▁of ▁P ep are th us , ▁an ▁ancient ▁phil os opher <0x0A> </s> ▁Edward ▁Wil ton ▁D onn ▁Jr . ▁( 1 8 6 8 – 1 9 5 3 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Washington , ▁D . C .- based ▁American ▁architect ▁of ▁the ▁early ▁ 2 0 th ▁century . ▁ ▁D onn ▁was ▁most ▁famous ▁for ▁his ▁association ▁with ▁W addy ▁Wood ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁architect ural ▁firm ▁of ▁Wood , ▁D onn ▁& ▁Dem ing ▁( see ▁W addy ▁Wood ▁for ▁a ▁description ▁of ▁the ▁firm ▁and ▁for ▁a ▁list ▁of ▁their ▁works ), ▁but ▁is ▁also ▁well ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁design ▁of ▁Memorial ▁House ▁at ▁George ▁Washington ▁B irth place ▁National ▁Monument . ▁ ▁Career ▁Edward ▁W . ▁D onn ▁Jr .' s ▁father ▁and ▁names ake ▁was ▁an ▁architect ▁and ▁D onn ▁Jr . ▁followed ▁his ▁career . ▁As ▁a ▁young ▁architect ▁he ▁worked ▁with ▁The odore ▁Fred rich ▁La ist ▁and ▁W addy ▁Butler ▁Wood , ▁eventually ▁forming ▁a ▁firm ▁with ▁Wood ▁and ▁William ▁I . ▁Dem ing . ▁ ▁After ▁Wood , ▁D onn ▁& ▁Dem ing ▁dissol ved , ▁D onn ▁went ▁on ▁his ▁own . ▁In ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 2 0 s , ▁over ▁the ▁ob jections ▁of ▁Frederick ▁Law ▁Ol m sted , ▁a ▁decision ▁was ▁made ▁to ▁build ▁a ▁rep lica ▁of ▁the ▁house ▁in ▁which ▁George ▁Washington ▁was ▁born ▁on ▁the ▁exc av ated ▁foundation ▁of ▁the ▁destroyed ▁home . ▁D onn ▁worked ▁on ▁a ▁design ▁based