Benjamin Henry Latrobe

**Prof. Dr. Sinsi** · 07-22-2012

* 1

born May 1, 1764, Fulneck, Yorkshire, Eng

died Sept

3, 1820, New Orleans, La

, U

S

British-U

S

architect and civil engineer

He immigrated to the U

S

in 1795

His first important building was the State Penitentiary in Richmond, Va

In 1798, in Philadelphia, he designed the Bank of Pennsylvania, considered the first U

S

monument of the Greek Revival style

Pres

Thomas Jefferson appointed him surveyor of public buildings

Latrobe inherited the task of completing the U

S

Capitol, and later rebuilt it after its destruction by the British

In Baltimore he designed the country's first cathedral (1818)

He was active as an engineer, especially in the design of waterworks

He is widely regarded as having established architecture as a profession in the U

S
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Prof. Dr. Sinsi	Benjamin Henry Latrobe * 1born May 1, 1764, Fulneck, Yorkshire, Eng died Sept 3, 1820, New Orleans, La, US British-US architect and civil engineer He immigrated to the US in 1795 His first important building was the State Penitentiary in Richmond, Va In 1798, in Philadelphia, he designed the Bank of Pennsylvania, considered the first US monument of the Greek Revival style Pres Thomas Jefferson appointed him surveyor of public buildings Latrobe inherited the task of completing the US Capitol, and later rebuilt it after its destruction by the British In Baltimore he designed the country's first cathedral (1818) He was active as an engineer, especially in the design of waterworks He is widely regarded as having established architecture as a profession in the US English Related Words* Benjamin * benjamin alcock * benjamin banneker * benjamin britten * benjamin bush * benjamin david goodman * benjamin disraeli * benjamin d'israeli * benjamin franklin * benjamin franklin bridge * benjamin franklin close * benjamin franklin norris jr * benjamin harris * benjamin harrison * benjamin jonson