Albert C. Nash (1825-1890) was an American architect best known for his work in Milwaukee and Cincinnati.
Life and career Albert Cone Nash was born December 10, 1825, in New York City to Burr Nash and Mary (Oatman) Nash. In 1832 the family moved to New Haven, Connecticut, where Nash was educated and was trained in architecture.Sylvester Nash, The Nash Family; or Records of the Descendants of Thomas Nash of New Haven, Connecticut, 1640 (Hartford: Sylvester Nash, 1853): 254. The leading architects in New Haven at the time were Henry Austin and Sidney Mason Stone, but it is not documented if he worked for either. In 1848 he established himself as an architect in Bridgeport, where he practiced for eight years. In 1856 he moved west to Milwaukee. In 1867, having been awarded the commission to design the new Cincinnati Hospital, he relocated to Cincinnati. He continued to live and work in Cincinnati until his death in 1890."Death of Architect Albert C. Nash," Inland Architect and News Record 16, no. 1 (August 1890): 3.Walter E. Langsam "Nash, Albert C. (A. C) " in Biographical Dictionary of Cincinnati Architects . 2010, accessed September 21, 2021.
The notable Connecticut architects Rufus W. Bunnell, Robert W. Hill and Edward R. Lambert all received training in Nash's office, and he was a mentor to many young Cincinnati architects.
Nash was a founding member of the Cincinnati chapter of the American Institute of Architects in 1870. He served twice as the group's president, from 1873 to 1877 and 1882 to 1885.history American Institute of Architects Cincinnati
Personal life Nash married in 1851 to Henrietta B. Tucker of New Haven. He had at least one son, M. R. Nash, who was also an architect and succeeded to his father's practice after his death. The younger Nash was born in Milwaukee, and began working for his father in 1879. After two years of private practice Nash formed a partnership with Lucien F. Plympton circa 1892. Nash & Plympton practiced together until at least 1895.
Albert C. Nash died July 15, 1890, at home in Walnut Hills.
Projects Trinity Episcopal Church, Southport, Connecticut (1854–56, destroyed and rebuilt 1862)David Sturges, Working Long Toward Grace Above, Trinity Parish's Sesquicentennial Story (2012). Greenfield Hill Congregational Church, Fairfield, Connecticut (1855, altered)George H. Merwin, Ye Church and Parish of Greenfield (Greenfield Hill: Greenfield Hill Congregational Church, 1913) House for James H. Rogers, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (1856–57, demolished)James Smith Buck Pioneer History of Milwaukee: 1854-1860 Volume 4 of Pioneer History of Milwaukee Publisher Milwaukee News Co., 1886 Original from the University of California Digitized Jun 7, 2007 Bank of Milwaukee Building, Milwaukee, Wisconsin (1858–59, altered 1903, NRHP 1984)State Bank of Wisconsin NRHP Registration Form (1984) Additions to the Wisconsin School for the Deaf, Delavan, Wisconsin (1866–67, demolished)Sixteenth Annual Report of the Trustees of the Wisconsin Institute for the Education of the Deaf and Dumb for the Year Ending October, 1867 (Wisconsin: State of Wisconsin, 1867) "Holmesdale" for Daniel Henry Holmes, Covington, Kentucky (1866–67, demolished 1936) Cincinnati Hospital, Cincinnati, Ohio (1867–69, demolished)"The Cincinnati Hospital," Cincinnati Lancet and Observer 12, no. 1 (January 1869): 52-57. House for Elias Howe Jr., Bridgeport, Connecticut (circa 1867, not built)"Design for the Residence of Elias Howe, Jr., Bridgeport, Ct.," Horticulturalist 25, no. 292 (October 1870): 292-293. House for Anthony H. Hinkle, Mount Auburn, Cincinnati, Ohio (1868, demolished)"Design for the Residence of A. H. Hinkle, Cincinnati, Ohio," Horticulturalist 25, no. 293 (November 1870): 334-335. Mound Street Temple, Cincinnati, Ohio (1868–69, demolished) Central Christian Church, Cincinnati, Ohio (1869–72, demolished) Bourbon County Courthouse, Paris, Kentucky (1873–74, burned 1901) First Presbyterian Church, Glendale, Ohio (1873)Glendale Historic District NRHP Registration Form (1976) Trinity Episcopal Church, Parkersburg, West Virginia (1878–79, NRHP 1982)Trinity Episcopal Church NRHP Registration Form (1982) Parish hall of Grace Church (former), Cincinnati, Ohio (1880, NRHP 1982)Grace Church NRHP Registration Form (1982) Dueber Watch Case Manufacturing Company factories, Newport, Kentucky (1882–83 and 1886) St. Clair Hotel, Cincinnati, Ohio (1882, demolished) Wyoming Baptist Church, Wyoming, Ohio (1882)Village Historic District NRHP Registration Form (1986) Campbell County Courthouse, Newport, Kentucky (1883–84, NRHP 1988)Campbell County Courthouse NRHP Registration Form (1988) Latonia Race Track, Covington, Kentucky (1883, demolished) Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati motherhouse, Mount Saint Joseph, Ohio (1883) Masonic Building, Ludlow, Kentucky (1884) R. C. Church of the Assumption (former), Cincinnati, Ohio (1884–85) Walnut Hills Christian Church, Cincinnati, Ohio (1884, demolished) Hoffner Building, Cincinnati, Ohio (1885) Walnut Hills Baptist Church, Cincinnati, Ohio (1885, demolished) Fort Washington Hotel, Cincinnati, Ohio (1887) Westminster Presbyterian Church, Cincinnati, Ohio (1888, demolished) St. Nicholas Hotel annex, Cincinnati, Ohio (1890, demolished) Carlisle Building, Cincinnati, Ohio (no date, demolished)
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