Thomas U. Walter
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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Thomas Ustick Walter (September 4, 1804 ? October 30, 1887) of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was the dean of American architecture between the 1820 death of Benjamin Latrobe and the emergence of H.H. Richardson in the 1870s. He was the fourth Architect of the Capitol, responsible for adding the north (Senate) and south (House) wings and the central dome that brought the U.S. Capitol building to essentially its modern appearance. Walter received early training in a variety of fields including masonry, mathematics, physical science, and the fine arts befo...
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Thomas Ustick Walter (September 4, 1804 ? October 30, 1887) of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania was the dean of American architecture between the 1820 death of Benjamin Latrobe and the emergence of H.H. Richardson in the 1870s. He was the fourth Architect of the Capitol, responsible for adding the north (Senate) and south (House) wings and the central dome that brought the U.S. Capitol building to essentially its modern appearance. Walter received early training in a variety of fields including masonry, mathematics, physical science, and the fine arts before studying architecture in the office of William Strickland. He began practicing architecture in 1830 and was one of the founders and second president of the American Institute of Architects.
