About Augustus Farnham
Lived 1805 – 1865 (aged 59). Augustus Farnham was an American architect.
Augustus Alwin Farnham (20 May 1805 – 2 May 1865 ) was an architect in Utah and a Mormon missionary.
Farnham was born May 20, 1805, in Andover, Massachusetts. The three preached in Auckland, Wellington, and Nelson, after which Farnham returned to Australia, leaving Cooke and Holder to continue preaching.
Farnham's most important architectural work was the Bountiful Tabernacle, a Greek Revival monument, which was known worldwide. This building, located at Main and Center Streets in Bountiful, Utah, is listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
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American architect
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Augustus Farnham was born on 20 May 1805 in Andover.
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Augustus Farnham died on 2 May 1865.
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Augustus Farnham was an architect.
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Augustus Farnham was American.
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