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	Benjamin Henry Latrobe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Latrobe planned a vestibule in which are six columns, each of which is composed of Indian cornstalks bound together, the joints forming a spiral effect, while the capitals are modeled from the ears of the corn.
		Latrobe was also engaged as engineer in constructing the original plan of the Chesapeake and Delaware canal, residing alternately in New Castle and Wilmington until 1808, when he removed to Washington with his family.
		Latrobe is the author of various papers that he has read before the Maryland historical society, which have been published by that body, and he delivered an address on "The Capitol and Washington at the Beginning of the Present Century," in Washington, 16 November, 1881 (Baltimore, 1881).
	www.famousamericans.net /benjaminhenrylatrobe (2792 words)

	NHPRC - Annotation (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Latrobe's papers grant historians of different disciplines entry into the world of the young republic through many portals, resulting in a new and deeper understanding of the nation, its people, and their institutions.
		Latrobe's widow and two sons valued his papers and were careful to preserve the material they inherited, most of which was eventually acquired by the Maryland Historical Society.
		While the majority of Latrobe material rests in one repository, the job of searching for strays, selection, and annotation was nevertheless a prodigious one, performed over the years by a host of editors with special skills in the many areas in which Latrobe excelled.
	www.archives.gov /nhprc/annotation/april-95/latrobe-papers.html?template=print (503 words)

	Benjamin Henry Latrobe - HighBeam Encyclopedia
		Latrobe received his training both in architecture and in engineering in England and Germany and then practiced successfully in London.
		Latrobe's son Henry had been sent to New Orleans to construct the city's waterworks after his father's design, but he died of yellow fever in 1817.
		Latrobe's other sons were John H. Latrobe and Benjamin Henry Latrobe, 1806-78, an engineer, b.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-LatrobeB.html (675 words)

	Benjamin Latrobe
		Benjamin Henry Latrobe was born in 1764 in Yorkshire, England.
		Latrobe also built the first United States Naval Dry-docks in Maryland in 1802, and was afterwards appointed to a newly-made position as the Surveyor of Building for the United States Government.
		Latrobe is often credited with being the first true architect of the Greek Revival style in America.
	www.holycross.edu /departments/classics/wziobro/ClassicalAmerica/BLatrobeHP.html (494 words)

	Benjamin Henry Latrobe: A Biography
		Benjamin Henry Latrobe (1764-1820) was born near Leeds in Yorkshire, England.
		Latrobe found that while the philosophical and political context of the new republic suited him perfectly, the architectural situation was parochial.
		As surveyor, Latrobe was responsible for the continuing design and oversight of construction of all government buildings, including the White House and the U.S. Capitol, which gave him long-sought validation of his professional capabilities as an architect and engineer.
	www.latrobesamerica.org /latrobe/biography.htm (685 words)

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		Benjamin Henry LatrobeBiography and portrait of Architect of the Capitol Benjamin Henry Latrobe...
		Benjamin Henry LatrobePortrain in the Cox Corridors, Hall of Capitols (Eastern North-South Corridor of the Capitol)...
		Benjamin LatrobeBenjamin Henry Latrobe by Charles Wilson Peale Benjamin Henry Latrobe was born in 1764 in Yorkshire, England.
	www.napoli-pizza.net /Benjamin_Henry_Latrobe.html (686 words)

	Latrobe, Benjamin Henry (1764 - 1820) -- Philadelphia Architects and Buildings
		The architect, engineer, and humanist Bejamin Henry Latrobe is widely considered the first professional architect in America, a controversial title among partisans of various master builder/architects such as Robert Smith and Samuel McIntire or gentlemen amateurs such as Thomas Jefferson and William Thornton.
		The son of Benjamin and Anna (Antes) Latrobe, the future architect was born in Fulneck, near Leeds, and spent his boyhood in England and his youth in Germany.
		In 1799 Latrobe designed the first American country house in the Gothic Revival style ("Sedgeley" on the banks of the Schuylkill River, demolished, 1857), and the same year began the Philadelphia Waterworks (1799-1801) that proved to be the model for other American cities.
	www.philadelphiabuildings.org /pab/app/ar_display.cfm/25618 (577 words)

	Biography of Benjamin Henry Latrobe \| Life of Benjamin Henry Latrobe
		Benjamin Henry Latrobe (1764-1820), English-born American architect, was the first professionally trained architect to practice in the United States.
		He worked in a variety of styles.Benjamin Henry Latrobe was born in England of Moravian parents.
		He was educated in England, France, and Germany, and as head draftsman in the office of the London architect Samuel Pepys Cockerell he participated in such large projects as the Admiralty Buildings in London.
	www.essayboom.com /biographies/Benjamin_Henry_Latrobe-27649.html (265 words)

	The Domestic Architecture of Benjamin Henry Latrobe : Electronics : Science Gifts: (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Benjamin Henry Latrobe, an English emigre and the first professional architect of international stature to practice in the United States, invented an American house type for the new democratic republic.
		Establishing a new benchmark in Latrobe studies, Michael W. Fazio and Patrick A. Snadon extend their analysis to Latrobe's training and career in England and Europe, his principles of design, and his methods of architectural practice.
		Latrobe's architectural principles and designs went far in America as they had earlier in England because they characterized what he called his "rational house" based on ideas of the Enlightenment partly originating in England and embraced by America's Founding Fathers in their creation of the basics of the American political system and its institutions.
	www.scienceblog.com /store/7-5324-0801881048-The_Domestic_Architecture_of_Benjamin_Henry_Latrobe.html (573 words)

	Benjamin Henry Latrobe
		Latrobe constructed the Capitol's south wing (shown in blue) as well as rebuilding the interior of the north wing.
		From 1803, Latrobe redesigned the interior arrangement and style of the south wing.
		In a dispute over authority at the Capitol, Latrobe resigned, leaving some of the greatest interiors in the history of neoclassicism in America, including the Hall of the House (now National Statuary Hall), the Old Senate Chamber, and the Old Supreme Court Chamber.
	www.aoc.gov /aoc/architects/latrobe.cfm (238 words)

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		Benjamin Latrobe was born in England at the Fulneck Moravian Settlement, near Pudsey in West Yorkshire.
		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.
		Latrobe trained William Strickland in the art of architecture as there were no formal architecture schools in the United States at that time.
	www.timesdaily.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Benjamin_Henry_Latrobe (604 words)

	Benjamin Latrobe. Hammerwood Park. University of Virginia. US Capitol Washington DC. The President's House. The White ...
		Benjamin Henry Latrobe was born in 1764 at Fulneck in Yorkshire.
		He was the Second son of the Reverend Benjamin Latrobe (1728 - 86), a minister of the Moravian church, and Anna Margaretta (Antes) Latrobe (1728 - 94), a third generation Pennsylvanian of Moravian Parentage.
		Anne-Noelle Pinnegar, BA Benjamin Henry Latrobe was born in 1764 at Fulneck in Yorkshire.
	www.mistral.co.uk /hammerwood/latrobe.htm (2457 words)

	Benjamin Henry Latrobe - Archiplanet
		Benjamin Latrobe was born the son of a Moravian minister in Leeds, Yorks, England in 1764.
		Latrobe was the first fully trained architect to work and teach in America.
		Latrobe died in New Orleans, Louisiana in 1820.
	www.archiplanet.org /wiki/Benjamin_Henry_Latrobe (216 words)

	Adena - Benjamin LaTrobe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Adena architect Latrobe was born in England, where he learned architecture in the firm of a noted English master.
		The significance of Adena is enhanced by the rarity of Latrobe residences.
		The Ohio Historical Society is part of Latrobe's America, an alliance of cultural institutions dedicated to preserving the work and vision of Benjamin Henry Latrobe.
	www.ohiokids.com /adenahouse/latrobe.shtml (367 words)

	Preservation Online: Today's News Archives
		The Pope Villa is one of three existing houses Benjamin Henry Latrobe built in America.
		Wayne T. Ruth, chairman of the Basilica of the Assumption Historic Trust (for Latrobe's masterpiece, the 1807 Baltimore Cathedral), said the alliance intends to emulate the followers of Frank Lloyd Wright in furthering Latrobe's reputation.
		In 1803, Thomas Jefferson appointed Latrobe to supervise the design and construction of public buildings; Latrobe's federal contributions include the White House's signature north portico and south porch and three magnificent rooms in the oldest part of the U.S. Capitol.
	www.nationaltrust.org /magazine/archives/arc_news/051702.htm (345 words)

	Religion and the New Republic (Religion and the Founding of the American Republic, Library of Congress Exhibition)
		This sketch, by Benjamin Latrobe, shows the layout of an 1809 Methodist camp meeting in Fairfax County, Virginia.
		Note that the men's seats were separated from the women's and the "negro tents" from the whites.' This is an example of the racial segregation that prompted fl Methodists to withdraw from the denomination a few years later and form their own independent Methodist church.
		In 1839 J. Maze Burbank exhibited at the Royal Society in London this watercolor of "a camp meeting, or religious revival in America, from a sketch taken on the spot." It is not known where, when, or under whose auspices the revival painted by Burbank occurred.
	lcweb.loc.gov /exhibits/religion/rel07.html (2599 words)

	05860 more (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Benjamin Henry Latrobe, "Plan of the Principal Story of the Capitol, U.S.," 1806, Water color on paper, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress.
		Benjamin Henry Latrobe, "Design of the Library of Congress of the United States, North Wing of the Capitol," 1808, Ink and water color on paper, Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress.
		Benjamin Henry Latrobe, "Design Proposed for the Hall of Representatives, U.S., Section from North to South," 1815, Ink and Water color on paper, Architect of the Capitol.
	www.brynmawr.edu /Acads/Cities/wld/05860/05860m.html (461 words)

	The Mansion - Ashland: The Henry Clay Estate, Lexington, KY
		Henry Clay christened the farm "Ash Land" due to the great number of majestic ash trees that stood on the property.
		The Henry Clay Study is just to the left of the main entry.
		The two wings of the house, including this domed library, reportedly were designed by Benjamin Latrobe, the architect of the U.S. Capitol in Washington.
	www.henryclay.org /mansion.htm (960 words)

	Edward C Carter -The Journals of Benjamin Henry Latrobe 1799 - 1820 From Philadelphia to New Orleans - Bill Harry (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Edward C Carter -The Journals of Benjamin Henry Latrobe 1799 - 1820 From Philadelphia to New Orleans - Bill Harry
		The Journals of Benjamin Henry Latrobe 1799 - 1820 From Philadelphia to New Orleans
		1: The Journals of Benjamin Henry Latrobe 1799 - 1820 From Philadelphia to New Orleans.
	www.boook.net /374216_journals_benjamin_henry_latrobe_1799_1820_philadelphia_new_orleans.html (61 words)

	Dickinson College - The Dickinsonian
		Benjamin Henry Latrobe was an early American architect who volunteered his time and service to design the building now known as Old West.
		Prior to coming to Dickinson, Latrobe designed several senators' estates, a steam system to provide sanitary water, and the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C. Cohen discussed Latrobe's life and work, focusing on the rationale behind his major designs, which was based primarily on the light and surrounding nature of the site.
		Jeffrey Cohen is co-author of The Architectural Drawings of Benjamin Henry Latrobe and author of the article "Evidence of the Architectural Libraries of Benjamin Henry Latrobe." He is currently a professor, lecturer, and member of the Instructional Technology Team, as well as Director of the Digital Media and Visual Resource Center at Bryn Mawr College.
	www.dickinson.edu /dickinsonian/detail.cfm?241 (159 words)

	Images of Christ Episcopal Church by Benjamin Henry Latrobe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		Images of Christ Episcopal Church by Benjamin Henry Latrobe
		This nineteenth century church, the oldest Gothic Revival structure in Washington, has been traditionally attributed to Latrobe.
		Pamela Scott and Antoinette J. Lee explain that the church was actually designed by "Robert Alexander, a member of the vestry, a builder, and Latrobe's chief contractor for the Navy Yard" (263).
	www.bluffton.edu /~sullivanm/washdc/latrobechurch/church.html (177 words)

	Benjamin Henry Latrobe Online
		Benjamin Henry Latrobe at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
		Benjamin Henry Latrobe in the Art Renewal Center
		All images and text on this Benjamin Henry Latrobe page are copyright 2007 by John Malyon/Artcyclopedia, unless otherwise noted.
	www.artcyclopedia.com /artists/latrobe_benjamin_henry.html (215 words)

	For More Information on Benjamin Henry Latrobe . . .
		The Benjamin Henry Latrobe Archive at the Library of Congress:
		Latrobe for residential buildings, government buildings, canals, monuments, bank buildings, military buildings, health care facilities, engines, and waterworks in Washington, D.C., Pennsylvania, and Virginia; among the designs represented in the archive are those for the U.S. Capitol, the White House and Decatur House.
		The Latrobe papers held in the Maryland collection are also included in The Papers of Benjamin Henry Latrobe, The Journals of Benjamin Henry Latrobe and The Architectural Drawings of Benjamin Henry Latrobe.
	www.latrobesamerica.org /latrobe/resources.htm (267 words)

	Browse Collection
		In the early 1820s David and Benjamin Reeves and James Whitaker entered the operation and expanded its capital.
		In 1835 the firm was reincorporated as the Phoenix Iron Company, and in response to the burgeoning demand for railroad rails, expanded rapidly, adding several blast furnaces in addition to its capacity for extensive pig iron production.
		After the war he formed a partnership with Benjamin and Charles Latrobe as the Baltimore Bridge Co. Shaler, considered one of the foremost bridge engineers of his day, was involved in a number of pioneering bridge projects, including the Kentucky River bridge (1876-77), which used cantilever construction in novel ways.
	bridges.lib.lehigh.edu /names.html (2029 words)

	The Architectural Drawings of Benjamin Henry Latrobe (Series 2): Volume 2 2-2, Parts 1 & 2 (The Papers of Benjamin ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
		The Architectural Drawings of Benjamin Henry Latrobe (Series 2): Volume 2 2-2, Parts 1 and 2 (The Papers of Benjamin Henry Latrobe Ser)
		The Architectural Drawings of Benjamin Henry Latrobe (Series 2): Volume 2 2-2, Parts 1 and 2 (The Papers of Benjamin Henry Latrobe Ser)
		:Book Description:These final volumes in the distinguished edition of the Papers of Benjamin Henry Latrobe document fully the complete architectural career of this important early American figure, bringing to light for the first time the building history of such important projects as the United States Capitol, the Bank of Pennsylvania, and Baltimore Cathedral.
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	From Revolution to Reconstruction: Presidents: Thomas Jefferson: Letters
		To Benjamin Henry Latrobe, Monticello June 12, 1817
		To Benjamin Henry Latrobe, Poplar Forest August 24, 1817
		To Benjamin Henry Latrobe, Monticello November 1, 1817
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	All About Emotional Intelligence from Six Seconds
		Latrobe's View of America, 1795-1820: Selections from the Watercolors and Sketch: Volume 1 3-1, 1795-1820 (The Papers of Benjamin Henry Latrobe Ser)
		The Journal of Latrobe; Being the Notes and Sketches of an Architect, Naturalist and Traveler in the United States from 1796 to 1820 (Burt Franklin,)
		The Journals of Benjamin Henry Latrobe 1799-1820 (Series 1): Volume 3 1-3, From Philadelphia to New Orleans (The Papers of Benjamin Henry Latrobe Ser)
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