biography of Elijah E. MYERS (1831-1909)

Birth place: Philadelphia, PA

Death place: Detroit, MI

Addresses: Detroit, MI, 1872-1909

Profession: Painter, architect

Studied: Franklin Inst., Phila.

Exhibited: Michigan State Fair, 1878

Comments: Designer of the state capitols in Michigan, Texas, Colorado, Idaho, Utah, of the Parliament Buildings in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and an asylum in Mexico City.

Sources: Gibson, Artists of Early Michigan, 180.