1870 – Bishops House, Newark, New Jersey
Architects: Goldie & Child Published in The Building News, June 30th 1873. The idea of a new Cathedral church in the city of Newark was first proposed in 1859 by the then bishop, Bishop Bayley. In...
View Article1870 – Altar of St. Marys, New York, USA
The style of Saint Mary’s, Time Square New York is thirteenth-century French Gothic and is modeled on Sainte-Chapelle in Paris. The church is 180 feet long and 60 feet wide, with a height on the inside...
View Article1869 – Water Tower, Chicago, Illinois
Architect: W.W. Boyington The old Water Tower and Chicago Avenue Pumping Station are the only public buildings to survive in this area on Michigan Avenue destroyed by the Fire of 1871. It was designed...
View Article1869 – Belvedere Castle, Central Park, New York
Architect: Jacob Wrey Mould Belvedere Castle was built in 1869, using stone from excavations elsewhere in the park, dressed with gray granite. The castle provided a feature “” a folly “” that capped...
View Article1859 – State Capitol, Nashville, Tennessee
Architect: William Strickland The Tennessee State Capitol was designed by renowned Philadelphia architect William Strickland, who modeled it after a Greek Ionic temple and is one of Nashville’s most...
View Article1846 – Trinity Church, Wall Street, New York
Architect: Richard Upjohn Designed by American Institute of Architects co-founder Richard Upjohn, it is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This church building is one of the first...
View Article1843 – New County Prison, Philadelphia
Architect: “Prison de Comte a Philadelphie” (demolished in 1968) published in a volume of L’Univers, Paris, about 1843. Related Posts: 1816 – Richmond General Penitentiary, Dublin 1843 – St. John the...
View Article1842 – Federal Hall National Memorial, New York
Architect: Ithiel Town,Alexander Jackson Davis, John Frazee Federal Hall National Memorial on Wall Street was built in 1842 as the New York Customs House, on the site of the old Federal Hall. It is...
View Article1833 – Merchant’s Exchange, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Architect: William Strickland Designed by rising architect William Strickland. He was the architect of the steeple on Independence Hall, the U.S. Naval Asylum, and the U.S. Mint. From 1828 to 1833,...
View Article1824 – Bank of the United States, 15 Wall Street, New York
Architect: M.E. Thompson Constructed as the New York branch for the former Bank of the United States, and was designed by Martin Euclid Thompson, a noted artist and architect of the period. The...
View Article1812 – City Hall, New York
Architect: Joseph Francois Mangin and John McComb Jr. The oldest City Hall in the United States that still houses its original governmental functions, and constructed from 1803 to 1812. New York City...
View Article1797 – First National Bank, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Architect: Samuel Blodgett The First Bank of the United States, originally called the Bank of the United States, operated from 1797-1811, on Third Street, midway between Chestnut and Walnut streets....
View Article1794 – Design for Executive Mansion, Washington DC
Architect: James Hoban Hoban’s final Executive Mansion design. The earlier design of a three-story residence was modified at the request of then President George Washington for reasons of economy. His...
View Article1792 – Design for Congress House, Washington DC
Architect: James Diamond Proposal for a Congress House by James Diamond, 1792. Related Posts: 1792 – Westmoreland Lock Hospital, Townsend Street, Dublin 1912 – Lincoln Memorial Proposal, Washington DC...
View Article1766 – St. Paul’s Chapel, New York
A chapel of the Parish of Trinity Church, St. Paul’s was built on land granted by Queen Anne of Great Britain. Upon completion in 1766, it stood in a field some distance from the growing port city to...
View Article1866 – Dome of the U.S. Capitol, Washington D.C.
Architect: Thomas U. Walter Constructed during the period 1855-1866, the dome was designed by the Philadelphia architect Thomas U. Walter, who was also the architect of the House and Senate extensions....
View Article1861 – Villa, Worcester, Massachusetts
Architect: Calvert Vaux Designed for local merchant, Henry H. Chamberlain. From The Building News, August 2 1861: “THIS building is a good example of the prevailing style of Villa architecture in the...
View Article1861 – Villa, Newburgh, New York
Architect: Calvert Vaux From The Building News: “THIS design was prepared and executed for a gentleman of Newburgh, by Calvert Vaux, E»q., architect. It is situated in a street running parallel with...
View Article1838 – Lyndhurst, Tarrytown, New York
Architect: Alexander Jackson Davis Overlooking the Hudson River in Tarrytown, New York, is Lyndhurst, one of America’s finest Gothic Revival mansions. The romantic Gothic Revival design immediately...
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