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Inventory of the Gideon Shyrock Papers,
84m11 Inventory of the Gideon Shyrock Papers, 1802-1880 Archives Staff Special Collections Special Collections Kentucky History Center Kentucky Historical Society 100 W. Broadway Frankfort, Kentucky 40601-1931 USA Phone: (502) 564-1792, ext.4470 Fax: (502) 564-4701 URL: http://history.ky.gov/ Kentucky Historical Society 1984 Text converted and initial EAD tagging provided by Apex Data Services, April 2000. ENG Inventory of the Gideon Shyrock Papers, 1802-1880 Contact Information Special Collections Kentucky History Center Kentucky Historical Society 100 W. Broadway Frankfort, Kentucky 40601-1931 USA Phone: (502) 564-1792, ext.4470 Fax: (502) 564-4701 URL: http://history.ky.gov/ Processed by: Staff Date Completed: 1984 Encoded by: Apex Data Services Copyright 1999 Kentucky Historical Society. All Rights Reserved. Gideon Shyrock Papers, 1802-1880 84M11 Shyrock, Gideon, 1802-1880 2 boxes, 1 c.f. Fair, acid damage, rust damage, storage damage, dirt --> Kentucky Historical Society. Special Collections & Archives. Frankfort, Kentucky 40601-1931 Access at KHS only. Use microfilm, transcriptions or images when available. Permission for commercial use must be requested from the Kentucky Historical Society. Special Collections. [Identification of item], Gideon Shyrock Papers, 1802-1880, 84M11,Library Special Collections and Archives, Kentucky Historical Society, Frankfort. Shryock was born in Lexington, Kentucky in 1802. His parents were Mathias and Mary Elizabeth Shryock. Gideon Shryock apprenticed with his father, who was a contractor and builder, then studied for a year in Philadelphia with the famous architect, William Strickland. In 1824 Shryock returned to Kentucky and opened an office in Lexington. The following year, the state's second Capitol building went up in flames just as its predecessor had and plans were requested for a new building. Shryock originally did not plan to compete for the award due to his youth and inexperience but eventually did so and won the commission. He moved to Frankfort in 1827 and remained three years to supervise its construction of the capitol. In 1829 he married Elizabeth P. Bacon of Frankfort. After completing the state house, Shryock returned to Lexington where he designed and supervised construction of Morrison Hall (or "Old Morrison") on the campus of Transylvania University. The Doric-style building was finished in 1833, delayed by the cholera epidemic that claimed the life of the architect's father. It burned in 1863. Among other noteworthy Shryock projects were the Arkansas state house; the Franklin County Courthouse; the Orlando Brown house; and the Jefferson County Courthouse. Shryock moved to Louisville in 1835 and remained there until his death in 1880. This collection contains original letters by Gideon Shryock, noted nineteenth-century architect who designed the Old State Capitol. Also included are clippings, letters, and other writings about Shryock originally compiled in a scrapbook by his niece, Elizabeth Shryock Field. Among the letters by Shryock is a description of the Kentucky capitol written in 1833 to Robert Scott. Other materials include some poetry by his sister, Sophia Shryock Oliver and letters concerning research on Shryock and his work conducted by Field. Arrangement: Original order. County: Fayette, Franklin, Jefferson Occupation: Architect, designer. Shryock, Gideon, 1802-1880 -- Correspondence Architects -- Kentucky -- Correspondence Old State Capitol (Frankfort, Ky.) Greek Revival (Architecture) -- Kentucky -- Franklin County Scrapbooks -- Kentucky Field, Elizabeth Shryock Container List 1 1 Correspondence, 1823 - 1877 1 2 Letters and deed, 1827 - 1835 1 3 Miscellaneous papers 1 4 Miscellaneous papers 1 5 Newspaper clippings 1 6 Newspaper clippings 1 7 Newspaper clippings 1 8 Newspaper clippings 1 9 Newspaper clippings 1 10 Miscellaneous papers 1 11 Publications 1 12 New Testament 1 13 Shryock genealogy papers 1 13 Item # 2 Scrapbooks 1 13 Transcriptions / Images