Benjamin Henry Latrobe
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Benjamin Henry Boneval Latrobe was a British-American neoclassical architect who immigrated to the United States. He was one of the first formally trained, professional architects arriving in the newl
Portrait by Rembrandt Peale, c. 1815.
Bank of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia. Engraving by William Russell Birch.
Latrobe Gate at the Washington Navy Yard
Principal story plan for the White House by Benjamin Henry Latrobe, 1807
Benjamin Henry Latrobe II
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Benjamin Henry Latrobe II was an American civil engineer best known for pioneering railway bridges, notably the Thomas Viaduct, and serving as chief engineer for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. His i
Benjamin Henry Latrobe
…advanced ability in Italian and Spanish and some knowledge of Hebrew. Latrobe was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1815. His son, Benjamin Henry Latrobe, II, (sometimes referred to as "Junior"), also worked as a civil engineer. In 1827, he joined the newly organized Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and designed…
Thomas Viaduct in 1970