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'''George Anthony Colby Smith''' was born in New London, New Hampshire on October 26, 1836. When Smith was thirteen years old, his parents moved to Washington, D. C. so that his father, Caleb B. Smith, could work as a librarian in the State Department. When he was eighteen years old he was engaged in government service as draughtsman and architect. Until 1875, he spent most of his time in Washington, and in that year went to Dover, Delaware, and put up the post office there. Smith came to Lincoln in January, 1878, to take charge of the government buildings. Here, he superintended the completion of the post office.[[#References|[1]]] He later moved to Chicago, where, in 1885, he became a charter member of the Western Association of Architects.[[#References|[2:301]]] Smith died on January 9, 1886 at the age of 49 in Chicago, Illinois.[[#References|[6]]] | '''George Anthony Colby Smith''' was born in New London, New Hampshire on October 26, 1836. When Smith was thirteen years old, his parents moved to Washington, D. C. so that his father, Caleb B. Smith, could work as a librarian in the State Department. When he was eighteen years old he was engaged in government service as draughtsman and architect. Until 1875, he spent most of his time in Washington, and in that year went to Dover, Delaware, and put up the post office there. Smith came to Lincoln in January, 1878, to take charge of the government buildings. Here, he superintended the completion of the post office.[[#References|[1]]] He later moved to Chicago, where, in 1885, he became a charter member of the Western Association of Architects.[[#References|[2:301]]] Smith died on January 9, 1886 at the age of 49 in Chicago, Illinois.[[#References|[6]]] | ||
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Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Yankee Hill, Lancaster, Nebraska; Archive Collection Number: T1128; Roll: 9; Page: 1; Line: 7; Schedule Type: Agriculture. Accessed through Ancestry.com. | Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Yankee Hill, Lancaster, Nebraska; Archive Collection Number: T1128; Roll: 9; Page: 1; Line: 7; Schedule Type: Agriculture. Accessed through Ancestry.com. | ||
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Revision as of 11:56, 18 October 2017
DBA: G.A.C. Smith
George Anthony Colby Smith was born in New London, New Hampshire on October 26, 1836. When Smith was thirteen years old, his parents moved to Washington, D. C. so that his father, Caleb B. Smith, could work as a librarian in the State Department. When he was eighteen years old he was engaged in government service as draughtsman and architect. Until 1875, he spent most of his time in Washington, and in that year went to Dover, Delaware, and put up the post office there. Smith came to Lincoln in January, 1878, to take charge of the government buildings. Here, he superintended the completion of the post office.[1] He later moved to Chicago, where, in 1885, he became a charter member of the Western Association of Architects.[2:301] Smith died on January 9, 1886 at the age of 49 in Chicago, Illinois.[6]
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
Educational & Professional Associations
1860: draughtsman, Washington D.C.[3]
1877: Superintendent of Repairs, Supervising Architect's Office-First Comptroller's Office, United States Treasury Department. Port Huron, Michigan.[8][a]
1880-1883: architect and partner, Smith & Tyler, Architects, Lincoln, Nebraska.
1881: Superintendent of Repairs of Public Buildings, Supervising Architect's Office-First Comptroller's Office, United States Treasury Department. Lincoln, Nebraska.[4][5][a]
1883: Superintendent of Repairs, Office of Supervising Architect-First Comptroller's Office, United States Treasury Department. Dubuque, Iowa.[7][a]
1885: architect, Chicago, Illinois.[2:301]
Buildings & Projects
Commercial Hotel (n.d.). [5]
Notes
a. Residences were in Nebraska, Iowa, and Michigan while working for Treasury Department located in Washington, D.C. [5][7][8]
References
1. A. T. Andreas, History of the State of Nebraska (Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1882), 1079.
2. Industrial Chicago: The Building Interests Vol. 1 (Chicago: Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1891), accessed August 2, 2012, http://libsysdigi.library.uiuc.edu/oca/Books2008-03/industrialchicag/industrialchicag01good/industrialchicag01good.pdf
3. 1860 United States Census: Washington Ward 4, Washington, District of Columbia; Roll: M653_103; Page: 306; Image: 306; Family History Library Film: 803103. Accessed through Ancestry.com.
4. Ancestry.com. U.S., Register of Civil, Military, and Naval Service, 1863-1959 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
5. “Inhabitants, Business Firms, Manufactories, Educational and Institutions of Lincoln, 1878-79” Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
6. Ancestry.com. Cook County, Illinois, Deaths Index, 1878-1922 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
7. Ancestry.com. U.S., Register of Civil, Military, and Naval Service, 1863-1959 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
8. Ancestry.com. U.S., Register of Civil, Military, and Naval Service, 1863-1959 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
Other Sources
Census Year: 1880; Census Place: Yankee Hill, Lancaster, Nebraska; Archive Collection Number: T1128; Roll: 9; Page: 1; Line: 7; Schedule Type: Agriculture. Accessed through Ancestry.com.
Page Citation
D. Murphy, “George Anthony Colby "G.A.C." Smith (1836-1886), Architect,” in David Murphy, Edward F. Zimmer, and Lynn Meyer, comps. Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects. Lincoln: Nebraska State Historical Society, March 11, 2015. http://www.e-nebraskahistory.org/index.php?title=Place_Makers_of_Nebraska:_The_Architects Accessed, April 19, 2024.
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