Benjamin Henry Latrobe Benjamin H. Latrobe was an architect hired by <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/301">President Thomas Jefferson</a> to serve as the Surveyor of Public Buildings in 1803. He spent nearly 14 years in Washington supervising the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/266">construction</a> and <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/454">design</a> of public buildings. His largest project was constructing the Capitol's south wing. After the War of 1812, Latrobe oversaw the rebuilding and redesign of the Capitol, which the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/157">British army destroyed in 1814</a>. Hence, Latrobe is known as the second Architect of the Capitol. <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=39&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=Benjamin+Henry+Latrobe">Benjamin Henry Latrobe</a> White House Art Collection. <a href="http://www.whitehouseresearch.org/assetbank-whha/action/viewAsset?id=74&amp;index=0&amp;total=300&amp;view=viewSearchItem">View original image</a>. <a href="/items/browse?advanced%5B0%5D%5Belement_id%5D=38&advanced%5B0%5D%5Btype%5D=is+exactly&advanced%5B0%5D%5Bterms%5D=1800-1829">1800-1829</a>