Collection James Hoban: Architect of the White House
James Hoban's life is a memorable Irish-American success story. In his boyhood he learned the craft of carpenter and wheelwright,...
Ground floor plan of St. John's Church
- Credit
- Patrick Snadon and Thomas Williams
Ground floor plan of St. John's Church
Ground floor plan of Saint John’s Church as Latrobe designed it, reconstructed from Latrobe’s surviving drawings.
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