US Supreme Court Building by Cass Gilbert

The US Supreme Court Building: Fast Facts

Columns and Doors of the US Supreme Court Building

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The US Supreme Court Building was the last project of Cass Gilbert's career, and was a team effort by members of his firm. Gilbert died in 1934, one year before the Supreme Court Building was completed.

Facts About the US Supreme Court Building:

• Built: 1928 - 1935
• Size: 385 feet from front to back, 304 feet wide.
• Stories: 4 stories at highest point
• Exterior Walls: Vermont marble
• Inner Courtyards: crystalline flaked, white Georgia marble
• Interior Walls and Floors: Cream-colored Alabama marble
• Office Woodwork: American quartered white oak

Sculptors:

• John Donnelly, Jr: Cast bronze entrance doors
• Robert Aitken: Carvings in western pediment
• Herman A. MacNeil: Carvings in eastern pediment
• James Earle Fraser: Scuptures at entrance

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