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British-born Benjamin Latrobe is best known to American history for
his design of the United States Capitol, as well as Baltimore's
cathedral. After settling first in Virginia, then relocating to
Philadelphia, Latrobe spent much of his later life in Washington,
D.C., where he was hired as Surveyor of the Public Buildings of the
United States. Latrobe worked in Greek revival and Gothic Revival
styles, and was highly interested in urban planning, particularly
as it was affected by public health. Covering the years 1796 to
1820, The Journal of Latrobe is a "collection of observations and a
record of facts." The work describes his life and projects in
Virginia, Philadelphia, and finally New Orleans, where he died of
the yellow fever he caught while working on a waterworks project
there. These are the acute observations of an "architect,
naturalist and traveler, " with commentary on social mores and
manners, as well as the development of cities and towns,
particularly Washington, D.C., in a booming post-war America.
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Due to the very old age and scarcity of this book, many of the
pages may be hard to read due to the blurring of the original text.
Due to the very old age and scarcity of this book, many of the
pages may be hard to read due to the blurring of the original text.
British-born Benjamin Latrobe is best known to American history for
his design of the United States Capitol, as well as Baltimore's
cathedral. After settling first in Virginia, then relocating to
Philadelphia, Latrobe spent much of his later life in Washington,
D.C., where he was hired as Surveyor of the Public Buildings of the
United States. Latrobe worked in Greek revival and Gothic Revival
styles, and was highly interested in urban planning, particularly
as it was affected by public health. Covering the years 1796 to
1820, The Journal of Latrobe is a "collection of observations and a
record of facts." The work describes his life and projects in
Virginia, Philadelphia, and finally New Orleans, where he died of
the yellow fever he caught while working on a waterworks project
there. These are the acute observations of an "architect,
naturalist and traveler, " with commentary on social mores and
manners, as well as the development of cities and towns,
particularly Washington, D.C., in a booming post-war America.
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