See query below -- Hi, Michael Brennan - hmm, I think you are correct about Hoban being from Kilkenny, not Carlow, but I did find that reference in an Irish magazine. I am always glad when some error is pointed out and especially when someone else on the list takes up a thread and contributes additional information!!! Hi to Kent, as well, as I have some Irish/English Ford cousins over there in Tunbridge Wells area. Per author Edward T. O'Donnell, James HOBAN (1762-1831) was a native of Co. Kilkenny, as you have pointed out. (Whether he had a connection to Carlow), he doesn't say. Per that author, Hoban worked as an architect in Dublin before coming to America in 1785. Though Hoban designed several other governmental buildings in Charleston, SC, and Washington D.C., he is best known for designing the "President's Palace," or White House. He earned the prestigious commission after winning a national design competition in 1792. When British troops torched the building in 1814, Hoban also supervised the reconstruction. Hoban's design for the White House was certainly influenced by that of Leinster House in Dublin, where Ireland's Parliament currently meets. Thank's again, Michael Brennan. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Brennan" <michael@janbren.freeserve.co.uk> > Hi Jean. What an interesting collection of Snippets you have put together. > I just have one problem. On this site > http://www.whitehousehistory.org/04_history/subs_timeline/d_architecture/fra > me_d_1800.html It claims that John Hoban was born in Kilkenny?? about 1758. > Just wondered!!! Your comments greatly received. > > Regards > Michael Brennan in Kent, England. > If you require further info on Research in Ireland why not visit one of the > web sites listed below. > > Brennan Home Page: http://www.brennanfamilyhistory.com > Award Winning CARLOW IGP: http://www.rootsweb.com/~irlcar2/ > New Home Page: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~mjbrennan >