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Renwick Museum |
Washington, DC |
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St John's Episcopal Church |
Bridgeport, CT |
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St Anne's Episcopal Church |
Calais |
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Main Building, Vassar College |
Poughkeepsie, NY |
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Riverdale Presbyterian Church Complex |
New York City |
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William E Dodge House |
New York City |
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1818/11/11 |
James Renwick is born in New York City |
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James Renwick's Birthday |
1842/00/00 |
Croton Aqueduct water system's distributing reservoir at 5th Ave and 42nd St built, 1837-1842. Some of the reservoir's original foundation can be found in the South Court at the New York Public Library. |
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New York Public Library and Bryant Park |
New York City |
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1842/10/14 |
The Croton Aqueduct opens to public use with great fanfare. The day-long celebration culminates in a fountain of water spouting to a height of 50 feet (15 m) from the decorative cast iron Croton Fountain in City Hall Park (razed). |
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New York City Hall |
New York City |
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1842/10/14 |
The Croton Aqueduct opens to public use with great fanfare. The day-long celebration culminates in a fountain of water spouting to a height of 50 feet (15 m) from the decorative cast iron Croton Fountain in City Hall Park (razed). |
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Old Croton Aqueduct |
Yonkers |
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1846/00/00 |
Grace Church is consecrated, cornerstone laid in 1843 |
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Grace Episcopal Church, New York |
New York City |
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1847/00/00 |
Construction begins on the Smithsonian Institution Building. |
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Smithsonian Institution Building |
Washington, DC |
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1848/00/00 |
Calvary Church Gothic Revival sanctuary is built |
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Calvary Church |
New York City |
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1850/00/00 |
James Renwick designs a finely proportioned chapel with double lancet windows. The skillful use of material in the contrast of sandstone and gneiss as well as attention to detail reflects the sensitivity of the architect. |
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Oak Hill Cemetery Chapel |
Oak Hill Cemetery (Washington, DC) |
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1856/12/18 |
Smallpox Hospital opens for public inspection, built 1853-1856. |
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Smallpox Hospital |
New York City |
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Smallpox Vaccine |
1858/00/00 |
Construction begins on St Patrick's Cathedral in 1858, pauses for US Civil War and resumes in 1865 |
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St Patrick's Cathedral |
New York City |
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1861/00/00 |
Island Hospital, soon renamed to Charity Hospital, is built to serve the prisoners housed at Blackwell's Penitentiary and New York City's poor population. |
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City Hospital |
New York City |
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1861/00/00 |
Parish Hall brick addition built at St Mark's Church in-the-Bowery |
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St Marks-In-The-Bowery |
New York City |
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1861/00/00 |
Renwick Triangle row houses are built at 114-128 E 10th. |
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Renwick Triangle and E 10th |
New York City |
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1862/07/16 |
The cornerstone for the Cathedral of Our Merciful Saviour is laid. Construction of Merciful Saviour begins under the supervision of Stephen Congdon of the Renwick firm. |
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Cathedral of Our Merciful Saviour and Guild House |
Faribault, MN |
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1876/00/00 |
Designed by James Renwick in the Lombardic style, old St Bartholomews is built from 1872 to 1876 at the SW corner of Madison Ave and E 44th St. |
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St Bartholomew's Church and Community House |
New York City |
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1885/05/00 |
Parishioner Judge J C Bancroft Davis selects the same architect for St Mary's who had so impressively expanded St John's in 1883: James Renwick, Jr. |
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St Mary's Episcopal Church |
Washington, DC |
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1888/00/00 |
James Renwick restores Cathedral and adds bell tower, 1887-1888 |
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Cathedral of St Augustine |
St Augustine |
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1890/00/00 |
James Renwick Jr is hired to design the Hotel Mansfield. |
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Mansfield Hotel |
New York City |
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1895/06/23 |
James Renwick passes away in New York City. He is buried in Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York |
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Green-Wood Cemetery |
New York City |
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