On March 25, 1846 the Senate Committee on Audit and Control of Contingent Expenses submitted a report to the Senate on renovations and proposed improvements to the U.S. Capitol. The three drawings shown above accompanied the report to illustrate the changes proposed, including additional galleries, a new Supreme Court chamber, and a new library. Construction on the expansion began in 1851. The new House chamber was completed in 1857, and the new Senate chamber was completed in 1859.

Plans for the improvement of the U.S. Capitol, 3/25/1846, Records of the U.S. Senate (ARC 306182)

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