Architect of the Capitol

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The Architect of the Capitol (AOC) is the agency responsible for the maintenance, operation, development, and preservation of the United States Capitol Complex, and also the head of that agency. The Architect of the Capitol is a legislative branch body and is responsible to the United States Congress.

The Capitol Complex includes the Capitol, the Capitol Visitor Center, the seven congressional office buildings (Cannon, Ford, Longworth, Rayburn for the House of Representatives, and Russell, Dirksen, and Hart for the Senate), the Library of Congress buildings, the United States Supreme Court building, the United States Botanic Garden, the Thurgood Marshall Federal Judiciary Building, the Capitol Power Plant, the House and Senate page dormitories, and other facilities.

The Architect of the Capitol, along with the Senate and House sergeants-at-arms, sits on the Capitol Police Board, which has jurisdiction over the United States Capitol Police, and the United States Capitol Guide Board, which has jurisdiction over the United States Capitol Guide Service.

Until 1989 the position of Architect of the Capitol was filled by appointment from the President of the United States for an indefinite term. Legislation enacted in 1989 provides that the Architect is to be appointed for a term of ten years by the President, with the advice and consent of the United States Senate, from a list of three candidates recommended by a congressional commission. Upon confirmation by the Senate, the Architect becomes an official of the legislative branch as an officer and agent of Congress; he is eligible for reappointment after completion of his term.

The current acting Architect of the Capitol is Stephen T. Ayers.

List of Architects of the Capitol

This is a complete list of Architects of the Capitol:

Architect of the Capitol	Term of Office	Deputy Architect	Assistant Architect	Appointing President	Notes
William Thornton	1793	n/a		Washington	Washington selected Thornton's original design for the U.S. Capitol.
Benjamin Latrobe	March 6, 1803 – July 1, 1811 April 6, 1815 – November 20, 1817	n/a		Jefferson Madison	Latrobe was appointed twice. President Jefferson appointed him to take over work on the building in 1803 and construction was halted in 1811. During the War of 1812, the Capitol was burned by British troops, prompting President Madison to reappoint Latrobe as Architect of the Capitol and conduct repairs.
Charles Bulfinch	January 8, 1818 – June 25, 1829	n/a		Monroe
Thomas U. Walter (Engineer-in-charge: Montgomery C. Meigs)	June 11, 1851 – May 26, 1865	n/a	Edward Clark	Fillmore	Walter and Meigs shared responsibility for the Capitol and the construction of its additions.
Edward Clark	August 30, 1865 – January 6, 1902	n/a	Elliot Woods	A Johnson
Elliot Woods	February 19, 1902 – May 22, 1923	n/a		T Roosevelt
David Lynn	August 22, 1923 – September 30, 1954	n/a	Horace Rouzer (1930-1946) Arthur Cook (1946-1959)	Coolidge
J. George Stewart	October 1, 1954 – May 24, 1970	n/a	Arthur Cook (1946-1959) Mario Campioli, FAIA (1959-1980)	Eisenhower
George M. White, FAIA	January 27, 1971 – November 21, 1995	n/a	Mario Campioli, FAIA (1959-1980) William L. Ensign, FAIA (1980-1997)	Nixon	Ensign acted as Architect after White's retirement until a replacement was appointed
Alan M. Hantman, FAIA	January 6, 1997 – February 2, 2007	Stephen T. Ayers, AIA (Deputy: October 2005-February 2007) (Acting Architect: February 2, 2007-present)	Michael G. Turnbull, FAIA (June 1998-present)	Clinton	Hantman was the first Architect of the Capitol appointed under the legislation passed in 1989 providing for a fixed, renewable ten-year term for the Architects of the Capitol. On August 1, 2006, Hantman announced he would not seek a second term when his term expired in 2007.

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