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Constructing the Capitol: North Wing
- Artist
- William Russell Birch
- Date of Work
- 1800
- Medium
- Watercolor
- Credit
- Library of Congress
Constructing the Capitol: North Wing
After seven years of construction, only the Capitol's north wing was ready for occupancy. The wing accommodated the Senate, the House of Representatives, and the Library of Congress when the seat of government was moved to Washington, D.C., in 1800.
A View of the Capitol in 1800, William Russell Birch, watercolor.
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