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Henry Bacon (November 28, 1866 – February 16, [1] 1924) was an American Beaux-Arts architect who oversaw the engineering and design of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C., built between 1915 and 1922, which was his final project before his 1924 death.
Henry Bacon (born Nov. 28, 1866, Watseka, Ill., U.S.—died Feb. 16, 1924, New York City) was an American architect, best-known as the designer of the Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C.
Nov 18, 2021 · Henry Bacon was the New York architect who designed the Lincoln Memorial, which stands at the west end of the National Mall as a neoclassical tribute to the 16th President of the United States. The construction of the memorial took eight years to complete, from 1914-1922.
Henry Bacon, Jr., architect of the Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C., was born in Watseka, Ill., one of seven children of Henry (1822–91) and Elizabeth (1831–1912) Bacon of Massachusetts.
Jul 7, 2024 · Lincoln Memorial, stately monument in Washington, D.C., honoring Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, and ‘the virtues of tolerance, honesty, and constancy in the human spirit.’ Designed by Henry Bacon, the structure was constructed on reclaimed marshland along the banks of the Potomac River.
May 18, 2021 · The individual responsible for this design was architect Henry Bacon who modeled the memorial after the Greek temple known as the Parthenon. Bacon felt that a memorial to a man who defended democracy should be based on a structure found in the birthplace of democracy.
Henry Bacon, Jr. (Nov. 28, 1866-Feb. 16, 1924), best known as the architect of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D. C., spent much of his youth in Wilmington, North Carolina, and he designed some notable buildings in the state as a result.
Henry Bacon. born Haverhill, MA 1839-died Cairo, Egypt 1912. Growing up in Haverhill, Massachusetts, Bacon witnessed first-hand the changes wrought by industrialization and urbanization on the New England landscape. First settled in 1640, Haverhill was one of the oldest towns in the Commonwealth.
Jun 25, 2021 · The dissertation is a biography of the architect Henry Bacon and a detailed account of his best known building, the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. (1911-22).
Henry Bacon. (1866–1924). The U.S. architect Henry Bacon is noted especially for his buildings and memorials in classic Greek style. He is best known as the designer of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.
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