Thomas Ustick Walter
(1804-1877)
architect, civil engineer, founder of the American Institute of Architects, President of the American Institute of Architects, and 4th Architect of the Capitol (1851-1865)
Died aged c. 73
Wikidata WikipediaThomas Ustick Walter (September 4, 1804 – October 30, 1887) was an American architect of German descent, the dean of American architecture between the 1820 death of Benjamin Latrobe and the emergence of H.H. Richardson in the 1870s. He was the fourth Architect of the Capitol and responsible for adding the north (Senate) and south (House) wings and the central dome that is predominantly the current appearance of the U.S. Capitol building. Walter was one of the founders and second president of the American Institute of Architects. In 1839, he was elected as a member to the American Philosophical Society.
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Thomas Ustick Walter (1804-1877). Nationally prominent Philadelphia architect who designed the US Capitol dome and wings and Girard College. He was consulting architect for Philadelphia's City Hall. A founder of the American Institute of Architects, he served as its president. Walter lived near here 1837-41.
1218 Arch St., Philadelphia, PA, United States where they lived near (1837-1841)