George Hadfield (1763 – 6 February 1826) was born in

Livorno Livorno () is a port city on the Ligurian Sea on the western coast of Tuscany, Italy. It is the capital of the Province of Livorno, having a population of 158,493 residents in December 2017. It is traditionally known in English as Leghorn (pronou ...

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, of

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parents, who were hotel keepers. He studied at the

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, and worked with

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for six years before emigrating to the United States. He was the brother of painter, musician, and educator

Maria Cosway Maria Luisa Caterina Cecilia Cosway (ma-RYE-ah; née Hadfield; 11 June 1760 – 5 January 1838) was an Italian-English painter, musician, and educator. She worked in England, in France, and later in Italy, cultivating a large circle of friends a ...

Life and career

He was appointed superintendent of the

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's construction on 15 October 1795, and continued in that position until June 1798, resigning after an argument with

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. He is credited with part of the design of the original Capitol building such as the north wing, but little of the related papers remain. He is buried in

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in Washington, D.C.

List of works

* Original Treasury Department building, drew plans in 1798, completed in 1800; partially destroyed by fire in 1801 and burned by British forces in 1814 * Navy Department, 1800 * Washington Jail, 1801, later converted to a hospital, burned in 1861 * Marine Corps Commandant's House, 1801–1805 *

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(Custis-Lee Mansion), 1818 *

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, 1820 * Van Ness Mausoleum

Possible works

* Historic Huntley

Other

There are other works. However they are not easily identified, since they are not in the

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style. For example, Hadfield is credited with alterations to

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.Moeller, pages 176–177.
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Gallery

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External links

Historical Marker for Executive Office BuildingHistorical Marker for Huntley
*Library of Congres

District of Columbia City Hall, 451 Indiana Avenue Northwest, Washington, District of Columbia, DC
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