John Rudolph Niernsee papers, 1865-1936.

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John Rudolph Niernsee papers, 1865-1936.

Letter, 20 Apr. 1865, State Engineer's Office (Columbia, S.C.), to Gov. A[ndrew] G[ordon] Magrath, re Niernsee's activities and plans as engineer in charge of preparing the defenses around Columbia with detailed account of "the general life both of the finished and contemplated defences" [photostatic copy]; and clipping, 25 Mar. 1936, re visit to Columbia, S.C., by Niernsee's grandaughter, Helen Niernsee Claytor, of Washington, D.C., re S.C.'s State House.

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Claytor, Helen Niernsee.

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South Carolina State House (Columbia, S.C)

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Niernsee, John Rudolph, 1814-1885

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Architect; b. Vienna, Austria; draftsman, Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, and architect of several buildings, ca. 1850s, in Baltimore, Md.; appointed supervising architect, 1855, for State Capitol in Columbia, S.C.; served as major, Confederate States Army. From the description of John Rudolph Niernsee papers, 1865-1936. (University of South Carolina). WorldCat record id: 31682196 ...