Griffith Thomas (1820—1879) was an American architect. He partnered with his father, Thomas Thomas, at the architecture firm of T. Thomas and Son.[1]
Architecture writer Christopher Gray called him "one of the most prolific architects of the period", referring to the mid-19th century.[2] The American Institute of Architects in 1908 called him "the most fashionable architect of his generation."[3] Many of his notable buildings are found in New York City.
Griffith Thomas was interred at Green-Wood Cemetery, in Brooklyn, New York in 1879. His own marble monument is simple in comparison to the ornate structures he built during his lifetime.[4]
- ^ "Correspondence: The Death of Mr. Griffith Thomas", The American Architect and Building News Vol. 5 No. 161, January 25, 1879, pp. 29–30. Online at Google Books.
- ^ "On Canal Street, a Sooty Survivor of a Grander Time", by Christopher Gray, New York Times, March 26, 2006.
- ^ Architectural Record No. 24, American Institute of Architects, p. 303.
- ^ Brooklyn's Green-Wood Cemetery: New York's Buried Treasure, by Jeffrey I. Richman