About I. W. P. Lewis
Born 1808. I. W. P. Lewis was an American engineer and designer.
Isaiah William Penn Lewis (1808 – October 1855) was an American lighthouse designer, builder, and engineer.
Early life Lewis was born in 1808 in Boston, Massachusetts.
He was a nephew of Winslow Lewis, and was often critical of his uncle's work.
Career I.W.P. Lewis traveled to Europe to study European lighthouse design, and incorporated the lessons he learned into his work. He built a handful of pile lighthouses, most of which were in the Florida Keys.
In 1843 he made a report to Congress on the lighthouses in the country.
Death Lewis died in October 1855 in Boston, Massachusetts.
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I. W. P. Lewis was born in 1808.
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I. W. P. Lewis was an engineer and designer.
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