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Architecture

The Center for Architecture, Design, and Engineering was established in the Library of Congress in 2002 to focus attention on, encourage support for, and promote the study of the Library's unmatched architecture, design, and engineering collections, thereby increasing the public's awareness and appreciation of the achievements of the architecture, design, and engineering professions and their contributions to our quality of life. Source: Center for Architecture, Design, and Engineering

 

Brown-Pusey House Elizabethtown, kY

 

Built in 1825, by John Y. Hill, this building is one of Elizabethtown's finest examples of rural Federal architecture. Known for many years as "The Hill House," a boarding house and Inn conducted by Aunt Beck Hill, it once housed General George Custer and his wife in the 1870's. Source: kyvacation.com)

 
 

What is the Architect of the Capitol?

The Architect of the Capitol is responsible to the United States Congress for the maintenance, operation, development, and preservation of the United States Capitol Complex, which includes the Capitol, the congressional office buildings, the Library of Congress buildings, the Supreme Court building, the U.S. Botanic Garden, the Capitol Power Plant, and other facilities.

 

(Architect of the Capitol)

Art in Architecture Program (GSA)

The GSA Art in Architecture Program commissions the nation’s leading artists to create large-scale works of art for new federal buildings. These artworks enhance the civic meaning of federal architecture and showcase the vibrancy of American visual arts. Together, the art and architecture of federal buildings create a lasting cultural legacy for the people of the United States. Source: GSA

 
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