John L. Smithmeyer
John L. Smithmeyer (1832–1908) was an American architect.
Biography
He was born in
Smithmeyer later won other assignments together with Pelz (Healy Hall, Georgetown University; Carnegie Free Library of Allegheny, Pittsburgh) but in 1888 was dismissed from the Library of Congress project following controversy over the award of a cement contract. The partnership ended the same year. Pelz has been attributed the main role in the general design of the building and the execution of its exterior, while Smithmeyer was instrumental in securing the commission.[1] In 1906 Smithmeyer published a History of the Construction of the Library of Congress (1906),[2] in which he defended his role in the project.
In the early 1890s Smithmeyer worked on the construction of the
Smithmeyer died in 1908.
References
- ^ John Y. Cole (1997). "Struggle for a structure". The Library of Congress. Norton Books.
- ^ History of the Construction of the Library of Congress (1906)