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Francis Augustus Nelson

Francis Augustus Nelson (1878–1950) was an American architect from Montclair, New Jersey.

Early life and education

Francis A. Nelson was born on February 2, 1878, at Honolulu, Hawaii, the son of Dr. Henry Clay Nelson, a US Navy surgeon.[1] In 1893, the year his father died, Nelson was boarding at St. Paul's School, Concord, New Hampshire.[2] On June 5, 1900, he married Helen Ackerman at the Memorial Presbyterian Church, Park Slope, Brooklyn,[3] and on June 10, he graduated from Columbia University with a Bachelor of Science in Architecture.[4] In 1903, Nelson won a McKim Fellowship of $900, administered by Columbia University, for travel abroad.[5]

Career

Beginning about 1905, Nelson taught architectural design at Columbia University, remaining on the faculty until at least 1917. During the same period, he practiced architecture in partnership with Hubert Van Wagenen, a Columbia graduate of the class of 1899. The partnership ended with Wagenen's death in 1915. In 1920, Nelson's office was located at 15 West 38th Street, New York City,[6] but by 1915 he was living in Upper Montclair, New Jersey, where about 1916 he built a house for himself and his family at 303 Highland Avenue.[7] Nelson lived there until his death in March 1950.[8][9]

Architectural works of Nelson & Van Wagenen

Architectural works of Francis A. Nelson

  • Fort Washington Collegiate Church, built 1909, as Nelson & Van Wagenen.
    Fort Washington Collegiate Church, built 1909, as Nelson & Van Wagenen.
  • Montclair Public Library, Bellevue Avenue Branch, completed in 1914, as Nelson & Van Wagenen.[27]
    Montclair Public Library, Bellevue Avenue Branch, completed in 1914, as Nelson & Van Wagenen.[27]
  • Post Office Building, Upper Montclair, New Jersey, completed in 1918.
    Post Office Building, Upper Montclair, New Jersey, completed in 1918.
  • Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church, Washington DC, completed in 1922.
    Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church, Washington DC, completed in 1922.
  • Woman's Club of Upper Montclair Clubhouse, completed in 1924.[28]
    Woman's Club of Upper Montclair Clubhouse, completed in 1924.[28]
  • The Anchorage, Montclair, New Jersey, completed in 1930.
    The Anchorage, Montclair, New Jersey, completed in 1930.
  • Hayfield Farm, Lehman Twp., Pennsylvania, completed in 1934.
    Hayfield Farm, Lehman Twp., Pennsylvania, completed in 1934.

References

  1. ^ 1880 US Census, New London, Connecticut.
  2. ^ Obituary, Henry Clay Nelson, The New York Times, March 11, 1893, page 3.
  3. ^ The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, June 6, 1900, page 16.
  4. ^ Annual Commencement Program, Columbia University, June 13, 1900.
  5. ^ Brooklyn Daily Eagle, June 10, 1903, page 22.
  6. ^ The Architecture League of New York, Index of Exhibits, March 1920,
  7. ^ Social Register Association, Social Register, New York 1917 (November 1916), page 482.
  8. ^ World War II Draft Registration Card, 1942.
  9. ^ The Courier-News (Bridgewater, New Jersey), March 30, 1950, page 36.
  10. ^ The American Architect, August 1911.
  11. ^ The New York Times, April 10, 1913, page 17.
  12. ^ New-York Tribune, June 29, 1913, page 56, column 4.
  13. ^ Elizabeth Shepard and Royal F. Shepard, Jr, Images of America - Montclair (Arcadia Publishing, 2003), page 68.
  14. ^ The American Architect, January 26, 1916.
  15. ^ The American Architect, January 26, 1916.
  16. ^ The American Architect, January 26, 1916.
  17. ^ The Brooklyn Daily Eagle, September 24, 1917, page 4.
  18. ^ Elizabeth Shepard and Mike Farrelly, Legendary Locals of Montclair (2013).
  19. ^ National Register of Historic Places, Inventory Form, Mountain District, Montclair, New Jersey.
  20. ^ The Architectural League of New York, Index of Exhibits, March 1920.
  21. ^ "The Huguenot Memorial Church," Architecture, June 1919, page 170.
  22. ^ The Washington Post, May 8, 1921, page 45.
  23. ^ The Chatham Press (Chatham, NJ), January 23, 1923, page 8.
  24. ^ Elizabeth Shepard and Royal F. Shepard, Jr, Images of America - Montclair (Arcadia Publishing, 2003).
  25. ^ National Register of Historic Places, Inventory Form, Mountain District, Montclair, New Jersey.
  26. ^ National Register of Historic Places, Inventory Form, Mountain District, Montclair, New Jersey.
  27. ^ Elizabeth Shepard and Royal F. Shepard, Jr, Images of America - Montclair (Arcadia Publishing, 2003), page 68.
  28. ^ Elizabeth Shepard and Royal F. Shepard, Jr, Images of America - Montclair (Arcadia Publishing, 2003).
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