▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Dec laration ▁of ▁Independ ence ▁in ▁Philadelphia ▁The ▁Peace ▁of ▁Paris ▁George ▁Washington ' s ▁fare well ▁to ▁his ▁officers ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁at ▁Fra un ces ▁Ta vern ▁Benjamin ▁Franklin ▁working ▁in ▁his ▁studio ▁ ▁History ▁C raw ford ▁designed ▁the ▁doors ▁in ▁Rome ▁between ▁ 1 8 5 5 ▁and ▁ 1 8 5 7 . ▁C raw ford ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 7 , ▁leaving ▁William ▁H . ▁R ine hart ▁to ▁create ▁the ▁models ▁from ▁C raw ford ' s ▁original ▁sketch es ▁during ▁the ▁years ▁of ▁ 1 8 6 3 – 1 8 6 7 . ▁The ▁models ▁were ▁stored ▁in ▁the ▁crypt ▁of ▁the ▁Capit ol ▁until ▁they ▁were ▁cast ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 4 ▁and ▁installed ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁the ▁door ▁was ▁analyz ed ▁by ▁art ▁conserv ators ▁from ▁the ▁Save ▁Out door ▁S cul pt ure ! ▁survey ▁program ▁and ▁was ▁described ▁as ▁well - m aint ained . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁public ▁art ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C ., ▁Ward ▁ 6 ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁ ▁Allen , ▁William ▁C . ▁History ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Capit ol : ▁A ▁Chron icle ▁of ▁Design , ▁Const ruction , ▁and ▁Polit ics . ▁Arch itect ▁of ▁the ▁Capit ol , ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁ ▁Wood , ▁James ▁M . ▁Washington ▁S cul pt ure ' '. ▁Joh ns ▁Hop kins