Floor plan for the proposed Capitol Building. The drawing features a square shaped building with a central rotunda and portico entryways on each side. Made for the Capitol Drawing Competition held by the United States government in 1792.

No. 1 of Samuel Dobie’s Architect inv. & del. for a Capitol to be built in the City of Washington

Description

Floor plan for the proposed Capitol Building. The drawing features a square shaped building with a central rotunda and portico entryways on each side. Made for the Capitol Drawing Competition held by the United States government in 1792.

Creator

Dobie, Samuel, 1730-1798

Date

1792

Materials

Pencil, pen and iron gall ink, black ink washes on creme paper

Dimensions

17 1/16 H x 21 1/4 W inches

Object ID

1976.88.39

Resource ID

8391

Credit Line

Gift of John Hazlehurst Boneval Latrobe

Digital Publisher

Digital resource provided by the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Rights

This digital image is made available here for private study, scholarship, and research. Commercial and other uses are prohibited without the permission of the Maryland Center for History and Culture. For more information, visit the MCHC’s Reproductions and Permissions web page.