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Serve | Preserve | Inspire — Stewards of the iconic buildings and grounds of #USCapitol Hill. More AOC: 🙂 @aochiring, 🪴 @usbotanicgarden, 🎟 @visitthecapitol
Washington, D.C.
Joined November 2008
The U.S. #CapitolChristmasTree has been selected for the 2025 holiday season — a red fir from Nevada's Carson Ranger District ➡️ 🎄
Merry #ChristmasInJuly! 🎄 We visited candidate trees this week in Nevada's Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest and the winner will arrive at the #USCapitol in November. 🎁
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RT @mmillerwtop: WTOP is featuring people with unique jobs in the Washington area, in our series "Working Capital." I was fortunate to meet….
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Katie Serock has been a key figure in maintaining and developing the beautiful plant life around the nation’s most iconic building: the U.S. Capitol.
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Bloom watch! 👀. On the intricately decorated walls of the #USCapitol Brumidi Corridors an amazing variety plants can be seen, like this painted corpse flower. The U.S. Botanic Garden currently has a real #CorpseFlower bloom growing (>80" tall) that will likely open THIS WEEK!
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A short history of this significant space's special fabric. 🪡
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A short history of this significant space's special fabric.
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The Samuel F.B. Morse painting of 1822, "The House of Representatives," served as a visual reference guiding draperies installed in National Statuary Hall, July 1975. 🧵This before/after shows the room in 1966 and 2025.
National Statuary Hall in the #USCapitol is built in the shape of an ancient amphitheater. While most wall surfaces are painted plaster, the low gallery walls and pilasters are of sandstone. A lantern in the fireproof cast-steel ceiling admits natural light into the Hall.
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Caught in the middle of a political battle, @BlackRock reaffirmed its focus is helping millions of Americans save for retirement. They warned that injecting politics from either side risks undermining financial performance.
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Millions of Ameircans depend on the security of their retirement savings to live with dignity after a lifetime of hard work. That’s why the Alliance for Prosperity and a Secure Retirement (APSR)...
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Merry #ChristmasInJuly! 🎄 We visited candidate trees this week in Nevada's Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest and the winner will arrive at the #USCapitol in November. 🎁
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Can you name all five of these tools used by our Capitol Building Sheet Metal Shop? Check your answers on our blog: 🧰
NOW AVAILABLE: The latest edition of Tholos magazine, featuring. 🧰 Sheet Metal Shop Tools of the Trade.👏 Stronger Together in Senate Moves.🔑 Suite Stakes in House Moves.📦 On the Move.
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NOW AVAILABLE: The latest edition of Tholos magazine, featuring. 🧰 Sheet Metal Shop Tools of the Trade.👏 Stronger Together in Senate Moves.🔑 Suite Stakes in House Moves.📦 On the Move.
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Articles include spotlights on the Capitol Building Sheet Metal Shop and the congressional move process.
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RT @America250: 📜On this day in 1790, the Residence Act was signed into law, laying the foundation for a new capital city on the Potomac Ri….
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Views of Senate Fountain throughout the seasons (operated for the first time #OTD 1932).
DYK #SenateParks fountain consists of 3 separate components: main basin, lower level basins + reflecting pool? ⛲️ Water is piped underground from the basin to three sculpted bubbler fountains in the terrace's north wall. From there water is again piped to the lower level pool.
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The soothing sights and sounds of Bartholdi Fountain and Gardens on a summer afternoon. ⛲️🌻
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These images, outside of the context of preservation or science, are quite intriguing to view on their own with the understanding that one is seeing what is otherwise hidden in plain sight. 🕵
Our photographers use UV light to reveal details and conditions of #USCapitol artwork that cannot be seen under normal light. Original paint (19th c.) will fluoresce brightly; areas that appear darker indicate the use of more modern paints. 🎨 #PreservationMonth
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What began as a poem in 1893 was later combined with music to form the patriotic song many of us know today: 🇺🇸 #America250. [ A portion of #AmericaTheBeautiful can be found painted in the U.S. Capitol's House wing. ]
Wishing everyone a happy and safe July 4th holiday!
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RT @AOCHiring: #NowHiring—DEPUTY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF FACILITIES OPERATIONS for the #USCapitol!. An exciting role for an exceptional & exp….
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*Bee* sure to follow @usbotanicgarden on Instagram as they spotlight pollinators and their plants this week. 🐝🪻
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In FY 2024, our sustainability efforts diverted 35% of building occupant waste, 93% of construction and demolition debris, and 10% of food and all green waste from landfills. We could not have done it without our hard-working teams. 💚👏♻️ #WasteAndRecyclingWorkersWeek
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