House of Representatives Offie Building, Cut Stone Advertisement, 1908
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Credit: The Architectural Record, Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives
This file appears in: House Office Building (Cannon House Office Building): A rapidly expanding nation meant more house representatives, who required more office space over time.
House Office Building (Cannon House Office Building): A rapidly expanding nation meant more house representatives, who required more office space over time.
The House Chamber in the Capitol opened in 1857, but the number of representatives quickly grew from 193 to 391, as more states joined the Union with westward expansion. As more constituents and…