• Ground breaking: December 15, 1938
• Architect: John Russell Pope
• Cornerstone laid: November 15, 1939
• Sculpture of Jefferson statue: Rudolph Evans
• Height from floor to top of dome - exterior: 95 feet, 8 inches
• Exterior walls and columns: Danby Imperial Marble (Vermont)
• Height of Jefferson Statute: 19 feet

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