Supreme Court of the United States

The Supreme Court building is defined by its massive white marble facade, which features a row of sixteen Corinthian columns leading to a central, temple-like entrance. For nearly one hundred and fifty years, the Court had no permanent home of its own, meeting instead in various rooms within the United States Capitol, private houses, and even a tavern. It was not until nineteen twenty-nine that Chief Justice William Howard Taft successfully persuaded Congress to authorize a dedicated building to house the judiciary as a coequal branch of government.