Trained as a furniture maker, Hezekiah Augur was an American sculptor. Works include a marble bust of Apollo that he made with Samuel F B Morse and a bust of Oliver Ellsworth for the US Capitol in Washington. Augur unsuccessfully tried to manufacture an automated woodcarving machine of his own invention. - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| 1848/00/00 | In the 1840s, Aaron Skinner supervises the installation of the entrance gate, wall and new landscape. Hezekiah Augur designed the enclosure, with the stone wall costing $11,000 and the iron fence $3,500. The cost of the new plantings was $2,400. | Architect | Grove Street Cemetery | New Haven, CT |
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