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The Future Offices of Our Congressmen

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Date

1903-01-17

Artist

Vernon Howe Bailey

Publisher

Harper's Weekly

Dimensions

9 1/8 x 13 1/4 in. (23.2 x 33.7 cm)

Accession Number

2004.085.019

Credit Line

Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives

Object Details

A rendering of the planned new House Office Building—now the Cannon House Office Building— was published in Harper’s Weekly in 1903. This project was big news at the time, since it would provide office space for all Members of Congress for the first time. The design of the building, executed in the Beaux- Arts style, was meant to harmonize with, and not overshadow, the neighboring Capitol.

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