Identity elements
Reference code
Name and location of repository
Level of description
Item
Title
BOWEN G72.1-013
Date(s)
- ca. 1927 (Creation)
Extent
Name of creator
(1900-1956)
Content and structure elements
Scope and content
ca. 1927. Portico on Legislative Building. This is believed to be at the south entrance. Most of the ornamental carvings on stonework was done after the stone was in place. The columns were positioned first in a raw state prior to stone carvers shaping them into elaborate designs. Stone carving was such a specialized profession that crews were assembled drawn from all parts of the nation, including many Scotsmen. A combination of hand tools and sandblasting equipment was used by the craftsmen who had to carve the capitals from high scaffolding. (Johnston: Washington's Audacious State Capitol and Its Builders)