page_title: U.S. Capitol Gatehouses and Gateposts
hierarchical_section_title: U.S. Capitol Gatehouses and Gateposts
caption_attribution_description: English: One of the Bulfinch Gatehouses (also known as the U.S. Capitol Gatehouses) located at 17th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW in Washington, D.C. It was designed by Charles Bulfinch in 1825 and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
context_page_description: The U.S. Capitol Gatehouses and Gateposts — designed circa 1827 by celebrated architect Charles Bulfinch — originally stood on the grounds of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. Two of the gatehouses are listed on the National Register of Historic Places in their new locations.
  One gatehouse and three of the gateposts now stand at 15th Street and Constitution Avenue within the President's Park South historic district. The other gatehouse is at 17th and Constitution, also within the PPS. Four other gateposts have been relocated to the main entrance of the National Arboretum at New York Avenue NE and Springhouse Road NE.
context_section_description: The U.S. Capitol Gatehouses and Gateposts — designed circa 1827 by celebrated architect Charles Bulfinch — originally stood on the grounds of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C. Two of the gatehouses are listed on the National Register of Historic Places in their new locations.
  One gatehouse and three of the gateposts now stand at 15th Street and Constitution Avenue within the President's Park South historic district. The other gatehouse is at 17th and Constitution, also within the PPS. Four other gateposts have been relocated to the main entrance of the National Arboretum at New York Avenue NE and Springhouse Road NE.
caption: Gatehouse
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