Isaac Hodgson
Isaac Hodgson (16 December 1826 – August, 1909) was an Irish architect who worked primarily in Indiana and Minnesota.
Isaac Hodgson
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- Name
- Isaac Hodgson
- Born
- 16 December 1826
- Birthplace
- Belfast, Ireland
- Died
- August, 1909
- Place of death
- Minneapolis, MN
- Nationality
- United States
- Occupation
- architect
- Known for
- Industrial Exposition Building
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Isaac Hodgson (16 December 1826 – August, 1909) was an Irish architect who worked primarily in Indiana and Minnesota.
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Isaac Hodgson was an architect, of American nationality. The architect was born in Belfast and died in Minneapolis.
Isaac Hodgson worked for Charles Lanyon and was a member of American Institute of Architects. The architect lived in Belfast, Indianapolis and Louisville. Among the works is Industrial Exposition Building.
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Key facts
Key facts
• Name — Isaac Hodgson • Born — 16 December 1826 • Birthplace — Belfast, Ireland • Died — August, 1909 • Place of death — Minneapolis, MN • Significant Buildings — Bartholomew County Courthouse Jennings County Courthouse Morgan County Courthouse Henry County Courthouse
Life and education
Life and education
He was born in Belfast, Ireland in 1826 and studied at the Royal Academy. He went to work for architect Sir Charles Lanyon at the age of 16. He immigrated to the New York in 1848 and in 1849 moved to Louisville, Kentucky where he worked as an assistant architect working on a number of state governmental buildings. He died in Indiana in August 1909 (Encyclopaedia of Indianapolis has an incorrect date and it must have come from a previous incorrect source.)
Career
Career
He was practicing architecture in Indianapolis by 1855. He designed six Indiana courthouses, including the ones in Bartholomew, Jennings, Morgan and Henry counties. He also designed the old Marion County courthouse which was demolished in 1962. Hodgson was one of eight charter members of the Indiana Chapter of the American Institute of Architects and relocated to Minnesota about 1882 where he designed a number of notable buildings in partnership with his oldest son, including the Industrial Exposition Building in 1886.
Notable works
Notable works
• Illustration — Jennings County Courthouse • Illustration — Morgan County Courthouse • Illustration — Henry County Courthouse • Illustration — Bartholomew County Courthouse
The historic Henry County Courthouse in New Castle, Indiana.
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Life and career
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1826
Isaac Hodgson was born on 16 December 1826.
1909
Isaac Hodgson died at Minneapolis.
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- Belfast, Louisville and Indianapolis
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Isaac Hodgson was born at Belfast.
Birthplace
Isaac Hodgson died at Minneapolis.
Deathplace
Belfast.
Birth place
Minneapolis.
Death place
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q15485476: Isaac Hodgson
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- Getty Union List of Artist Names 500219138, Isaac Hodgson and Son.
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Notes from the source article
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- 1."The Republic", Columbus, IN 09/03/1909
- 2.Burns, Lee. "Early Architects and Builders of Indiana.". Indiana Historical Society. 200–201. 1935. 978-0-282-79719-5.
- 3.Biographical History of Eminent and Self-Made Men of the State of Indiana, Volume I, Western Biographical Publishing Co, Cincinnati, OH. 94–95. 1880.
- 4.Counts, Will. The 92 Magnificent Indiana Courthouses. Indiana University Press. 12–13. 1991. 978-0-253-33638-5.
- 5.Zeigler, Connie. Marion County, Indiana, Courthouse-- Uncovered Plans. September 29, 2013.
- 6.Indianapolis News 3 July 1877 — Hoosier State Chronicles: Indiana's Digital Historic Newspaper Program. newspapers.library.in.gov.
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q15485476: Isaac HodgsonWikimedia Foundation
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Getty Union List of Artist Names 500219138, Isaac Hodgson and Son.The Getty Research Institute
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The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 17 August 2026.
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