Check out this historic photo of David Lynn, architect of the capitol, with two miniature monuments
presented to him by Joe Sullivan, an inspector in the Washington Fire
Department, and Thomas Bell. The miniatures were built with 14 different kinds
of mosaic which were collected by Sullivan’s Father when he worked as a laborer
on construction of the Capitol’s east and west wings from 1859-1860. The photo
is from December 1924. Can anyone identify
the monuments? David Lynn was appointed Architect of the Capitol
in 1923 by President Calvin Coolidge. During his tenure, the Capitol Grounds
increase dramatically with construction of major buildings for the House of
Representatives (the Longworth House Office Building), the Supreme Court, the Library of Congress and the
Botanic Garden. In addition, the wing of the Russell Senate Office Building was
built, the Capitol Power Plant was enlarged, and construction on the Dirksen
Senate Office Building began.
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