LATROBE Cenotaphs (ca. 1816-77) at the Congressional Cemetery in Washington, D.C. by Benjamin Henry Latrobe located in James M. Goode's Capitol Hill area

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Benjamin Henry Boneval Latrobe (May 1, 1764 - September 3, 1820) was a British-born American architect best known for his design of the United States Capitol, as well as his design of Baltimore's cathedral. Latrobe came to the United States in 1796, settling first in Virginia and then relocating to Philadelphia where he set up his practice. In 1803, he was hired as Surveyor of the Public Buildings of the United States, and spent much of the next fourteen years working on projects in Washington, D.C. Later in his life, Latrobe worked on a waterworks project in New Orleans, where he ended up dying in 1820 from yellow fever. Source: Wikipedia

With the Macombgrave faintly visible in the background (white monument, far left)

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With the Macombgrave faintly visible in the background (white monument, just right of center at the top)

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The honorable John Quincy Adams
A representative in the Congress of the United States. From the state Massachusetts. Died Feb. 23, 1848. Aged 79 years.

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With the Eldridge Gerrygrave faintly visible in the background (the white urn just to the left of the obelisk on the far left)

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0000001/00235_0000002920 (added ca. 2006)

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See James M. Goode's
'Washington Sculpture'(hardcover p 59 Item #1.41; Capitol Hill area);
'Outdoor Sculpture'(paperback p90 Item #A-39)
Medium: Sandstone
Artist: Benjamin Henry Latrobe
Related subjects: Cemeteries
Location: 18th & E Sts SE Washington, D.C. Congressional Cemetery
See Capitol Hill areain James Goode's Washington Sculpture
Nearest Metro: Potomac Avenue(Orange - Blue - Silver) (click station name for all sculptures nearby)
Smithsonian American Art Museum's Art Inventories Catalog: Control number 76006718 (dcMem ID #235 )

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Wikipedia article on Latrobe
GreatBuildings on Latrobe
Congressional Cemetery website

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