# Benjamin Latrobe — Sticks and Stones character guide

> Benjamin Latrobe in Sticks and Stones by Lewis Mumford.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Latrobe, Benjamin Henry Latrobe

**First appearance:** 0004-i

## Who they are

Early American architect known for neoclassical public buildings.

## Relationships

### [Georges-Eugène Haussmann](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sticks_and_stones_se/characters/georges_eugene_haussmann)

_professional_

Both were influential urban planners and architects, though Latrobe preceded Haussmann and their work was connected through broader neoclassical trends.

### [Georges-Eugène Haussmann](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sticks_and_stones_se/characters/georges_eugene_haussmann)

_professional_

Both were influential urban planners and architects, though Latrobe preceded Haussmann and their work was connected through broader neoclassical trends.

## In the story

### [The Classical Myth](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sticks_and_stones_se/chapters/iii-the-classical-myth)

Mentioned among leading architects representing the high-water mark of professional design in America.

### [III](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sticks_and_stones_se/chapters/iii)

Mentioned as one of the leading architects representing the high-water mark of professional design in America, with work in Pennsylvania and Maryland.

### [The Classical Mode and Its Discontents](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sticks_and_stones_se/chapters/iv)

British architect who contributed to the Capitol and witnessed the disintegration of classical culture, as recorded in his autobiography.

### [IV: The Diaspora of the Pioneer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sticks_and_stones_se/chapters/iv-the-diaspora-of-the-pioneer)

Mentioned as a later disciple of romanticism, with American practice dated about two generations after the early romantic movement.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sticks_and_stones_se/chapters/i)

Mentioned as a later disciple of the romantic heritage, whose American practice is dated about two generations after the initial romantic movement.

### [Architecture and Civilization](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sticks_and_stones_se/chapters/viii-architecture-and-civilization)

Cited as an example of an architect of boldness and originality.

### [I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sticks_and_stones_se/chapters/i)

Cited as an example of an architect of boldness and originality.

### [Biographical Studies](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/sticks_and_stones_se/chapters/iii-biographical-studies)

Subject of 'The Journal of Latrobe' (Benjamin Henry Latrobe).

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