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Samuel McIntire ( January 16 , 1757 — February 6 , 1811 ) was an American Architect and Craftsman . He was one of the earliest architects in the United States, and was one of the primary examples of Federal Style Architecture . Born in Salem, Massachusetts to Sarah (Ruck) and Joseph McIntire, he was a Woodcarver by trade who grew into the practice of architecture. He married Elizabeth Field on October 10 , 1778 , and had one son. He built a simple home and workshop on Summer Street in 1786. Early on, McIntire was hired by Salem's pre-eminent merchant and America's first millionaire, Elias Hasket Derby , and built or remodeled a series of houses for Derby's extended family starting circa 1780. He taught himself the Palladian Style of architecture from books, and relatively quickly made a name for himself designing elaborate houses for the aristocracy in Salem. In 1792 he competed for the design of the United States Capitol . McIntire worked in the Neoclassical style of Robert Adam , which he inherited from fellow federalist architect Charles Bulfinch . Unlike Bulfinch, however, whose designs were featured across the East Coast, McIntire built almost exclusively in New England , and his work became the commonest style. His houses were typically three-storied, four-bedroom affairs, and his own carved swags, rosettes, garlands, and sheaves of wheat dominate their interior wooden surfaces. McIntire's Salem works include the Peirce-Nichols, the Peabody-Silsbee, the Gardner-White-Pingree, and the Elias Haskett Derby residences. His public buildings are Assembly Hall, Hamilton Hall, Washington Hall, and the courthouse, all in Salem. The latter two no longer stand. He was a skilled Artisan , especially in furniture, and his skill extended to sculpting. Among his works are busts of Voltaire and John Winthrop , the first governor of Massachusetts. Both are now owned by the American Antiquarian Society in Worcester, Massachusetts . McIntire's grave is in the Burying Point Cemetery, Salem, where his epigraph reads: :In Memory of Mr. Samuel McIntire who died Feb. 6, 1811, Æt. 54. He was distinguished for Genius in Architecture, Sculpture, and Musick: Modest and sweet Manners rendered him pleasing: Industry, and Integrity respectable: He professed the Religion of Jesus in his entrance on manly life; and proved its excellence by virtuous Principle and unblemished conduct. |
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