The Architect, or Practical House Carpenter is a popular nineteen century pattern book for architectural decorative elements such as balustrades, columns, doors, mantels, moldings, pedestals and windows. - AsNotedIn
| Y/M/D | Association | Description | Place | Locale | Food | Event | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1830/00/00 | Asher Benjamin | Author | The Architect, or Practical House Carpenter - is published | ||||
| 1837/00/00 | Norfolk Naval Shipwrights | Quarters A, B and C are built (1837-1842) at the Gosport Naval Shipyard. Greek Revival brick buildings feature Doric pilasters, full entablature and blocking course taken directly from Plate 28 of Asher Benjamin's The Practical House Carpenter. | Quarters A, B and C, Norfolk Naval Shipyard | Portsmouth | |||
| 1840/00/00 | Cureton House is constructed, six mantels are built from designs found in 'The Architect'. | Cureton House | Lancaster | ||||
| 1849/00/00 | Benjamin Deyerle | Architect | Belle Aire was built for Madison Pitzer (1799-1861) | Belle Aire | Salem | ||
| 1853/00/00 | Mansion built by D F Alexander in 1847 and extensively remodeled in 1853, paneled pilasters which flank the central entrance are inspired by The Practical House Carpenter | Reuben Davis House | Aberdeen, MS |
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