New Benjamin Henry Latrobe Letter
Abstract: The following letter is the earliest extant writing of Benjamin Henry Latrobe (1764–1820), one of the greatest architects of the early American republic. He is most well-known for his design of the US Capitol building and the first Roman Catholic cathedral in the United States (in Baltimore).1 The role the American Philosophical Society (APS) plays in connecting Latrobe and Thomas Jefferson is of particular interest in this short essay. Latrobe first became a member of the APS at age thirty-five in 1799 while Jefferson was president of the Society.
Authors
- Jonathan Yonan
Publication Details
- Journal
- Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society held at Philadelphia for promoting useful knowledge
- Published
- 2024-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1353/pro.2024.a960771
- Primary Topic
- Historical Architecture and Urbanism
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00