Read the bio below and try to give details on john ariss 's: - significant buildings - death date - birth date - name Bio: architect john ariss -lrb- sometimes spelled ayres -rrb- -lrb- 1725 -- 1799 -rrb- was born in westmoreland county , virginia to a family long settled in the old dominion . two of his works have been classified as national historic landmarks . a rare surviving , documented example of his work is traveller 's rest in kearneysville , west virginia , which he designed as a farmstead home for american revolutionary war general horatio gates . he is also believed to have designed the neo-palladian estate mount airy , located in richmond county , virginia on virginia 's northern neck . ariss was born in westmoreland county in 1725 , but by 1743 his father was dead and ariss apparently chose his brother spencer ariss as his guardian . subsequently ariss may have been sent to england for schooling because his return from england is noted in 1751 . in 1755 , ariss moved to nearby richmond county , and in 1767 he moved again , this time to fauquier county . ariss was a longtime friend of general george washington , to whom he rented his home . some also believe that ariss had a role in designing the washington home at mount vernon . the relationship between the two families was of long standing : ariss was the great-grandson of col. nicholas spencer of cople parish , westmoreland , who had patented the mount vernon estate with his friend lt. col. john washington . a number of ariss 's works are listed on the u.s. national register of historic places -lrb- nrhp -rrb- .
- significant buildings is traveller airy , richmond county , virginia 's rest -lrb- west virginia -rrb- , mount- death date is 1799- birth date is 1725- name is john ariss