Edmund Woolley

Architect

1695 – 1771

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Who was Edmund Woolley?

Edmund Woolley was an Anglo-American architect and master carpenter. He was responsible for designing and erecting the first building on the University of Pennsylvania's first campus, the Pennsylvania State House and Hope Lodge. Woolley was born in England around 1695, and emigrated to America around the year 1705. He was one of the first members of The Carpenters' Company of the City and County of Philadelphia.

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Born
1695
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Lived in
  • Philadelphia
Died
1771

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on July 23, 2013

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