, 1873-04-27

i / him off, and bore testimony that Hadfeld liza
, "talents, taste, and knowledge Of art." n
| Haddeld Let behind him abiding proofs to Il,
| samo effect Ii the City Hall, and in the two ri
, naming department buildings, OF which he cor
structed four, "of brick in The Ionic order, wit
} froeetone Easements, two on each eide Of th
Var and Navy buildings. He could agreo Wit
The Commissioners but q short time, one g
whom was Thornton aforesaid; and, in
stead OF diacharging Hadfeld courteously
it appears By their minutes thnt, on May u
17e8, they gaye notice to citizen. Mr. william
Brent, to tell Had6eld that he was no longer il
their employ. HadGold died in Washington
: February, 1896. His successor was Jame
Hoban, who must haYe then lived elsewhere,-
probably in Maryland, whore he had marriea, =
city, and to occupy Hadfield's house, or, il 1t
did not get it, to charge his ront in some othe1
dwelling to the Government
! ARCHITECT NO. 3-HoBAN. :.
At this time, Hoban was architect OF the Pres
idout's House as well as OF the Capitol, mud lie
was allowed for tho moment to draw his full
salary on both buildings. He received 100
Euinoas year for his subsequent attention to
! the Presidents House. - =.
Hobau was native OF Kilkenny County, Ireland,
who WAS educated and taught the profession OF
architecture at Dublin. Hence tho surmisa that
| the Executive Mansion was bniIt by him from
the idea Of Leinstor House. Dublin. Ills living
grandson, James Hoban, is possessed Of medal
awarded to the architect by the Dublin Society
for tho best style Of ornamental brackets. In
| 1850, Hoban, still unmarried, sailed from Ire
land to Charleston, s. C., where he settled, and
yate constructions Of tho place. South Carolina
has had the honor Of furnishing two architects
and q sculptor to Washington ,-Hoban and Rob
ert Mills, and Clark Mills.
At the conception OF the Capital City, Mr..
Laurens (Hen1y Laurens, long State captive in
tnB I0y1Ar IT T,nn fYhya nhn~ ~
recommendation to Washington. Ho speedily
drow the prize for the Prcsident'c Palace,
and was employed to construct it, which
he did with great particularly, stability,
traditional in the Hoban family that President
Washington took exception to the style and pro-
portions Of the White House ~ inviting criticism
for severe Republicans, but that he gave up the
point to the architect. It was reviewed. how
ever, BY Jefferson, of whom Tom Moore.
Hoban's poet-countrynen, wrote in 1903: "The
Presidents House, O very noble structure, Ia BY
no means suited to the philosophical humility Of
Its present poseessor, who inhabits but a corner
Of the mansion himself, and abandons the rest
edifce is encircled by 3 rude paling, through
which q common rustic stile Introduces the
visitors to the first man in America
As an evidence Of the boorish feoling prevail
architects, nc may mention that David Burns,
who owned largo part OF the ground taken up
By the city, resisted the opening Of a cartway
ovor his land, to haul stone from the landing
to the White House, and also threatoncd to suo
the Commissioners, and complained of Mr.,
Hoban Tor cutting his wood, saying: *'such
persons are not responsible. because they leave
no property anybody can lay hands on, but arc
miserable specu1ators, and without thrift,
Mr. Hobnn built the first poss-OfIice ut Wash
ington, and many other good buildings; but he
also falod to please the civil authorities, al
though he reconstructed the White House after
1914, aud maintained his influence in the city to
the ond.
Capt. Hoban died in the year 1881, possessed
Of about ESQ, 600 in property, and having lived
comfortable and useful lifo. BE Was at first in
TERED in tho old graveyard Of st. Patricks |
Church, but the romans wero removed ut a later
burg turnpike, where they liz at present. He !
left an caiciont postority,-two sons in tho Uni |
ted States Navy; another, priest; and
fourth, James, who was fne speaker, aud was
gntea st91fa Attorney of the District in
Hoban's residence is etill standing at
this writing in r street. in the rear OF Fifteenth
OIL the north aide,-a landmark in itBolf,-
sharp, gaLlod, and very docroPit;, and pointing
moved to- Washington, and his wifo was hIies I
seweu, Of Maryland. He WAS devout Catholic.
aud tl,oao who more distinctly recall him at this
d:y arc clergymen like Fathers Lynch and Mc-
Elxoy.
During, the early building Of the Capitol, tho
clerk Of the works, Lenthall Blegdon. the chief
s,tEostne-masoI, to md citizen, Cooking, wero
killed upon it.
odiices wore at Acquia Creek, and ut Hamburg.
near the mouth Of Rock Greek, tho latter With
IN the city limits. Those quarries for stone and
slato we're purchased outright, and cos. s2o,55s
rhs since celebrated Seneca stone was also usoa
It very early period for tagging and steps
former n ton and &ha 1a++ 81 =
about 315 delivered.
Anc1u7Ecr no. 4-1AraopE.
The fourth professional architect OF the Capi-
:ol was one Of tho remarkable men of tho coun-
;ry. His constructions Of both public end
private character are numerous at Washington !
md in other cities OF tho country. O1e OF his
IONS, B. H. 1atrobe, Jr., was afterwards made
.ngineer Of location md construction Of the
yns the genius Of that great mountain highway.
10 had been educated by his father, tile archi- !
oct, for lawyer, but took to engineering, while
Lis brother, John II. L. Latrobo, educated for (
n engineer became lawyer OF Baltimore, equal {
LIFE or LA7RoBE. -
The elder. Benjamin a. Latrobe, Was born in :
,orkahiro, Eagland, May /, 1867, and Was the c
On Of the Rev. Henry Latrobe, q Moravian c1er- I
yman OF Huguonot descent, who figured aa 4
! England, and as an author in the Church. | y
ne architect Was educated at o village near 8
,ezls, at the e Ne Mor4yisn school Of Neisy; in
as Cornet Of Prussian Hussars, and mado the
m 'ur Of Europe, examining all the public build =
lgs Of note before he returned to England In G.
7sa. He entered the Office Of Cockrell, an emi- ,
ant English architect, and married the daughter 2
the Rector of Clerkenwell parish. The death h
his wife gave him such dosiro of change Y
lat in 179G be resolved to come to Amarca, and 81
sit an uncle, Col. Antics. The, ship brought b.
N to Norfolk, where, by good luck, !"
) fell in with tho q: Officer OF te
lstoms, who introduced him to Judge Il
1ahrod Washington, nephew Of president II
ashington; which led to his visiting Mt. ver- ae
N; and becoming one Of the last young frien Is
the father Of the Capitol. te
Va, WAS then rapidly growing. md p1
'trobe designed the Penitentiary and several !s
g private maneions. In 179s, lie WAS estab- N N
he'd in PHILADELPHIA whore be built tho old to
ter-works on Penn Square, and the old Banks vi
Pennsylvania and Philadelphia; aud he also t. t.
signed the Bank Of the Unitod States, which nj
8 built by his pupil, Strickland. It ia to be M Moa
marked that, as Latrobe was the preceptor Of ta .
ickland; Strickland was the proceptor of. Wal II
:. and Walter of Glnrk A a T,afroba -nrailad L. -