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Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 23:25, 8 October 2012: 1,920 × 1,253 (2.69 MB): Matanya == {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description=Allyn Cox Oil on Canvas 1973-1974 Hall of Capitols House wing, Cox Corridors In August 1814, during the War of 1812, invading British troops burned the U.S. Capitol and other buildings in Washington....
The Superintendent of the Public Buildings of the City of Washington, Thomas Munroe, concluded that the loss to the Capitol amounted to $787,163.28 (equivalent to $11,806,200 in 2024), with $457,388.36 (equivalent to $6,860,099 in 2024) for the north wing and main building, and $329,774.92 (equivalent to $4,946,100 in 2024) for the south wing.
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.
Because the Capitol grounds are outside the normal jurisdiction of Olympia and Thurston County, the sheriff and city police do not investigate crime on the Capitol campus. The Washington State Patrol is responsible for law enforcement and investigations on the Capitol grounds as well as at the Old Capitol Building and adjoining Sylvester Park ...
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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.
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