According to the Constitution, “The judicial power of the United States shall be vested in one Supreme Court.” When organized in 1790, it resided in New York City and then Philadelphia before moving to Washington, D.C. The current building is covered primarily in marble. On this east façade is the motto, “Justice the Guardian of Liberty.” The Supreme Court was the last project for the distinguished and famous architect, Cass Gilbert. He died before it was completed in 1935.
