William Strickland Architect and Engineer 1788 1854 1st edition by Agnes Addison Gilchrist ISBN 1015312187 9781015312180

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ISBN 10: 1015312187
ISBN 13:  9781015312180
Author:  Agnes Addison Gilchrist

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CHAPTER I LIFE

William Strickland was born in November, 1788, at Navesink, New Jersey, a son of John and Elizabeth Strickland. His brothers were John and George. John (1791-1835) became a carpenter like his father, and married Jane Hurst on May 9, 1815, in Christ Church in Philadelphia. The youngest brother, who was born in 1797, studied drawing, painting, and engraving with his brother William. In the 1830’s, George left Philadelphia and became a clerk in the Patent Office in Washington.

John Strickland, the father (1757-1820), had his portrait painted by Thomas Sully in 1809, and the portrait shows him to have been…

CHAPTER II CHARACTER

William Strickland was one of the successful architects of the first half of the nineteenth century in the United States. His success may be measured by the number of important commissions which he received during his long career, the satisfactoriness of the buildings when they were new, and the pleasing quality of those which remain.

His success depended in almost equal measure upon his character and fortuitous circumstances. The most important of the latter was his acquaintance with Benjamin Henry Latrobe. If his father had not been employed as a carpenter on the Bank of Pennsylvania, Strickland would probably not…

CHAPTER III ARCHITECTURAL STYLE

William Strickland was an architect for forty-six years, from 1808 until his death in 1854. During that time, there were a number of changes in architectural styles, in building materials, in methods of construction, and in the position of the architect in society. His career reflected most of these changes.

To begin with the position of the architect, the change which took place during these years was the establishment of the architect as a professional man. In general, before the nineteenth century, the man who designed a building was essentially a master builder. He was in charge of construction and…

APPENDIX A. A Chronologic, Bibliographic and Descriptive Catalogue of the Architectural and Engineering Work of William Strickland from 1804 to 1854

APPENDIX B. STRICKLAND PORTFOLIO OF DRAWINGS, TENNESSEE STATE LIBRARY, NASHVILLE, TENNESSEE

APPENDIX C. OILS, WATERCOLORS, DRAWINGS, PRINTS AND ARCHITECTURAL DRAWINGS

APPENDIX D. PUBLISHED WRITINGS OF WILLIAM STRICKLAND

APPENDIX E. List of Portraits of William Strickland, his Father and his Wife

APPENDIX F. WILLIAM STRICKLAND’S FAMILY, RESIDENCES, AND OBITUARIES

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