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Thomas Ustick Walter (September 4, 1804 – October 30, 1887) was the dean of American architecture between the 1820 death of Benjamin Latrobe and the emergence of H. H. Richardson in the 1870s. He was the fourth Architect of the Capitol and responsible for adding the north (Senate) and south (House) wings and the central dome that ...
15 de abr. de 2024 · Oct. 30, 1887, Philadelphia (aged 83) Movement / Style: Greek Revival. Thomas Ustick Walter (born Sept. 4, 1804, Philadelphia, Pa., U.S.—died Oct. 30, 1887, Philadelphia) was an American architect important for the quality and influence of his designs based upon ancient Greek models.
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Bibliography. Thomas Ustick Walter (1804-1887), the nationally important Philadelphia architect best known for designing the great dome of the United States Capitol in Washington, DC, planned two Gothic Revival style Episcopal churches in antebellum North Carolina: St. James Episcopal Church in Wilmington and the Chapel of the Cross in Chapel Hill.
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Thomas Ustick Walter. Fourth Architect of the Capitol. Birth. 1804. Philadelphia, PA. United States. Death. 1887. Years Served. 1851-1865. Appointed June 11, 1851; Resigned May 26, 1865.
Thomas Ustick Walter (Filadélfia, 4 de setembro de 1804 — 30 de outubro de 1887) foi um arquiteto estadunidense. Um dos responsáveis pela modernização da construção do Capitólio dos Estados Unidos. Girard College, Filadélfia. Sepultado no Cemitério Laurel Hill.
8 de jun. de 2018 · Walter, Thomas Ustick (1804–87). American architect of German descent. A pupil of Strickland and John Haviland, he began to practise on his own from 1831, building (1831–5) the Gothic Moyamensing Gaol (Philadelphia County Prison—destroyed), and making his reputation with the peripteral temple-like Girard College for Orphans ...
A biography of Thomas Ustick Walter, an American architect of German descent who designed the Capitol dome and other buildings in various styles. Learn about his life, works, influences, and challenges in this comprehensive entry.
