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Architectural drawing featuring two stories of a floor plan for the proposed Capitol Building. Made for the Capitol Design Competition held by the federal government in 1792. The floor plan features a rectangular building with many rooms and a central courtyard. A portico stands at the entrance to the building in the bottom drawing, while…

Plan for a President’s House

Description

Architectural drawing featuring two stories of a floor plan for the proposed Capitol Building. Made for the Capitol Design Competition held by the federal government in 1792. The floor plan features a rectangular building with many rooms and a central courtyard. A portico stands at the entrance to the building in the bottom drawing, while both stories feature an octagonal room at the back of the building. An inscription describing the drawing is seen at the bottom of the paper.

Creator

Date

circa 1792

Materials

Pen and iron gall ink, ink washes, and pencil on paper

Dimensions

21 H x 14 13/16 W inches

Object ID

1976.88.56

Resource ID

10234

Notes

Inscribed: "TO the HONORABLE Commissioners of the FEDERAL Buildings & a Cellar and Chamber PLAN for a / PRESIDENT'S HOUSE." Signed lower left quarter: "By James Diamond of Sommerset Co. State of Maryland."

Credit Line

Gift of John Boneval Hazlehurst 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.