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U.S. Constitution Signed
After some debate, the convention decided to instead frame an entirely new government, which would include an executive, judiciary, and legislature comprised of two houses. -
Competitions to Design the President’s House and U.S. Capital
In 1792, the federal government’s first major architectural competitions took place. At the request of President George Washington, Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson announced the competition to design the President’s House. -
Oldest Building in GSA Inventory Constructed
In 1810, David Parish, a German financier, constructed a a simple store and warehouse in Ogdensburg, New York. At the beginning of the nineteenth century, Ogdensburg was an important component of a regional distribution network for goods brought to upper New York State via the St. Lawrence River. -
William Strickland Selected to Design U.S. Custom House in Philadelphia
In 1816, the federal government appropriated funding for the construction of a new custom house in Philadelphia. William Strickland (1788-1854), a former apprentice of Benjamin Henry Latrobe, oversaw the construction of the Greek Revival building. -
Robert Mills Appointed Architect of Public Buildings
One of the first American-born and professionally trained architects, Robert Mills (1781-1855) studied under Benjamin Henry Latrobe and James Hoban. After spending his first years in Washington altering existing public buildings, Mills won the competition for the design of the Washington Monument in 1836. -
U.S. Custom House Constructed in Boston
In 1837, architect Ammi Burnham Young entered a design competition for the U.S. Custom House in Boston. His Greek Revival design won, and construction took place over the next decade. The building had a pedimented portico supported by Doric columns and a cruciform plan. It is this important commission that likely secured Young the position of first Supervising Architect of the Treasury in 1852. -
Alfred B. Mullett, Appointed Supervising Architect
Alfred B. Mullett, who had been Rogers’ assistant supervising architect, was chosen to head of the Office of the Supervising Architect. In this role, he would supervise the construction of about forty buildings, the best known of which were designed in the Second Empire style.
Mullett designed most major public buildings himself. This practice soon drew criticism from private architects, who were supported by the American Institute of Architects (AIA). -
Isaac Leeser
Isaac Leeser founds Maimonides College in Philadelphia, the first rabbinical school in America
U.S. buys Alaska from Russia for $7.2 million -
Torre Eiffel
Constructed from 1887 to 1889 as the entrance to the 1889 World's Fair, it was initially criticised by some of France's leading artists and intellectuals for its design, but it has become a global cultural icon of France and one of the most recognisable structures in the world.[3] The Eiffel Tower is the most-visited paid monument in the world; 6.91 million people ascended it in 2015. -
Hannah Greenebaum Solomon
Hannah Greenebaum Solomon establishes the National Council of Jewish Women at the World Parliament of Religions in Chicago
