Nationality American Role Architect | Name Gideon Shryock Occupation Architect Siblings Cincinnatus Shryock | |
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Born November 15, 1802 ( 1802-11-15 ) Lexington, Kentucky, United States Died June 19, 1880, Louisville, Kentucky, United States Structures Old State House, Old Statehouse, Louisville Metro Hall, Old Bank of Louisville, Curran Hall | ||
Education Transylvania University | ||
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Gideon Shryock (November 15, 1802 – June 19, 1880) was an American Greek Revival architect. His name has also frequently been misspelled as Gideon Shyrock.
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- How to pronounce gideon shryock american english us pronouncenames com
- Biography
- Notable designs
- Influence
- References
Biography
Shryock was a native of Lexington, Kentucky, the son of a housebuilder and contractor, Mathias Shryock, who had moved to Kentucky from Maryland and who would father 10 other children in Kentucky besides Gideon. One of Gideon's younger brothers, Cincinnatus Shryock, would also become an architect.
Shryock studied at Lancastrian Academy in Lexington, and was later apprenticed to architect William Strickland of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania for one year, after working in family business. While in Philadelphia, Shryock acquired a copy of the American edition of Swan's British Architect, which he brought back to Lexington. Shryock is buried in the Shryock family plot at Cave Hill Cemetery in Louisville, Kentucky.
Notable designs
Shryock is credited on a Kentucky historical marker as the builder and designer of the important Old Bank of Louisville, though it was actually designed by architect James Dakin and Shryock superintended the construction of Dakin's design.
Influence
Shryock is cited as the most influential architect in Kentucky from 1827 to 1837. Among his apprentices were John McMurtry (1812–1890). Shryock is one of the namesakes of Greathouse/Shryock Traditional Elementary School in Louisville, Kentucky.