<Li> the House and Senate page dormitories </Li> <Li> the United States Capitol Police headquarters and K9 division facilities </Li> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Architect of the Capitol </Th> <Th> Term of Office </Th> <Th> Deputy Architect </Th> <Th> Assistant Architect </Th> <Th> Appointing President </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> William Thornton </Td> <Td> 1793 - 1802 </Td> <Td> 9999!--</Td> <Td> 9999!--</Td> <Td> Washington </Td> <Td> Honored as the "first architect" for his design of the U.S. Capitol . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Benjamin Henry Latrobe </Td> <Td> March 6, 1803--July 1, 1811 </Td> <Td> 9999!--</Td> <Td> 9999!--</Td> <Td> Jefferson </Td> <Td> Latrobe was appointed twice . President Jefferson appointed him to take over work on the building in 1803 and construction was halted in 1811 . During the War of 1812, the Capitol was burned by British troops, prompting President Madison to reappoint Latrobe as Architect of the Capitol and conduct repairs . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> April 6, 1815--November 20, 1817 </Td> <Td> Madison </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Charles Bulfinch </Td> <Td> January 8, 1818--June 25, 1829 </Td> <Td> 9999!--</Td> <Td> 9999!--</Td> <Td> Monroe </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Thomas U. Walter (Engineer - in - charge: Montgomery C. Meigs) </Td> <Td> June 11, 1851--May 26, 1865 </Td> <Td> 9999!--</Td> <Td> Edward Clark </Td> <Td> Fillmore </Td> <Td> Walter and Meigs shared responsibility for the Capitol and the construction of its additions . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Edward Clark </Td> <Td> August 30, 1865--January 6, 1902 </Td> <Td> 9999!--</Td> <Td> Elliott Woods </Td> <Td> A. Johnson </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Elliott Woods </Td> <Td> February 19, 1902--May 22, 1923 </Td> <Td> 9999!--</Td> <Td> 9999!--</Td> <Td> T. Roosevelt </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> David Lynn </Td> <Td> August 22, 1923--September 30, 1954 </Td> <Td> 9999!--</Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Horace Rouzer (1930 - 1946) </Li> <Li> Arthur Cook (1946 - 1959) </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Coolidge </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> J. George Stewart </Td> <Td> October 1, 1954--May 24, 1970 </Td> <Td> 9999!--</Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Arthur Cook (1946 - 1959) </Li> <Li> Mario Campioli, FAIA (1959 - 1980) </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Eisenhower </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> George M. White, FAIA </Td> <Td> January 27, 1971--November 21, 1995 </Td> <Td> 9999!--</Td> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Mario Campioli, FAIA (1959 - 1980) </Li> <Li> William L. Ensign, FAIA (1980 - 1997) </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Nixon </Td> <Td> Ensign acted as Architect after White's retirement until a replacement was appointed </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Alan M. Hantman, FAIA </Td> <Td> January 6, 1997--February 2, 2007 </Td> <Td> Stephen T. Ayers, AIA <Ul> <Li> (Deputy: October 2005 - February 2007) </Li> <Li> (Acting Architect: February 2, 2007--May 11, 2010) </Li> </Ul> </Td> <Td> Michael G. Turnbull, FAIA <P> (June 1998--present) </P> </Td> <Td> Clinton </Td> <Td> Hantman was the first Architect of the Capitol appointed under the legislation passed in 1989 providing for a fixed, renewable ten - year term for the Architects of the Capitol . On August 1, 2006, Hantman announced he would not seek a second term when his term expired in 2007 . </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Stephen T. Ayers, AIA, LEED AP </Td> <Td> May 12, 2010--Present </Td> <Td> Christine A. Merdon, PE, CCM (2011--Present) </Td> <Td> Michael G. Turnbull, FAIA (1998--Present) </Td> <Td> Obama </Td> <Td> Ayers is the second Architect of the Capitol appointed under the legislation passed in 1989 providing for a fixed, renewable ten - year term for the Architects of the Capitol . Ayers was appointed acting Architect of the Capitol from February 2007 - May 2010, and unanimously confirmed as Architect of the Capitol May 12, 2010 . </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Architect of the Capitol </Th> <Th> Term of Office </Th> <Th> Deputy Architect </Th> <Th> Assistant Architect </Th> <Th> Appointing President </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr>

Who is credited with being the principal architect of the united states capitol