Architect of the Capitol

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Architect of the Capitol

The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) is the agency

Government agency

A government agency is a permanent or semi-permanent organization in the machinery of government that is responsible for the oversight and administration of specific functions, such as an intelligence agency....
responsible for the maintenance, operation, development, and preservation of the United States Capitol Complex

United States Capitol Complex

The United States Capitol Complex is a group of about a dozen buildings and facilities in Washington D.C. that are used by the United States Federal government of the United States....
, and also the head of that agency. The Architect of the Capitol is a legislative branch

Legislature

Legislature is a type of representative deliberative assembly with the power to create and change laws. The law created by a legislature is called legislation or statutory law....
body and is responsible to the United States Congress

United States Congress

The United States Congress is the Bicameralism legislature of the Federal government of the United States of the United States of America, consisting of two houses, the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives....
.

The Capitol Complex includes the Capitol

United States Capitol

The United States Capitol serves as the seat of government for the United States Congress, the legislature of the federal government of the United States....
, the Capitol Visitor Center

United States Capitol Visitor Center

The United States Capitol Visitor Center is an addition to the United States Capitol which serves as a gathering point for up to 4,000 tourists and an expansion space for the United States Congress....
, the seven congressional office buildings

Congressional office buildings

The congressional office buildings are the Office used by the United States Congress to augment the limited space in the United States Capitol. The congressional office buildings are part of the United States Capitol Complex are thus under the authority of the Architect of the Capitol and protected by the United States Capitol Police....
(Cannon

Cannon House Office Building

The Cannon House Office Building, completed in 1908, is the oldest congressional office building as well as a significant example of the Beaux-Arts architecture of architecture....
, Ford

Ford House Office Building

The Ford House Office Building is one of the four office buildings containing United States House of Representatives staff in Washington, D.C., on Capitol Hill....
, Longworth

Longworth House Office Building

The Longworth House Office Building is one of three office buildings used by the United States House of Representatives. The building was named in 1962 in honor of the former Speaker of the United States House of Representatives, Nicholas Longworth of Ohio....
, Rayburn

Rayburn House Office Building

The Rayburn House Office Building is a Congressional office buildings for the United States House of Representatives in the Capitol Hill neighborhood of Washington, D.C., between South Capitol Street and First Street....
for the House of Representatives

United States House of Representatives

The United States House of Representatives, commonly referred to as "the House", is one of the bicameralism of the United States Congress; the other is the United States Senate....
, and Russell

Russell Senate Office Building

The Russell Senate Office Building is the oldest of the United States Senate office buildings. Designed in the Beaux-Arts architecture architectural style, it was built from 1903 to 1908, opened in 1909, and named for former Senator Richard Brevard Russell, Jr....
, Dirksen

Dirksen Senate Office Building

The Dirksen Senate Office Building was the second office building constructed for members of the United States Senate in Washington, D.C. and was named after the late Minority Leader Everett Dirksen from Illinois in 1972....
, and Hart

Hart Senate Office Building

The Hart Senate Office Building, the third United States Senate office building, was built in the 1970s. First occupied in November 1982, the Hart Building is the largest of the Senate office buildings....
for the Senate

United States Senate

The United States Senate is the upper house of the Bicameralism United States Congress, the lower house being the United States House of Representatives....
), the Library of Congress

Library of Congress

The Library of Congress is the de facto national library of the United States and the research arm of the United States Congress. Located in three buildings in Washington, D.C., it is the largest library in the world by shelf space and holds the largest number of books....
buildings, the United States Supreme Court building

United States Supreme Court building

The Supreme Court building is the seat of the Supreme Court of the United States. It is situated in Washington, D.C. at 1 First Street NE, on the block immediately east of the United States Capitol....
, the United States Botanic Garden

United States Botanic Garden

The United States Botanic Garden is a botanic garden on the grounds of the United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., near Garfield Circle.The Botanic Garden is supervised by the United States Congress through the Architect of the Capitol, who is responsible for maintaining the grounds of the United States Capitol....
, the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building

Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building

The Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building houses agencies that support the work of the United States federal courts, including the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, the Federal Judicial Center, and the United States Sentencing Commission....
, the Capitol Power Plant

Capitol Power Plant

The Capitol Power Plant is a power plant which provides steam and Water cooling for the United States Capitol and other buildings in the United States Capitol Complex....
, the House

United States House of Representatives Page

United States House of Representatives Page Program is a program run by the United States House of Representatives, under the office of the Clerk of the House, in which appointed high school High school junior act as non-partisan federal employees in the House of Representatives, providing supplemental administrative support to House operati...
, the United States Capitol Police

United States Capitol Police

The United States Capitol Police is a police force charged with protecting the United States Congress within the District of Columbia and throughout the United States and its United States territories....
headquarters and K9

K9 or K-9 may refer to:Working dogs:* K9, police dog* K9, guard dogTitled expressive works:* K-9 , Doctor Who spin-off...
division facilities, and Senate page

United States Senate Page

A United States Senate Page is a non-partisan federal employee serving the United States Senate in Washington, DC. Despite the non-partisan affiliation, Pages are typically divided to serve the party that appointed them....
dormitories

Dormitory

Dormitory typically refers in the United States to residence halls, which are sleeping quarters or entire buildings primarily providing sleeping and residential quarters for large numbers of people, often boarding school, college or university students....
, and other facilities.

The Architect of the Capitol, along with the Senate and House sergeants-at-arms, sits on the Capitol Police Board

Capitol Police Board

The Capitol Police Board is a group of three members who maintain jurisdiction over the United States Capitol Police. The three members of this board are the Architect of the Capitol, the Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate, and the Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives....
, which has jurisdiction over the United States Capitol Police

United States Capitol Police

United States Capitol Guide Board

The Capitol Guide Board is a group of three members who have jurisdiction over the United States Capitol Guide Service. The three members of this board are the Architect of the Capitol, the United States Senate Sergeant at Arms, and the United States House of Representatives Sergeant at Arms....
, which has jurisdiction over the United States Capitol Guide Service

United States Capitol Guide Service

The United States Capitol Guide Service is a guide service charged by the United States Congress to "provide guided tours of the interior of the United States Capitol for the education and Enlightenment of the general public, without charge for such tours." It exists under ....
.

Until 1989 the position of Architect of the Capitol was filled by appointment from the President of the United States

President of the United States

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The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) is the agency

Government agency

United States Capitol Complex

Legislature

United States Congress

United States Capitol

The United States Capitol serves as the seat of government for the United States Congress, the legislature of the federal government of the United States....
, the Capitol Visitor Center

United States Capitol Visitor Center

Congressional office buildings

Cannon House Office Building

The Cannon House Office Building, completed in 1908, is the oldest congressional office building as well as a significant example of the Beaux-Arts architecture of architecture....
, Ford

Ford House Office Building

The Ford House Office Building is one of the four office buildings containing United States House of Representatives staff in Washington, D.C., on Capitol Hill....
, Longworth

Longworth House Office Building

Rayburn House Office Building

United States House of Representatives

The United States House of Representatives, commonly referred to as "the House", is one of the bicameralism of the United States Congress; the other is the United States Senate....
, and Russell

Russell Senate Office Building

Dirksen Senate Office Building

Hart Senate Office Building

United States Senate

The United States Senate is the upper house of the Bicameralism United States Congress, the lower house being the United States House of Representatives....
), the Library of Congress

Library of Congress

United States Supreme Court building

United States Botanic Garden

Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building

Capitol Power Plant

The Capitol Power Plant is a power plant which provides steam and Water cooling for the United States Capitol and other buildings in the United States Capitol Complex....
, the House

United States House of Representatives Page

United States Capitol Police

K9 or K-9 may refer to:Working dogs:* K9, police dog* K9, guard dogTitled expressive works:* K-9 , Doctor Who spin-off...
division facilities, and Senate page

United States Senate Page

Dormitory

Capitol Police Board

United States Capitol Police

United States Capitol Guide Board

United States Capitol Guide Service

President of the United States

The President of the United States is the head of state and head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in the United States by influence and recognition....
for an indefinite term. Legislation enacted in 1989 provides that the Architect is to be appointed for a term of ten years by the President, with the advice and consent

Advice and consent

Advice and consent is an English phrase frequently used in List of enacting formulae of bill s and in other legal or constitutional contexts, describing a situation in which the executive branch of a government enacts something previously approved of by the legislative branch....
of the United States Senate

United States Senate

The United States Senate is the upper house of the Bicameralism United States Congress, the lower house being the United States House of Representatives....
, from a list of three candidates recommended by a congressional commission. Upon confirmation by the Senate, the Architect becomes an official of the legislative branch as an officer and agent of Congress; he is eligible for reappointment after completion of his term.

The current acting Architect of the Capitol is Stephen T. Ayers.

List of Architects of the Capitol

This is a complete list of Architects of the Capitol:

Architect of the Capitol	Term of Office	Deputy Architect	Assistant Architect	Appointing President	Notes
William Thornton William Thornton Dr. William Thornton was an American physician, inventor, painter and architect who designed the United States Capitol. He also served as the first Architect of the Capitol and first Superintendent of the United States Patent Office....	1793	n/a		Washington George Washington George Washington was the leader of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War and served as the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States of the United States of Americas ....	Washington selected Thornton's original design for the U.S. Capitol.
Benjamin Latrobe Benjamin Latrobe Benjamin Henry Boneval Latrobe was a British-born American architect best known for his design of the United States Capitol, as well as his design of the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, the first Catholic Cathedral built in the United States....	March 6, 1803 – July 1, 1811 ---- April 6, 1815 – November 20, 1817	n/a		Jefferson Thomas Jefferson Thomas Jefferson was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States , the principal author of the United States Declaration of Independence , and one of the most influential Founding Fathers of the United States for his promotion of the ideals of republicanism in the United States.... ---- Madison James Madison James Madison was an American politician and political philosopher who served as the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States , and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States....	Latrobe was appointed twice. President Jefferson appointed him to take over work on the building in 1803 and construction was halted in 1811. During the War of 1812, the Capitol was burned by British troops, prompting President Madison to reappoint Latrobe as Architect of the Capitol and conduct repairs.
Charles Bulfinch Charles Bulfinch Charles Bulfinch was an early United States architect, and has been regarded by many as the first native-born American to practice architecture as a architect....	January 8, 1818 – June 25, 1829	n/a		Monroe James Monroe James Monroe was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States . His administration was marked by the acquisition of Florida ; the Missouri Compromise , in which Missouri was declared a slave state; the admission of Maine in 1820 as a free state; and the profession of the Monroe Doctrine , declaring U.S....
Thomas U. Walter Thomas U. Walter Thomas Ustick Walter of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania was the dean of American architecture between the death of Benjamin Latrobe and the work of Henry Hobson Richardson.... (Engineer-in-charge: Montgomery C. Meigs Montgomery C. Meigs Montgomery Cunningham Meigs was a career United States Army officer, civil engineer, construction engineer for a number of facilities in Washington, D.C., and Quartermaster General of the U.S.... )	June 11, 1851 – May 26, 1865	n/a	Edward Clark Edward Clark (architect) Edward Clark was an American architect who served as Architect of the Capitol from 1865 to 1902.Edward Clark was Thomas U. Walter's student, chief assistant, and successor....	Fillmore Millard Fillmore Millard Fillmore was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States, serving from 1850 until 1853, and the last member of the Whig Party to hold that office....	Walter and Meigs shared responsibility for the Capitol and the construction of its additions.
Edward Clark Edward Clark (architect) Edward Clark was an American architect who served as Architect of the Capitol from 1865 to 1902.Edward Clark was Thomas U. Walter's student, chief assistant, and successor....	August 30, 1865 – January 6, 1902	n/a	Elliott Woods Elliott Woods File:Elliott Woods portrait.jpgElliott Woods was an American architect who served as Architect of the Capitol from 1902 to 1923....	A Johnson Andrew Johnson Andrew Johnson was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States , succeeding to the Presidency upon Abraham Lincoln assassination of Abraham Lincoln....
Elliott Woods Elliott Woods File:Elliott Woods portrait.jpgElliott Woods was an American architect who served as Architect of the Capitol from 1902 to 1923....	February 19, 1902 – May 22, 1923	n/a		T Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt Theodore Roosevelt , also known as T.R., and to the public as Teddy, was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States....
David Lynn David Lynn (architect) David Lynn was an United States architect and honorary member of the American Institute of Architects.David Lynn was a 21-year veteran of the Architect's staff before being appointed Architect of the Capitol in 1923....	August 22, 1923 – September 30, 1954	n/a	Horace Rouzer (1930-1946) Arthur Cook (1946-1959)	Coolidge Calvin Coolidge John Calvin Coolidge, Jr. was the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States . A Republican Party lawyer from Vermont, Coolidge worked his way up the ladder of Massachusetts state politics, eventually becoming governor of that state....
J. George Stewart J. George Stewart John George Stewart was an United States architect and politician from Wilmington, Delaware, in New Castle County, Delaware, Delaware. He was a member of the Republican Party , who served as U.S....	October 1, 1954 – May 24, 1970	n/a	Arthur Cook (1946-1959) Mario Campioli, FAIA FAIA Fellow of the American Institute of Architects is an postnomial, designating an individual who has been named a fellow of the American Institute of Architects.... (1959-1980)	Eisenhower
George M. White, FAIA FAIA Fellow of the American Institute of Architects is an postnomial, designating an individual who has been named a fellow of the American Institute of Architects....	January 27, 1971 – November 21, 1995	n/a	Mario Campioli, FAIA FAIA Fellow of the American Institute of Architects is an postnomial, designating an individual who has been named a fellow of the American Institute of Architects.... (1959-1980) William L. Ensign William L. Ensign William L. "Bill" Ensign FAIA, is the planning and architectural consultant for the Tax-Free Fund For Utah, one of the Aquila Group of Funds. The Tax-Free Fund For Utah is a municipal bond mutual fund especially designed for residents of Utah.... , FAIA FAIA Fellow of the American Institute of Architects is an postnomial, designating an individual who has been named a fellow of the American Institute of Architects.... (1980-1997)	Nixon	Ensign acted as Architect after White's retirement until a replacement was appointed
Alan M. Hantman Alan M. Hantman Alan M. Hantman, FAIA is an United States architect who served as the 10th Architect of the Capitol from February 1997 until February 2007.... , FAIA FAIA Fellow of the American Institute of Architects is an postnomial, designating an individual who has been named a fellow of the American Institute of Architects....	January 6, 1997 – February 2, 2007	Stephen T. Ayers, AIA (Deputy: October 2005-February 2007) (Acting Architect: February 2, 2007-present)	Michael G. Turnbull Michael G. Turnbull Michael G. Turnbull, FAIA is an American architect who has spent much of his career in the public sector as a custodian of major public buildings, notably the U.S.... , FAIA FAIA Fellow of the American Institute of Architects is an postnomial, designating an individual who has been named a fellow of the American Institute of Architects.... (June 1998-present)	Clinton Bill Clinton William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton served as the List of Presidents of the United States President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. He was the fifteenth Democrat elected to that office....	Hantman was the first Architect of the Capitol appointed under the legislation passed in 1989 providing for a fixed, renewable ten-year term for the Architects of the Capitol. On August 1, 2006, Hantman announced he would not seek a second term when his term expired in 2007.

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