James Hoban 1758 1831 DOCUMENTING AND CELEBRATING THE IRISHMAN WHO DESIGNED AND CONSTRUCTED THE WORLD’S MOST FAMOUS BUILDING A RECORD OF THE JAMES HOBAN COMMEMORATION 2006-2008 A contemporary wax image in The White House Collection is the only representation of Hoban’s appearance in existence. Reproduction courtesy of The White House Historical Association.
 
 
Got a Hoban fact, fancy, query or point of view? We’d be glad to hear it!
 
This site was set up to allow frequent and timely updates of our progress as we planned the celebrations to mark the 250th. anniversary of the birth of James Hoban. With the completion of the schedule of events in Dublin and Kilkenny on the first weekend in October 2008, the site is now maintained as a record of the commemoration and of some continuing outreach activities as the Hoban exhibits move to various locations in the U.S. and Ireland.
 
You can also access the various other Hoban-related sites and those of our partner organizations via the links on our Society Branches, Partners and Current Links page.
 
CURRENT UPDATE: 12 April 2009 (to include details of Charleston, Savannah and Dublin program/me items in Current Events)
 
NOTE: In order to allow us to amend the navigation system quickly and easily to meet changing information needs as we go, we have created short page titles that can be changed as new material is added. Here are the current contents:
 
 
Hoban Current Events: Details of ongoing post-commemoration plans and proceedings
Hoban October2008: Preliminary report on events at RDS/Dublin, Kilkenny and Desart
Hoban Master Schedule: List and status of events in entire commemoration program(me) Keepers of the Flame: A preliminary listing of preservers of the Hoban tradition
About Hoban: Who was James Hoban?
Hoban News Archive 1&2: News items as they appeared on the website
Hoban Press Archive: Official press releases issued during the commemoration
Hoban Archive 1: Events: Details of related commemoration events
Hoban Archive 2: Dedication of the ‘Spirit of Place’ Installation at Desart, August 2008
Hoban Archive 3: On Site with the CUA team at Desart, August 2008
Hoban Archive 4: Planning the Hoban Memorial Arbor, 2007-8
Hoban Archive 5: Three Days in DC: Hoban Conference/CUA Consultation March 2008
Hoban Archive 6: Receptions at the Irish Consulate NY and the Irish Embassy DC
Hoban Archive 7: Public Meeting and Travis Price Presentation, Ireland, November 2007
Hoban Document 1: White House Curator Bill Allman on James Hoban
Hoban Document 2: An Afternoon in Georgetown
Hoban Document 3: A Vision of a Hoban Architectural Education/Interpretive Centre
Hoban Document 4: In Search of James: A Commemoration Chronicle
Hoban Lists and Links 1: Details and links for Society Branches and Program Partners
Hoban Lists&Links 2: A list of other supporting organizations
 
 
FEATURE TO READ A BRIEF REVIEW OF THE CAREERS OF A SELECT GROUP OF 30 DISTINGUISHED IRISH-BORN OR IRISH-DESCENDED CONTRIBUTORS TO THE BUILDING OF AMERICA click here ../The%20Irish%20Who%20Built%20America/Welcome.htmlshapeimage_7_link_0
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ARCHITECTURAL DIGEST
TO VIEW THE SPECIAL HOBAN SECTION ON THE WHITE HOUSE HISTORICAL ASSOCIATION WEBSITE, CLICK HERE
This website developed and edited by Denis Bergin, International Program(me) Coordinator and Executive Director of the James Hoban Commemoration.
 
Created and maintained by LineByLine  
 
 
To all those who made the last two years possible – from that first government-sponsored conference in Kilkenny in 2006 to the wonderful ‘Summer in October’  Sunday afternoon at the Hoban Birthplace Site at Desart in 2008 – a sincere thank you. You have helped to preserve and present an aspect of Irish and American history that   will serve to enhance and embellish the wonderful relationship between our two countries.
 
THE JAMES HOBAN SOCIETIES
OF IRELAND AND THE U.S.