Jacob Wray Mould (1825-6/14/1884) New York, New York

Noted ecclesiastical architect in New York during the mid-nineteenth century, Mould was born and educated in England, studied architecture under Owen Jones, and later, when Mr. Jones went to Spain to gather material for his book on the Alhambra, the young man accompanied him. Afterward, he illustrated the book, and collaborated with Mr. Jones on his "Grammar of Ornament".

Deciding to begin his career in New York, Mr. Mould moved to the city in 1853. Later in the same year was commissioned to design All Saints Church, and the edifice, planned in an adaptation of Italian Gothic, was erected at the corner of Fourth Avenue and 20th Street. During the next few years he was selected architect of several other churches of note, including the Second Unitarian in Brooklyn at Clinton and Congress Streets, also designed many country homes. In 1867, he was appointed assistant to Calvert Vaus, Chief Architect of Public Parks in New York, and in 1870 succeeded him as head of that department.