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The Thomas Jefferson Building, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., is the oldest building in the Library of Congress complex and the institution’s first separate home. Built from 1890 to 1897 after the library outgrew its quarters in the Capitol, it reflected both practical need and a grand cultural vision, especially as copyright deposits rapidly expanded the collections. Renamed in 1980 for Thomas Jefferson, whose library helped rebuild the institution after 1815, it became a major Beaux-Arts landmark. Lavishly decorated by dozens of American artists, it embodies the American Renaissance and has also housed special functions, including the Coolidge Auditorium and offices connected to national cultural life.
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