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    James Hoban (1755 – December 8, 1831) was an Irish-American architect, best known for designing the White House. Hoban was a Roman Catholic raised on the...
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  • Rockford and Cleveland James Hoban (1758–1831), Irish-born American architect who designed the White House in Washington, D.C. James Hoban, Jr. (1808–46), United...
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    in the 1840s. James Hoban Jr. was born to James Hoban. His father was an Irish-American architect who designed the White House. Hoban was noted as looking...
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    White House (category James Hoban buildings)
    The residence was designed by Irish-born architect James Hoban in the Neoclassical style. Hoban modeled the building on Leinster House in Dublin, a building...
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  • Patrick James Hoban (born 28 July 1991) is an Irish professional footballer who plays for Derry City in the League of Ireland Premier Division, as a forward...
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    five-member commission, bringing Hallet and Thornton together, along with James Hoban (winning architect of the "President's Palace") to address problems with...
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    architect James Hoban, and later worked with him on his commission for the White House. This became the official home of US presidents. Both Hoban and Mills...
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    Russell Conwell Hoban (February 4, 1925 – December 13, 2011) was an American writer. His works span many genres, including fantasy, science fiction, mainstream...
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    were used as the floor model for the White House by Irish architect James Hoban, while the house itself was used as a model for the original stone-cut...
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    James Hoban Sands (born July 6, 2000) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a center-back or defensive midfielder for Major League Soccer...
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    to provide light and air to this half of the ground floor. Architect James Hoban designed the ground floor so that the kitchen was directly beneath the...
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    White House permanent collection. The room was intended by architect James Hoban to be the "Common Dining Room." Thomas Jefferson used it as a dining...
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    well have drawn plans for Oak Hill; the construction was supervised by James Hoban, designer and builder of the White House. Aside from the main house,...
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    architect, James Hoban, visited President Washington in Philadelphia in June 1792, and probably saw the bow window. The next month, Hoban won the design...
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    capital in Washington, DC., although it has also been attributed to James Hoban. It was completed in 1797 and was the first building specifically for...
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    James Hoban, Irish architect, Encyclopaedia Britannica, Arts & Culture, Article History Leinster House, The White House Historical Association, James...
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    Reception Room below it, the Blue Room is one of three oval rooms in James Hoban's original design for the White House. The room is approximately 30 by...
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    Jackson, Henry Clay, Judge William Cranch, and James Hoban. Honorary members included James Madison, James Monroe, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, and the...
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    Ford and Donald Trump) has had some Irish blood. An Irish-American, James Hoban, was the designer of the White House. Commodore John Barry, who was born...
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    Charleston County Courthouse (category James Hoban buildings)
    Charleston, South Carolina, designed by Irish architect James Hoban. It was a likely model for Hoban's most famous building, the White House, and both buildings...
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    along the waterfront. Asher Benjamin Charles Bulfinch John Holden Greene James Hoban Thomas Jefferson Minard Lafever Benjamin Latrobe Pierre L'Enfant John...
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    Street, designed by architect Thomas Ivory in 1781 with the assistance of James Hoban. The bank itself was usually referred to as Newcomen's bank, Newcomen...
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  • Rossenarra House (category James Hoban buildings)
    It is thought in local lore to have been designed by the architect James Hoban, who was also responsible for designing the White House in Washington...
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    44 cm; Los Angeles County Museum of Art White House, Washington, D.C., by James Hoban, 1792-1829 Capitol Building, Washington, D.C., 1793–1863, by William...
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    the State Floor from the Entrance Hall. Though White House architect James Hoban originally located the main ceremonial staircase at the west end of the...
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    Belcamp House (category James Hoban buildings)
    suburbs of Dublin, Ireland. The house was designed by the architect James Hoban, who also designed the White House in Washington, D.C., with a similar...
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    Carolina Encyclopedia. Univ. of S.C. Retrieved October 20, 2022. Sims, James Marion (1884). The Story of my life. New York: D. Appleton. p. 102. "Urban...
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    Rear Admiral James Hoban Sands (July 12, 1845 – October 26, 1911) was an officer in the United States Navy during the American Civil War and eventually...
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  • House (then known as the President's House) designed by Irish architect James Hoban. In 1797, the President appointed his oldest son, John Quincy, as Minister...
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    educational programming, development base and impact. He is the author of James Hoban: Designer and Builder of the White House. Previous top executives have...
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