Sylvanus Thayer
American
Architect - AsNotedIn
Architect - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Description | Association | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
| Architect | Fort Warren | Boston Harbor | |||||
| 1785/06/09 | Sylvanus Thayer is born in Braintree, Massachusetts, the son of farmer Nathaniel Thayer and his wife Dorcas Faxon. | Born | Gen Sylvanus Thayer House | Town of Braintree, MA | |||
| 1851/00/00 | Constructed of granite from Rockport, Massachusetts, the current Fort Independence is built from 1833 to 1851 under the supervisor of Colonel Sylvanus Thayer. | Architect | Fort Independence | Boston | |||
| 1870/00/00 | General Sylvanus Thayer makes a proposition to the Town of Braintree for the construction of a fireproof building to be used as the public library. He asked the town to contribute $10,000, the remainder to be given by him. | Benefactor | Thayer Public Library | Town of Braintree, MA | |||
| 1872/09/07 | Sylvanus Thayer dies at his home in Braintree. | Died | Gen Sylvanus Thayer House | Town of Braintree, MA | |||
| 1872/10/00 | Executors of General Thayer's will carried out his wishes. $20,000 was used for the erection of the building, and $10,000 was also left by General Thayer to provide a permanent fund for the upkeep of the library. | Benefactor | Thayer Public Library | Town of Braintree, MA | |||
| 1877/00/00 | Sylvanus Thayer is reinterred at West Point Cemetery. | In Memoriam |
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