Chester Hills

Chester Hills
Born	1798
Died	1854

Chester Hills was author of "The Builder's Guide", an architectural pattern book published in 1846, which, like those of Minard Lafever, influenced architecture in the United States. It is a "practical treatise" on Greek and Roman style architecture.

Two buildings influenced are in Rye, New York: Lounsberry and the 1838 Peter Augustus Jay House within the Boston Post Road Historic District.,^[1][2]

References

1. ^ ["Boston Post Road Historic District", December 12, 1986, by Karen Kennedy and Austin O'Brien.PDF (981 KB) "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination"]. National Park Service. 1986-12-12. "Boston Post Road Historic District", December 12, 1986, by Karen Kennedy and Austin O'Brien.PDF (981 KB). 
2. ^ [Boston Post Road--Accompanying photos, exterior and interiors, from 1979-1983.PDF (7.94 MB) "National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination"]. National Park Service. 1986-12-12. Boston Post Road--Accompanying photos, exterior and interiors, from 1979-1983.PDF (7.94 MB). 

External links

• 1838 Peter Augustus Jay House

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Name	Hills, Chester
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Date of birth	1798
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Date of death	1854
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