[2] After he arrived in 1839, Irish built a cabin wherein the commissioners chose the site for the new territorial capital and then the design for the building.

When he built this house he chose the Greek Revival style, which might reflect his relationship with John F. Rague who designed the Capitol building here.

[2] It also reflects the housing styles of his native New York, and is very similar to the "farmhouse elevation" found in Minard Lafever's work, Young Builder's General Instructor.

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