The dome of this man's Boston State House so impressed James Madison that he personally asked him to replace Benjamin Latrobe on a much larger project in 1818.
One of this artist's first successes was a sixty-foot high Doric column topped with a statue of an eagle, which served as a weathervane. His religious works include the design for St. Stephens' Church, while his residential designs include a development of row houses known as the Tontine Crescent, as well as a series of three homes built for Harrison Gray Otis. The East Wing of another of his creations, which was based on Williams Chambers' Somerset House, is now guarded by Daniel Chester French's statue of Joseph Hooker, though it is better known for a feature that was originally painted white, but has been gilded in gold leaf since 1874. The dome of this man's Boston State House so impressed James Madison that he personally asked him to replace Benjamin Latrobe on a much larger project in 1818. For 10 points, name this architect who completed the construction of the United States Capitol Building.
One of this artist's first successes was a sixty-foot high Doric column topped with a statue of an eagle, which served as a weathervane.
Charles Bulfinch