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2 unusual facts about Andrew Jackson Downing


Government Street Presbyterian Church

Government Street Presbyterian reflects the influences of Ithiel Town, Minard Lafever, and Andrew Jackson Downing.

York Imperial

In the early 1850s, Andrew Jackson Downing called this apple the “Imperial of Keepers” due to its excellent storage ability.


James Hall Office

Andrew Jackson Downing and his student Calvert Vaux were collaborating at the time, and designed it in the Italian villa style the former had popularized.

It is one of the few buildings remaining from a brief period of collaboration between Andrew Jackson Downing and Calvert Vaux.

Queset House

The house was built in 1854 from a design by noted architect Andrew Jackson Downing under commission from industrialist Oakes Angier Ames.


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