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Washington Aqueduct:
(November 3, 1852 - September 20, 1860; February 21, 1861 - June 18, 1862)
Meigs surveyed, designed, and built the city's 12-mile long water supply system which runs from the Potomac River at Great Falls, Maryland, to Georgetown. The system originally included three reservoirs and two long-span bridges: Cabin John or Union Arch Bridge and the Pennsylvania Avenue Bridge.
U.S. Capitol Extension and New Dome:
(March 29, 1853 - November 2, 1859; February 21, 1861 - May 13, 1861)
Meigs oversaw construction of the new House and Senate chambers, as well as an innovative cast-iron dome, all initially designed by architect Thomas U. Walter. Taking full advantage of his authority, Meigs made critical engineering and design decisions, including selecting the artists (i.e., Italian fresco painter Constantino Brumidi, muralist Emanuel Leutze, and sculptors Thomas Crawford and Randolph Rogers) and subject matter for much of the Capitol's decoration and ornamentation.
U.S. General Post Office Extension
(April 25, 1855 - November 2, 1859) |