| Show 4 lynn architect of national capitol 5 f K david lynn lias has been appointed architect of the national capitol at washington succeeding thia the late el llott woods As everybody knows george washington was the moving spirit in the erection of the building in its present form one of the most satisfying structures on earth and laid its corner stone in 1703 1793 lynn therefore ip Is the latest of a long line of capitol architects the original plans oi of the building were drawn by william thornton an english physician and amateur draftsman then resident in philadelphia the first two cuper supervising architects were stephen hallet a frenchman and james hoban an irishman the next in succession was benjamin henry latrobe an englishman appointed for the work in 1803 1903 by thomas jefferson who was in charge of construction when tho the infant capi tol was burned by an english raiding party in august 1814 latrobe also took charge of the rebuilding his successor american born was the ae celebrated charles Dul bulfinch finch of boston in 1818 in 1851 the construction of the marble north and south wings to house the senate and house ot of representatives was undertaken following plans drawn by T U walter of who was appointed architect hla his asil assistant stant edward clark later made architect designed the system of terraces mr air lynn for twenty three years has been employed in the office of the architect and for the last ten years has been civil engineer of the capitol he was born in maryland and lives ai hyattsville |
