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Architecture of USA

12 January 2012
1843 – New County Prison, Philadelphia

1843 – New County Prison, Philadelphia

Architect: “Prison de Comte a Philadelphie” (demolished in 1968) published in a volume of L’Univers, Paris, about 1843.

10 August 2010
1846 – Trinity Church, Wall Street, New York

1846 – 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 and finest...

25 June 2010
1859 – State Capitol, Nashville, Tennessee

1859 – 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 prominent examples of Greek...

01 January 2013
1861 – Villa, Newburgh, New York

1861 – 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 the...

01 February 2013
1861 – Villa, Worcester, Massachusetts

1861 – 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 Eastern...

12 February 2013
1866 – Dome of the U.S. Capitol, Washington D.C.

1866 – 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. Montgomery C....

07 February 2013
1867 – Design for Honolulu Cathedral

1867 – Design for Honolulu Cathedral

Architect: Slater & Carpenter The original ground for the Cathedral of Saint Andrew was given by King Kamehameha IV and Queen Emma. During a trip to England in 1865, Queen Emma (then the...

13 January 2013
1867 – Old Post Office, Portland, Maine

1867 – Old Post Office, Portland, Maine

Architect: Alfred B. Mullett A victim of redevelopment, the building site is now Post Office Park. Demolished 1965.

17 August 2010
1869 – Belvedere Castle, Central Park, New York

1869 – 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...