Top 10 Buildings in the USA
Top Ten Buildings in the USA
Category: Architecture & buildings
List: Top 10 Buildings in the USA
Date: 1986
Source: Poll conducted by American Institute of Architects
Base: Data not provided
Notes: In 1885 a similar poll was conducted by the American Architect & Building News. The results were: 1. H.H. Richardson: Trinity Church, Boston, 1872-77. 2. Various architects: The U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. 3. Richard Morris Hunt: Vanderbilt House, New York City. 4. Richard Upjohn: Trinity Church, New York City, 1846. 5. Frederick Withers & Calvert Vaux: the Jefferson Market Courthouse, New York City, 1875-77. 6. Richard Upjohn: Connecticut State Capitol, Hartford, 1873-79. 7. H.H. Richardson: City Hall, Albany, New York, 1880-83. 8. H.H. Richardson: Sever Hall, Harvard University, 1878-80. 9. H.H. Richardson: New York State Capitol, Albany, (Richardson was one of four architects), 1875-86. 10. H.H. Richardson: Town Hall, North Easton, MA, 1879-1881.
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Architect |
Building |
Location |
Year |
|
Frank Lloyd Wright |
Fallingwater |
Bear Run, PA |
1936 |
|
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (with Philip Johnson) |
Seagram Building |
New York City |
1954-58 |
|
Eero Saarinen |
Dulles Airport |
Washington, D.C. |
1962 |
|
Thomas Jefferson |
University of Virginia |
Charlottesville, VA |
1817-1826 |
|
Frank Lloyd Wright |
Robie House |
Chicago |
1909 |
|
H.H. Richardson |
Trinity Church |
Boston |
1872-1877 |
|
I.M. Pei & Partners |
East Wing, National Gallery |
Washington, D.C. |
1976 |
|
Various architects |
Rockefeller Center |
New York City |
1930-1940 |
|
Frank Lloyd Wright |
Johnson Wax Building |
Racine Wisconsin |
1936 |
|
Thomas Jefferson |
Monticello |
Charlottesville, VA |
1796-1809 |
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