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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 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]]] | |
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. | ||
==Compiled Nebraska Directory Listings== | ==Compiled Nebraska Directory Listings== | ||
| − | Not listed in Nebraska directories.[[check 1890 | + | Not listed in Nebraska directories.[[check 1890]] |
==Educational & Professional Associations== | ==Educational & Professional Associations== | ||
Revision as of 11:48, 26 May 2020
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 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.
Contents
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]
1896-1915: 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
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.
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.
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, April 20, 2024.
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