Henry Hudson Holly

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Henry Hudson Holly (* 1834 - September 4, 1892 in New York City ) was an American architect .

Life

Henry Hudson Holly's family was from Connecticut ; his ancestors were among the founders of Stamford, Connecticut . His father moved to Fifth Avenue in New York and was Alderman in New York from 1840 to 1850. In addition to exclusive private buildings, Henry Hudson Holly also built churches and university buildings, such as those of the University of Sewanee in Tennessee . He wrote the books Holly's Country Seats and Holly's Church Architecture about his buildings . He has been a member of the American Institute of Architecture since it was founded in 1857. For a long time his office was in the Trinity Building in New York. After teaming up with his former employee Jelliff, the place of business was relocated.

The West Orange Lab in the 1890s

One of his best-known buildings is the West Orange Laboratory built by Thomas Alva Edison from 1887 . Edison also lived in a house that Holly planned for 45 years.

A fall from a building shell caused internal injuries, as a result of which Henry Hudson Holly died three years later in his private home at 3 East Eighty fourth-street. He left a son.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ harpers.org Information about Henry Hudson Holly's date of birth is inconsistent; according to Harper's Magazine, he was born in 1834, but according to the New York Times obituary, he died in 1892 at the age of 55.
  2. ↑ nps.gov
personal data
SURNAME Holly, Henry Hudson
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American architect
DATE OF BIRTH 1834
DATE OF DEATH September 4, 1892
Place of death New York City