Gideon Shryock Homes Roofing

Historical marker 945 in lexington notes the shryock family of architects whose kentucky buildings have become iconic reminders of the nineteenth century.

Gideon shryock homes roofing.

He was gideon shryock only twenty nine years old. By this time congress had given pope authority over the matter. This account was written down by gideon s niece elizabeth field daughter of cincinnatus shryock in a report entitled. By january 1831 the trustees had found their man.

Gideon shryock of louisville and albert fink of louisville. Shryock drew up plans for a large stone structure with a copper roof built in the greek revival. In 1833 believing that arkansas would soon achieve statehood territorial governor john pope hired gideon shryock the architect of the kentucky state capitol to design a state capitol building perched high on a bank of the arkansas river. This structure still stands next to the house.

Search for an architect and suitable plans for the new building started. After a return trip to his home state in which he married elizabeth gaugh the couple made lexington their place of residence. Maintained by charlieball contributor 46996409. Within two years pope sold the ten sections for 31 700 and in the same year crittenden sold his home for 6 700.

Some builders used bona fide architects of the time such as gideon shryock. At the south front there is a large portico with four large columns. Gideon shryock of louisville. Time proved the wisdom of the governor s veto.

A native kentuckian shryock led commonwealth design out of the log cabin georgian colonial era into the age of greek revival with his impressive state capitol fr fo 33 1827 as well as later residential construction thomas d. The house was designed by the architect gideon shryock and built by colonel andrew muldrow in 1817 on a scenic spot overlooking grier s creek one mile from the kentucky river. A stone building for his law office was added in 1819. Son of mathias shryock who came to kentucky from maryland in 1800 he grew up in a family of builders carpenters and architects.

The design for old morrison was produced in 1830 by gideon shryock who was to become known as one of america s most talented architects in the greek revival style. Gideon shryock his life and work. Then in his 27th year the young shryock had already become famous throughout kentucky for his capitol building at frankfort 1825 27. Carpenter mathias shryock moved to kentucky from frederick county maryland in the late eighteenth century.

Accessed memorial page for gideon shryock 15 nov 1802 19 jun 1880 find a grave memorial no. 64957407 citing cave hill cemetery louisville jefferson county kentucky usa. The building faces south and is a two story stuccoed and stone structure.