Henry Cary Jr.
Henry Cary Jr. was an American building contractor, active during the early 1700s.[1][2]
Henry Cary Jr. | |
|---|---|
| Born | Mid to late 1600s |
| Died | 18th century |
| Occupation | Building contractor |
| Years active | ca. 1710 – 1730s |
| Known for | Ampthill St. John's Episcopal Church |
| Spouse(s) | Sarah Sclater Ann Edwards Elizabeth |
| Children | Seven (including Archibald Cary) |
| Parent(s) | Henry Cary Sr. Judith Lockey Cary |
Biography
Cary was born in Colonial Virginia around the mid to late 1600s to Henry Cary Sr. and Judith Lockey Cary.[3] There are few surviving records of his early life but it is likely that he learned about contracting through his father, who also worked as a contractor.[4] Cary married three times and had seven children, three with his first wife Sarah Sclater and four with his second wife, Ann Edwards.[3]
Construction
Cary became visibly active in construction after his father's retirement in 1710 and in December 1720 he was authorized to work on the Governor's Palace, in Williamsburg, Virginia, a project that his father had begun but was unable to complete.[3] This was one of several jobs that Cary performed at Williamsburg and in 1726 he was hired to construct new gates for the Capitol.[5]
He went on to oversee the construction of several buildings at the College of William & Mary (also in Williamsburg): a chapel wing (1729) and the President's House (1732), and Cary was also likely in charge of constructing the Brafferton building (1723).[1][6]
Around 1733, Cary moved to the bank of the James River, where he built Ampthill, in Chesterfield County, Virginia, which served as the Cary family home for many generations.[3]
See also
References
- Kornwolf, James D.; Kornwolf, Georgiana W. (2002). Architecture and Town Planning in Colonial North America, Volume 1. Johns Hopkins University Press. pp. 1567, 1593, 1603. ISBN 978-0801859861. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
- Fitzhugh Millar, John (1968). The Architects of the American Colonies: Or, Vitruvius Americanus. Barre Publishers. pp. 40–43. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
- Lounsbury, Carl. "Henry Cary (d. by 1750)". Encyclopedia Virginia. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
- Lounsbury, Carl. "Henry Cary (ca. 1650 – by 1720)". Encyclopedia Virginia. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
- "Capitol of Colonial Williamsburg". Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
- Beck Pritchard, Margaret; Lascara Sites, Virginia (1992). William Byrd II and His Lost History: Engravings of the Americas. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. p. 52. ISBN 978-0879350888. Retrieved July 8, 2015.
