Global InformationJohn Henry Devereux information
John Henry Devereux (John Henry Delorey) | |
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 ca. 1902 | |
| Born | 26 July 1840 County Wexford, Ireland |
| Died | 16 March 1920 (aged 79)[1] Charleston County, South Carolina, United States St. Lawrence Cemetery[1] 32°48'53"N 79°56'37"W |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Practice | postbellum Civil War Charleston architecture |
| Buildings | United States Post Office and Courthouse (Charleston, SC) St. Matthew's German Evangelical Lutheran Church |
| Projects | Stella Maris Church Stevens-Lathers House Devereux Mansion |
| Design | Second Empire architecture |
John Henry Devereux (26 July 1840 – 16 March 1920), also called John Delorey before 1860,[2][A] was an American architect and builder best known for his designs in Charleston, South Carolina. According to the National Park Service, he was the "most prolific architect of the post-Civil War era" in the Charleston area.[3] His works are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. His Charleston Post Office and Courthouse has been designated as a U.S. National Historic Landmark.
In his career, Devereux also designed a theatre, a synagogue, a Masonic hall, and Catholic, African Methodist Episcopal (AME) church, and Lutheran churches. One of the latter was the tallest building in South Carolina for over a hundred years. He blended and mixed architectural influences and styles.
- ^ a b Death Certificate, Charleston, South Carolina, File No. 4569, 16 March 1920.
- ^ 1860 Census Place is Moultrieville, Charleston, South Carolina. Ancestry Library Edition: 1860 Census; Roll: M653_1216; Family History Film: 805216; Page: 390; Image: 417 The name on the census record shows as "John Delorey [John Devereux]."
- ^ "Charleston Historic Religious and Community Buildings". National Park Service. Retrieved 3 January 2012.
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