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ARTS: ARCHITECTURE
List: Top 10 Buildings in the USA
Date: 1986
Source: Poll conducted by American Institute of Architects
Base: Data not provided
Notes: In 1885 a similar poll was conducted by the American Architect & Building News. The results were: 1. H.H. Richardson: Trinity Church, Boston, 1872-77. 2. Various architects: The U.S. Capitol, Washington, D.C. 3. Richard Morris Hunt: Vanderbilt House, New York City. 4. Richard Upjohn: Trinity Church, New York City, 1846. 5. Frederick Withers & Calvert Vaux: the Jefferson Market Courthouse, New York City, 1875-77. 6. Richard Upjohn: Connecticut State Capitol, Hartford, 1873-79. 7. H.H. Richardson: City Hall, Albany, New York, 1880-83. 8. H.H. Richardson: Sever Hall, Harvard University, 1878-80. 9. H.H. Richardson: New York State Capitol, Albany, (Richardson was one of four architects), 1875-86. 10. H.H. Richardson: Town Hall, North Easton, MA, 1879-1881.
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Architect
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Building
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Location
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Year
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Frank Lloyd Wright
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Fallingwater
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Bear Run, PA
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1936
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Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (with Philip Johnson)
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Seagram Building
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New York City
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1954-58
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Eero Saarinen
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Dulles Airport
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Washington, D.C.
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1962
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Thomas Jefferson
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University of Virginia
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Charlottesville, VA
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1817-1826
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Frank Lloyd Wright
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Robie House
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Chicago
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1909
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H.H. Richardson
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Trinity Church
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Boston
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1872-1877
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I.M. Pei & Partners
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East Wing, National Gallery
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Washington, D.C.
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1976
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Various architects
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Rockefeller Center
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New York City
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1930-1940
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Frank Lloyd Wright
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Johnson Wax Building
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Racine Wisconsin
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1936
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Thomas Jefferson
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Monticello
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Charlottesville, VA
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1796-1809
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