Albert Lawrence West (1825 - 1892), known as A. L. West, was an American

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based in

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. His work is in Virginia and North Carolina and includes the Pasquotank County Courthouse (1883) in

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. He began his career as a carpenter and builder. He worked as an engineer and architect for the Confederacy during the

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. As an architect he designed several

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churches. He wrote ''The Architect and Builder's Vade-Mecum and Book of Reference'' in 1871. He became a fellow in the

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(FAIA) towards the end of his career and was the first native Virginian so honored. His son William C. West (1870-1950) was also an architect.

Works

* Manchester Courthouse (Richmond, Virginia) at 920 Hull Street (1871) * Centenary Church (Richmond, Virginia) *

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* Trinity Methodist Church (Richmond, Virginia) at 2006 East Broad Street (1860). The church site includes a historical marker. The congregation relocated to Henrico County in 1945. The church building is still standing.Google Maps
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{{DEFAULTSORT:West, Albert L Architects from Richmond, Virginia Fellows of the American Institute of Architects 1825 births 1892 deaths 19th-century American architects

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