George I. Barnett

George I. Barnett
Born	George Ingham Barnett 1815 Nottingham, England
Died	December 30, 1898 St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Nationality	American
Occupation	Architect
Buildings	Missouri Governor's Mansion, Tower Grove House, Henry Shaw Mausoleum

George Ingham Barnett (1815–1898) was an architect from St. Louis, MO. He was called The Dean of St. Louis Architecture for his contributions to the buildings of St. Louis as well as for his influence on other architects in the United States.

Barnett was born in Nottingham, England. He completed a classical education by the age of 16, then trained with Sir Thomas Hine at a builder in Nottingham, and then took on an apprenticeship with an architectural firm in London. Barnett left England for the United States in early 1839, remaining in New York City for six months before departing for St. Louis.

Barnett designed hundreds of buildings in St. Louis, many in Greek Revival, Italianate, and Gothic design. Barnett did not deviate from classical designs, and his portfolio was largely responsible for establishing Classicism as St. Louis' dominate architectural influence. His works included houses, churches, commercial, and civic structures. Among his best known structures are renovations to the Old Courthouse, the Missouri Governor's mansion, the structures of the Missouri Botanical Garden, Tower Grove Park, and the Southern Hotel. The Samuel Moody Grubbs House in LItchfield Illinois. The only structure in Illinois he designed. It is a second Empire design.

Tower Grove House, 1849

Old Courthouse, completed 1864

Grand Avenue Water Tower, 1871

Missouri Governor's Mansion, 1871

Tower Grove Park, 1875

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