Bulfinch
Americannoun
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Charles, 1763–1844, U.S. architect.
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his son Thomas, 1796–1867, U.S. author and mythologist.
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Formal and informal classicists who’ve attended the College of Homer and the University of Bulfinch and Edith Hamilton may also have some follow-up questions about this Harlem odyssey’s modus operandi.
From New York Times ● Feb. 26, 2023
“I fear this statue will only give the idea of entering or leaving a bath,” said Charles Bulfinch, the former architect of the Capitol.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 22, 2023
The new Capitol that emerged from the ashes, completed by Charles Bulfinch in 1826, was already too small for the fast-growing Congress of the fast-growing United States.
From Salon ● Feb. 21, 2021
It was built in 1816 from plans by well-known Boston architect Charles Bulfinch, who also built the Statehouse and the Capitol building in Washington, D.C.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 26, 2019
For Latrobe's dome, which he did not build, a higher dome was substituted by Bulfinch.
From Historic Shrines of America Being the Story of One Hundred and Twenty Historic Buildings and the Pioneers Who Made Them Notable by Faris, John T. (John Thomson)
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