The damage to the House of Representatives Chamber following the fire was immense. With the Legislature due to convene a week after the fire, conferences were immediately held to determine what could be done to repair the House Chamber. When the…
Shown is the House of Representatives Chamber with original furniture, light fixtures, stained-glass skylight, and ceiling decorations. The ceiling of the House Chamber was destroyed during the fire in 1904.
Six mosaics in arched panels are located directly above the mural painting Westward, located on the east side ofthe Capitol's third floor. The mosaics were made in Venice, Italy, out of tiles of glass. Frederick Dielman of New York created the…
