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Although Elijah Myers designed residences and churches, he is best known for the volume of his public work in an era when architects were selected by competition for city halls, courthouses, and state capitols.
The Michigan State Capitol was the first of three designed by architect Elijah E. Myers in the 1870s and 1880s. The successful completion of Michigan's statehouse established Myers as the premiere capitol-builder of the post-Civil War period, and secured his career as one of the nation's most prolific architects of public buildings.
Elijah E. Myers(December 29, 1832 – March 5, 1909) was a leading architect of government buildings in the latter half of the 19th century, and the only architect to design the capitol buildings of three U.S. states, the Michigan State Capitol, the Texas State Capitol, and the Colorado State Capitol.[1]
On March 6, 1909, The New York Times ran an obituary for Elijah E. Myers, who had died the day before. “Myers,” the author wrote, was “known as an architect and the designer of a number of State Capitols and public buildings.”
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"Elijah E. Myers" published on by null. (b Philadelphia, 22 Dec 1832; d Detroit, 5 March 1909),architect. Having worked as a carpenter in Philadelphia, Myers studied architecture in the office of Samuel Sloan and at the ...
Jun 5, 2024 · archINFORM homepage of Elijah E. Myers (*1832 †1909) – American architect, active in Detroit [contains a list of buildings]
