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.ÿþ60 architects to the nationFigure 3.8as responsible men in the iron business. 51 The list of suppliers wasU.S.custom house andlater increased to include other foundries.Changes were made topost office, Galena,other public buildings under construction to make them fireproof, Illinois, 1857 1858,given the danger inherent in the oil lamps and candles used for light-Ammi B.Young.ing.Details for the custom house at Wheeling, West Virginia, illus-Courtesy Nationaltrates the use of iron (figure 3.10).Archives.By 1858, the use of iron elements for federal buildings were stan-dard practice; Secretary Cobb wrote to George R.Jackson & Co.re-garding the iron work to be produced for the Indianapolis courthouse, The building at Springfield is precisely similar to all itsIronwork (with the Indianapolis building), and a copy of the plansand specifications for that work are this day mailed to your ad-dress. 52The Treasury Department took great pride in its sponsorship ofadvances in public building design and construction technology.Secretary Guthrie sent copies of the lithographed plans and drawingsand the printed specifications to all major colleges and universities in
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