Ithiel Town

Ithiel Town (October 3, 1784 – June 13, 1844) was a prominent American architect and civil engineer. One of the first generation of professional architects in the United States, Town made significant contributions to American architecture in the first half of the 19th century. His work, in the Federal and revivalist Greek and Gothic architectural styles, was influential and widely copied. Town was born in Thompson, Connecticut to Archelaus Town, ... More

Date of birth:

  • Oct 3, 1784

Date of death:

  • Jun 13, 1844 (age 59 years)

Country of nationality:

People

Gender:

Places lived:

Place of death:

top ↑

Architect

top ↑ top ↑ top ↑

We can also tell you Ithiel Town is a…

If you know more about Ithiel Town, you can add more facts here »

Similar topics in Freebase

  • Herbert Manzoni

    Herbert Manzoni

    Sir Herbert John Baptista Manzoni CBE MICE (21 March 1899 – 18 November 1972) was a British civil engineer known for holding the position of City Engineer and Surveyor of Birmingham from 1935 until 1963. This position put him in charge of all municipal works and his influence on the city,...
  • John Wolfe-Barry

    John Wolfe-Barry

    Sir John Wolfe-Barry (7 December 1836 – 22 January 1918) was an English civil engineer of the late 19th and early 20th century. His most famous project was the construction of Tower Bridge over the River Thames in London. Wolfe-Barry, the youngest son of architect Sir Charles Barry, added "Wolfe"...
  • Charles Collier Michell

    Charles Collier Michell

    Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Collier Michell, (29 March 1793–28 March 1851), later known as Charles Cornwallis Michell, was a British soldier, first surveyor-general in the Cape, road engineer, architect, artist and naturalist. Born in Exeter, Devon, and called Charles Cornwallis Michell later in his...
  • Mario Salvadori

    Mario G. Salvadori (March 19, 1907 – June 25, 1997) was a structural engineer and professor of both civil engineering and architecture at Columbia University. Salvadori was born in Rome, Italy in 1907. His father, an engineer who worked for the telephone company, became the chief engineer of the...
  • Henry Berry

    Henry Berry, (1719, England – 1812) was Liverpool's second dock engineer succeeding Thomas Steers and being succeeded by Thomas Morris. Berry Street in Liverpool may be named after Berry who lived in a house at the junction with Duke Street, where the White Horse pub stands. He built Salthouse Dock...
  • James Elmes

    James Elmes (15 October 1782, London – 2 April 1862, Greenwich) was an English architect, civil engineer, and writer on the arts. He was educated at Merchant Taylors' School, and, after studying building under his father, and architecture under George Gibson, became a student at the Royal Academy,...

These people have edited this topic:

Edit this topic
Edit and Show details

Add or delete facts, download data in JSON or RDF formats, and explore topic metadata.

Freebase Logo
What is Freebase?

Freebase is a huge collection of facts, built by people like you. Freebase connects facts in ways other sites can't, giving you new ways to explore millions of subjects.
You can help improve it!