LATROBE Cenotaphs (ca. 1816-77) at the Congressional Cemetery in Washington, D.C. by Benjamin Henry Latrobe located in James M. Goode's Capitol Hill area

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The LATROBE Cenotaphs are sandstone memorial sculptures created circa 1816-1877 by architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe, located in the Congressional Cemetery in Washington, D.C.'s Capitol Hill area. Latrobe, known for designing the U.S. Capitol, served as Surveyor of Public Buildings and contributed these cenotaphs to honor notable individuals interred there. The cenotaphs are part of the cemetery's historic monuments commemorating early American public figures.