The East Wing was completed in 1849 and occupied by Secretary Joseph Henry and his family.
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Renwick originally intended to detail the building with entirely American sculptural flora in the manner of Benjamin Henry Latrobe's work at the United States Capitol, but the final work used conventional pattern-book designs.
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Professor Joseph Henry is a bronze outdoor sculpture by William Wetmore Story, depicting Joseph Henry, located in front of the Smithsonian Institution Building in Washington, D.C. The sculpture is nine feet tall, with a base made from Maine red granite and Quincy gray granite.