▁of ▁the ▁Capit ol ▁by ▁U . S . ▁President ▁The odore ▁Ro ose vel t ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 1 9 0 2 . ▁He ▁served ▁in ▁this ▁position ▁until ▁his ▁death ▁on ▁May ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9 2 3 . ▁During ▁this ▁period , ▁relatively ▁little ▁changed ▁in ▁the ▁Capit ol ▁itself , ▁but ▁the ▁House ▁abandoned ▁des ks ▁for ▁ch airs ▁because ▁it ▁had ▁grown ▁to ▁ 4 3 5 ▁members . ▁Under ▁the ▁super vision ▁of ▁Wood , ▁the ▁first ▁House ▁( now ▁called ▁the ▁C annon ▁House ▁Office ▁Building ) ▁and ▁Senate ▁( the ▁Russell ▁Senate ▁Office ▁Building ) ▁office ▁buildings ▁were ▁constructed . ▁The ▁C annon ▁House ▁Office ▁Building ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁and ▁the ▁Russell ▁Senate ▁Office ▁Building ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 9 . ▁The ▁tunnel ▁between ▁the ▁Capit ol ▁and ▁the ▁Russell ▁Building ▁was ▁completed , ▁and ▁motor ized ▁transport ▁began ▁between ▁the ▁two ▁building ▁through ▁the ▁tunnel ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁the ▁Capit ol ▁power ▁plant ▁was ▁put ▁into ▁operation . ▁Inside ▁the ▁Capit ol , ▁Wood s ▁was ▁responsible ▁for ▁impro ving ▁the ▁he ating , ▁light ing , ▁and ▁vent il ating ▁systems . ▁After ▁Wood s ▁died ▁in ▁Spring ▁Lake , ▁New ▁Jersey , ▁still ▁act ively ▁serving ▁in ▁the ▁office , ▁David ▁Lyn n ▁succeeded ▁him ▁as ▁Arch itect ▁of ▁the ▁Capit ol . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁