Ithiel Town
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Ithiel Town was a prominent 19th-century American architect and engineer known for pioneering bridge designs and contributing to major public buildings in the United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ithiel Town canonical | 5 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architect
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bridge designer ⓘ civil engineer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle |
Gothic Revival
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surface form:
Gothic Revival architecture
Greek Revival architecture ⓘ |
| coFounded | Town and Davis architectural firm ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1784-10-03 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1844-06-13 ⓘ |
| designed | multiple timber lattice truss bridges in the United States ⓘ |
| era | 19th century ⓘ |
| familyName | Town ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
architecture
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bridge engineering ⓘ civil engineering ⓘ |
| givenName | Ithiel ⓘ |
| hasPatentOn | wooden lattice truss bridge system ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of American bridge construction
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early professionalization of architecture in the United States ⓘ |
| knownFor |
contributions to major public buildings in the United States
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pioneering wooden lattice truss bridge design ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
helped popularize Greek Revival style in the United States
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one of the earliest American architects to receive national recognition ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Center Church on the Green
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surface form:
Center Church on the Green, New Haven (design influence/association)
Connecticut State Capitol ⓘ
surface form:
Connecticut State Capitol at New Haven
Town lattice truss ⓘ Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art ⓘ
surface form:
Wadsworth Atheneum (early design involvement)
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| occupation |
architect
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engineer ⓘ inventor ⓘ |
| patent |
Town lattice truss patent of 1820
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improved Town lattice truss patent of 1835 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Thompson, Connecticut ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | New Haven, Connecticut ⓘ |
| residence |
New Haven, Connecticut
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation |
New Haven, Connecticut
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New York City ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
North Carolina State Capitol