Alfred H. Piquenard
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Alfred H. Piquenard was an American architect
. Born in France
, he studied at Paris' Ecole Centrale des Arts et Manufactures before emigrating to the United States
as part of the Icarian movement. After leaving the Icarians, he began work as an architect. He apprenticed with George I. Barnett
in St. Louis and then later partnered with John C. Cochrane
in Chicago to design the Illinois State Capitol
and Iowa State Capitol
.
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
. Born in France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
, he studied at Paris' Ecole Centrale des Arts et Manufactures before emigrating to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
as part of the Icarian movement. After leaving the Icarians, he began work as an architect. He apprenticed with George I. Barnett
George I. Barnett
George Ingham Barnett was an architect from St. Louis, Missouri. He was called The Dean of St. Louis Architecture for his contributions to the buildings of St. Louis as well as for his influence on other architects in the United States....
in St. Louis and then later partnered with John C. Cochrane
John C. Cochrane
John Crombie Cochrane was a prominent architect in the 19th century practicing in Chicago, Illinois. He formed Cochrane and Garnsey with George O. Garnsey.He designed numerous buildings, including:...
in Chicago to design the Illinois State Capitol
Illinois State Capitol
The Illinois State Capitol, located in Springfield, Illinois, is the building that houses the executive and legislative branches of the government of the U.S. state of Illinois. The current building is the sixth capitol of the state since its admission as a state of the United States in 1818. The...
and Iowa State Capitol
Iowa State Capitol
The Iowa State Capitol is located in Iowa's capital city, Des Moines, and houses the Iowa Senate, Iowa House of Representatives, the Office of the Governor, and the Offices of the Attorney General, Auditor, Treasurer, and Secretary of State...
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External links
- Find-A-Grave
- Baxter-Snyder Center for Icarian Studies at Western Illinois UniversityWestern Illinois UniversityWestern Illinois University is a public university founded in 1899 as Western Illinois State Normal School. Like many similar institutions of the time, Western Illinois State Normal School focused on teacher training for its relatively small body of students. As the normal school grew, it became...