John Rochester Thomas
Architect, Deceased Person
1848 – 1901
Who was John Rochester Thomas?
John Rochester Thomas was an American architect credited in his time with being the nation's most prolific designer of public and semi-public buildings.
His work was characterized by originality, moderation and dignity, according to The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography of 1899: "Judged by the artistic quality of his work and by his achievements in accomplishing repeatedly what others have declared impossible, he well deserves the title of America's leading architect."
Among his works are college buildings, prisons, armories, dozens of churches, and New York's Surrogate's Courthouse, his early 20th century Beaux Arts masterpiece based on his award-winning plan for a new City Hall that was never constructed.
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