Latrobe
Americannoun
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Benjamin Henry, 1764–1820, U.S. architect and engineer, born in England.
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a city in SW Pennsylvania.
Example Sentences
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Chastened, Latrobe released Lane and resigned the next day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
Benjamin Latrobe, who replaced Thornton as architect of the Capitol, feuded with Commissioner of Public Buildings Samuel Lane, who had a disabled arm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
"We've seen Morwell, which is usually a pretty sleepy town, come to life," says local journalist Liam Durkin, sitting on a wall in front of Latrobe Valley courthouse.
From BBC ● Jul. 7, 2025
Timothy Kelly, professor of history at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, said it’s an open question how many participants the pilgrimage will draw.
From Seattle Times ● May 19, 2024
That was when the city hired Benjamin Latrobe to design and construct Philadelphia’s first waterworks.
From "An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793" by Jim Murphy
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