Benjamin Henry Latrobe

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British-American architect neoclassical architect person

Benjamin Henry Latrobe was a pioneering British-American architect often regarded as the father of American architecture, known for his influential work on the United States Capitol and other early federal buildings.

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Label	Occurrences
Benjamin Henry Latrobe canonical	21
Benjamin Latrobe	3
Benjamin Henry Latrobe II	2

Statements (52)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British-American ⓘ architect ⓘ neoclassical architect ⓘ person ⓘ
appointedBy	Thomas Jefferson ⓘ
birthDate	1764-05-01 ⓘ
birthPlace	Fulneck, Yorkshire, England ⓘ
causeOfDeath	yellow fever ⓘ
child	Benjamin Henry Latrobe self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Benjamin Henry Latrobe II John Hazlehurst Boneval Latrobe ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship	Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
deathDate	1820-09-03 ⓘ
deathPlace	New Orleans ⓘ surface form: New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
describedAs	father of American architecture ⓘ pioneering British-American architect ⓘ
educatedAt	Moravian school at Fulneck ⓘ
employer	United States government ⓘ surface form: United States federal government
familyName	Latrobe ⓘ
fullName	Benjamin Henry Latrobe self-link ⓘ
givenName	Benjamin ⓘ
influenced	American federal architecture ⓘ Robert Mills ⓘ William Strickland ⓘ surface form: William Strickland (architect)
influencedBy	European neoclassical architecture ⓘ
knownFor	being called the father of American architecture ⓘ development of early American neoclassical architecture ⓘ major contributions to the design of the United States Capitol ⓘ
movement	Neoclassicism ⓘ
notableWork	Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary ⓘ surface form: Baltimore Basilica Bank of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia ⓘ Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary ⓘ surface form: Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Baltimore Decatur House, Washington, D.C. ⓘ Washington Navy Yard ⓘ surface form: Navy Yard, Washington, D.C. (design work) Philadelphia waterworks (Centre Square Pump House) ⓘ Sedgeley, Philadelphia (villa design) ⓘ St. John’s Episcopal Church, Lafayette Square, Washington, D.C. (attributed involvement) ⓘ United States Capitol ⓘ House of Representatives chamber ⓘ surface form: United States Capitol House of Representatives chamber (early design) United States Capitol ⓘ surface form: United States Capitol south wing Washington Canal (planning and engineering) ⓘ
occupation	architect ⓘ civil engineer ⓘ
positionHeld	Surveyor of Public Buildings in the City of Washington ⓘ
residence	Baltimore ⓘ surface form: Baltimore, Maryland Philadelphia ⓘ surface form: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Washington, D.C. ⓘ
spouse	Lydia Sellon ⓘ Mary Elizabeth Hazlehurst ⓘ
workLocation	Baltimore ⓘ surface form: Baltimore, Maryland Philadelphia ⓘ surface form: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Washington, D.C. ⓘ

Referenced by (26)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Robert Mills → educatedBy → Benjamin Henry Latrobe ⓘ

Robert Mills → influencedBy → Benjamin Henry Latrobe ⓘ

West Colonnade → designedBy → Benjamin Henry Latrobe ⓘ

Nassau Hall → architect → Benjamin Henry Latrobe ⓘ

this entity surface form: Benjamin Latrobe

Latrobe, Pennsylvania, United States → namedAfter → Benjamin Henry Latrobe ⓘ

subject surface form: Latrobe, Pennsylvania

this entity surface form: Benjamin Latrobe

Benjamin Henry Latrobe → fullName → Benjamin Henry Latrobe self-link ⓘ

Benjamin Henry Latrobe → child → Benjamin Henry Latrobe self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Benjamin Henry Latrobe II

West Wing Colonnade → designedBy → Benjamin Henry Latrobe ⓘ

William Strickland → influencedBy → Benjamin Henry Latrobe ⓘ

Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary → architect → Benjamin Henry Latrobe ⓘ

Latrobe → notableBearer → Benjamin Henry Latrobe ⓘ

Bank of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia → architect → Benjamin Henry Latrobe ⓘ

Bank of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia → associatedWith → Benjamin Henry Latrobe ⓘ

Philadelphia waterworks (Centre Square Pump House) → architect → Benjamin Henry Latrobe ⓘ

Philadelphia waterworks (Centre Square Pump House) → hasCreator → Benjamin Henry Latrobe ⓘ

Sedgeley, Philadelphia (villa design) → architect → Benjamin Henry Latrobe ⓘ

Sedgeley, Philadelphia (villa design) → hasDesigner → Benjamin Henry Latrobe ⓘ

Decatur House, Washington, D.C. → architect → Benjamin Henry Latrobe ⓘ

St. John’s Episcopal Church, Lafayette Square, Washington, D.C. (attributed involvement) → architect → Benjamin Henry Latrobe ⓘ

subject surface form: St. John’s Episcopal Church, Lafayette Square, Washington, D.C.

Moravian school at Fulneck → notableAlumni → Benjamin Henry Latrobe ⓘ

Lydia Sellon → spouse → Benjamin Henry Latrobe ⓘ

John Hazlehurst Boneval Latrobe → father → Benjamin Henry Latrobe ⓘ

John Hazlehurst Boneval Latrobe → sibling → Benjamin Henry Latrobe ⓘ

this entity surface form: Benjamin Henry Latrobe II

Baltimore Cathedral → architect → Benjamin Henry Latrobe ⓘ

Long Branch Historic House and Farm → architect → Benjamin Henry Latrobe ⓘ

Latrobe → namedFor → Benjamin Henry Latrobe ⓘ

this entity surface form: Benjamin Latrobe