Gideon Shryock was Kentucky's first professional architect in the Greek Revival Style.
24 Facts About Gideon Shryock
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Gideon Shryock's name has frequently been misspelled as Gideon Shyrock.
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Gideon Shryock was the son of Mathias and Mary Elizabeth Shryock.
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Gideon Shryock attended the famous Lancastrian school for boys directed by Mr Aldridge.
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Gideon Shryock apprenticed under his father as a young boy, mastering the principles of business by practice.
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Gideon Shryock named his first son, the fourth child after his mentor William Strickland.
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Gideon Shryock was buried at the Episcopal graveyard in Lexington.
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Gideon Shryock erected a monumental gravestone for his father's burial place.
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Gideon Shryock lived in three-story brick residences that he built at the corner of 8th street and Madison Street in Louisville.
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Gideon Shryock lived in Louisville for 45 years and died at that place on June 19,1880.
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Gideon Shryock was nearly 78 years old when he died.
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Gideon Shryock is buried in the Gideon Shryock family plot at Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville, Kentucky.
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The notable projects of Gideon Shryock allowed him to enjoy a fame that extended beyond Kentucky.
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Gideon Shryock is the first architect to build in the Greek Revival Style in Kentucky.
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Gideon Shryock was introduced to this architectural style through his mentors.
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Latrobe and Strickland were finishing the Bank of the United States project when in 1823, Gideon Shryock appeared at their office in Philadelphia, looking for an opportunity to apprentice with the master Strickland.
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Gideon Shryock's father was a builder allowing for Gideon Shryock to be equipped with practical knowledge of the field.
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Gideon Shryock was a practicing architect in Lexington for a little over two years.
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Gideon Shryock's friends convinced him to submit a proposal for the new State House.
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Gideon Shryock submitted the drawings to the commission and to his own surprise was awarded first place.
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Gideon Shryock moved back to Lexington following the completion of the State Capitol.
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In 1833, Gideon Shryock was asked to prepare plans for the building.
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Gideon Shryock turned down the opportunity to supervise this project because back in Lexington, he was busy with the many commissions coming his way.
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Gideon Shryock was the architect for many buildings, the most notable being the Capitol building in Frankfort, Morrison College, and the Court House in Louisville.