Avery, Henry Ogden, 1852-1890

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Dates:
Birth 1852
Death 1890
Americans,

Biographical notes:

Architect.

Avery was born in Brooklyn. After studying at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris, he returned to New York and worked in the office of Richard Morris Hunt until starting his own practice in 1883. The Avery Library at Columbia University was founded by his parents in his memory. The library was renamed the Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library in 1978.

From the description of Henry Ogden Avery architectural drawings and papers, circa 1872-1890. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 505719998

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Subjects:

  • Architecture, Domestic
  • Architectural libraries
  • Architecture
  • Architecture
  • Architecture
  • Architecture
  • Art museums
  • Church buildings
  • Commercial buildings
  • Dwellings
  • Memorials
  • Monuments
  • Statue of Liberty (New York, N.Y.)
  • Statue of Liberty (New York, N.Y.)

Occupations:

  • Architect

Places:

  • New York (State)--New York (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • General Grant National Memorial (New York, N.Y.) (as recorded)