A. F. N. Everett Explained

Alexander F. N. Everett
Birth Date:April 13, 1880
Birth Place:Atlanta, Georgia
Death Date:February 9, 1937
Death Place:Atlanta, Georgia
Resting Place:Oakland Cemetery
Occupation:Architect
Spouse:Susie Griffin
Children:1 son

Alexander F. N. Everett (April 13, 1880 - February 9, 1937), also known as A. F. N. Everett, was an American architect who designed many buildings in his hometown of Atlanta, Georgia, including some listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Personal life

Everett was born on April 13, 1880, in Atlanta, Georgia.[1] [2] His father, A.R. Everett of Boston, Massachusetts, founded first wholesale jewelry firm in Atlanta; his mother was Lena Goldsmith of Charleston, South Carolina.[1]

Everett married Susie Griffin of Valdosta on January 19, 1901.[2] They resided at 1052 Dickson Place NE in Midtown Atlanta with their son, F. N. Everett.[1]

Career

Everett was trained by G. L. Norman.[1] During 1900–1902, he worked with builder Stephen Fagan Fulgham in Valdosta, Georgia, and he returned to Atlanta by 1903. Everett remained in Atlanta as a practicing architect until his death in February 1937, at the age of 56.[2]

There exist contradictions between sources about Everett possibly working together with Alexander Campbell Bruce in the firm of Bruce and Everett, about whether it was A.F.N. Everett or a different person, Arthur Greene Everett, of Boston, who worked with Bruce. This source asserts it was Arthur Green Everett.

That firm for a time was known as Bruce, Everett, and Hayes, and Bruce was the senior partner. An Everett worked with Bruce by 1908. The partnership appears to have lasted through the design of three projects, built in 1906–1908.[3] [4]

Everett designed churches and apartment buildings in the Beaux-Arts style in the 1920s.[5] For example, he designed Druid Hills Courts in 1922.[6] Everett also designed private residences, like the Evans-Cucich House on Peachtree Battle Avenue in Atlanta's Buckhead neighborhood in the Art Deco style in 1934 for Hiram Wesley Evans.[5] [7]

Works of his (on his own or with others) include:

Death

Everett died on February 9, 1937, in Atlanta, at age 56.[11] His funeral was held at the chapel of Awtry & Lowndes by a Church of Christ, Scientist minister, and he was buried in Oakland Cemetery.[11]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Prominent Architect, A.F.N. Everett, Passes. Native Atlantan Planned Many Homes, Banks and Churches Here. . September 15, 2019 . The Atlanta Constitution . February 10, 1937. 5. Newspapers.com.
  2. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=83000233}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Converse–Dalton House / Old Colonial Home ]. National Park Service. Haley Blanchard and Bion Williams . March 2, 1983 . March 6, 2017 . with
  3. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=02001045}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Kirkwood School / Kirkwood Elementary School ]. National Park Service. Steven H. Moffson. Lynn Speno . June 7, 2002 . September 17, 2019. With
  4. The NRHP nomination document for the Converse-Dalton House states that "The only known work of that short-lived firm is the First Congregational Church on 105 Courtland Street, Atlanta." But another source, the NRHP nomination document for the Kirkwood School (1906), states "Apart from the Kirkwood School, Bruce collaborated with Everett on only two Atlanta buildings, the St. Johns Methodist Episcopal Church (1907) and the First Congregational Church (1908)."
  5. Book: Craig . Robert Michael . Atlanta Architecture: Art Deco to Modern Classic, 1929–1959 . 1995 . Pelican Publishing . Gretna, Louisiana . 9780882899619 . 916095222 . 54 .
  6. Book: Craig . Robert Michael . The Architecture of Francis Palmer Smith, Atlanta's Scholar-architect . 2012 . University of Georgia Press . Athens, Georgia . 9780820328980 . 875767024 . 63 .
  7. News: Johnson . Marylin . Vintage Art Deco home has a colorful history . September 15, 2019 . The Atlanta Constitution . May 10, 1987. 1G. Newspapers.com.
  8. Gournay, Isabelle, text, photographs by Paul G. Beswick, Foreword by Dana F. White, edited by Gerald W. Sams, AIA Guide to the Architecture of Atlanta, The University of Georgia Press, Athens, 1993 p. 240
  9. Web site: St. Johns Methodist, East St. Stephens Missionary Baptist, Celebration Hall / 181 Ralph David Abernathy Blvd. . Atlanta Preservation Center . September 15, 2019.
  10. Web site: Craigie House . September 16, 2019.
  11. News: Services Set Today for A. F. N. Everett . September 15, 2019 . The Atlanta Constitution . February 11, 1937. 5. Newspapers.com.

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