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[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. House of Representatives seating plan] – Historic Print

[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. House of Representatives seating plan], [between 1819 and 1828] — historic drawing
[United States Capitol, Washington, D.C. House of Representatives seating plan], [between 1819 and 1828]. Historic drawing from the Washington DC collection.

(Originally scanned by the Library of Congress. Each image is professionally and digitally cleaned of artifacts such as color bars and extra borders prior to printing.)

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The seating plan of the House of Representatives is a drawing in ink and wash, and its record places it among the architectural drawings of 1810 to 1830. Its notes tie it to the 18th Congress of 1825 and to a draftsman named William Allen, so it captures the chamber as it was arranged during the early years of the Capitol's rebuilding after the British burned the building in 1814. Seating plans like this one show how members were grouped in a room meant to hold the national legislature, and they reveal the careful planning that went into a chamber that was still taking shape.

Created / published[between 1819 and 1828]
Medium1 drawing : ink and wash on paper.
GenreArchitectural drawings 1810-1830.
Notes18th Congress, 1825 (William Allen).
SourceLibrary of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division
Original scan1,536 × 1,184 px · prints to 5 × 4 in at 300 dpi
ReferenceAMZ-SOTP-HPA-118173

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