architect, Thomas U. Walter and has an outstanding portico. Survey number: HABS PA-1126 Building/structure dates: 1836 Initial Construction... More
Bank of Chester County, 17 North High Street, West Chester, Chester Co...
Significance: This fine Greek Revival bank was designed by a famous architect, Thomas U. Walter and has an outstanding portico. Survey number: HABS PA-1126 Building/structure dates: 1836 Initial Construction... More
![[Capitol, elevation of new dome]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NTMvMDEvMDEvY2FwaXRvbC1lbGV2YXRpb24tb2YtbmV3LWRvbWUtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/55/webp "[Capitol, elevation of new dome]")
[Capitol, elevation of new dome]
In album: Benjamin Brown French "Photographs," p. 5. Reference copy in LOT 12251, v. 1. Original in PR 12 LOT 12251.
![[Hospital for the Insane of the Army and Navy and the District of Columbia]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NTkvMDEvMDEvaG9zcGl0YWwtZm9yLXRoZS1pbnNhbmUtb2YtdGhlLWFybXktYW5kLW5hdnktYW5kLXRoZS1kaXN0cmljdC1vZi1jb2x1bWJpYS02NDAuanBn/40/26/webp "[Hospital for the Insane of the Army and Navy and the District of Columbia]")
[Hospital for the Insane of the Army and Navy and the District of Colu...
In album: Benjamin Brown French "Photographs," p. 163. Notation: R. McClelland, Secretary; Franklin Pierce. Reference copy in LOT 12251, v. 2. Original in PR 12 LOT 12251.
![[United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.). Extension. North Wing. Senate Chamber. Ceiling. Reflected plan rendering] / Tho. U. Walter, architect, extension, U.S. Capitol ; M.C. Meigs, capt. of engineers.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDcvdW5pdGVkLXN0YXRlcy1jYXBpdG9sLXdhc2hpbmd0b24tZGMtZXh0ZW5zaW9uLW5vcnRoLXdpbmctc2VuYXRlLWNoYW1iZXItY2VpbGluZy0zYmE3NTEtNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/22/webp "[United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.). Extension. North Wing. Senate Chamber. Ceiling. Reflected plan rendering] / Tho. U. Walter, architect, extension, U.S. Capitol ; M.C. Meigs, capt. of engineers.")
[United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.). Extension. North Wing. Sena...
Scaled. No. 594. Reference copy in album: Engineering projects directed by Montgomery Meigs, Washington, D.C. ca. 1852-1860, p. 163, no. 291, Lot 12332.
Portland Breakwater Lighthouse, Northeast end of Portland Breakwater, ...
Significance: This Greek Revival structure was first built in 1855 and rebuilt in 1875. It is constructed of cast-iron plate, its bolted joined covered by cast-iron Corinthian columns, cornices, and cresting. T... More
St. Elizabeths Hospital, Center Building, 539-559 Cedar Drive, Southea...
For an overview of the Center Building Group, see HABS DC-349-BT Significance: The Center Building (Buildings 1 and 2) is significant for its association with the treatment of mental illness at the St. Elizabet... More
![[United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.). Extension. Exterior order] / Capt. M.C. Meigs, U.S. engineer in charge ; Tho. U. Walter, architect, Washington, D.C., 1854.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjQvdW5pdGVkLXN0YXRlcy1jYXBpdG9sLXdhc2hpbmd0b24tZGMtZXh0ZW5zaW9uLWV4dGVyaW9yLW9yZGVyLWNhcHQtbWMtbWVpZ3MtZGZhNzZhLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/54/webp "[United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.). Extension. Exterior order] / Capt. M.C. Meigs, U.S. engineer in charge ; Tho. U. Walter, architect, Washington, D.C., 1854.")
[United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.). Extension. Exterior order] ...
Elevation rendering, column of U.S. Capitol. Scaled. Reference copy in album: Engineering projects directed by Montgomery Meigs, Washington, D.C. ca. 1852-1860, p. 52, no. 99, Lot 12332.
![[United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.). South wing. Basement. Eastern stairway. Plan and sections] / M.C. Meigs, Capt. of engineers, 9 April 1857 ; Tho. U. Walter, Archt. ex. U.S.C.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NTcvMDEvMDEvdW5pdGVkLXN0YXRlcy1jYXBpdG9sLXdhc2hpbmd0b24tZGMtc291dGgtd2luZy1iYXNlbWVudC1lYXN0ZXJuLXN0YWlyd2F5LXBsYW4tNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/31/webp "[United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.). South wing. Basement. Eastern stairway. Plan and sections] / M.C. Meigs, Capt. of engineers, 9 April 1857 ; Tho. U. Walter, Archt. ex. U.S.C.")
[United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.). South wing. Basement. Easte...
Inscription: Details of eastern stairway. South wing. In album: Engineering projects directed by Montgomery Meigs, Washington, D.C. ca. 1852-ca. 1860, p. 147, no. 257. No. 1274. Scaled.
![[Portrait of Thomas Ustick Walter]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NTkvMDEvMDEvcG9ydHJhaXQtb2YtdGhvbWFzLXVzdGljay13YWx0ZXItNjQwLmpwZw%3D%3D/40/51/webp "[Portrait of Thomas Ustick Walter]")
[Portrait of Thomas Ustick Walter]
Gift; H.K. Bush-Brown; 1930 (DLC/PP-1930:47566). Public domain scan of 19th-century salted paper print artistic photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
![[Thomas Ustick Walter, Architect of Capitol, 1851-1865]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NTkvMDEvMDEvdGhvbWFzLXVzdGljay13YWx0ZXItYXJjaGl0ZWN0LW9mLWNhcGl0b2wtMTg1MS0xODY1LTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/52/webp "[Thomas Ustick Walter, Architect of Capitol, 1851-1865]")
[Thomas Ustick Walter, Architect of Capitol, 1851-1865]
In album: Benjamin Brown French "Photographs," p. 65. Reference copy in LOT 12251, v. 1. Original in PR 12 LOT 12251.
Elevation of dome of U.S. Capitol
Architect of the Capitol item number: 003150.1290, Walter, no. 1902. 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 Capi... More
Ornament on pilasters of dome, second story / Tho. U. Walter, arch't.,...
Print shows front and profile views of detail of architectural ornament on the pilasters of the dome on the U.S. Capitol at Washington, D.C. No. 1941.
Model of the Capitol in the Capitol at Washington
Date based on Detroit, Catalogue P (1906). "G 1629" on negative. Detroit Publishing Co. no. 017433. Gift; State Historical Society of Colorado; 1949.
Ornate entrance to Hibernian Hall in Charleston, South Carolina. Built...
Title, date and keywords based on information provided by the photographer. Purchase; Carol M. Highsmith Photography, Inc.; 2017; (DLC/PP-2016:103-6). Forms part of: Carol M. Highsmith's America Project in the ... More
Portland Breakwater Lighthouse, Northeast end of Portland Breakwater, ...
Significance: This Greek Revival structure was first built in 1855 and rebuilt in 1875. It is constructed of cast-iron plate, its bolted joined covered by cast-iron Corinthian columns, cornices, and cresting. T... More
St. Elizabeths Hospital, Center Building, 539-559 Cedar Drive, Southea...
For an overview of the Center Building Group, see HABS DC-349-BT Significance: The Center Building (Buildings 1 and 2) is significant for its association with the treatment of mental illness at the St. Elizabet... More
![[Library of Congress in the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. Interior perspective view]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMDQvbGlicmFyeS1vZi1jb25ncmVzcy1pbi10aGUtdXMtY2FwaXRvbC13YXNoaW5ndG9uLWRjLWludGVyaW9yLXBlcnNwZWN0aXZlLXZpZXctMWQzZGZlLTEwMjQuanBn/40/42/webp "[Library of Congress in the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. Interior perspective view]")
[Library of Congress in the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. Interior pe...
Inscription on recto: Interior View, Library of Congress, Tho. U. Walter Architect, U.S. Capitol. Exhibited: "Capitol Visitor's Center" at the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C., 2005-2006.
Ingleside, 1818 Newton Street Northwest, Washington, District of Colum...
Significance: Built in 1851 on a 140-acre estate, Ingleside was designed by Thomas Ustick Walter, with the grounds by Andrew Jackson Downing. Today the mansion remains an unusual surviving example in the Distr... More
Ingleside, 1818 Newton Street Northwest, Washington, District of Colum...
Significance: Built in 1851 on a 140-acre estate, Ingleside was designed by Thomas Ustick Walter, with the grounds by Andrew Jackson Downing. Today the mansion remains an unusual surviving example in the Distr... More
![[United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.). Dome details. Second story. Elevation, section, and plans. Rendering.] / Tho. U. Walter, architect, Washington, D.C.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMDMvdW5pdGVkLXN0YXRlcy1jYXBpdG9sLXdhc2hpbmd0b24tZGMtZG9tZS1kZXRhaWxzLXNlY29uZC1zdG9yeS1lbGV2YXRpb24tc2VjdGlvbi0xYTZhZTEtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/52/webp "[United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.). Dome details. Second story. Elevation, section, and plans. Rendering.] / Tho. U. Walter, architect, Washington, D.C.")
[United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.). Dome details. Second story....
Window, showing architectural decorations and detail of structural ironwork. Inscription: "Details of second story of dome." Scaled and dimensioned. No. 1873.
![[United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.). Dome. Main ribs. Exterior brackets. Rendered plans, sections, elevations, perspectives, and details] / W.B. Franklin, capt. top engs. ; Tho. U. Walter, archt.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMTEvdW5pdGVkLXN0YXRlcy1jYXBpdG9sLXdhc2hpbmd0b24tZGMtZG9tZS1tYWluLXJpYnMtZXh0ZXJpb3ItYnJhY2tldHMtcmVuZGVyZWQtMDA3ZWViLTEwMjQuanBn/40/32/webp "[United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.). Dome. Main ribs. Exterior brackets. Rendered plans, sections, elevations, perspectives, and details] / W.B. Franklin, capt. top engs. ; Tho. U. Walter, archt.")
[United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.). Dome. Main ribs. Exterior b...
Scaled and dimensioned. No. 1892. The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) is the federal agency responsible for the maintenance, operation, development, and preservation of the United States Capitol Complex, which ... More
St. Elizabeths Hospital, West Wing, 539-559 Cedar Drive, Southeast, Wa...
For an overview of the Center Building Group, see HABS DC-349-BT Significance: The West Wing (Building 3) is significant for its association with the treatment of mental illness at the St. Elizabeths campus. As... More
St. Elizabeths Hospital, West Wing, 539-559 Cedar Drive, Southeast, Wa...
For an overview of the Center Building Group, see HABS DC-349-BT Significance: The West Wing (Building 3) is significant for its association with the treatment of mental illness at the St. Elizabeths campus. As... More
Andalusia, The Grotto, State Road vicinity (Bensalem Township), Andalu...
Significance: This small Gothic Revival structure was built to simulate a ruin. Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: FN-189 Survey number: HABS PA-1248-B Building/structure dates: after... More
Portland Breakwater Lighthouse, Northeast end of Portland Breakwater, ...
Significance: This Greek Revival structure was first built in 1855 and rebuilt in 1875. It is constructed of cast-iron plate, its bolted joined covered by cast-iron Corinthian columns, cornices, and cresting. T... More
Portland Breakwater Lighthouse, Northeast end of Portland Breakwater, ...
Significance: This Greek Revival structure was first built in 1855 and rebuilt in 1875. It is constructed of cast-iron plate, its bolted joined covered by cast-iron Corinthian columns, cornices, and cresting. T... More
St. Elizabeths Hospital, Center Building, 539-559 Cedar Drive, Southea...
For an overview of the Center Building Group, see HABS DC-349-BT Significance: The Center Building (Buildings 1 and 2) is significant for its association with the treatment of mental illness at the St. Elizabet... More
Bank of Chester County, 17 North High Street, West Chester, Chester Co...
Significance: This fine Greek Revival bank was designed by a famous architect, Thomas U. Walter and has an outstanding portico. Survey number: HABS PA-1126 Building/structure dates: 1836 Initial Construction... More
Ingleside, 1818 Newton Street Northwest, Washington, District of Colum...
Significance: Built in 1851 on a 140-acre estate, Ingleside was designed by Thomas Ustick Walter, with the grounds by Andrew Jackson Downing. Today the mansion remains an unusual surviving example in the Distr... More
Ingleside, 1818 Newton Street Northwest, Washington, District of Colum...
Significance: Built in 1851 on a 140-acre estate, Ingleside was designed by Thomas Ustick Walter, with the grounds by Andrew Jackson Downing. Today the mansion remains an unusual surviving example in the Distr... More
Ingleside, 1818 Newton Street Northwest, Washington, District of Colum...
Significance: Built in 1851 on a 140-acre estate, Ingleside was designed by Thomas Ustick Walter, with the grounds by Andrew Jackson Downing. Today the mansion remains an unusual surviving example in the Distr... More
![[United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.). Extension. Eastern elevation. South Wing] / Tho. U. Walter, archt., extension, of Capitol, U.S., Washington, D.C., Sept. 1851.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMTQvdW5pdGVkLXN0YXRlcy1jYXBpdG9sLXdhc2hpbmd0b24tZGMtZXh0ZW5zaW9uLWVhc3Rlcm4tZWxldmF0aW9uLXNvdXRoLXdpbmctMzE4NDNhLTEwMjQuanBn/40/31/webp "[United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.). Extension. Eastern elevation. South Wing] / Tho. U. Walter, archt., extension, of Capitol, U.S., Washington, D.C., Sept. 1851.")
[United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.). Extension. Eastern elevatio...
Scaled. The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) is the federal agency responsible for the maintenance, operation, development, and preservation of the United States Capitol Complex, which includes the U.S. Capitol ... More
![[Government Hospital for the Insane (Saint Elizabeths Hospital), Washington, D.C. Boiler house. Heating boiler, ventilating fan, bathroom, and water closet. Plans, elevations, and sections] / Tho. U. Walter Archt.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTEvMTUvZ292ZXJubWVudC1ob3NwaXRhbC1mb3ItdGhlLWluc2FuZS1zYWludC1lbGl6YWJldGhzLWhvc3BpdGFsLXdhc2hpbmd0b24tZGMtMDg5YTgwLTEwMjQuanBn/40/34/webp "[Government Hospital for the Insane (Saint Elizabeths Hospital), Washington, D.C. Boiler house. Heating boiler, ventilating fan, bathroom, and water closet. Plans, elevations, and sections] / Tho. U. Walter Archt.")
[Government Hospital for the Insane (Saint Elizabeths Hospital), Washi...
Sheet no. 4. No. 301 in pencil on back. No. 2175. Gift ; American Institute of Architects / American Architectural Foundation ; 2010 ; (DLC/PP-2010:100) Forms part of: The AIA/AAF Collection (Library of Congre... More
![[United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.). North wing. Principal story. Western stairway. Elevations, perspectives and sections] / M.C. Meigs, Capt. of engineers ; Tho. U. Walter, Archt. ex. U.S.C.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NTcvMDEvMDEvdW5pdGVkLXN0YXRlcy1jYXBpdG9sLXdhc2hpbmd0b24tZGMtbm9ydGgtd2luZy1wcmluY2lwYWwtc3Rvcnktd2VzdGVybi1zdGFpcndheS02NDAuanBn/40/50/webp "[United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.). North wing. Principal story. Western stairway. Elevations, perspectives and sections] / M.C. Meigs, Capt. of engineers ; Tho. U. Walter, Archt. ex. U.S.C.")
[United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.). North wing. Principal story...
In album: Engineering projects directed by Montgomery Meigs, Washington, D.C. ca. 1852-ca. 1860, p. 147, no. 256. Inscription: Details of western stairway. North wing. Principal story. "Scale one inch to a fo... More
Architectural drawing for doors ("library door and gallery door") for ...
Working drawing showing iron doors as plan, elevation, section, and detail. UNIT title devised. Deposit; Cornell University; 1937. Finding aid (unpublished): Filed by UNIT number, available in Prints and Photog... More
![[Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Vertical section and plan of skylights]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzE4NzMvMDEvMDEvbGlicmFyeS1vZi1jb25ncmVzcy13YXNoaW5ndG9uLWRjLXZlcnRpY2FsLXNlY3Rpb24tYW5kLXBsYW4tb2Ytc2t5bGlnaHRzLTY0MC5qcGc%3D/40/28/webp "[Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Vertical section and plan of skylights]")
[Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. Vertical section and plan of sk...
Reference copy in LOT 4249 (R). Public domain photograph of building plan, architecture design drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
Portland Breakwater Lighthouse, Northeast end of Portland Breakwater, ...
Significance: This Greek Revival structure was first built in 1855 and rebuilt in 1875. It is constructed of cast-iron plate, its bolted joined covered by cast-iron Corinthian columns, cornices, and cresting. T... More
Portland Breakwater Lighthouse, Northeast end of Portland Breakwater, ...
Significance: This Greek Revival structure was first built in 1855 and rebuilt in 1875. It is constructed of cast-iron plate, its bolted joined covered by cast-iron Corinthian columns, cornices, and cresting. T... More
Portland Breakwater Lighthouse, Northeast end of Portland Breakwater, ...
Significance: This Greek Revival structure was first built in 1855 and rebuilt in 1875. It is constructed of cast-iron plate, its bolted joined covered by cast-iron Corinthian columns, cornices, and cresting. T... More
Portland Breakwater Lighthouse, Northeast end of Portland Breakwater, ...
Significance: This Greek Revival structure was first built in 1855 and rebuilt in 1875. It is constructed of cast-iron plate, its bolted joined covered by cast-iron Corinthian columns, cornices, and cresting. T... More
Bank of Chester County, 17 North High Street, West Chester, Chester Co...
Significance: This fine Greek Revival bank was designed by a famous architect, Thomas U. Walter and has an outstanding portico. Survey number: HABS PA-1126 Building/structure dates: 1836 Initial Construction... More
Ingleside, 1818 Newton Street Northwest, Washington, District of Colum...
Significance: Built in 1851 on a 140-acre estate, Ingleside was designed by Thomas Ustick Walter, with the grounds by Andrew Jackson Downing. Today the mansion remains an unusual surviving example in the Distr... More
Ingleside, 1818 Newton Street Northwest, Washington, District of Colum...
Significance: Built in 1851 on a 140-acre estate, Ingleside was designed by Thomas Ustick Walter, with the grounds by Andrew Jackson Downing. Today the mansion remains an unusual surviving example in the Distr... More
![[United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.). Extension. Exterior order] / Capt. M.C. Meigs, U.S. engineer in charge ; Tho. U. Walter, architect, Washington, D.C., 1854.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn4/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMDkvMjQvdW5pdGVkLXN0YXRlcy1jYXBpdG9sLXdhc2hpbmd0b24tZGMtZXh0ZW5zaW9uLWV4dGVyaW9yLW9yZGVyLWNhcHQtbWMtbWVpZ3MtMzI1MTY4LTEwMjQuanBn/40/50/webp "[United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.). Extension. Exterior order] / Capt. M.C. Meigs, U.S. engineer in charge ; Tho. U. Walter, architect, Washington, D.C., 1854.")
[United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.). Extension. Exterior order] ...
Elevation rendering, column of U.S. Capitol. Scaled. Reference copy in album: Engineering projects directed by Montgomery Meigs, Washington, D.C. ca. 1852-1860, p. 52, no. 99, Lot 12332.
![[United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.). Extension. South Wing. Hall of Representatives. Ceiling. Reflected plan rendering] / Tho. U. Walter, architect, extension, U.S. Capitol ; M.C. Meigs, capt. of engineers, in charge.](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTIvMDkvdW5pdGVkLXN0YXRlcy1jYXBpdG9sLXdhc2hpbmd0b24tZGMtZXh0ZW5zaW9uLXNvdXRoLXdpbmctaGFsbC1vZi1yZXByZXNlbnRhdGl2ZXMtMzE5Mzc4LTEwMjQuanBn/40/31/webp "[United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.). Extension. South Wing. Hall of Representatives. Ceiling. Reflected plan rendering] / Tho. U. Walter, architect, extension, U.S. Capitol ; M.C. Meigs, capt. of engineers, in charge.")
[United States Capitol (Washington, D.C.). Extension. South Wing. Hall...
Scaled. No. 929. 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 complete... More
Section through dome of U.S. Capitol
In album: Benjamin Brown French "Photographs," p. 12. No. 1901. Reference copy in LOT 12251, v. 1. Original in PR 12 LOT 12251.
East pediment of the north wing, U.S. Capitol
In album: Benjamin Brown French "Photographs," p. 75. Printed on recto: Capt. M.C. Meigs, U.S. Engineer in Charge; T. Crawford; and Tho. U. Walter, architect. Reference copy in LOT 12251, v. 1. Original in PR ... More
Portland Breakwater Lighthouse, Northeast end of Portland Breakwater, ...
Significance: This Greek Revival structure was first built in 1855 and rebuilt in 1875. It is constructed of cast-iron plate, its bolted joined covered by cast-iron Corinthian columns, cornices, and cresting. T... More
Portland Breakwater Lighthouse, Northeast end of Portland Breakwater, ...
Significance: This Greek Revival structure was first built in 1855 and rebuilt in 1875. It is constructed of cast-iron plate, its bolted joined covered by cast-iron Corinthian columns, cornices, and cresting. T... More
Ingleside, 1818 Newton Street Northwest, Washington, District of Colum...
Significance: Built in 1851 on a 140-acre estate, Ingleside was designed by Thomas Ustick Walter, with the grounds by Andrew Jackson Downing. Today the mansion remains an unusual surviving example in the Distr... More
Hospital for the insane of the Army and Navy and the District of Colum...
Print shows a street-level view of Saint Elizabeths Hospital in Washington, D.C., formerly known as the Government Hospital for the Insane, showing the central building and the east and west wings, with pedestr... More
![[Library of Congress in the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. Roof details]](https://cache.getarchive.net/Prod/thumb/cdn18/L3Bob3RvLzIwMTkvMTAvMTMvbGlicmFyeS1vZi1jb25ncmVzcy1pbi10aGUtdXMtY2FwaXRvbC13YXNoaW5ndG9uLWRjLXJvb2YtZGV0YWlscy1jMjJlMGQtMTAyNC5qcGc%3D/40/31/webp "[Library of Congress in the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. Roof details]")
[Library of Congress in the U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. Roof detail...
Iron roof trusses; details of joints. Inscription: "Details of roof of Congressional Library."