Charles Bulfinch

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American architect architect human

Charles Bulfinch was a prominent early American architect, often regarded as the first native-born professional architect in the United States, known for his influential Federal-style designs.

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American architect → architect → human →
activeYearsEnd	1830s →
activeYearsStart	1780s →
architecturalStyle	Federal style → Neoclassical architecture →
birthDate	1763-08-08 →
birthPlace	Boston, Massachusetts →
child	Thomas Bulfinch (writer) →
countryOfCitizenship	Great Britain → United States of America →
deathDate	1844-04-15 →
deathPlace	Boston, Massachusetts →
educatedAt	Boston Latin School → Harvard College →
endTime	1829 →
familyName	Bulfinch →
father	Thomas Bulfinch →
fieldOfWork	architecture →
genre	civic architecture → domestic architecture →
givenName	Charles →
graduationYear	1781 →
influenced	American Federal-style architects →
influencedBy	Andrea Palladio → Robert Adam →
mother	Susan Apthorp Bulfinch →
name	Charles Bulfinch →
notableFor	being one of the first native-born professional architects in the United States → influential role in shaping early American Federal architecture →
notableWork	Faneuil Hall remodeling, Boston → Harrison Gray Otis House (First Otis House), Boston → Harrison Gray Otis House (Second Otis House), Boston → Harrison Gray Otis House (Third Otis House), Boston → Massachusetts State House → New North Church (now St. Stephen’s Church), Boston → Tontine Crescent, Boston → United States Capitol (original design and completion of central portion) → University Hall, Harvard University →
positionHeld	Architect of the Capitol → Chairman of the Board of Selectmen of Boston → member of the Boston Board of Selectmen → member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives →
spouse	Hannah Apthorp →
startTime	1818 →
workLocation	Boston, Massachusetts → Washington, D.C. →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Maine State House → Massachusetts State House →	architect
Charles Bulfinch →	name