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Bulfinch

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[bool-finch] / ˈbʊlˌfɪntʃ /

noun

  1. Charles, 1763–1844, U.S. architect.

  2. 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

Dr. Bulfinch has petitioned the General Court for leave to open a hospital somewhere, and it will be granted him.

From Familiar Letters of John Adams and His Wife Abigail Adams During the Revolution with a Memoir of Mrs. Adams by Abigail Adams

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