From the Albert H. Small Center for National Capital Area Studies

Category: U.S. Capitol

Creative Expression Monuments U.S. Capitol

The Tripoli Monument: A Forgotten Relic of Early D.C.

Post author By GW Museum
Post date February 1, 2023

The Tripoli Monument sits on Capitol Hill with a view of DC in the background. Finely dressed visitors stand in the foreground.

Matthew Goetz, Ph.D. Candidate

Architecture U.S. Capitol

Bulfinch’s Capitol Dome

Post author By GW Museum
Post date January 19, 2022

An 1848 lithograph depicting the front of the US Capitol Building surrounded by trees with several horses on the National Mall.

August Köllner, “Washington, Capitol,” published by Goupil, Vibert and Company, New York, 1848. Albert H. Small Washingtoniana Collection AS 69.