1766 – 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...
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1792 – Design for Congress House, Washington DC
Architect: James Diamond Proposal for a Congress House by James Diamond, 1792.
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1794 – 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 design is believed...
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1797 – 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. Samuel Blodgett, architect,...
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1812 – 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 Hall...
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1824 – 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...
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1833 – 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, Strickland designed...
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1842 – 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...
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1843 – New County Prison, Philadelphia
Architect: “Prison de Comte a Philadelphie” (demolished in 1968) published in a volume of L’Univers, Paris, about 1843.
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