CSPAN3 National Historic Preservation Act 50th Anniversary October 22, 2016
With those visitors is the role of the architect of the capitol. The architect of the capitol is the steward of the Historic Buildings and grounds on capitol hill. In 1800, Congress Left philadelphia and moved into approximately 25,000 square feet. That is the original north wing of the capital. Today, and with the help of a team of 2300 employees, the responsibilities of the architect of the capitol include stewardship of nearly 17. 4 million square feet of building space, the care and maintenance of hundreds of acres, thousands of trees and plantings, and the preservation of countless artist...