James Hoban

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James Hoban was an Irish-born American architect best known for designing the White House in Washington, D.C.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Irish American
architect
person
activeIn early 19th century architecture
late 18th century architecture
birthDate 1758-01-01
birthPlace Callan, County Kilkenny, Ireland
burialPlace Mount Olivet Cemetery, Washington, D.C.
citizenshipStatus naturalized American citizen
collaboratedWith George Washington
Thomas Jefferson
countryOfCitizenship Ireland
United States of America
deathDate 1831-12-08
deathPlace Washington, D.C.
surface form: Washington, D.C., United States
designed White House
original President's House in Washington, D.C.
reconstruction of the White House after the War of 1812
several public buildings in Washington, D.C.
education Dublin Society's Drawing School
employer United States government
surface form: United States federal government
ethnicGroup Irish
fieldOfWork architecture
gender male
influencedBy Leinster House, Dublin
knownFor designing the White House
public architecture in Washington, D.C.
languageSpoken English
movedTo Charleston
surface form: Charleston, South Carolina

Philadelphia
United States of America
name James Hoban self-link
nationality American
Irish
notableWork President's House (original design)
White House
occupation architect
participatedIn competition to design the President's House
placeOfActivity Charleston
surface form: Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Washington, D.C.
surface form: Washington, D.C., United States
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Washington, D.C.
surface form: Washington, D.C., United States
style Neoclassical architecture
won competition to design the President's House
workedOn rebuilding of the White House after 1814 burning

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White House architect James Hoban
White House rebuiltBy James Hoban
Executive Residence architect James Hoban
East Room designedBy James Hoban
Robert Mills educatedBy James Hoban
James Hoban name James Hoban self-link
Mount Olivet Cemetery, Washington, D.C. associatedWith James Hoban
this entity surface form: White House architect James Hoban
Glenwood Cemetery, Washington, D.C. hasNotableBurials James Hoban
this entity surface form: James Hoban Jr.