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James Vincent de Paul Lafferty , Jr. -LRB- 1856-1898 -RRB- was an Irish-American inventor , most famous for his construction of Lucy the Elephant , the Elephantine Colossus and Old Dumbo .. Lucy the Elephant. Lucy the Elephant. Elephantine Colossus. Elephantine Colossus. Old Dumbo. Old Dumbo. Born to Irish parents in Philadelphia , Pennsylvania , he received Patent Number 268503 , on December 5 , 1882 to protect his original invention , as well as any animal-shaped building .. Broke by 1887 , Lafferty was forced to sell Lucy -LRB- originally named `` Elephant Bazaar '' -RRB- .. He died in 1898 and is buried in the cemetery of St. Augustine 's Catholic Church in Philadelphia .