Custom House N.Y. Longitudinal section. Premium design [graphic] : Longitudinal section / A.J. Davis dcl.; Town & Davis Architects. [1834?]

Custom house (Wall Street, Nassau Street, and Pine Street, New York, N.Y.)

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Town and Davis

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Davis, Alexander Jackson, 1803-1892

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Alexander Jackson Davis (1803-1892), the American architect, started working as a draftsman for Josiah C. Brady and Ithiel Town in New York City. He became Town's partner in 1829 and they collaborated on public structures, including the New York Customs House (1832) and various state capitols. When Davis went into business on his own, he continued to design public buildings but concentrated on designs for large country and suburban houses. Collection consists of the papers of Alexander Jackson D...

Town, Ithiel, 1784-1844

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Ithiel Town was an architect and bridge builder. He studied with Asher Benjamin in Boston and was a partner with Alexander J. Davis for a few years. Town was a leader in the Greek and Gothic Revival styles in American architecture. But it was his profits from bridge building that enabled him to amass the largest library of art, architecture, and engineering books and prints in the United States. He began to sell off his library before his death in 1844. From the description of Auctio...