How many buildings in Washington D.C. are designed by Latrobe?
Benjamin Henry Latrobe
In 1803, Jefferson hired Latrobe as Surveyor of the Public Buildings of the United States, and to work as superintendent of construction of the United States Capitol.[53] As construction of the capitol was already underway, Latrobe was tasked to work with William Thornton's plans,[54] which Latrobe criticized. In an 1803 letter to Vice President Aaron Burr, he characterized the plans and work done as "faulty construction".[55] Nonetheless, President Thomas Jefferson insisted that Latrobe follow Thornton's design for the capitol.[56]