Walter, Thomas
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Walter, Thomas (1696–1725), Congregational minister of Massachusetts, author of
The Grounds and Rules of Musick Explained; or, an Introduction to the Art of Singing by Note (1721); a book of poems,
The Sweet Psalmist of Israel (1722); and an attack on radical theological views,
A Choice Dialogue Between John Faustus, a Conjuror, and Jack Tory, His Friend (1720), for which material was gathered by his uncle, Cotton Mather.
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NOTED ARCHITECT'S ACHIEVEMENTS STILL STAND IN NORFOLK.(LOCAL)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 9/1/1997; 700+ words
; ...Commerce, and Freemason Street Baptist Church - were designed by Thomas Ustick Walter (1804-1887), America's greatest 19th century architect...Center mall several hundred feet below. CAPTION(S): Architect Thomas Ustick Walter
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Church's Face-Lift Plans Uncover Ties to U.S. Capitol Architect
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 8/28/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...grand dome that define it today: Thomas Ustick Walter. "It's a very exciting find...dedication mentioned only the builder, Thomas B. Entwistle. Walter, who designed...they said it was designed by Thomas U. Walter," Bains said. The...
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Church Tie To Capitol Architect Revealed
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 8/28/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...grand dome that define it today: Thomas Ustick Walter. "It's a very exciting find...dedication mentioned only the builder, Thomas B. Entwistle. Walter, who designed...they said it was designed by Thomas U. Walter," Bains said. The...
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DOME'S DESIGNER LEFT MARK ON NORFOLK, TOO.(LOCAL)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 6/20/2004; 700+ words
; ...Born in Philadelphia in 1804, Thomas Ustick Walter, the architect in question, earned...Washington was opened in 1850, Walter's plans won the prize and he...it was finished and crowned with Thomas Crawford's gigantic bronzeStatue...
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Hints of Historic Harassment; At the Kiplinger, a Show of Old Federal Power Plays
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 12/1/1991; ; 700+ words
; ...letters of Architect of the Capitol Thomas Ustick Walter that were discovered a few years...Confederate invasion, architect Walter had prudently "packed his family...Goode said. Most of the letters Walter dutifully wrote his wife are a...
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That Treasure, The Treasury
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 3/4/1988; ; 700+ words
; ...by the British in 1814 and by an arsonist in 1833. Thomas Ustick Walter, famous for his Capitol dome, designed the south wing...north plaza of the Treasury, as you pass the statue of Thomas Jefferson's Treasury Secretary Albert Gallatin (1761...
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RESTORING A TREASURE $2 MILLION PROJECT IS UNDER WAY TO TRY TO REGAIN FREEMASON STREET BAPTIST'S ARCHITECTURAL GLORY.(NORFOLK COMPASS)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 1/29/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...built in 1848, the towering edifice was designed by Thomas Ustick Walter, one of America's most celebrated 19th-century architects. Walter is known for designing the majestic dome of the U...
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Proposed headquarters gets new site.(Local)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 12/31/2007; 700+ words
; ...listed on the national and state historic registers, was designed to resemble a Greek temple by renowned architect Thomas Ustick Walter, who also designed the Capitol dome. It has facades on the east and west sides, said Kimble David, a local...
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The Takeover of St. Elizabeths
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 4/16/2006; 698 words
; ...setting would provide a curative environment. The Center Building, the first to be constructed, was designed by Thomas Ustick Walter, an architect of the Capitol, and it remains a regal presence commanding the crest of the hill east of the Anacostia...
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RALPH AND TERRY KOVEL
Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 12/7/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...by the famous New York City firm of Bembe and Kimbel were sold to the public. The oak chairs were designed by Thomas Ustick Walter, the architect who designed the Capitol extensions constructed in the 1850s. The top of the chair back has a...
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Thomas Ustick Walter
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Thomas Ustick Walter 1804-87, American architect, b...works of the classic revival. In 1851, Walter was appointed to design extensions for...of government architect until 1865, Walter added the wings for the Senate and House...
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Walter, Thomas Ustick
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
Walter, Thomas Ustick (1804–87). American architect of German...involved as engineer-in-charge, and openly challenged Walter's authority in 1858. While in Washington Walter also extended the Treasury (1852), Patent Office...
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