WebWiki! is based on MediaWiki, the same platform Wikipedia is built on. You can create your own wiki and share it with the world :-) See www.wiki.tm WebSamuel Sloan was one of the leading Philadelphia-based architects of the mid-nineteenth century. Born in Chester County, PA, Sloan has been characterized by his biographer as "brash, opportunistic, inventive, a quick learner and a driving worker who was hungry for success and who had, throughout his life, an abiding belief in America's destiny."

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WebNov 11, 2016 · Samuel Sloan: Architect of Philadelphia, 1815-1884 is a comprehensive study of one of America's most influential architects. Sloan created the designs that have … WebSamuel Sloan (March 7, 1815-July 19, 1884), a prolific and influential Philadelphia architect, designed several important buildings in North Carolina, including some of the largest … dr pham girrawheen

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WebSamuel Sloan (1815-84) began to design buildings at a time when “architect” meant compiler of imitative patterns for the use of the actual builder (contractor, carpenter or mason). Samuel Sloan (March 7, 1815 – July 19, 1884) was a Philadelphia-based architect and best-selling author of architecture books in the mid-19th century. He specialized in Italianate villas and country houses, churches, and institutional buildings. His most famous building—the octagonal mansion … See more Born on March 7, 1815, in Honeybrook Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, the son of William Sloan and Mary Kirkwood, Sloan trained as a carpenter and came to Philadelphia in the mid-1830s. He is said to have … See more Philadelphia buildings • "Bartram Hall", residence of Andrew M. Eastwick, 54th St. & Lindburgh Blvd., Philadelphia PA – 1850 (demolished) • Workman’s Housing … See more • Media related to Samuel Sloan at Wikimedia Commons • Works by Samuel Sloan at Project Gutenberg See more By 1851, Sloan had won a commission for the Delaware County, Pennsylvania, courthouse and jail, and designed Andrew Eastwick's villa "Bartram Hall" near the site of See more • Samuel Sloan, The Model Architect, Volume One: A Series of Original Designs for Cottages, Villas, Suburban Residences, Etc. ISBN 0-923891-85-4 • Samuel Sloan, The Model Architect, … See more WebSamuel Sloan, Architect of Philadelphia, was born and reached his early maturity in that period of American cultural history which has been called the “Age of Jackson.”. Although he lived and worked for thirty years after the period’s close, its values and ideals continued to be his own until his death. Some men are so entirely in accord ... dr pham houston