Gervase Wheeler: A British Architect in America, 1847-1860

133 Pages·2012·5.19 MB·English

by  Renée Tribert

Gervase Wheeler
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A Driftless Connecticut Series Book
This book is a 2011 selection in the driftless
connecticut series, for an outstanding book
in any field on a Connecticut topic or written
by a Connecticut author.

Gervase Wheeler
A BRITISH ARCHITECT IN AMERICA
1847--1860
Renée E. Tribert and James F. O’Gorman
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Frontispiece: Wesleyan University Press
Gervase Wheeler, Henry Hill Boody House, Middletown CT 06459
Brunswick, Maine, 1848–49. The projecting www.wesleyan.edu/wespress
entrance porch is later. (O’Gorman photo, 2008) © 2012 Renée E. Tribert and James F. O’Gorman
All rights reserved
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Bartlett residence (Figure 13) and to clear reprint
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Library of Congress
Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Tribert, Renee.
Gervase Wheeler: a British architect in
America, 1847–1860 / Renée Tribert and
James F. O’Gorman. — 1st ed.
p. cm.—(Garnet)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBn 978-0-8195-7145-8 (cloth: alk. paper)—
ISBn 978-0-8195-7146-5 (ebook)
1. Wheeler, Gervase—Criticism and
interpretation. 2. Architecture—United
States—History—19th century. 3. Architects—
Great Britain—Biography. I. Wheeler,
Gervase. II. O’Gorman, James F. III. Title.
nA997.W463T75 2011
720.92—dc23 2011035007
[B]
5 4 3 2 1
To the memory of
Monica and Claude Tribert,
who always believed.
—Renée E. Tribert
and
Kell and “Birthel,” great Danes,
great friends.
—James F. O’Gorman
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Contents
Preface xi
INTRODUCTION 1
NEW YORK CITY, 1847 16
BRUNSWICK, MAINE, 1847–1848 18
NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, 1847–1849 29
HARTFORD, CONNECTICUT, 1849 34
PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, 1849–1850 43
NEW YORK CITY, 1850–1851 49
NORWICHTOWN, CONNECTICUT, 1851–1852 58
NEW YORK CITY, 1853–1860 65
EPILOGUE 96
Appendix: Wheeler’s Addresses 99
in the United States
notes 101
Index 111