Editing Thomas Ustick Walter (section)

== Other Philadelphia Works ==

Beyond Girard College, Walter designed numerous Philadelphia buildings that established his local reputation. Churches, houses, and commercial buildings received his Greek Revival treatment, adapted to varied functions and budgets. The Moyamensing Prison (1835, demolished) showed Greek forms applied to institutional purposes, its Egyptian-influenced gateway creating imposing presence appropriate to carceral function. Residential commissions demonstrated Walter's ability to adapt classical vocabulary to domestic scale, creating houses of refined elegance for Philadelphia's elite.<ref name="tatum"/>

Walter's Philadelphia practice also included alterations and additions to existing buildings. His sensitivity to context and ability to work within constraints developed skills that would prove valuable in his Capitol work. The variety of commissions—new construction and renovation, monumental and modest—created an architect of unusual versatility who could address diverse challenges while maintaining consistent principles.<ref name="gilchrist"/>