Nathan C. Wyeth
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| Nathan C. Wyeth | |
| Born | circa 1875; |
| Firms | Carrere and Hastings |
| Notes | Trained at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris. Practiced extensively in the Washington D.C. area. |
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[edit] Projects
- Francis Scott Key Bridge
- Oval Office of the The White House, 1909
- Petworth Neighborhood Library, Washington DC, 1937-1939
- St. Brides Farm, Upperville VA, 1916-1917 (Private Residence); built for Dr. Cary D. Langhorne
[edit] Discussion
"Wyeth was an accomplished architect who came to Washington, DC in 1899 after training at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris and working in New York with the architectural firm of Carrere and Hastings for several years. In Washington, Wyeth served as the Supervising Architect of the Treasury until 1904 when he joined the Office of the Architect of the Capitol. After a two-year appointment as chief designer in that office, Wyeth opened a private practice designing private residences for Washington's elite. His lucrative practice ended in 1934 due to the financial stress of the Depression. Wyeth then signed on as the Municipal Architect for the District of Columbia, serving in that capacity between 1934 and 1946 when he retired. During his long career in Washington, DC, Wyeth designed numerous elegant residences including the Charles C. Glover, Jr. House at 4200 Massachusetts Avenue, NW (ca. 1913) and the C. Peyton Russell House at 2249 R Street, NW (1908). As Municipal Architect, Wyeth championed the Colonial Revival and Georgian Revival styles for the city's public architecture. Included among the many buildings he designed while Municipal Architect are the Municipal Building, Police Court, the Municipal Court and Juvenile Court buildings all designed as a part of the planned Municipal Center at John Marshall Place, NW during the 1930s. Wyeth was also responsible for the design of numerous school buildings, fire houses, and libraries, including the Georgetown (1935) and Petworth (1939) branches of the Public Library, as well as the Library's administrative offices at 499 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW (1942)." — Petworth Neighborhood Library web site
[edit] References
- Petworth Neighborhood Library web site
- Francis Scott Key Bridge National Historic Register Nomination
