C. Ford Peatross is curator of the architecture, design, and engineering collections at the Library of Congress.

A rare treat indeed... In this book there is much to celebrate, much to lament and an infinite amount to learn. -- Milton Wilfred Grenfell Traditional Building/Period Homes 2006 The real seduction is in the images. -- Zachary M. Schrag H-DC 2006 The completed cataloging of some forty thousand drawings, prints, and photographs depicting the greater Washington area is cause for celebration, and Johns Hopkins University Press has produced a fitting volume to mark the occasion. Lavishly illustrated and carefully documented... represents much more than a guide book. -- Howard Gillette Jr. Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians 2007 The beautifully produced Capital Drawings offers the reflections of six architectural historians. -- Alan Lessoff Journal of Urban History 2009

• Note on Dimensions of Documents Foreword PrefaceChapter 1. Washington, D.C.: From L'Enfant's Dream to Edge CityChapter 2. The United States Capitol: Icon of the RepublicChapter 3. The White House: Seat of the PresidencyChapter 4. Building for Business: Commercial Architecture in Metropolitan WashingtonChapter 5. Twentieth-Century Housing: Single-Family Residences, Apartment Buildings, and Planned CommunitiesChapter 6. The Vietnam Veterans Memorial: Grateful Memory, Lost BravadoAcknowledgmentsAppendix A. Exploring the Architecture, Design, and Engineering Collections and Ordering ReproductionsAppendix B. Architects, Designers, and Engineers: A List of Online ResourcesNotesEssay on SourcesList of ContributorsIndex

C. Ford Peatross is curator of the architecture, design, and engineering collections at the Library of Congress.

A rare treat indeed... In this book there is much to celebrate, much to lament and an infinite amount to learn. -- Milton Wilfred Grenfell Traditional Building/Period Homes 2006 The real seduction is in the images. -- Zachary M. Schrag H-DC 2006 The completed cataloging of some forty thousand drawings, prints, and photographs depicting the greater Washington area is cause for celebration, and Johns Hopkins University Press has produced a fitting volume to mark the occasion. Lavishly illustrated and carefully documented... represents much more than a guide book. -- Howard Gillette Jr. Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians 2007 The beautifully produced Capital Drawings offers the reflections of six architectural historians. -- Alan Lessoff Journal of Urban History 2009

• Note on Dimensions of Documents Foreword PrefaceChapter 1. Washington, D.C.: From L'Enfant's Dream to Edge CityChapter 2. The United States Capitol: Icon of the RepublicChapter 3. The White House: Seat of the PresidencyChapter 4. Building for Business: Commercial Architecture in Metropolitan WashingtonChapter 5. Twentieth-Century Housing: Single-Family Residences, Apartment Buildings, and Planned CommunitiesChapter 6. The Vietnam Veterans Memorial: Grateful Memory, Lost BravadoAcknowledgmentsAppendix A. Exploring the Architecture, Design, and Engineering Collections and Ordering ReproductionsAppendix B. Architects, Designers, and Engineers: A List of Online ResourcesNotesEssay on SourcesList of ContributorsIndex