Benjamin Henry Boneval Latrobe (May 1, 1764 - September 3, 1820) was a British-born American architect best known for his design of the United States Capitol. May 1 is the 121st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (122nd in leap years). ... 1764 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... September 3 is the 246th day of the year (247th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1820 was a leap year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Architect at his drawing board, 1893 An Ciara Danille Bowers is a person who is involved in the planning, designing and oversight of a buildings construction. ... The United States Capitol is the capitol building that serves as the location for the United States Congress, the legislative branch of the U.S. federal government. ...

Biography

Benjamin Latrobe was born in England at the Fulneck Moravian Settlement, near Pudsey in West Yorkshire. At the age of 7 he was sent away to the Moravian School at Niesky in Silesia on the borders of Saxony and Poland. After a continental Grand Tour he returned to England in 1784 and entered apprenticeship to John Smeaton the engineer (of Eddystone Lighthouse fame), and later, the eminent architect C.R. Cockerell. Motto: (French for God and my right) Anthem: God Save the King/Queen Capital London Largest city London Official language(s) English (de facto) Unification    - by Athelstan AD 927  Area    - Total 130,395 km² (1st in UK)   50,346 sq mi  Population    - 2005 est. ... Fulneck Moravian Settlement is a Moravian village near Pudsey in the city of Leeds, England. ... Pudsey is a town in the county of West Yorkshire, England, between Bradford and Leeds. ... West Yorkshire is a metropolitan county in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England. ... Prussian Silesia, 1871, outlined in yellow; Silesia at the close of the Seven Years War in 1763, outlined in cyan (areas now in the Czech Republic were Austrian-ruled at that time) Silesia (Czech: ; German: ; Polish: ; Silesian: Åšlonsk / Åšlónsk) is a historical region in central Europe. ... The Free State of Saxony (German: Freistaat Sachsen; Sorbian: Swobodny Stat Sakska) is a federal state of Germany. ... Portrait of John Smeaton, with the Eddystone Lighthouse in the background. ... The Eddystone Lighthouse is situated some 9 miles (15km) South West of Rame Head Cornwall, England on the treacherous Eddystone Rocks 50°10. ... The main entrance to the Fitzwilliam Museum. ...

In the early 1790s he entered private practice, and Hammerwood Park (link below) near East Grinstead in Sussex was his first independent work in 1792. In 1793 Ashdown House was built nearby. Both houses still stand. In 1795, after bankruptcy, his wife's death, and losing custody of his child, he emigrated to America. Hammerwood Park is a country house in East Sussex, England near the town of East Grinstead. ... Statistics Population: 29,000 Ordnance Survey OS grid reference: TQ395385 Administration District: Mid Sussex Shire county: West Sussex Region: South East England Constituent country: England Sovereign state: United Kingdom Other Ceremonial county: West Sussex Historic county: Sussex Services Police force: {{{Police}}} Ambulance service: South East Coast Post office and telephone... Sussex is a traditional county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from...

There he soon achieved eminence as the first professional architect working in the country.^[1] He is best known as the designer of Baltimore's cathedral and the U.S. Capitol (his interiors still remain).^[1]

Latrobe was a friend of Thomas Jefferson and likely influenced Jefferson's design for the University of Virginia; he was Aaron Burr's preferred architect. He knew many of the principal people of his time, both illustrious - like presidents Jefferson and James Monroe - and - ill-famed - like New Orleans architect/pirate Bartholomy Lafon. Latrobe's illustrated journals from his wide travels are a record of the young United States. Latrobe trained William Strickland in the art of architecture as there were no formal architecture schools in the United States at that time.^[1] This article is 150 kilobytes or more in size. ... The University of Virginia (also called U.Va. ... Aaron Burr, Jr. ... James Monroe (April 28, 1758-July 4, 1831) was the fifth President of the United States (1817-1825). ... William Strickland was a noted architect in 19th Century Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ...

In the early 1800's, Latrobe was commissioned to build the first Catholic Cathedral in the United States, by America's first Bishop, John Carroll. Construction of the Baltimore Basilica was begun in 1806, and finally completed in 1821, after financial setbacks interrupted the building of the Cathedral. John Carroll may be: John Carroll (bishop) (1735-1815), American bishop John Lee Carroll (1830-1911), American politician - Maryland John Carroll (VC) (1891-1971), Australian Victoria Cross recipient Sir John Carroll (astronomer) (1899-1974), British scientist John Carroll (actor) (1906-1979), American actor John A. Carroll (1901-1983), American jurist... Photo of the newly renovated Exterior of the Basilica taken after the first Mass celebrated in there on October 29, 2006. ...

As an engineer, he was responsible for the water supply to Philadelphia and, with his son (Henry Sellon Boneval Latrobe), for a scheme for steam powered pumps to help de-salt water for New Orleans, Louisiana. Both he and his son died of yellow fever there, once again bankrupt. Look up engineer in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Quaker City Motto: Philadelphia maneto (Let brotherly love continue) Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Mayor John F. Street (D) Area    - City 369. ... Nickname: The Crescent City, The Big Easy, The City That Care Forgot, NOLA (acronym for New Orleans, LA) Location in the State of Louisiana and the United States Coordinates: Country United States State Louisiana Parish Orleans Founded 1718 Mayor Ray Nagin (D) Area    - City 350. ...

Principally, he was responsible for setting public architecture in the United States in the Greek Revival and Neoclassical styles. He complained in jest that after building the Philadelphia Waterworks and the Bank of Pennsylvania that the whole town copied him; his influence on public architecture endures. Personal residence of Catherine the Great Greek Revival was a style of classical architecture which became fashionable in Europe in the 18th century, and in the United Kingdom and United States in the early 19th century. ... Neoclassicism (sometimes rendered as Neo-Classicism or Neo-classicism) is the name given to quite distinct movements in the visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture. ...

In 1814 Latrobe partnered with Robert Fulton in a steamship venture based at Pittsburgh. The first Mississippi steamboat "New Orleans" had as passengers Latrobe's daughter and her husband Nicholas Roosevelt-a great uncle of President Theodore Roosevelt. Robert Fulton Robert Fulton (November 14, 1765 – February 24, 1815) was a U.S. engineer and inventor, who was widely credited with developing the first steam-powered ship marked as a commercial success. ... Nickname: Steel City, Iron City, City of Champions, City of Bridges, City of Colleges Location in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Allegheny County Founded 1758 Mayor Luke Ravenstahl (D) Area    - City 151. ... New Orleans is the largest city in the state of Louisiana, United States of America. ... Nicholas I[saac] Roosevelt (1767 - 1854), a member of the distinguished New York family of Dutch descent, was a major investor in Upstate New York land but is remembered more as an inventor and for participation with Robert Fulton in their steamboat ventures. ... Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. ...

Works

Latrobe's many architectural works include:

• The United States Capitol, Washington, D.C.
• America's first Catholic Cathedral, the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Baltimore, Maryland
• The building known today as Davidge Hall, completed in 1812 in Baltimore, Maryland, part of the University of Maryland School of Medicine, the oldest building in the Northern Hemisphere in continuous use for medical education [1]
• The Pope House (Lexington, Kentucky)
• Adena in Chillicothe, Ohio
• The building known today as the Taft Museum of Art, originally the home of Martin Baum (Cincinnati, Ohio)
• St. John's Church and Decatur House (Washington)
• The White House Porticos

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References

External links

• Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
• Hammerwood Park
• Detailed chronology