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Truman I. Lacey, two of his sons, two of his grandsons, and his nephew.

Truman I. Lacey edit

Truman I. Lacey
Born(1834-01-11)January 11, 1834
Wyoming County, Pennsylvania
DiedNovember 25, 1914(1914-11-25) (aged 80)
Binghamton, New York
NationalityUnited States
OccupationArchitect

Life and career edit

Truman Isaac Lacey was born January 11, 1834 in Braintrim Township, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, to David Lacey, a carpenter, and Ruth (Lake) Lacey.[1][2] Lacey was a descendant of Isaac Lacey, a Connecticut native who settled in Pennsylvania in the 1790s. In 1856 Lacey moved with his parents and siblings to Auburn Township, Susquehanna County,[1] and in 1857 upon his marriage he moved to Wyalusing. As a young man he worked variously as a carpenter and cabinetmaker. In 1871 he was declared bankrupt.[3] In 1872 Lacey moved the family to Binghamton, where he established himself as an architect. At the time, the only other architect in the area was Isaac G. Perry.

Lacey was a private practitioner until 1888, when he formed a partnership with his eldest son, B. Taylor Lacey. The new firm was known as T. I. Lacey & Son. In 1889 Lacey's younger son, Arthur T. Lacey, also began working in his office. In 1892 they opened a branch office at Scranton, under the management of B. Taylor. In 1902 Lacey reorganized the partnership, with B. Taylor as his partner for work done in the Scranton office, and Arthur T. as partner for that in Binghamton. Circa 1908 B. Taylor left to practice in Scranton on his own account. Lacey and his younger son practiced together until his death in 1914. Arthur T. Lacey and his sister, Genevieve Lacey, continued the firm under its original name. After Genevieve retired, Arthur T. Lacey admitted his own sons as partners beginning in 1928, and practiced until his own death in 1959. His two sons continued the firm until 1976.

Personal life edit

Lacey was married twice.[1] In 1857 he married Juliette Gaylord of Wyalusing. She died in 1858.[4] Later the same year he married Clarissa Pamela Burch of Auburn.[2] They had a total of seven children, all born in Wyalusing:

  • Effie Amelia Lacey (1860–1879)[2]
  • Freddie Lacey (1861–1862)[2]
  • Genevieve Lacey (1862–1944)[2]
  • Anna Juliette Lacey (1864–1920)[2]
  • Bascom Taylor Lacey (1866–1958)[2][5]
  • Truman Powell Lacey (1868–1869)[2]
  • Arthur Truman Lacey (1870–1959)[2]

Prior to his bankruptcy, Lacey had become fairly prosperous in Wyalusing. In 1869 he built a substantial home for his family at 129 Church Street in the borough. The house incorporates elements of the Italianate and Carpenter Gothic styles and is included in the Wyalusing Borough Historic District. After moving to Binghamton, he built a new house at 114 Park Avenue in the Southside neighborhood of Binghamton. Built probably in the 1870s, the house features elaborate Stick style detail.

Mrs. Lacey died December 18, 1909 in Binghamton, followed by her husband on November 25, 1914.[2]

Architectural works edit

Gallery of architectural works edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ A contributing property to the Wyalusing Borough Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.
  2. ^ a b A contributing property to the Johnson City Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.
  3. ^ a b c A contributing property to the Court Street Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

References edit

  1. ^ a b c "Alonzo F. Lacey" in Commemorative Biographical Record of Northeastern Pennsylvania (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Company, 1900): 448-449.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Edwin Welch Burch, A Burch Book (Council Bluffs: Edwin W. Burch, 1925): 45-46.
  3. ^ Bradford Reporter, April 13 1871.
  4. ^ D. Craft, Historical Discourse of the Wyalusing Presbyterian Church (Wyalusing: Wyalusing Presbyterian Church, 1870)
  5. ^ Pocono Record, June 16 1958, 10.
  6. ^ a b c d e Vestal Central School NRHP Registration Form (2010)
  7. ^ Tabernacle United Methodist Church - Binghamton, NY
  8. ^ Your Home Library NRHP Registration Form (2005)
  9. ^ First Baptist Society of Bath NRHP Registration Form (2013)
  10. ^ a b c Court Street Historic District NRHP Registration Form (1984)
  11. ^ R. M. Stocker, History of the First Presbyterian Society of Honesdale (Honesdale: Herald Press Association, 1906)
  12. ^ Monroe County Courthouse NRHP Registration Form (1979)
  13. ^ Carbondale City Hall and Courthouse NRHP Registration Form (1983)
  14. ^ Drovers Inn and Round Family Residence NRHP Registration Form (2010)
  15. ^ "In Other Cities," Real Estate Record and Builders Guide 71, no. 1828 (March 28 1903): 601.
  16. ^ Newark Valley Municipal Building and Tappan-Spaulding Memorial Library NRHP Registration Form (2006)
  17. ^ Saints Cyril and Methodius Slovak Roman Catholic School NRHP Registration Form (2007)
  18. ^ Nichols High School NRHP Registration Form (1996)
  19. ^ Johnson City Historic District NRHP Registration Form (2011)
  20. ^ Marlborough Building NRHP Registration Form (2008)

Arthur T. Lacey edit

Arthur T. Lacey
Born(1870-05-19)May 19, 1870
Wyalusing, Pennsylvania
DiedDecember 23, 1959(1959-12-23) (aged 89)
Binghamton, New York
NationalityUnited States
OccupationArchitect
PracticeT. I. Lacey & Son; A. T. Lacey & Son; A. T. Lacey & Sons
 
The Vestal Central School, designed by A. T. Lacey & Sons and built in 1939.

Arthur T. Lacey (1870–1959) was an American architect in practice in Binghamton, New York from 1902 until 1950.

Life and career edit

Arthur Truman Lacey was born May 19, 1870 in Wyalusing, Pennsylvania to Truman Isaac Lacey and Clarissa Pamela (Burch) Lacey.[1] He was educated in the Binghamton schools, graduating from high school in 1889. After graduating he entered his father's architectural office, and became a partner in 1902. He remained associated with his father until his death in 1914, and he and his elder sister Genevieve Lacey suceeded to the practice. In the 1920s two of his sons began to work in the office, and his sister retired. Both of his sons attended Cornell University. In 1928 his elder son Truman A. Lacey joined the firm as a partner, and it was renamed A. T. Lacey & Son. It became A. T. Lacey & Sons in 1930 when younger son George T. Lacey joined the partnership as well. Lacey retired in 1950 and turned the business over to his sons.[2]

Personal life edit

In 1894 Lacey married Florence A. Talbot of Broome County, and they had four children, including one daughter and three sons. His younger sons, Truman Arthur Lacey (1903–1966) and George Truman Lacey (1907–2004) both joined him in business. Lacey died December 23, 1959 in Binghamton.[2]

Architectural works edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ A contributing property to the Johnson City Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011.

References edit

  1. ^ Edwin Welch Burch, A Burch Book (Council Bluffs: Edwin W. Burch, 1925): 45-46.
  2. ^ a b Arthur T. Lacey, AIA Historical Directory of American Architects.
  3. ^ William D. Moore, Masonic Temples: Freemasonry, Ritual Architecture and Masculine Archetypes (Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press, 2006)
  4. ^ Endicott Square Deal Arch NRHP Registration Form (2001)
  5. ^ Johnson City Square Deal Arch NRHP Registration Form (2001)
  6. ^ a b c d e f g Vestal Central School NRHP Registration Form (2010)
  7. ^ a b Johnson City Historic District NRHP Registration Form (2011)
  8. ^ Gerald R. Smith, "Binghamton Club thrives after 135 years," pressconnects, May 19, 2015. Accessed OCtober 25, 2022.

George T. Lacey edit

George T. Lacey
Born(1907-09-09)September 9, 1907
Binghamton, New York
DiedJanuary 13, 2004(2004-01-13) (aged 96)
Binghamton, New York
NationalityUnited States
OccupationArchitect
PracticeA. T. Lacey & Sons; Lacey & Lucas
 
Government Plaza in Binghamton, designed by Cummings & Pash and Lacey & Lucas and completed in 1972.

George T. Lacey (1907–2004) was an American architect in practice in Binghamton, New York from 1930 until 1976.

Life and career edit

George Taylor Lacey was born September 9, 1907 in Binghamton, New York to Arthur T. Lacey and Florence A. (Talbot) Lacey. He attended the Binghamton schools and Cornell University. He graduated in 1930, and immediately joined the office of his father and brother, which was then renamed A. T. Lacey & Sons.[1] After his father retired in 1950 and brother died in 1964, Lacey was the sole principal of the firm. In 1966 he was joined by Antonie Gerrit Lucas, a Dutch architect who had formerly practiced in Alaska. In 1970 they formed a new partnership, Lacey & Lucas.[2] This firm was active until 1976, when Lacey retired. He was the last member of his family to practice architecture in Binghamton.[3]

Lacey joined the American Institute of Architects in 1949 as a member of the Central New York chapter.[3]

Military and personal life edit

Lacey served during World War II, joining the army in 1942. Following the surrender of Axis forces in 1945, Lacey joined the ranks of the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives program, where he assisted in the early phases of the long-term effort to return works of art stolen by the Nazis to their rightful owners. Lacey was discharged in December and returned to Binghamton.[4]

Lacey was married in 1936 to Winifred Keiser.[5] They had two children. Lacey died January 13, 2004 in Binghamton.[4]

Architectural works edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Designed in association with Richard Neutra.
  2. ^ Designed by Cummings & Pash with Lacey & Lucas as architects for the county building.

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e "Lacey, George Taylor" in American Architects Directory (New York: R. R. Bowker Company, 1970): 515.
  2. ^ "Lucas, Antoine Gerrit" in American Architects Directory (New York: R. R. Bowker Company, 1970): 559.
  3. ^ a b George Taylor Lacey, AIA Historical Directory of American Architects.
  4. ^ a b George Taylor Lacey (1907-2004), Monuments Men and Women Foundation.
  5. ^ Binghamton Press, August 31, 1936.
  6. ^ Vestal Central School NRHP Registration Form (2010)
  7. ^ a b c "Lacey, George Taylor" in American Architects Directory (New York: R. R. Bowker Company, 1970): 515.
  8. ^ "1973 Community Award" in Empire State Architect 33, no. 4 (December, 1973): 7.
  9. ^ "Legal Notice" in Press and Sun-Bulletin, April 26, 1971.

Sanford O. Lacey edit

Sanford O. Lacey
Born(1856-10-09)October 9, 1856
Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania
DiedSeptember 22, 1927(1927-09-22) (aged 70)
Binghamton, New York
NationalityUnited States
OccupationArchitect
PracticeLacey & Bartoo; S. O. & H. A. Lacey; S. O. & J. K. Lacey; Lacey & Schenck; Lacey, Schenck & Cummings
 
The Trinity Memorial Church in Binghamton, completed in 1897.
 
The former Binghamton Public Library, completed in 1904.
 
Goodwill Theatre in Johnson City, completed in 1920.

Sanford O. Lacey (1856–1927) was an American architect in practice in Binghamton, New York from 1892 until 1921.

Life and career edit

Sanford Overton Lacey was born October 9, 1856 in Auburn Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania to James Lacey and Nancy A. (Butler) Lacey.[1] James Lacey was an elder brother of Truman I. Lacey.[2] The family moved to Binghamton in 1871, where Lacey finished his education. After working with his father for several years, in 1883 he joined the office of local architect Isaac G. Perry. Soon afterward Perry was chosen to complete the new capitol in Albany, and Lacey accompanied him as his assistant. Lacey remained with Perry for nine years, returning to Binghamton in 1892, where he formed a partnership with Elfred H. Bartoo.[1] Though this was a succesful partnership, it was dissolved in 1895, both architects opening separate offices.[3] By 1901 Lacey was working in partnership with his younger son, Halbert A. Lacey, which lasted only until his death in 1909.[4] J. Kenneth Lacey, who had been practicing architecture at Glens Falls, New York, returned to his father's office in Binghamton, but he too died young, in 1912.

Sanford O. practiced alone until 1917, when he formed a new partnership with Gerald G. Schenck as Lacey & Schenck. This was expanded in 1920 to include George Bain Cummings.[5] The new firm of Lacey, Schenck & Cummings lasted briefly, and was dissolved in 1921 upon Lacey's retirement.[6] The firm was continued by Cummings, and was later known as Conrad & Cummings and Cummings & Pash.

Personal life and death edit

In 1876 Lacey married Nellie Maxwell of Heath, Massachusetts. They had two sons, James Kenneth Lacey (1876–1912) and Halbert Augustus Lacey (1878–1909). The family were members of the Trinity Memorial Church in Binghamton, the building of which Lacey was architect.[1] Lacey died September 22, 1927 in Binghamton.[7]

Architectural works edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ A contributing property to the Court Street Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d "Sanford O. Lacey" in The Leading Citizens of Broome County (Boston: Biographical Review Publishing Company, 1894): 444-445.
  2. ^ "Alonzo F. Lacey" in Commemorative Biographical Record of Northeastern Pennsylvania (Chicago: J. H. Beers & Company, 1900): 448-449.
  3. ^ "Architects' Removals, Etc.," American Architect and Building News 49, no. 1021 (July 20 1895): xii.
  4. ^ "Death of H. A. Lacey," Binghamton Press, May 12 1909.
  5. ^ "Announcements," Architecture 41, no. 6 (July 1920): 192.
  6. ^ "Announcements," Architecture 43, no. 6 (June 1921): 202.
  7. ^ "Sanford O. Lacey" in New York Times, September 24, 1927, 17.
  8. ^ Trinity Memorial Church NRHP Registration Form (1998)
  9. ^ Samuel Dunham, Retrospect of a Happy Ministry: the Life Story of Half a Century (Binghamton: Vail-Ballou Company, 1914)
  10. ^ Court Street Historic District NRHP Registration Form (1984)
  11. ^ "In Other Cities," Real Estate Record and Builders Guide 71, no. 1839 (June 13 1903): 1177.
  12. ^ "Building News," School Board Journal 43, no. 1 (July 1911): 50.
  13. ^ "Construction News," Engineering News 68, no. 8 (August 22 1912): 125.
  14. ^ "Buildings," Engineering and Contracting 41, no. 2 (January 14 1914): 44.
  15. ^ a b "Binghamton, N. Y.," American Contractor 36, no. 18 (May 1 1915):
  16. ^ American Contractor 40, no. 27 (July 5 1919): 73.
  17. ^ Goodwill Theatre NRHP Registration Form (2000)
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