Strickland, William

Strickland, William

(1788–1854) architect, engineer; born in Navesink, N.J. He apprenticed with Benjamin Latrobe and also became a skilled artist, engraver, and engineer. He launched the Greek revival in America with a series of Philadelphia public buildings in the 1820s and 1830s, notably the Second Bank of the United States (1818–24); he completed public engineering projects including the Delaware Breakwater (1828–40); and he was designer and supervising architect of the Tennessee State Capitol, Nashville (1845–59).

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Strickland, William

(1788–1854)

American architect. A pupil of Latrobe; designed mostly in the Greek Revival style, as well as the Egyptian Revival style.

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