John B. Hogg
Hogg designed the First Bryan Baptist Church, Savannah, Georgia
BornSeptember 4, 1826
South Carolina, U.S.
DiedMarch 26, 1888(1888-03-26) (aged 61)
Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
Resting placeLaurel Grove Cemetery, Savannah, Georgia, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
OccupationEngineer

John B. Howard (born John B. Hogg; September 4, 1826 – March 26, 1888) was an American civil engineer and architect prominent in Savannah, Georgia, United States. He designed two of the city's churches.

Life and career

John B. Hogg was born in South Carolina on September 4, 1826,[1] to James E. Hogg and Harriet S. Vollotton. His father was a deacon of the First Baptist Church "until his old age."[2]

After studying under Thomas Ustick Walter,[3] in 1848 Hogg designed Trinity Methodist Church in Savannah's Telfair Square.[4][5][6]

Hogg became a founding member of the Isle of Hope Methodist Church in 1851.[7]

He married Georgia R. Lothropp, with whom he had two known children: Mary S. (born 1858) and William Carr (1860).

Hogg was listed in the 1860 Savannah census as being a peddler. The following year, he was recorded as being a surveyor. By 1867, he was appearing as the city's surveyor.[1]

He was a private in the 26th Georgia Infantry.[8]

In 1873, Hogg designed another of Savannah's churches, the First Bryan Baptist Church.

Hogg changed his last name to Howard in 1879. He appeared on city reports until 1887.[1][9]

Selected notable works

Death

Howard died on March 26, 1888, aged 61. He was buried in Savannah's Laurel Grove Cemetery. His widow survived him by eight years and was interred beside him upon her death, aged 66.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Before Midnight, Bonaventure and the Bird Girl Exhibition Guide » Telfair Museums » Savannah, GA". Telfair Museums. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  2. ↑ "James M. Simms (James Meriles). The First Colored Baptist Church in North America. Constituted at Savannah, Georgia, January 20, A.D. 1788. With Biographical Sketches of the Pastors". docsouth.unc.edu. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  3. ↑ City of Savannah Municipal Archives, Savannah, Georgia [GSG (OCLC/LYRASIS)
  4. ↑ "CONTENTdm". vault.georgiaarchives.org. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  5. ↑ "Trinity Church - Our Story". trinity1848.org. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  6. ↑ "Trinity Methodist Church Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  7. ↑ "Georgia Historical Society Historical Markers". www.hmdb.org. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  8. ↑ "Tennessee Department of State: Tennessee State Library and Archives". sharetngov.tnsosfiles.com. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
  9. ↑ Engineering News and American Contract Journal, Volume 18 (1887), p. 428
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