Lansing C. Holden Explained

Lansing Colton Holden Sr.
Birth Date:2 May 1858
Birth Place:Rome, New York, U.S.
Death Place:Carmel, New York, U.S.
Nationality:American
Alma Mater:College of Wooster

Lansing Colton Holden Sr. (March 2, 1858 – May 15, 1930) was an American architect of the late 19th and early 20th centuries[1] with several works in Scranton, Pennsylvania.[2] [3] He was also involved in architecture for refrigeration.

Biography

Holden was born in 1858 in Rome, New York. His father owned a marble yard in Utica, New York, where he attended public schools. He later attended College of Wooster, at which his brother, Louis E. Holden, served as president.He worked under architect Issac G. Perry, who designed the First Presbyterian Church in Ossining, New York. He also worked with Mills & Greenleaf.

From 1908 until his death he was president of the Bronx Refrigerating Company and of the Tri-Boro Refrigerating Company.[1]

Holden was elected a fellow of the American Institute of Architects in 1912. He served on many committees and was largely responsible for its code of ethics in its present form, and served as president of the New York Chapter. He was a member of the Board of Examiners of the City of New York in 1916, a member of the Board of Standards and Appeals in 1916 – 18, and a director of the Engineers Club.[1]

He had served as the architect of the Delaware-Lackawanna Railroad.

His son, Lansing Colton Holden Jr. was an aviator. His grandson, Lansing C. Holden III, worked as a writer.[4]

Holden died at his summer home at Kent Cliffs in Carmel, New York on May 15, 1930.

Works

Holden designed a variety of building some of which have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).[5] It is believed that he also designed several textile mill buildings in New England but no record of these has been found. (NRHP)

Designed in association with Paul F. Higgs in a mixed Romanesque Revival/Queen Anne style[6] [7] [8]

In modified Beaux Arts style, at eight stories, the city's first "skyscraper,"[10]

contains nineteen stained glass windows, including works by Tiffany[13]

Following a new campus plan after a fire in 1901, in the English Collegiate Gothic or Gothic Tudor style[14] [15] [16]

Cold storage facility: through a series of brine-filled pipes leading from these buildings, the meat wholesaling establishments of the district were able to keep meat cold. Converted to apartments named “The West Coast.” in 1984.

Notes and References

  1. News: LANSING C. HOLDEN, ARCHITECT, 72, DIES; Fellow of American Institute of Architects--Helped Draw Up its Code of Ethics. EX-HEAD OF LOCAL CHAPTER Was President of Refrigerating and Other Companies Until Ill Health Caused Retirement.. The New York Times. May 16, 1930.
  2. Web site: Archived copy . 2020-01-04 . 2020-10-16 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201016164943/http://www.scrantonpa.gov/HARB/Downtown%20Scranton%20Landmark%20Buildings%20and%20Historic%20Districts.pdf . dead .
  3. https://lhva.org/docs/History-Set-In-Stone.pdf
  4. Web site: Lansing C. Holden III '51. January 21, 2016. Princeton Alumni Weekly.
  5. Web site: Holden, Lansing C. (1858 - 1930) -- project list -- Philadelphia Architects and Buildings. www.philadelphiabuildings.org.
  6. Web site: Building of the Day: 828 Greene Avenue. 11 November 2011.
  7. Web site: Greene Avenue Baptist Church - Brooklyn, N.Y.. www.nycago.org.
  8. Book: Guide to New York City Landmarks. Andrew. Dolkart. New York Landmarks Preservation. Commission. December 3, 2008. John Wiley & Sons. 9780470289631. Google Books.
  9. Book: An Architectural Guidebook to Brooklyn. Gibbs Smith. 9781423619116. Google Books.
  10. Web site: Scranton Electric Building in Scranton | low-rise building. Phorio Systems. Corporation. Phorio.
  11. Book: Kashuba, Cheryl A.. A Brief History of Scranton, Pennsylvania. November 13, 2009. Arcadia Publishing. 9781625842947. Google Books.
  12. Web site: Building History + Architect Info. November 15, 2012.
  13. Web site: Stained Glass at Covenant Church · Covenant Presbyterian Church. covenantscranton.org.
  14. Book: McCormick, Virginia Evans. Educational Architecture in Ohio: From One-room Schools and Carnegie Libraries to Community Education Villages. January 4, 2001. Kent State University Press. 9780873386661. Google Books.
  15. Web site: A Century Later, a Fire's Legacy Defines the College of Wooster. Lawrence. Biemiller. November 4, 2010.
  16. https://www.wooster.edu/academics/libraries/_files/collections/archives/buildings-grounds-architects.pdf
  17. Web site: Beaux-Arts Bank. Kamen Tall Architects P.C..
  18. 1909 Everett N. Blanke House in Greenwich, CT

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