Thomas Ustick Walter

Thomas Ustick Walter
Architect of the Capitol
In office
June 11, 1851 – May 26, 1865
PresidentMillard Fillmore
Franklin Pierce
James Buchanan
Abraham Lincoln
Andrew Johnson
Preceded byCharles Bulfinch
Succeeded byEdward Clark
Personal details
Born(1804-09-04)September 4, 1804
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, US
DiedOctober 30, 1887(1887-10-30) (aged 83)
Washington, D.C., US
ProfessionCivil Engineer
Thomas Ustick Walter
OccupationArchitect
BuildingsMoyamensing Prison
Girard College
ProjectsUnited States Capitol dome
Philadelphia City Hall

Thomas Ustick Walter (September 4, 1804 – October 30, 1887) was the dean of American architecture between the 1820 death of Benjamin Latrobe and the emergence of H. H. Richardson in the 1870s. He was the fourth Architect of the Capitol and responsible for adding the north (Senate) and south (House) wings and the central dome that is predominantly the current appearance of the U.S. Capitol building. Walter was one of the founders and second president of the American Institute of Architects. In 1839, he was elected as a member to the American Philosophical Society.[1]

  1. ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 2021-04-09.