Background
Young, Ammi Burnham was born on June 19, 1798 in Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States. Son of Captain Samuel and Rebecca (Burnham) Young.
Young, Ammi Burnham was born on June 19, 1798 in Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States. Son of Captain Samuel and Rebecca (Burnham) Young.
Master of Arts (honorary), University Vermont, circa 1838, Dartmouth, 1841.
Architect for Congregational Church, Norwich, Vermont. Designed Thornton and Wentworth halls (1828-1829), Reed Hall (1839) at Dartmouth. Appointed architect for Vermont State Capitol, Montpelier, 1832.
Built Boston Customs House, 1836-1847.
Supervising architect United States Treasury Department, circa 1852-1862, designed numerous customs houses, court houses, post offices, marine hospitals (in classic, modified “Italian,” Greek Revival styles), 1850’son Architect south front of Treasury Building (on Robert Mills’ original plans), 1860.
Principal works include: Bromfield Street Methodist Episcopal Church, Boston. Court houses, Worcester, Massachusetts (1844), Lowell, Massachusetts.
Customs houses, Norfolk, Virginia (1853-1859), Galveston, Texas (1856-1858), appraiser’s stores, Saint Louis (1852-1859), San Francisco.
Indianapolis Court House and Post Office (1856-1861), New Haven (Connecticut) Customs House and Post Office (1855-1860). Author: General Descriptions and Specifications of the Alterations … In the Present Custom House Building in … New York …, 1862.
Married 3 times;; married second, Hannah Green Ticknor.