father death_date death_place mother birth_place nationality birth_date significant_buildings image article_title name
matthew parris 16 june 1852 pembroke , massachusetts mercy thompson halifax , massachusetts american 24 november 1780 virginia executive mansion quincy market alexander parris.jpg alexander parris
 alexander parris
alexander parris

alexander parris -lrb- november 24 , 1780 -- june 16 , 1852 -rrb- was a prominent american architect-engineer .
beginning as a housewright , he evolved into an architect whose work transitioned from federal style architecture to the later greek revival .
parris taught ammi b. young , and was among the group of architects influential in founding what would become the american institute of architects .
he is also responsible for the designs of many lighthouses along the coastal northeastern united states .
