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The 1857 Capitol extension included room for a Members’ post office. Genteel visitors stroll through the grand space, constructed with masonry vaults and fire-proof cast iron trim. The post office remained in this room until 1870, when the Committee on Ways and Means moved into the space.
History, Art & Archives, U.S. House of Representatives, “Members' Post Office, House of Representatives, Washington, DC,” https://history.house.gov/Collection/Listing/2004/2004-086-001/ (January 23, 2021)
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