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Latrobe drawing of St. John's Church

Latrobe drawing of St. John's Church

Artist
Benjamin Henry Latrobe
Date of Work
1816
Medium
Drawing
Credit
Saint John's Church

Latrobe drawing of St. John's Church

Latrobe, drawing labeled “St. John’s Church in the city of Washington, with the President’s house as it appeared in 1816, when the church was built,” c. 1816. This view shows Saint John’s from the northwest, with the burned-out President's House behind it to the south in the process of being rebuilt after the War of 1812.

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