1797 – First National Bank, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Architect: Samuel Blodgett
The First Bank of the United States, originally called the Bank of the United States, operated from 1797-1811,
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1833 – Merchant’s Exchange, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Architect: William Strickland
Designed by rising architect William Strickland. He was the architect of the steeple on Independence Hall,
1859 – State Capitol, Nashville, Tennessee
Architect: William Strickland
The Tennessee State Capitol was designed by renowned Philadelphia architect William Strickland, who modeled it after a Greek Ionic temple and is one of Nashville’s most prominent examples of Greek Revival architecture..
1869 – Water Tower, Chicago, Illinois
Architect: W.W. Boyington
The old Water Tower and Chicago Avenue Pumping Station are the only public buildings to survive in this area on Michigan Avenue destroyed by the Fire of 1871.
1870 – State Capitol, Albany, New York
Architect: Fuller & Laver
From The Builder, May 28, 1870: STATE houses or capitals are rising in various parts of the United States and we have already given views of more than one.
1872 – Boston & Lowell Passenger Station, Boston
Architect: L. Newcombe & Son
Published in The Builder, September 14th 1872.
1872 – Library Building, New York
Architect: P.B. Wight
1873 – New Goverment Buildings, Chicago, Illinois
Architect: Alfred B. Mullett
Design for a Federal building containing Custom House, Court House and Post Office. Most of Mullett’s plan was constructed with a simpler roofline.
1874 – State Capitol, Sacramento, California
Architect: Reuben Clark & M.F. Butler
Groundbreaking for the Capitol occurred December 4, 1860, but it took nearly 14 years and several administrations to complete the effort.
1875 – Country House, Newport, Rhode Island, USA
Architect: George Mason
Published in The Building News, July 9th 1875.
