Historedia
Person

Caleb Bentley

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1793

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Caleb Bentley, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Cornerstone of the US Capitol laid

    1793

    Role: Silversmith who made the cornerstone

    1. April 5, 1793 · The planned United States Capitol in the federal cityThornton's design approved for the Capitol

      Washington's letter of April 5, 1793 officially approved Thornton's design, making him the Capitol's first architect, months before the cornerstone laying.

    2. September 18, 1793 · Site of the United States Capitol in the new Federal City on the Potomac RiverWashington lays the Capitol cornerstone

      President Washington, with eight fellow Freemasons in regalia, laid the Capitol's cornerstone, made by silversmith Caleb Bentley, on September 18, 1793.

Sources

  1. United States Capitol Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-29