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(1804-87). U.S. architect Thomas Ustick Walter was associated with the Greek revival style in Washington, D.C., and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where he was born. As architect of the United States Capitol from 1851 to 1865, he designed the present Senate and House wings and cast-iron dome. (See also architecture.)