Person
Robert Mills
American architect
Robert Mills (August 12, 1781 – March 3, 1855), most famously known for designing the Washington Monument, is sometimes called the first native born American to become a professional architect, though Charles Bulfinch perhaps has a clearer claim to this honor.
Mills studies in Charleston, South Carolina as a student of Irish-born architect James Hoban—who later designs the White House, which becomes the official home of US presidents.
Both Hoban and Mills are Freemasons.