Robert Mills

Title

Robert Mills

Description

Robert Mills, an architect from South Carolina, won the competition to design the Washington Monument in 1836. Although construction began under his supervision, work stopped in 1854, a year before he died, and the monument was not completed for another thirty years. Mills was also the architect of other prominent Washington buildings, including the central and eastern wings of the Treasury Department building.

Creator

Robert Mills

Source

Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division. View original image.

Coverage

1830-1859

birthday

08/12/1781

Theme

building the mall

design & monuments