Samuel Sloan (architect)

For other people named Samuel Sloan, see Samuel Sloan (disambiguation).
Samuel Sloan
"Longwood" (Haller Nutt mansion), Natchez, Mississippi (1859–1862, unfinished).
Born(1815-03-07)March 7, 1815
Chester County, Pennsylvania
DiedJuly 19, 1884(1884-07-19) (aged 69)
Raleigh, North Carolina
OccupationArchitect
Buildings
  • Kirkbride's Insane Asylum, Philadelphia
  • Longwood, Natchez
  • Bartram Hall, Philadelphia (demolished)

Samuel Sloan (March 7, 1815 – July 19, 1884)[1] was a Philadelphia-based architect and best-selling author of architecture books in the mid-19th century. He specialized in Italianate villas and country houses, churches, and institutional buildings. His most famous building—the octagonal mansion "Longwood" in Natchez, Mississippi—is unfinished; construction was abandoned during the American Civil War.

  1. ^ "Death of Mr. Samuel Sloan". No. 56. Raleigh News & Observer. 1884-07-20.