<P> In the new republic , Robert Adam 's neoclassical manner was adapted for the local late 18th and early 19th - century style , called `` Federal architecture '' . One of the pioneers of this style was English - born Benjamin Henry Latrobe , who is often noted as one of the first formally trained America 's professional architects and the father of American architecture . The Baltimore Basilica , the first Roman Catholic cathedral in the United States , is considered by many experts to be Latrobe 's masterpiece . </P>
<P> In the new republic , Robert Adam 's neoclassical manner was adapted for the local late 18th and early 19th - century style , called `` Federal architecture '' . One of the pioneers of this style was English - born Benjamin Henry Latrobe , who is often noted as one of the first formally trained America 's professional architects and the father of American architecture . The Baltimore Basilica , the first Roman Catholic cathedral in the United States , is considered by many experts to be Latrobe 's masterpiece . </P>
the individual credited with bringing the neoclassical architectural style to the united states was
the individual credited with bringing the neoclassical architectural style to the united states was
English - born Benjamin Henry Latrobe
English - born Benjamin Henry Latrobe