* September 4, 1846 Henderson
† 1912 Heidelberg
† June 1, 1912 Heidelberg
Ten years old he was taken to Chicago where he spent the greater part of his life. He was the chief of construction and director of works of the World's Fair in Chicago in 1893. He designed many prominent buildings in New York and Chicago, and when San Francisco was devastated by the earthquake he was called to direct the laying out of the new city. He held honorary degrees from our prominent universities, was a fellow and twice president of the American Institute of Architects, and a member of the National Institute of Arts and Letters, and chairman of the Federal Commission of Fine Arts. He was awarded a bronze medal at the Paris Exposition in 1900 and a gold medal at the St. Louis Exposition in 1904.







| period | name | type |
|---|---|---|
| American Institute of Architects | Fellow |