Ithiel Town
Ithiel Town (1784 - June 12, 1844) was an architect and civil engineer.
His important architectural works include Center Church (1812-1815) and Trinity Church (1813-1816) on the New Haven Green in New Haven, Connecticut. In 1820 he designed and patented the wooden truss bridge, which was widely used throughout the United States. Town formed one of the first professional architectural firms in the United States in 1829 with Alexander Jackson Davis.
He designed his New Haven home on Hillhouse Avenue in the Greek Revival style; here he kept what was then an extraordinary architectural library -- an inspiration to many, including Davis and another noted architect, Henry Austin. Town is interred in Grove Street Cemetery, New Haven, Connecticut.