The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1905-05-18

In 1915 - borrow $4,000 for me ~
building. The legislative wings wsss
reconstructed and occupied In 101N
and the central pavilion In 1897. the
entire structure costing g. 100000.
Latrobe made minor notifications In
the Thornton design. His arc the fa-
nous corn columns" beneath the old
Senate chamber new American or
der. He increased the height Of the
dome. but the drawings were never
executed Iatrobe also changed DIR.
Thornton's semi-circular portico to the
rectangular projection which now or
raments the central structure.
The floor Of the Senate chamber was
elevated to the main fioor. the supreme
Court moving into the basement be
meath. and the hall OF the House as
sumed form which was meant to re-
semble that OF an ancient Greek thea
ter.
| Beneath the center or the rotunda
was built a subterranean chamber.
called the crypt. In which 1t was un-
derstood that the remains OF Washing.
ton were to lie. IN a stone sarcophayus.
exposed TO the view OF the multitude. |
His widow was not adverse TO the plan.
but his heirs objected TO the removal
OF the coffin from Mount Vernon. and
so that project was abandoned. New
ertheless. watcher called the keeper
Of the crypt. was employed by Con-
gress up to the Civil War and light
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said. for fifty years.
Charles Bulhnch. OF Boston. WAS
architect OF the Capitol from 1917 10
1920, and completed rhe building as
shown In the picture OF 1888. Under
his direction. the dome rose higher
than In any previous design, the
cupolas were added at either end and
the familiar western portico and ter
races Incorporated into the design. .
The acoustics OF the Hall OF Represen-
tstives still baffied the government.
and William Strickland. of Philadel-
phia, was called into consultz tIon with
Bulhnch to supply 4 remedy.
The picture OF 1888 marks the sec
ond stage In the evolution OF the Cap
structure substantially It's present ap-
pearance. The Capitol Of 1895 covered
a little more than an acre and a half =
Of ground. and was 351 feet inches I
ong. :.
New Wings and Dome Added
In the course OF years II became too
mall The Congressional Committee y
Ip.,f.I D.f 49, |
.ember. 1850. for plans for an exten-
ion of the Capitol. From the nuner- 8
JUS designs submitted four were Sc
ected. and the premium equally divid p
d among the four architects. The
then employed an architect II
AIMED Mills to prepare a design for
he extension OF the Capitol. based on "
he principal feature OF the four Sc ~
-cted plans. President Fillmore adopt
Il different design. and the corner
tone was laid on July !. 1851. an ora. n
on being delivered by Daniel Web NJ
ter. Thomas U. Walter. OF Philadei. III
hIa, was the successful architect. In A
s55 the old dome. which was too :.
squatty" to be beautiful on the ex. ~
n.
a the present one begun. IT.
During this operation. movement
as started in a convention OF Amerl-
IN artists at Washington TO supervise
e decorations In the new wings ard IN
,me. The members Of the convention =,
the appointment Of ~
,mmittee for the work As named
: President Buchanan. In 1883. :hls
'dy comprised Henry X. Brown.
ulptor. OF New York: James II. sp
lmbdin. portrait painter. OF Phlia
lphia. and John F. Kenneth a land.
ape painter. OF New York. Although are
ese gentlemen took n hand in the the
,rk Of supervision. they accomplish. Yes
little. and finally abandoned their are
ties when Congress declined to pay am
FIR bills for expenses.
Thus the building was brought TO Is
} condition shown In the picture sto
de In 1861. A comparison OF this oue
d's-eye view with the Capitol OF 1895 me-
lstrates In a comprehensive way the pro
portions OF the wings as compared g
tn the size OF the old building In the moi
lule ana tDe contracted dimensions WI
the roof upon which the present en-
ne was placed Mint
The statue was raised to the apex scos
the dome In 1863. rim
The Capitol To-day. 81,
'he Capitol to-day contains 40 -
ms. With the contemplated add -,
~ w." dret
nber for the House Of Representa-
=. :, ,
Then the extension has been made. ,n,o
ediice. including the works OF art 49,,
oh 1t contains. will have cost near : =,
20. OOO. 0OO-more money than Con-
y had ever imagined. in a lump Adj,
J, when In the early ninsties OF the or
Jury before last It offered 500 and h.
uilding lot for the best design for AIN.
'use for the National LegisIature.-s h.r.
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