JACOB WRAY MOULD

Background

Jacob Wray Mould was born in 1825 in England, United Kingdom.

Education

Mr. Mould studied architecture under the late Owen Jones, and later when Mr. Jones went to Spain to gather material for his book on the Alhambra, the young man accompanied him. Afterward he illustrated the book, and collaborated with Mr. Jones on his ”Grammar of Ornament.”

Career

Deciding to begin his career in New York, Mr. Mould moved to the city in 1853. Later in the same year was commissioned to design All Saints Church, and the edifice, planned in an adaptation of Italian Gothic was erected at the corner of Fourth Avenue and 20th Street. During the next few years he was selected architect of several other churches of note, including the Second Unitarian in Brooklyn, at Clinton and Congress Streets, also designed many country homes. In 1867 Mr. Mould was appointed assistant to the late Calvert Vaux, Chief Architect of Public Parks in New York, and in 1870 succeeded him as head of that department.

Works

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• Other Work

  • All Saints Church, New York

    (was erected at the corner of Fourth Avenue and 20th Street.)

  • Second Unitarian Church in Brooklyn

Connections

teacher:

Owen Jones

Mr. Mould studied architecture under the late Owen Jones.

coworker:

Calvert Vaux

In 1867 Mr. Mould was appointed assistant to the late Calvert Vaux, Chief Architect of Public Parks in New York, and in 1870 succeeded him as head of that department.