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In August 1814, during the War of 1812, invading British troops burned the U.S. Capitol and other buildings in Washington. That fall, Congress met in the Patent Office building (now the National Portrait Gallery/Smithsonian American Art Museum).
An 1814 watercolor and ink depiction of the United States Capitol after the burning of Washington, D.C. in the War of 1812. Painting by George Munger. The United States Capitol was, according to some contemporary travelers, the only building in Washington "worthy to be noticed". [26]
On August 24, 1814, during the War of 1812, British troops burned the Capitol and almost all other public buildings in Washington. The Capitol, shown ablaze in the background, was gutted, and only a sudden rainstorm prevented its complete destruction.
The Supreme Court barely had the opportunity to hear cases in the chamber before the justices fled Washington in the face of advancing British forces during the War of 1812. On August 24, 1814, the British occupied the city and burnt several government buildings, including the North and South wings of the Capitol building. Despite the burnings ...
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Thornton's original Capitol Building design Thornton's submission for the Capitol, officially approved by Washington in 1793 This elevation of the Temple Portico of Tudor Place is from a laser scan project conducted by nonprofit CyArk. The circular Te Portico that extends into the space of the Saloon is a prominent architectural feature of the ...
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The British invasion on the capital in August 1814, created the opportunity to revisit the pros and con of removing the government from Washington. Crucial buildings and documents were destroyed that were vital to the governing of the nation. [5] A portion of the Capitol Building was destroyed, and the U.S. Treasury was in ashes.