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James Hoban (c. 1758–December 8, 1831) was an Irish
Irish people

The Irish people are a Western European ethnic group who originate in Ireland, in north western Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolgs, Tuatha D? Danann and the Milesians ?the last group supposedly representing the "pure" Gaelic a...
 architect
Architect

An architect is trained and licenced in planning and designing buildings, and participates in supervising the construction of a building. Etymologically, architect derives from the Latin architectus, itself derived from the Greek arkhitekton , i.e....
, best known for designing the White House
White House

The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C., it was built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the late Georgian architecture and has been the executive residence of every U.S....
 in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.

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.

s Hoban was born in Desart, near Callan, County Kilkenny
County Kilkenny

County Kilkenny is a landlocked counties of Ireland in Republic of Ireland. The county takes its name from the Cities in Ireland of Kilkenny and has a population of 87,558....
, Ireland. Hoban was raised on the estate of the Earl of Desart
Earl of Desart

The title of Earl of Desart was created in the Peerage of Peerage of Ireland in 1793. The title became extinct following the death of the 5th earl in 1934....
 at Cuffesgrange, Co Kilkenny where he learned carpentry skills.






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Hoban
James Hoban (c. 1758–December 8, 1831) was an Irish
Irish people

The Irish people are a Western European ethnic group who originate in Ireland, in north western Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolgs, Tuatha D? Danann and the Milesians ?the last group supposedly representing the "pure" Gaelic a...
 architect
Architect

An architect is trained and licenced in planning and designing buildings, and participates in supervising the construction of a building. Etymologically, architect derives from the Latin architectus, itself derived from the Greek arkhitekton , i.e....
, best known for designing the White House
White House

The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C., it was built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the late Georgian architecture and has been the executive residence of every U.S....
 in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.

Washington, D.C. , formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D.C., is the Capital of the United States, founded on July 16, 1790....
.

Life

James Hoban was born in Desart, near Callan, County Kilkenny
County Kilkenny

County Kilkenny is a landlocked counties of Ireland in Republic of Ireland. The county takes its name from the Cities in Ireland of Kilkenny and has a population of 87,558....
, Ireland. Hoban was raised on the estate of the Earl of Desart
Earl of Desart

The title of Earl of Desart was created in the Peerage of Peerage of Ireland in 1793. The title became extinct following the death of the 5th earl in 1934....
 at Cuffesgrange, Co Kilkenny where he learned carpentry skills. He studied architecture at the Royal Dublin Society
Royal Dublin Society

The RDS , or Cumann R?oga Bhaile ?tha Cliath in Irish language, was founded on 25 June 1731 to "to promote and develop agriculture, arts, industry, and science in Ireland"....
.

Following the American Revolutionary War
American Revolutionary War

The American Revolutionary War , also known as the American War of Independence, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and Thirteen Colonies on the North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers....
, Hoban emigrated to the United States, and established himself as an architect in Philadelphia in 1781. Hoban went to South Carolina
South Carolina

South Carolina is a U.S. state in the Southern United States of the United States. It borders Georgia to the south and North Carolina to the north....
 in 1792, where he designed numerous buildings including the South Carolina statehouse in Columbia
Columbia, South Carolina

Columbia is the state capital and largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. The population was 116,278 according to the United States Census, 2000 ....
.

In 1792, Hoban won the competition to design the presidential mansion, later known as the White House
White House

The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the United States. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C., it was built between 1792 and 1800 of white-painted Aquia sandstone in the late Georgian architecture and has been the executive residence of every U.S....
.

Hoban was also one of the supervising architects who served on the Capitol
United States Capitol

The United States Capitol serves as the seat of government for the United States Congress, the legislature of the federal government of the United States....
, carrying out the design of Dr. William Thornton
William Thornton

Dr. William Thornton was an American physician, inventor, painter and architect who designed the United States Capitol. He also served as the first Architect of the Capitol and first Superintendent of the United States Patent Office....
.

Hoban lived the rest of his life in Washington, D.C., where he worked on other public buildings and government projects, including roads and bridges. He also designed Rossenarra House
Rossenarra House

Rossenarra House is a large country house built in Rossenarra Demesne near the village of Kilmoganny in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is thought to have been designed by the architect James Hoban, who was also responsible for designing the White House in Washington, D.C....
 near the village of Kilmoganny in Kilkenny
Kilkenny

Kilkenny, , is the county seat of County Kilkenny in Republic of Ireland. It is situated on both banks of the River Nore, at the centre of County Kilkenny in the Provinces of Ireland of Leinster in the south-east of Ireland....
, Ireland in 1824.

Hoban died in Washington, D.C. on December 8, 1831.

Commemorations

Numerous events were held around 2008 to commemorate the 250th anniversary of his birth.

In 2008, a memorial arbor to honor James Hoban was completed near his birth place, and a major exhibition on his life took take place at the White House Visitor Center.

"Dublin Made Him...", a one day colloquium in honour of Hoban, took place on October 3, 2008, at the (RDS) in Dublin, Ireland. It was presented by the RDS in association with the White House Historical Association, the U.S. Embassy in Ireland, and the James Hoban Societies of the U.S. and Ireland.

The Irish-American group Solas have a song "John Riordan's Heels/The Bath Jig/Hoban's White House" on their album For Love and Laughter. Group member Mick McAuley, like Hoban, is from Kilkenny, and named the song in Hoban's honor.

See also

  • List of people on stamps of Ireland
    List of people on stamps of Ireland

    This is a list of people on the postage stamps of the Irish Free State between 1922 and 1937 and on the postage stamps ofRepublic of Ireland since 1937, including the years when they appeared on a stamp....


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