Albert Kelsey (1870-1950), Architect
Albert Kelsey was born April 26, 1870 in St. Louis, Missouri. He traveled extensively throughout his life and spent most of his education overseas. Early in his career, Kelsey often won prizes in drafting competitions held by the T-Square Club of Philadelphia. He continued cultivating his illustrious career by winning the Fourth Traveling Scholarship in Architecture of the University of Pennsylvania and by participating in municipal art conferences. He attended the Fourth International Congress of Architects, which was held in 1897 in Brussels, as a delegate. In June 1899, Kelsey was elected President of the Architectural League of America. He started his own architectural partnership, which dissolved in 1905. Additionally, he founded and edited The Architectural Annual. Kelsey was married to Henrietta Latitia Allis, and was a member of the American Institute of Architects, as well as the Pennsylvania State Association of Architects. In 1908, Kelsey was appointed a member of the Columbus, Ohio Plan Commission. He died in 1950.[1][3]
This page is a contribution to the publication, Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects. See the format and contents page for more information on the compilation and page organization.
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[hide]Compiled Nebraska Directory Listings
Educational & Professional Associations
1895: University of Pennsylvania.[1]
1895: T.P. Chandler.[ [#References|[1]]]
____: Cope and Stewardson.[1]
____-1905: architect and partner, Kennedy, Hays & Kelsey.[1]
____: Association with Paul P. Cret.[1]
Architectural Study Travel
1896: Traveled abroad on scholarship.[1]
Buildings & Projects
Dated
Pan-American Union Building (1908-1910), Washington, D.C.[4]
Carson College for Orphaned Girls (Later Carson Valley School)(1917), Flourtown, Pennsylvania.[7]
University Baptist Church (1921) Austin, Texas.
Roscoe L. Smith Home (1922), Lot 26 Block Northwest Section 9-7 Highlander’s Addition, on S. 27th St. (2745 Eastgate St.), Lincoln, Nebraska.[1][5][6]
Undated
Haddington Branch of the Free Library of Philadelphia.[2]
References
1. John Reps, “A Municipal Exhibit: Albert Kelsey,” "Cornell University" http://urbanplanning.library.cornell.edu/DOCS/kelsey.htm.
2. "Elevation's," The Architectural Record 40 (July 1916), 44-46.
3. “Albert Kelsey,” The Successful American Vol. 1, Part 1-Vol. 1, Part 1 (The Press Biographical Company: New York, n.d.), 40.
4. Pamela Scott and Antoinette J. Lee, Buildings of the District of Columbia (Oxford University Press: New York, 1991), 208.
5. Sanborn Atlas (1928).
6. City of Lincoln, Building Permit #10476 (1922).
7. “Where No Three Orphans May Dress Alike,” The New York Times (June 11, 1916).
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Page Citation
D. Murphy, “Albert Kelsey (1870-1950), Architect,” in David Murphy, Edward F. Zimmer, and Lynn Meyer, comps. Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects. Lincoln: Nebraska State Historical Society, December 18, 2018. http://www.e-nebraskahistory.org/index.php?title=Place_Makers_of_Nebraska:_The_Architects Accessed, June 24, 2025.
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