+THOMAS JEFFERSON+ 1743-1826 +BENJAMIN HENRY LATROBE+ 1764-1820 >are two other heroic persona of our monumental genealogical history ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ (joining st. bernard & leonardo) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +THE DOMES CONSTRUCTED+ (masonic influence) >at three important structures are the factors to excite our interest. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 1) DEGRUY SUGAR MILL 2) JEFFERSON'S MONTECELLO 3) WASHINGTON CAPITOL (>note : this piece was galvenised by my purchase of the montecello guide by fred nichols & james bear.) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +THE GENTLEMAN ARCHITECT+ >thomas jefferson was a talented amateur archItect who secretly submitted a design for the national capitol competition. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +THE MASONIC ARCHITECT+ >irish masonic architect janes hoban won the competition and later invited his +BRITISH MAROVIAN HERITAGE+ >friend benjamin latrobe to aid him<. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +THE WINNING DESIGN+ >based on the first irish masonic lodge which for us had strong templar associations even by name. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +THE CORNERSTONE WAS LAID ON+ >important templar date< +BLACK FRIDAY THE 13TH, 1792+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +"FATHER OF AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE"+ latrobe's superior masonic design work on government buildings earned him +PRESTIGOUS RECOGNITION+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +MONTECELLO+ >in the meantime was under construction and latrobe offered jefferson advice on the dome and other details. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +JEFFERSON WAS ALSO INFLUENCED+ >hotel de salm, paris, environ<. +BY CHATEAUX DESIGN IN FRANCE+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >(remember his tie to our degruy- +GOOGLE MY ESSAYS+ >noailles/lafayette connection) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >jeffeson was impressed by latrobe and aided his elevation to the role of.. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +SURVEYOR OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS+ 1803-1812 +FOR THE U.S. GOVERNMENT+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >between 1815 and 1817 latrobe redesigned the burnt out >national capitol in washington ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +TEMPLAR-MASON INFLUENCE+ >it should be noted that the monument +LATROBE DESIGN+ >devoted to george washington in >washington is egypyological< ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +COPY OF THE ALEXANDRIA+ >british scholarship< +EGYPT LIGHTHOUSE+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^ +NEW ORLEANS WATERWORKS+ >between 1817 and 1820 when he died +YELLOW FEVER+ >latrobe became chief architect of the new orleans water works. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +IT WAS DURING THIS PERIOD THAT+ +LATROBE & SON MADE SKETCHES+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +OF THE deGRUY SUGER MILL+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +PUZZLING QUESTION+ >why would the "father of american architecture" leave washington to build a waterworks in +FEVERISH NOLA+ ? ^^^^^^^^^^ >the younger latrobe also died in nola +OF THE DREADED YELLOW FEVER+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +WAS IT A MASONIC MISSION+ ? (or a desire for sugar wealth) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ gene ray, san diego, california

In answer to your 'puzzling question', part of the reason Benjamin Henry Latrobe moved to New Orleans was to re-group financially after making a bad investment in Fulton's steamship business. He died three years to the day after his son did, in New Orleans, at his residence, Clouet Street and the river. Unfortunately the City does not honor Latrobe with a monument there. The site would be a wonderful location for a riverfront park. An architect could easily follow the rich description which Mrs. Latrobe gave in her wonderful letter home, describing the house, gardens, gallery, etc. At that curve of the river, the prior occupants could have seen from their gallery the cannon flashes on the night of December 23, 1814, when the Carolina opened fire on the British, who were making their first night's camp just two miles downriver, to start Gen. Jackson's most important (and greatly overlooked) pre-emptive strike which put the British in disarray and secured the eventual victory on January 8, 1815 known as 'the' Battle of New Orleans. -----Original Message----- From: degruy-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:degruy-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Eugene Ray Sent: Saturday, June 26, 2010 2:00 PM To: degruy@rootsweb.com Subject: [DEGRUY] JEFFERSON-LATROBE masonic tie >father of american architecture left his prestigous wash. position FOR FEVER-RIDDEN NOLA POST >was it a masonic mission or a DESIRE FOR SUGAR WEALTH $$$ two degruy sugar mill sketches HISTORIC N.O. COLLECTION doc... +THOMAS JEFFERSON+ 1743-1826 +BENJAMIN HENRY LATROBE+ 1764-1820 >are two other heroic persona of our monumental genealogical history ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ (joining st. bernard & leonardo) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +THE DOMES CONSTRUCTED+ (masonic influence) >at three important structures are the factors to excite our interest. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 1) DEGRUY SUGAR MILL 2) JEFFERSON'S MONTECELLO 3) WASHINGTON CAPITOL (>note : this piece was galvenised by my purchase of the montecello guide by fred nichols & james bear.) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +THE GENTLEMAN ARCHITECT+ >thomas jefferson was a talented amateur archItect who secretly submitted a design for the national capitol competition. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +THE MASONIC ARCHITECT+ >irish masonic architect janes hoban won the competition and later invited his +BRITISH MAROVIAN HERITAGE+ >friend benjamin latrobe to aid him<. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +THE WINNING DESIGN+ >based on the first irish masonic lodge which for us had strong templar associations even by name. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +THE CORNERSTONE WAS LAID ON+ >important templar date< +BLACK FRIDAY THE 13TH, 1792+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +"FATHER OF AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE"+ latrobe's superior masonic design work on government buildings earned him +PRESTIGOUS RECOGNITION+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +MONTECELLO+ >in the meantime was under construction and latrobe offered jefferson advice on the dome and other details. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +JEFFERSON WAS ALSO INFLUENCED+ >hotel de salm, paris, environ<. +BY CHATEAUX DESIGN IN FRANCE+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >(remember his tie to our degruy- +GOOGLE MY ESSAYS+ >noailles/lafayette connection) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >jeffeson was impressed by latrobe and aided his elevation to the role of.. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +SURVEYOR OF PUBLIC BUILDINGS+ 1803-1812 +FOR THE U.S. GOVERNMENT+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >between 1815 and 1817 latrobe redesigned the burnt out >national capitol in washington ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +TEMPLAR-MASON INFLUENCE+ >it should be noted that the monument +LATROBE DESIGN+ >devoted to george washington in >washington is egypyological< ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +COPY OF THE ALEXANDRIA+ >british scholarship< +EGYPT LIGHTHOUSE+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^ +NEW ORLEANS WATERWORKS+ >between 1817 and 1820 when he died +YELLOW FEVER+ >latrobe became chief architect of the new orleans water works. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +IT WAS DURING THIS PERIOD THAT+ +LATROBE & SON MADE SKETCHES+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +OF THE deGRUY SUGER MILL+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +PUZZLING QUESTION+ >why would the "father of american architecture" leave washington to build a waterworks in +FEVERISH NOLA+ ? ^^^^^^^^^^ >the younger latrobe also died in nola +OF THE DREADED YELLOW FEVER+ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ +WAS IT A MASONIC MISSION+ ? (or a desire for sugar wealth) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ gene ray, san diego, california This is a "discussion" list. Individual messages cannot be assumed to be "fact." All data should be verified. Be Generous. Share Your Family Research. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to DEGRUY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message