Frederick Clarke Withers

Background

Withers, Frederick Clarke was born on February 4, 1828 in Somersetshire, England. Son of John Alexander and Maria (Jewell) Withers.

Education

Studied architecture under Thomas Henry Wyatt, London, England.

Career

Came to the United States, 1853. Practiced architecture, Newburgh, New New York Designed 1st Presbyterian Church, Newburgh, 1857, Saint Michael’s Church, Germantown, Pennsylvania, 1858.

Partner Vaux and Olmstead, New York City, 1864-1871.

Aided in architectural design of Central Park, New York City. Designed Columbia Institute for Deaf and Dumb, Washington, District of Columbia, 1867.

Author: Church Architecture: Plans, Elevations, and Views of Twenty-One Churches and Two School Houses, 1873.

Achievements

• Frederick Clarke Withers has been listed as a notable architect by Marquis Who's Who.

Works

• Other Work

  • Author: Church Architecture: Plans, Elevations, and Views of Twenty-One Churches and Two School Houses, 1873.

Connections

Married Emily A. de Wint, 1856, 3 children. Married second, Beulah Alice Higbee, August 4, 1864, 8 children.

Father:

John Alexander Withers

Mother:

Maria (Jewell) Withers

Spouse:

Beulah Alice Higbee

Spouse:

Emily A. de Wint