https://mallhistory.org/files/original/06523e224eb34a5d6f15d8abea0ed7a8.jpg 2b1c221265f8ecee27efb73524f54d1c Omeka Image File The metadata element set that was included in the `files_images` table in previous versions of Omeka. These elements are common to all image files. Width 419 Height 539 Bit Depth 8 Channels 3 People An individual, biographical data, birth and death, etc. Birth Date 1758 Birthplace County Kilkenny, Ireland Death Date 12/08/1831 Occupation Architect Biographical Text <p>James Hoban was born in Ireland in the late 1750s. As a young man he studied architecture and drawing in Dublin, winning a prize from the Dublin Society in 1780 for his architectural drawings. He emigrated to the United States following the Revolutionary War. Between 1787 and 1792 he worked in South Carolina designing public and private buildings.</p> <p>In 1792, Hoban won the design competition for the President's House to be built in the new federal city. After speaking with <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/152">President George Washington</a>, who had some suggestions for revisions to his design, Hoban travelled to the District of Columbia. While there he also served as the superintendent of the construction of the Capitol from 1793 to 1802, where he implimented William Thorton's design. Hoban remained in Washington, DC, for the rest of his life, designing a number of private buildings as well as ones for government and public use. <br /><br />In 1799, he married Susannah Sewell, with whom he had ten children. He helped to establish the first Catholic church in the city, St. Patrick's Catholic Church on 10th Street, NW. Also, Hoban served as a captain of the Washington Artillery, one of the city's earliest volunteer miltia companies. Hoban died in Washington in 1831 and is buried with his wife in the Mount Olivet Cemetery.</p> Bibliography Pamela Scott. "Hoban, James." In <em>American National Biography Online.</em> Feb. 2000. First Name for nav purposes James Last Name for nav purposes Hoban Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource James Hoban Description An account of the resource <p class="p1">James Hoban was an Irish-born architect who won a competition in 1792 to design the <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/66">home of the President</a>. He moved from South Carolina to Washington, DC, to oversee the construction of his design. A neo-classicist, Hoban's design influenced the style of other government buildings in Washington, particularly the executive office buildings designed by George Hadfield. After British troops <a href="http://mallhistory.org/items/show/157">burned the White House</a> in August 1814, Hoban was hired to oversee repairs and renovations to the building.</p> Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived White House Historical Association, White House Collection. <a href="http://www.whitehousehistory.org/whha_exhibits/james_hoban/01_whha-hoban.html">View original image</a>. Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant Pre-1800s 1800-1829 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource James Hoban building the mall design & monuments