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Richard Upjohn Richard Upjohn
Richard Upjohn 1802-78, American architect, b. England. He came to the United States in 1829. A skilled cabinetmaker and draftsman, he lived first in Manlius, N.Y., and then in New Bedford, Mass., where he set himself up as an architect. His first commissions were private houses in Bangor, Maine... Read more
Bernard Maybeck Bernard Maybeck
Bernard Maybeck 1862-1957, American architect, b. New York City. After studying at the École des Beaux-Arts, Paris, he became one of the leading architects in California. From the 1890s to the 1920s, Maybeck created warm and intimate houses of redwood and shingles. His mastery of larger... Read more
Paul du Ry Paul du Ry
Ry, Paul du (1640–1714). Member of a family of French Huguenot architects. His grandfather, Charles (before 1568–after 1683), was related to and worked with de Brosse, and his father, Mathurin, was Court Architect in Paris. Paul trained with N. -F. Blondel, worked as a military... Read more
George Browne Post George Browne Post
George Browne Post 1837-1913, American architect, b. New York City, grad. New York Univ., 1858, in civil engineering, and studied architecture with R. M. Hunt. He was one of the leaders in a notable group that helped regenerate American architecture in the period from 1875 to 1890. A member of the... Read more
James Renwick James Renwick
James Renwick 1818-95, American architect, b. New York City, grad. Columbia, 1836. His design for Grace Church (1843-46) in New York City was followed by that for St. Patrick's Cathedral; he was chosen as architect for the cathedral in 1853, and it was dedicated in 1879, the most ambitious essay in... Read more
Thomas Hastings (architect) Thomas Hastings (architect)
Thomas Hastings 1860-1929, American architect, b. New York City, grad. École des Beaux-Arts, Paris. He worked in the office of McKim, Mead, and White, New York City, and in 1886 commenced practice in partnership with John M. Carrère. The New York Public Library is their best-known... Read more
Raymond Mathewson Hood Raymond Mathewson Hood
Raymond Mathewson Hood 1881-1934, American architect, b. Pawtucket, R.I. He studied at Brown Univ., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the École des Beaux-Arts, Paris. In 1922 he was the winner, with John Mead Howells, of the international competition for the design of the Tribune... Read more
Robert Smythson Robert Smythson
Robert Smythson 1536?-1614, English architect of the Elizabethan era. From 1568, Smythson was freemason to John Thynne in finishing (1567-75) the country house Longleat, Wiltshire. Striking in its symmetry, its outward-looking plan, and its numerous and large windows, it revealed a new concept of... Read more
Benjamin Henry Latrobe Benjamin Henry Latrobe
Benjamin Henry Latrobe (Benjamin Henry Boneval Latrobe) , 1764-1820, American architect, b. Yorkshire, England. He is considered the first professional architect in the United States. Latrobe received his training both in architecture and in engineering in England and Germany and then practiced... Read more
Richard Morris Hunt Richard Morris Hunt
Richard Morris Hunt 1828-95, American architect, b. Brattleboro, Vt., studied in Geneva, Switzerland, and at the École des Beaux-Arts; brother of William Morris Hunt . He was a leading practitioner of 19th-century eclecticism. Hunt worked under T. U. Walter on the extensions of the... Read more

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Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times NEW ORLEANS, La. Lagniappe is one...destination. In New Orleans, it may be the saxophone...lagniappe experiences in New Orleans. All may be easily repeated...father-son team of architects, the James Galliers, left their mark over...

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