Minard Lafever (1798–1854) was an American architect of churches and houses in the United States in the early nineteenth century. Lafever began life as...
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Minard Lafever Holman (June 15, 1852 in Mexico, Maine – January 4, 1925 in St Louis) was an American civil engineer at the City of St. Louis Water Division...
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America's first professional architects, such as Charles Bulfinch and Minard Lafever. Robert Adam and James Adam were leading influences through their books...
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was built from 1845 to 1848, and was designed by New York architect Minard Lafever. The geometric stained-glass windows were designed by William Jay Bolton...
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building, now building C, was the first known work to be designed by Minard Lafever and completed in August 1833.: 1 When Sailors' Snug Harbor opened with...
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known to have ever been built in the United States. The architect was Minard Lafever. The handsome, white clapboard building features a tripartite facade...
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or their carpenters from pattern books published by Asher Benjamin, Minard Lafever, John Haviland, and others. Greek Revival proved to very adaptable to...
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Brown, The Carpenter's Assistant, 1848 Minard Lafever, The Young Builder's General Instructor, 1829 Minard Lafever, The Beauties of Modern Architecture...
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commissioned a grand, 1845 Greek Revival home designed by American architect Minard Lafever. It is now owned and used by The Sag Harbor Whaling & Historical Museum...
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Egyptian Revival style in the U.S. today. The church was designed by Minard Lafever in an Egyptian Revival style that includes Greek Revival elements. With...
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York was established in 1777, and the Old Dutch Church designed by Minard Lafever, a National Historic Landmark. Some survived the burning of Kingston...
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ever made for the education of girls. The new building was designed by Minard Lafever, a noted designer of Brooklyn churches, and opened in November 1854...
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5 N. 5th Street in Richmond, Virginia. It was designed by architect Minard Lafever and was built in 1848. It is a brick veneer Gothic Revival style church...
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built in 1851–52 as the Strong Place Baptist Church. It was designed by Minard Lafever in the Gothic Revival style. The building was converted into apartments...
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Bigelow 1844: Old Whaler's Church, Sag Harbor, New York; designed by Minard Lafever 1845: The brownstone entry gates of the Grove Street Cemetery, by Henry...
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Presbyterian Church, a National Historic Landmark building designed by Minard Lafever. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places...
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known to have ever been built in the United States. The architect was Minard Lafever. There is also one Catholic Church, Our Lady of Sorrows, on Prospect...
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elements appear to have been influenced by architectural pattern books by Minard Lafever, Asher Benjamin and Chester Hills. While the style of the mansion's...
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Rochester, New York is a historic Greek Revival home, designed by architect Minard Lafever. It was built in 1836, and added to the National Register of Historic...
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mausoleums were designed by popular architects of the time, including Minard Lafever, Richard Upjohn, and Warren and Wetmore. In addition, many tombs contain...
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the country. Its current building, the fifth, is an 1852 structure by Minard Lafever that was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2008, the only one...
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unrecognized work by the important New York architect Minard Lafever, designed at a time when Lafever was transitioning from an architect who specialized...
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architectural styles. An early author of pattern books was American architect Minard Lafever. In 1829 he published The Young Builders' General Instructor, followed...
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is a Greek Revival-style house that was designed by major architect Minard Lafever. (Or is it just from one of his pattern books?) It was built in 1835...
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Whalers Church in Sag Harbor, New York was built in 1844 by architect Minard Lafever as a replica of the Temple. The 1906 building of Temple Israel in Boston...
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churches, including ones by Richard Upjohn (Christ Church, 1841–42) and Minard Lafever (St. Francis Cabrini Chapel, originally Strong Place Baptist Church)...
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Huntting II at the height of the town's maritime prosperity. Designed by Minard Lafever, the house is an elaborate Greek revival structure with a temple-front...
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designer for Holy Trinity was prominent 19th-century American architect Minard Lafever, with stained glass by William Jay Bolton and John Bolton. In 1859 English...
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of a mid-19th century Greek Revival restyling conducted by architect Minard Lafever. When the Connecticut Colony was established in the 1630s, its religious...
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architectural elements were taken from pattern books, such as those by Minard Lafever and Asher Benjamin. Most of the wooden details, such as base boards...
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