Alexander Ralston - Wikipedia
Alexander Ralston (1771 – January 5, 1827) was a Scottish-American surveyor who was one of two co-architects for the design of the city of Indianapolis, Indiana. He also helped to design Washington, D.C.
Long-forgotten man who designed Indy - Hoosier History Live
Feb 9, 2013 · A boutique hotel that just opened in downtown Indianapolis is named in honor of Alexander Ralston. So is a pub-restaurant that opened last year on Massachusetts Avenue, one of the dozens of streets designed by the planner who even had slipped into obscurity by the time he died in 1827.
Alexander Ralston - Encyclopedia of Indianapolis
(1771-Jan. 5, 1827). Born in Scotland, Alexander Ralston immigrated to the United States following the Revolutionary War. He used his training as an engineer when he became an assistant to Pierre L’Enfant in 1791 during the planning of the nation’s new capital city of Washington, D.C.
Remembered Ralston Relatives
Military Officer - Prominent figure in early West Tennessee. Alexander Ralston (1779–1861) was born in Pennsylvania to David Ralston (1741-1831) from Northern Ireland and Mary Reid (1757-c1811) from Scotland. While still a child they moved to …
Alexander Ralston (1771-1827) - Find a Grave Memorial
Architect, Civil Engineer. He is remembered as a co-architect for the US Capital in Washington DC and the design for the city of Indianapolis, Indiana. He started his career working for the Baron of Roslin in Scotland prior to immigrating to the US after the American Revolutionary War.
Alexander Ralston - TCLF
Born in Scotland, Ralston immigrated to the United States following the Revolutionary War. A trained engineer, he served as personal assistant to Pierre L'Enfant in 1791 during his planning for Washington, D.C.
Alexander Ralston – The Indiana History Blog
Named “Indianapolis” by state Representative Jeremiah Sullivan, the new state capital was surveyed by Alexander Ralston and Elias P. Fordham. Ralston, a surveyor and city planner who had worked in Washington, D.C., surveyed plats for Indianapolis in a …
Alexander Ralston
Alexander Ralston. 1779-1861. Alexander Ralston, first son of David Ralston and Mary Reid was born in Pennsylvania, April 25, 1779, and died in May 1861 in Weakley County, Tennessee. He was raised in the Cumberland Settlements near Nashville.
Alexander Ralston Ralston was born in Scotland. He came to Indianapolis in 1820 with his black housekeeper, Cheney Lively. After he platted the town of Indianapolis, he made it his home. He was employed as the county sur-veyor. He died on January 5, 1827, at age fifty-six. His obituary in the Indiana Journal, January 9, 1827 noted: “Mr.
Alexander Ralston (1771 — March 5, 1827), American architect
Alexander Ralston was one of two co-architects for the design of the city of Indianapolis, Indiana. Alexander Ralston was born in Scotland in 1771. In Britain he was engineer working for the Baron of Roslin on his estate before immigrating to the United States after the American Revolution.
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