Frederick Clarke Withers

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Frederick Clarke Withers (1828-1901) was an English architect brought to the United States at the invitation of the talented American Architect, Andrew Jackson Downing.Downing was tragically drowned that year, attempting to save his mother, following the explosion of the steamboat Henry Clay. Calvert Vaux, Downing's partner, then took Withers in as a partner.

Built Works

• Jefferson Market Courthouse, New York 1874 (Vaux & Withers)

• Chapel of the Good Shepherd, Roosevelt Island, N.Y. 1888-1889

• National Historic Landmarks:

• Hudson River State Hospital and
• Third Judicial District Courthouse (with Calvert Vaux)