Quo Fuit places 5 dated presences for William Le Baron Jenney across 5 places, from 1832 to 1867.
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William Le Baron Jenney (September 25, 1832 – June 14, 1907) was an American architect and engineer known for building the first skyscraper in 1884.Wikipedia, full article · CC BY-SA
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25 September 1832exact date
Fairhaven, Massachusettsattested“Jenney was born in Fairhaven, Massachusetts, on September 25, 1832, the son of William Proctor Jenney and Eliza LeBaron Gibbs.”source: Wikipedia: William Le Baron Jenney
1846 to 1853period
Phillips Academyattested“Jenney began his formal education at Phillips Academy, Andover, in 1846, and at the Lawrence Scientific school at Harvard in 1853, but transferred to École Centrale des Arts et Manufactures (École Centrale Paris) to study engineering and…”source: Wikipedia: William Le Baron Jenney
1846 to 1853period
École centrale des Arts et Manufacturesattested“Jenney began his formal education at Phillips Academy, Andover, in 1846, and at the Lawrence Scientific school at Harvard in 1853, but transferred to École Centrale des Arts et Manufactures (École Centrale Paris) to study engineering and…”source: Wikipedia: William Le Baron Jenney
1846 to 1853period
Harvardattested“Jenney began his formal education at Phillips Academy, Andover, in 1846, and at the Lawrence Scientific school at Harvard in 1853, but transferred to École Centrale des Arts et Manufactures (École Centrale Paris) to study engineering and…”source: Wikipedia: William Le Baron Jenney
1867year
Chicagoattested“After the war, in 1867, Jenney moved to Chicago and began his own architectural office, which specialized in commercial buildings and urban planning.”source: Wikipedia: William Le Baron Jenney
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École centrale des Arts et Manufactures1 presence · 1846
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Phillips Academy1 presence · 1846
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8 May 1867exact date
Clevelandmentioned“On May 8, 1867, Jenney and Elizabeth "Lizzie" Hannah Cobb, from Cleveland, Ohio, were married.”source: Wikipedia: William Le Baron Jenney
1884year
Chicagomentioned“If this little cage can hold this heavy book, why can’t an iron or steel cage be the framework for a whole building?" Jenney applied his new idea to the construction of the Home Insurance Building, the first skyscraper in the world, erec…”source: Wikipedia: William Le Baron Jenney
1889 to 1891period
Chicagomentioned“From 1889 to 1891, he displayed his system in the construction of the Second Leiter Building, also in Chicago.”source: Wikipedia: William Le Baron Jenney
1891year
Chicagomentioned“In Chicago, he designed the Ludington Building and Manhattan Building, both built in 1891 and National Historic Landmarks.”source: Wikipedia: William Le Baron Jenney
1893year
Chicagomentioned“He also designed the Horticultural Building for the World's Columbian Exposition (1893) held in Chicago.”source: Wikipedia: William Le Baron Jenney
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