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DBA: Craddock & Hay, Lincoln, Nebraska; Duval & Hay, Hay & Hulse, New Orleans, Louisiana
 
DBA: Craddock & Hay, Lincoln, Nebraska; Duval & Hay, Hay & Hulse, New Orleans, Louisiana
  
Alexander Hay was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1858 to James and Isabella (Hall) Hay.  He was educated in Edinburgh then was a draftsman for an Edinburgh architectural office.  He immigrated to the U. S. in the 1880s and worked in Massachusetts before his brief sojourn in Nebraska in 1890, where a short-lived partnership between '''[[James Henry Craddock (1856-1932), Architect|James Henry Craddock]]''' and Hay lasted only part of the year 1890 as '''[[Craddock & Hay, Architects]]'''.[[#References|[1]]]  Hay probably returned to Massachusetts before arriving in New Orleans by 1893, where he resided until his death in 1937.  In his last decades the U. S. Census and New Orleans city directories listed him as a "curio dealer" or bookseller.[[#References|[5]]]
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Alexander Hay was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1858 to James and Isabella (Hall) Hay.  He was educated in Edinburgh, then was a draftsman for an Edinburgh architectural office.  He immigrated to the U. S. in the 1880s and worked in Massachusetts before his brief sojourn in Nebraska, where a short-lived partnership between '''[[James Henry Craddock (1856-1932), Architect|James Henry Craddock]]''' and Hay lasted only part of the year 1890 as '''[[Craddock & Hay, Architects]]'''.[[#References|[1]]]  Hay probably returned to Massachusetts before arriving in New Orleans by 1893, where he resided until his death in 1937.  In his last decades the U. S. Census and New Orleans city directories listed him as a "curio dealer" or bookseller.[[#References|[5]]]
 
   
 
   
 
This page is a contribution to the publication, '''[[Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects]]'''. See the [[Format and contents of Nebraska architect entries|format and contents]] page for more information on the compilation and page organization.
 
This page is a contribution to the publication, '''[[Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects]]'''. See the [[Format and contents of Nebraska architect entries|format and contents]] page for more information on the compilation and page organization.
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1895-1896: Hay & (Albert L.) Hulse, architects, New Orleans, Louisiana.[[#References|[2][3]]]
 
1895-1896: Hay & (Albert L.) Hulse, architects, New Orleans, Louisiana.[[#References|[2][3]]]
  
1896-1915: Architect in solo practice, New Orleans, Louisiana.[[#References|[4]]]
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1896-c. 1915: Architect in solo practice, New Orleans, Louisiana.[[#References|[4]]]
  
 
==Other Associations==
 
==Other Associations==
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==Buildings & Projects==
 
==Buildings & Projects==
 
[[school proposals]]
 
[[school proposals]]
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Competition design for Cathedral of St. John the Divine (1889), New York City, New York.[[#References|[10]]]
  
 
Carrollton Presbyterian Church (1897-1898), Burdette and Hampson Streets, Carrollton, Louisiana.[[#References|[6][7]]]
 
Carrollton Presbyterian Church (1897-1898), Burdette and Hampson Streets, Carrollton, Louisiana.[[#References|[6][7]]]
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==Notes==
 
==Notes==
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a. The "Alexander Hay Office Records" in Tulane's Southeastern Architecture Archive [[#References|[11]]] shed light on a number of his New Orleans projects, as well as some of his pre-1893 associates in Scotland and Massachusetts.  The detailed "Scope and Contents" listing does not reference any Nebraska projects.
  
 
==References==  
 
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9. Advertisement for "'Vieux Carre' Book and Curio Store, 321 Royal Street, New Orleans, La.," ''(New Orleans, Louisiana) Herald'' (August 30, 1917), 6.
 
9. Advertisement for "'Vieux Carre' Book and Curio Store, 321 Royal Street, New Orleans, La.," ''(New Orleans, Louisiana) Herald'' (August 30, 1917), 6.
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10. Perspective drawing in ''American Architect and Building News'' (December 21, 1889), No. 730 (illustration); accessed on-line May 26, 2020 at https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=iau.31858055199131&view=1up&seq=747
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11. "Alexander Hay Office Records," ''Southeastern Architecture Archive, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University'' (Collection 30), accessed on-line May 26, 2020 at https://seaa.tulane.edu/sites/default/files/seaa/docs/finding_aids/30%20Alexander%20Hay%20Office%20Records.pdf
  
 
==Acknowledgements==
 
==Acknowledgements==

Revision as of 13:02, 26 May 2020

Lincoln, Nebraska, 1890; New Orleans, Louisiana, 1893-c. 1920

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DBA: Craddock & Hay, Lincoln, Nebraska; Duval & Hay, Hay & Hulse, New Orleans, Louisiana

Alexander Hay was born in Edinburgh, Scotland in 1858 to James and Isabella (Hall) Hay. He was educated in Edinburgh, then was a draftsman for an Edinburgh architectural office. He immigrated to the U. S. in the 1880s and worked in Massachusetts before his brief sojourn in Nebraska, where a short-lived partnership between James Henry Craddock and Hay lasted only part of the year 1890 as Craddock & Hay, Architects.[1] Hay probably returned to Massachusetts before arriving in New Orleans by 1893, where he resided until his death in 1937. In his last decades the U. S. Census and New Orleans city directories listed him as a "curio dealer" or bookseller.[5]

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.

Compiled Nebraska Directory Listings

Not listed in Nebraska directories.check 1890

Educational & Professional Associations

1890: Craddock & Hay, Architects, Lincoln, Nebraska.[1]

1893-1894: (Southron R.) Duval & Hay, architects, New Orleans, Louisiana.[2][3]

1895-1896: Hay & (Albert L.) Hulse, architects, New Orleans, Louisiana.[2][3]

1896-c. 1915: Architect in solo practice, New Orleans, Louisiana.[4]

Other Associations

c. 1916-1930s: Proprietor, "Vieux Carre" Book and Curio Store, New Orleans, Louisiana.[9]

Buildings & Projects

school proposals

Competition design for Cathedral of St. John the Divine (1889), New York City, New York.[10]

Carrollton Presbyterian Church (1897-1898), Burdette and Hampson Streets, Carrollton, Louisiana.[6][7]

Baptist Church (1900), St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans, Louisiana.[8]

Notes

a. The "Alexander Hay Office Records" in Tulane's Southeastern Architecture Archive [11] shed light on a number of his New Orleans projects, as well as some of his pre-1893 associates in Scotland and Massachusetts. The detailed "Scope and Contents" listing does not reference any Nebraska projects.

References

1. "Ready for Work. Craddock & Hay, Architects, Fling Their Banner to the Breeze," (Lincoln, Nebraska) Evening Call (February 8, 1890), 5.

2. "Prosperous Architects. Progress of the Firm of Duval & Hay," (New Orleans, Louisiana) Times-Democrat (June 18, 1893), 9.

3. Notices of dissolution "by mutual consent" of firm of Hay & Hulse, (New Orleans, Louisiana) Times-Democrat (October 4, 1896), 6.

4. Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line], s. v. "Alexander Hay." Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004; Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line], s. v. "Alexander Hay." Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006.

5. Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line], s. v. "Alexander Hay." Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010; Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]; s. v. "Alexander Hay." Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002.

6. "As the Architects See the Situation," (New Orleans, Louisiana) Times-Picayune (September 1, 1897), 14.

7. "Carrollton Presbyterian Church," (New Orleans, Louisiana) Times-Picayune (January 22, 1898), 11; "Presbyterians' New Carrollton Church," (New Orleans, Louisiana) Times-Picayune (January 24, 1898), 3 (illustrated).

8. "New Baptist Church on St. Charles Avenue," (New Orleans, Louisiana) Times-Democrat (July 26, 1900), 12 (illustrated).

9. Advertisement for "'Vieux Carre' Book and Curio Store, 321 Royal Street, New Orleans, La.," (New Orleans, Louisiana) Herald (August 30, 1917), 6.

10. Perspective drawing in American Architect and Building News (December 21, 1889), No. 730 (illustration); accessed on-line May 26, 2020 at https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=iau.31858055199131&view=1up&seq=747

11. "Alexander Hay Office Records," Southeastern Architecture Archive, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University (Collection 30), accessed on-line May 26, 2020 at https://seaa.tulane.edu/sites/default/files/seaa/docs/finding_aids/30%20Alexander%20Hay%20Office%20Records.pdf

Acknowledgements

Page Citation

E. F. Zimmer, “Alexander Hay (1858-1937), Architect,” in David Murphy, Edward F. Zimmer, and Lynn Meyer, comps. Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects. Lincoln: Nebraska State Historical Society, May 25, 2020. http://www.e-nebraskahistory.org/index.php?title=Place_Makers_of_Nebraska:_The_Architects Accessed, March 28, 2024.


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