John McComb Jr.
John McComb Jr. (1763 in New York City, New York – 1853 in New York City, New York) was an American architect who designed many landmarks in the 18th and 19th centuries.
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New York City Hall
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Montauk Lighthouse
McComb's father, John McComb Sr., was also an architect who designed several Manhattan churches which have since been torn down.
McComb is interred at Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn, New York.
Structures
- Old Cape Henry Light (1792), first lighthouse totally authorized by the federal government.
- Montauk Point Lighthouse (1796)
- Station Eatons Neck Lighthouse (1798)
- Gracie Mansion (1799)
- St. Mark's Church in-the-Bowery (1799)
- Hamilton Grange (1802)
- New York City Hall (1803) [1]
- St. John's Chapel (New York City) (1803, demolished 1918)
- Old Queens building at Rutgers University (1808)
- Castle Clinton (1808)
- Alexander Hall, Princeton Theological Seminary (1815)
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References
- Jeff Richman, "John McComb: Old New York Architect" Green-Wood Discovery. March 13, 2013.
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