George Cary (architect)
George Cary (born March 25, 1859 in Buffalo , † May 5, 1945 there ) was an American architect.
Life
George Cary was one of seven children of Dr. Walter Cary. He studied at Harvard and Columbia University , where he graduated with a Master of Philosophy in 1885. He then gained his first experience at McKim, Mead, and White and then moved to Paris for further studies . George Cary was trained there at the École des beaux-arts ; Honoré Daumet was one of his teachers . In 1891 he settled in his hometown as a freelance architect; his address until he was married was 184 Delaware Avenue. In 1908 he married Allithea Birge.
According to his plans, the city hospital in Buffalo was built, as well as the dental college and other university buildings. He also planned an administration building for the Pierce-Arrow Motor Car Company, which was built in 1906/07 on the property at 1695 Elmwood Avenue. He also designed numerous villas and apartment buildings. Buildings based on Cary's plans were also erected in Washington, Omaha and Muskoka, among others. These include Herbert and Martha Wadsworth's winter quarters on Massachusetts Avenue in Washington, built in 1902. Martha Wadsworth claimed to be the creator of the house, but there is evidence that Cary was responsible for the structure, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places .
Of the structures that Cary designed for the Pan-American Exposition held in Buffalo in 1901, only the former New York State Pavilion remained. It houses the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society.
Cary died after a brief illness in his self-designed home in Buffalo at 460 Franklin Street and was buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery.
literature
- Hans Vollmer : Cary, George . In: Ulrich Thieme (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists from Antiquity to the Present . Founded by Ulrich Thieme and Felix Becker . tape 6 : Carlini-Cioci . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1912, p. 98 ( Textarchiv - Internet Archive ).
- The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography: Current volume. Volume 2. JT White, New York, 1930, p. 396.
- Cary, George . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists of the XX. Century. tape 5 : V-Z. Supplements: A-G . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1961, p. 365 .
- Cary, George . In: General Artist Lexicon . The visual artists of all times and peoples (AKL). Volume 17, Saur, Munich a. a. 1997, ISBN 3-598-22757-4 , p. 40.
Individual evidence
- ↑ George Cary. In: arch INFORM ; accessed on February 8, 2017.
- ↑ a b c George Cary on findagrave.com
- ↑ Club History on sulgraveclub.org
- ↑ a b George Cary (1859-1945) on burchfieldpenney.org
- ↑ 'Special to THE NEW YORK TIMES: George Cary Dies. Noted Architect . In: The New York Times . May 6, 1945 ( nytimes.com - abstract).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Cary, George |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 25, 1859 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Buffalo |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 5, 1945 |
| Place of death | Buffalo |