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Mills, Robert 1781-1855

Architect; born in Charleston, S. C., Aug. 12, 1781; studied architecture under Benjamin H. Latrobe; was made United States architect in 1830; planned the construction of the United States Post-office, Patent Office, and Treasury buildings. He drew the original design of the Washington Monument, on which work was begun in 1848 on the site selected by Washington for a memorial of the Revolutionary War. His publications include Statistics of South Carolina; The American pharos, or light-house guide; and Guide to the National executive offices. He died in Washington, D. C., March 3, 1855.

Harper and Brothers Publishers. . New York. 1902.

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