George Hadfield (1763 – 6 February 1826) was born in
Livorno
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,
Italy
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, of
English
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parents, who were hotel keepers. He studied at the
Royal Academy
The Royal Academy of Arts (RA) is an art institution based in Burlington House on Piccadilly in London. Founded in 1768, it has a unique position as an independent, privately funded institution led by eminent artists and architects. Its pur ...
, and worked with
James Wyatt
James Wyatt (3 August 1746 – 4 September 1813) was an English architect, a rival of Robert Adam in the neoclassical and neo-Gothic styles. He was elected to the Royal Academy in 1785 and was its president from 1805 to 1806.
Early life
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for six years before emigrating to the United States. He was the brother of painter, musician, and educator
Maria Cosway
Maria Luisa Caterina Cecilia Cosway (ma-RYE-ah; née Hadfield; 11 June 1760 – 5 January 1838) was an Italian-English painter, musician, and educator. She worked in England, in France, and later in Italy, cultivating a large circle of friends a ...
.
Life and career
He was appointed superintendent of the
United States Capitol
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's construction on 15 October 1795, and continued in that position until June 1798, resigning after an argument with
William Thornton
William Thornton (May 20, 1759 – March 28, 1828) was a British-American physician, inventor, painter and architect who designed the United States Capitol. He also served as the first Architect of the Capitol and first Superintendent of the Uni ...
. He is credited with part of the design of the original Capitol building such as the north wing, but little of the related papers remain.
He is buried in
Congressional Cemetery
The Congressional Cemetery, officially Washington Parish Burial Ground, is a historic and active cemetery located at 1801 E Street, SE, in Washington, D.C., on the west bank of the Anacostia River. It is the only American "cemetery of national m ...
in Washington, D.C.
List of works
* Original
Treasury Department building, drew plans in 1798, completed in 1800; partially destroyed by fire in 1801 and
burned by British forces in 1814
* Navy Department, 1800
* Washington Jail, 1801, later converted to a hospital, burned in 1861
*
Marine Corps Commandant's House, 1801–1805
*
Arlington House Arlington House may refer to:
*Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial
*Arlington House (London) a hostel for the homeless in London, England, and one of the Rowton Houses
*Arlington House, Margate, an eighteen-storey residential apartment bloc ...
(Custis-Lee Mansion), 1818
*
District of Columbia City Hall
District of Columbia City Hall, also known as "Old City Hall" and the "District of Columbia Courthouse", is a historic building at Judiciary Square in downtown Washington, D.C. facing Indiana Avenue. Originally built for the offices of the govern ...
, 1820
*
Van Ness Mausoleum
Possible works
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Historic Huntley
Other
There are other works. However they are not easily identified, since they are not in the
Greek Revival
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style. For example, Hadfield is credited with alterations to
The Octagon House
The Octagon House, also known as the Colonel John Tayloe III House, is located at 1799 New York Avenue, Northwest in the Foggy Bottom neighborhood of Washington, D.C. After the British destroyed the White House during the War of 1812, the house ...
.
Moeller, pages 176–177.
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Gallery
Image:D.C. Court of Appeals.JPG, District of Columbia City Hall
Image:Van Ness Mausoleum - Washington, D.C..jpg, Van Ness Mausoleum
Image:Arlington House front view.JPG, Front view of Arlington House
Image:CMC Home from the parade deck.jpg, Commandant of the Marine Corps' house at 8th & I SE
Image:U.S. Treasury building (1804) (Harper's engraving).png, Original U.S. Treasury building.
See also
* Étienne Sulpice Hallet
* James Hoban
James Hoban (1755 – December 8, 1831) was an Irish-American architect, best known for designing the White House.
Life
James Hoban was a Roman Catholic raised on Desart Court estate belonging to the Earl of Desart near Callan, County Kilkenny ...
* Benjamin Latrobe
Benjamin Henry Boneval Latrobe (May 1, 1764 – September 3, 1820) was an Anglo-American neoclassical architect who emigrated to the United States. He was one of the first formally trained, professional architects in the new United States, draw ...
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External links
Historical Marker for Executive Office Building
Historical Marker for Huntley
*Library of Congres
District of Columbia City Hall, 451 Indiana Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC
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1763 births
1826 deaths
18th-century American architects
18th-century English architects
Burials at the Congressional Cemetery
People from Livorno
English emigrants to the United States
19th-century American architects