biography
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| lived:
| (c.1762–1831)
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| biography:
| Architect, born in Co Kilkenny, Ireland. Emigrating to the USA (1785), he designed the state capitol in Columbia, SC (1790–1). After a competition to design public buildings in Federal City, the new capital of the USA, he designed the White House (1792–1801) and rebuilt it after the destruction in the War of 1812. He served as supervisor over the construction of the US Capitol (1793–1803) and designed the State and War Department offices. |
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