| LC control no. | n 80002249 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Personal name heading | Bulfinch, Charles, 1763-1844 |
| Variant(s) | Bulfinch, C. (Charles), 1763-1844 |
| Associated place | Washington (D.C.) |
| Birth date | 1763-08-08 |
| Death date | 1844-04-15 |
| Place of birth | Boston (Mass.) |
| Place of death | Boston (Mass.) |
| Field of activity | Architecture Government |
| Affiliation | Harvard University Boston (Mass.). Selectmen |
| Profession or occupation | Architect Selectman Police superintendent |
| Found in | A concise statement of the construction ... of penitentiary prisons, 1829. His Plan of grounds adjacent to the Capitol, 1822?: map recto (C. Bulfinch) WwasW Amer., 1607-1896 (Bulfinch, Charles, architech, b. 1763, arch. Capitol Wash. DC, d. 1844) English Wikipedia, searched Sept. 11, 2013 (Charles Bulfinch, August 8, 1763 - April 15, 1844, was an early American architect; Bulfinch was born in Boston; he was educated at Boston Latin School and Harvard University; served from 1791 to 1795 on Boston's board of selectmen, he resigned due to business pressures but returned in 1799; from 1799 to 1817 he was the chairman of Boston's board of selectmen continuously, and served as a paid police superintendent, improving the city's streets, drains, and lighting; President James Monroe appointed Bulfinch as Architect of the Capitol in Washington, D.C. in 1818, which was completed in 1829; he returned to Boston in 1830, where he died on April 15, 1844, aged 80) <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Bulfinch> |
| Associated language | eng |
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