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	Alexander Parris (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Parris traveled in 1810 to Richmond, VA, where the executive mansion would be one of his creations.
		With the federal government as patron, Parris produced plans for numerous utilitarian structures, from storehouses to ropewalks, and was superintendent of construction at one of the nation's first drydocks, located at the Charlestown, MA base.
		Parris balanced the delicacy of his "superb draftsmanship," as it was called, with the coarseness of his building material of choice: granite.
	toshare.dynup.net /en/Alexander_Parris.htm (317 words)

	* The Arsenal on the Charles *
		Alexander Parris was the building architect for the initial thirteen buildings at the Arsenal.
		Two Parris buildings, the David Sears House (1816) at 42 Beacon Street and St. Paul’s Church (1819) on Tremont were under construction in Boston at the same time as the Arsenal was being built.
		Parris is also the architect of record for Quincy Hall Market, the original buildings of Massachusetts General Hospital, and many of the structures of the Charlestown Navy Yard.
	www.taotc.com /leasing.html (728 words)

	Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island
		At the district center are the commanding general's home, a 19th century wooden dry dock and a turn of the century gazebo- all of which are on the National Register of Historic Places.
		Prior to 1929, all transportation to and from the island was by ferry from Port Royal docks to the Recruit Depot docks.
		Parris Island is one of the most visited military facilities in the world, hosting more than 100,000 visitors a year.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/facility/mcrd-parris-island.htm (953 words)

	alexander parris
		Alexander Parris (1780—1852) was one of the most prominent architect-engineers of Massachusetts in the first half of the nineteenth-century.
		Parris was born in Halifax, Massachusetts, on November 24, 1780.
		In 1824, Alexander Parris began an association with the Boston Naval Shipyard at Charlestown that was to endure for twenty years.
	www.famousamericans.net /famousamericans-par-pat/famousamericans.net/AlexanderParris (388 words)

	Parris, Alexander - Hutchinson encyclopedia article about Parris, Alexander (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Known for his neoclassical designs and monumental masonry such as the governor's residence, Richmond, Virginia (1812), Parris is also credited with a number of coastal engineering works.
		Parris Island, South Carolina (Marine Corps Recruit Depot)
		This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.
	encyclopedia.farlex.com /Parris%2c+Alexander (96 words)

	Lowcountry & Resort Islands Tourism Commission
		Descendants of Alexander Parris, owner and namesake of the island, settled on Parris Island.
		Parris Island's owners and other Lowcountry patriots defended Beaufort and the Port Royal area from British attack during the American Revolution.
		Today, Parris Island still serves as a Marine Recruit Depot, for recruits east of the Mississippi River, with some 18,000 men and 1,500 women completing their training each year.
	www.southcarolinalowcountry.com /destinations/parrisisland.php (307 words)

	Parris Island Museum \| Local Military History \| Early European Presence (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Parris Island was inhabited by the Native American Escamacus tribe for over 4000 years.
		Their existence was upturned, however, by the early 1500s arrival of the Spanish and French who fought each other and the Escamacus for control of Parris Island and its neighboring waterways.
		The English secured the region in the early 1700s, and Parris Island, named for prominent South Carolina politician Alexander Parris, became home to English colonists in 1735.
	www.mcrdpi.usmc.mil /units/museum/early_europe.htm (145 words)

	Trail 6 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Alexander Parris (1780-1852), an associate of influential Boston architects Charles Bulfinch and Richard Upjohn, was commissioned around 1820 to design St. Paul's Episcopal Church.
		Designed by Alexander Parris of Boston, St. Paul's is a monumentally scaled, gable-roofed,rectangular-shaped structure of brick, load bearing construction set on a rubblestone foundations.
		The church was designed by Alexander Parris, the designer of the Granite Markets (Quincy or Fanuel Hall Markets) in Boston which were erected in circa 1825.
	members.valley.net /~connriver/V09-35.htm (441 words)

	IATWM February 2004 : Early Maine Architectural Drawings
		Charles A. Alexander was a noted architect responsible for many of the Victorian style homes that were built in Portland in the mid 19th century.
		Alexander was just one of many famous architects that contributed to both the city and the state.
		Alexander Parris, known for his lighthouses that dot the Maine coastline, is included in this exhibition via Matinicus Light and Monhegan Light.
	iatwm.com /200402/Maine (417 words)

	Tilson Genealogy - Page 534
		They moved to Shepherdfield, Hebron, Me., where he was killed by the falling of a tree, Aug. 2, 1783, age 26.
		ALEXANDER PARRIS7 (Matthew6, Benjamin5, Thomas4, Thomas3, John2, Thomas1) b.
		He was educated in the common schools of Plymouth County, and taught the Central school of Plymouth after Bradstreet and Shurtleff.
	spoonergen.com /tilsonbook/534.html (244 words)

	norton - norg17.htm - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
		Helen Boggs (Minnie Lee Bruce, Emmalissa Alexander, Lecena Janette Norton, Jeptah, William, Edward) was born Jun 1887 in Pickens Co., SC.
		Taylor McDuffie Folger (Ernest Folger, Julia Augusta Alexander, Lecena Janette Norton, Jeptah, William, Edward) was born 1914 in Pickens Co., SC.
		Alfred Julius Folger (Ernest Folger, Julia Augusta Alexander, Lecena Janette Norton, Jeptah, William, Edward) was born 12 Jan 1917 in Pickens Co., SC.
	www.homestead.com /oldpend/files/norton/norg17.htm (590 words)

	Boston.com / Real estate
		Walls and rafters were painted bright white, the old tile floors were replaced with scoured concrete, and green glass panels were placed in the elevators, lending the vast entry a sleek, industrial air.
		The roof top of one of the units in the new Parris Landing at the Navy Yard building, which was designed by Starck.
		Starck said he views the Parris Landing as a museum, an art gallery to be filled with oversize icons of home life.
	www.boston.com /realestate/luxliv/articles/0926_starck.html (1350 words)

	Another hit- from Guyana: Land of Six Peoples
		The committee was appointed to oversee the drafting of a revised constitution in accordance with a time-bound plan approved by the National Assembly which would allow the completion of the revision of the constitution to conform with the Herdmanston Accord deadline of January 17, 2001 for general elections.
		Parris, Alexander and Dr Luncheon, wanted the media excluded, arguing that the requirement for the submission of reports to the National Assembly addressed to some extent the question of transparency.
		Parris, as co-ordinator, has responsibility for planning and monitoring the implementation of the National Assembly-approved time-bound programme for the completion of the revision of the constitution.
	www.landofsixpeoples.com /news/ns00115.htm (809 words)

	Digital Collections
		In 2003, the Athenaeum received a grant from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, funded through the Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA), in order to develop this database as a resource for scholars, students, and teachers; the grant was administered by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.
		Led by the State Library of Massachusetts, the Alexander Parris Digital Project digitized Parris material held in the State Library and the collections of six Boston repositories.
		The Boston Athenaeum; The Boston Public Library; Boston National Historical Park, Charlestown Navy Yard; Massachusetts General Hospital; Massachusetts Historical Society; and Historic New England (formerly Society for the Preservation of New England Antiquities) all contributed documents to a searchable digital archive that contains images and transcriptions of more than four hundred items.
	www.bostonathenaeum.org /digital.html (293 words)

	Kenny Smith \| Satellite Postcards (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		From Parris Island you must pass through nearby Savannah, GA.
		I was born on Parris Island, S.C. OK, I was actually born in Beaufort, S.C. Saying you were born on an island just sounds better.
		Parris Island, (Santa Elena) was bought in 1715 by Alexander Parris, Public Treasurer of South Carolina.
	www.kennysmith.org /satcards (306 words)

	Parris Island (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		On the southeastern tip of the island, Ribaut built Charles Fort and left 30 men thre for what he hoped would be the nucleus for a French Colony.
		On Novermber 1, 1915 all Parris Island facilities were returned to the Marine Corps and the Recruit Depot returned to the island.
		Parris Island's progress has benn chiefly along military lines, but in keeping pace with advances in the art of training recruits, the island has grown from a desolate stretch of wasteland to one ot the most efficent and picturesque military reservations in the world.
	webster.commnet.edu /stuweb/~montero5143/ParrisIsland.htm (580 words)

	National Park Service - The Presidents (United First Parish Church)
		Architecturally one of the finest houses of worship in New England, it illustrates a transition in style from Georgian and Federal to Greek Revival.
		Designed and built in 1827-28 by architect-engineer Alexander Parris and financed primarily by John Quincy Adams, the First Parish Church was constructed of blue granite from nearby quarries and represents one of the earliest uses of native granite as a building material in the United States.
		Parris altered the basic Georgian and Federal design by adding to the front a broad, pedimented portico supported by four massive Doric columns a feature that augured the popularity of Greek Revival architecture.
	www.cr.nps.gov /history/online_books/presidents/site32.htm (515 words)

	The Ten Thousand Year Blog » Blog Archive » Alexander Parris Digital Project, Boston, Massachusetts, USA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The project was an effort to digitize Parris material held in the State Library and the collections of six Boston repositories.
		The Alexander Parris Digital Project was supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services Technology Act as administered by the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners.
		In the 1830s Parris began to design and construct lighthouses and beacons for the U.S. Treasury Department, work that took him up and down the eastern coast, from Mt. Desert, Maine, to Pensacola, Florida.
	www.davidmattison.ca /wordpress?p=758 (451 words)

	Marine Video Clips - Present corps to vintage marine video on Parris Island
		MCRD Inspection Parris Island, SC A newly minted Marine receives instruction on the proper procedures for the removal of prickly facial hair.
		She was a retired Marine Chief Warrant Officer, a former drill instructor, and for more than a decade she was a volunteer at the Parris Island Museum.
		From raw civilian to Marine, the evidence is apparent in the erect posture, the model of etiquette, self-confidence, and pride of accomplishment.
	www.marinecorps.tv (613 words)

	Boot Camp Island Marine Parris (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Parris Island: A Woman's Memoir of Marine Corps Boot Camp.
		Woman Marine - Boot Camp, Parris Island, SC To say I wasn't prepared for what awaited me at Parris Island is an understatement...
		The United States Marine Corps Recruit Depot, Parris Island, South Carolina, is one of the most famous military installations in the world.
	www.onlinefootware.com /boot-camp-island-marine-parris.htm (675 words)

	Library of the Boston Athenæum-Art Gallery
		The exhibit was timed to coincide with the 150th anniversary of the opening of 10½ Beacon Street, the Athenæum's fifth and current home.
		Drawings by well-known Boston architects, such as Alexander Parris and Gridley James Fox Bryant, are hung alongside anonymous draftsmen of equal talent.
		A series of photographs documents 10½ Beacon Street at the turn of the century and the show concludes with a model of the "future" Boston Athenæum as seen by the architectural firm of Schwartz/Silver.
	www.bostonathenaeum.org /designing.html (161 words)

	USA / South Carolina / Parris Island, SC
		Vier Jahre später bauten die Spanier die befestigte Stadt Santa Elena auf Parris Island, das für kurze Zeit die Hauptstadt von Spanish Florida war, bis die Spanier sich 1587 nach St. Augustine zurückzogen.
		Englische Kolonisten kamen in den späten 1600ern in die Gegend von Port Royal und 1735 siedelten Nachkommen von Alexander Parris, Eigentümer und Namensgeber der Insel auf Parris Island.
		Parris Island wurde 1911 als Gefängnis genutzt und 1915 dem Marine Corps übergeben.
	www.reiseinfo-usa.de /usa/south-carolina/parris-island.htm (212 words)

	ArchitectureWeek - Culture - Virginia's Executive Mansion Restored - 2001.0808
		This National Historic Landmark building was completed in 1813 to the designs of Boston architect Alexander Parris.
		By contrast, the Virginia governor's house is almost delicate with its swag panels, foliated capitals atop the porch columns, and leaded glass side and transom lights framing the main entrance.
		Granted, Parris was designing a house in Richmond and a commercial structure in Boston, but the former conveys the lightness of the Federal style while the latter conveys the solidity of the classical revival.
	www.architectureweek.com /2001/0808/culture_3-1.html (302 words)

	easley - eas51.htm
		Henry Jacob Field (Nora Deniza Nimmons, Martha Elizabeth Bowen, Martha Elizabeth Blassingame, John Easley Blassingame, Ann Nancy Easley, Robert, John, John, Robert) was born 23 May 1922 in Oconee Co., SC.
		Henry married Carol Craig, daughter of Robert Alexander Craig and Nina Elizabeth Sutherland, on 14 Feb 1946 in Seneca, Oconee Co., SC.
		Bailey married Jessie Mae Lanning, daughter of Columbus R. Lanning and Ella Mae Alexander, on 25 Dec 1930 in Greenville, SC.
	www.homestead.com /oldpend2/files/easley/easg51.htm (873 words)

	Display Announcements
		In September 2004 the State Library of Massachusetts completed the Alexander Parris Digital Project.
		The project, an effort to digitize Parris material held in the State Library and the collections of six Boston repositories, produced a website and searchable, digital archive containing images and transcriptions of more than four hundred items.
		Alexander Parris (1780-1852) was one of the most prominent architect-engineers of Massachusetts in the first half of the nineteenth-century.
	www.oah.org /announce/display.php?cid=8 (5828 words)

	MCRD Parris Island Recruit Boot Camp Training, Beaufort, SC - South Carolina. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		MCRD Parris Island Recruit Boot Camp Training, Beaufort, SC - South Carolina.
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		Today, about 18,000 recruits are trained at Parris Island each year.
	www.beaufortonline.com /military/parrisisland (443 words)

	Re: Robert Alexander Parris
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	www.jenforum.com /parris/messages/81.html (83 words)

	Execution Rocks Lighthouse, New York at Lighthousefriends.com
		In the late 1840s, funds were appropriated to build a lighthouse directly on the reefs.
		The architectural design was granted to Alexander Parris, who, after reviewing the area, selected a site.
		Parris insisted that construction at this site would cost four to five times more than at the site he had originally selected.
	www.lighthousefriends.com /light.asp?ID=749 (960 words)

	Greater Portland Landmarks - Landmarks Observer - Spring 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Charles Bulfinch (1763-1844), the premier architect of the Federal period in Boston, is represented by one of his preliminary drawings for the Maine State House (1829).
		Another major architect of the period, Alexander Parris (1780-1852), began his career in Portland before eventually moving to Boston.
		Late in his life, Parris produced designs for several lighthouses along the Maine coast, including the two featured in this exhibit, Matinicus Light and Monhegan Light.
	www.portlandlandmarks.org /observer_spring_2004/observer_spring-04_12.htm (520 words)

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