John McComb Jr.
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John McComb Jr. | |
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| Born | October 17, 1763. New York City, New York |
| Died | May 25, 1853 (aged 89) New York City, New York |
| Resting place | Green-Wood Cemetery |
John McComb Jr. (1763 – 1853) was an American architect who designed many landmarks in the 18th and 19th centuries. Between 1790 and 1825, McComb was New York city's leading architect.[1]
John McComb Jr. was born on October 17, 1763 in New York City. In 1783, McComb began working with his father, John McComb Sr., a well known architect and surveyor. In 1790, he began working independently.[2]
McComb is interred at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York.
Work[]
- Old Cape Henry Light (1792), first lighthouse totally authorized by the federal government.
- Montauk Point Lighthouse (1796)
- Station Eatons Neck Lighthouse (1798)
- Gracie Mansion (1799)
- St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery (1799)
- Hamilton Grange (1802)
- New York City Hall (1803)[3]
- St. John's Chapel (New York City) (1803, demolished 1918)
- Old Queens building at Rutgers University (1808)
- Castle Clinton (1808)
- Alexander Hall, Princeton Theological Seminary (1815)
Gallery[]
Montauk Point Lighthouse (1796)
New York City Hall (1803)
Old Queens at Rutgers University (1808)
Alexander Hall, Princeton Theological Seminary (1815)
References[]
- ^ Kornwolf, James D.; Kornwolf, Professor James D.; Kornwolf, Georgiana Wallis (2002). Architecture and Town Planning in Colonial North America. JHU Press. p. 1589. ISBN 978-0-8018-5986-1.
- ^ York, Mailing Address: 414 West 141st Street New; Us, NY 10031 Phone:548-2310 Contact. "McComb - Hamilton Grange National Memorial (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
- ^ Jeff Richman, "John McComb: Old New York Architect" Green-Wood Discovery. March 13, 2013.
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- 18th-century American architects
- Lighthouse builders
- 1763 births
- 1853 deaths
- Burials at Green-Wood Cemetery
- Federalist architects
- 19th-century American architects
- Architects from New York City
- Scottish American