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Who designed the plans for the Library of Congress?

April 26, 2017Congress designed library plans

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Who designed the plans for the Library of Congress?

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In 1873, after the Library started to run out of shelf space in the Capitol building, Congress authorized a competition to be held to decide who would design the new building. In 1886, John L. Smithmeyer and Paul J. Pelz won with an Italian Renaissance style design.