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Stephen Decatur Hatch

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Part of Hatch's "extraordinary"[1] 3-story mansard roof for Gilsey House
Jubilee Hall at Fisk University
Murray Hill Hotel, built 1884, razed 1947 (c.1900-1910)
The former New York Life Insurance Company Building

Stephen Decatur Hatch (1839–1894)[2] was a prominent late-19th century architect who was responsible for a number of historically or architecturally significant buildings in Manhattan, New York City and elsewhere. He primarily designed commercial buildings.[3]

Early life, family and education

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Stephen Hatch was born in Swanton, Vermont.[4] His father was an inventor.[3]

Career

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Hatch relocated to New York City, finding employment as a construction inspector.[3] He joined the busy architectural firm of John B. Snook in 1860 as a draftsman.[4]

Hatch left the Snook firm around 1864 to start his own practice. He became the architect of the U.S. War Department, responsible for construction of military posts in New York.[3] His practice began to flourish in 1868.[4]

Personal life and demise

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Hatch died in 1894, during the construction of an extension to the headquarters building of the New York Life Insurance Company.

Works

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Manhattan
Elsewhere

References

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  1. ^ a b NYCLPC p.80
  2. ^ a b "History of Rooms 231 and 232" on the White House website
  3. ^ a b c d "South Street Seaport Museum 213-215 Water Street" Historic American Buildings Survey, #NY-5684
  4. ^ a b c Dillon, James T. (September 11, 1979). Gilsey House Designation Report (PDF). New York City Landmark Preservation Commission – via neighborhoodpreservationcenter.org.
  5. ^ "South Street Seaport Museum, 213-215 Water Street, New York, New York, NY". loc.gov. Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Online Catalog.
  6. ^ "118 East 18th Street". preserve2.org. Gramercy Neighborhood Associates.
  7. ^ "836-838 Broadway" on the Endangered Cast-Iron Buildings website
  8. ^ New York City Landmark Preservation Commission, p. 62
  9. ^ a b New York City Landmark Preservation Commission, p. 21
  10. ^ White & Willensky, p.63
  11. ^ "Murray Hill Hotel, 1918". dspace.nitle.org. City University of New York.
  12. ^ White & Willensky, p. 26
  13. ^ "About Tribeca". cityrealty.com.
  14. ^ http://daytoninmanhattan.blogspot.com/2010/06/manhattan-savings-institute-644.html [user-generated source]
  15. ^ "Bleecker Tower" on Wired New York website
  16. ^ New York City Landmark Preservation Commission, p. 60
  17. ^ New York City Landmark Preservation Commission, p. 36
  18. ^ White & Willenski, p. 166
  19. ^ New York City Landmark Preservation Commission, p. 34
  20. ^ "The Gilsey House - 29th and Broadway" Accessed:2010-11-20
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