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Francis Augustus Nelson

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Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church, Washington DC (completed 1922), winner of Architecture League of America's 1921 gold medal.
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Bethany Memorial Church Mission Building, 400 E. 67th Street, New York City (completed 1910; demolished 2002).
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with a Bachelor of Science in Architecture. In 1903, Nelson won a McKim Fellowship of $ 900, administered by
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National Register of Historic Places, Inventory Form, Mountain District, Montclair, New Jersey.
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National Register of Historic Places, Inventory Form, Mountain District, Montclair, New Jersey.
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Montclair Public Library, Bellevue Avenue Branch, completed in 1914, as Nelson & Van Wagenen.
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National Register of Historic Places, Inventory Form, Mountain District, Montclair, New Jersey.
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Women's University Club, 106 East 52nd Street, New York City (completed 1914).
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Fort Washington Collegiate Church, built 1909, as Nelson & Van Wagenen.
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310 Highland Avenue (Residence), Montclair, New Jersey (completed 1929)
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Post Office Building, Upper Montclair, New Jersey, completed in 1918.
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The Architectural League of New York, Index of Exhibits, March 1920.
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Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church, Washington DC, completed in 1922.
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L. Bamberger & Co. Model Home, Vassar Ave. at Elizabeth Ave.,
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Annual Commencement Program, Columbia University, June 13, 1900.
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Beginning about 1905, Nelson taught architectural design at
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Congregational Church of the Evangel, Bedford Avenue,
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Nelson 250:320 Upper Mountain Avenue (Residence), 243:273 Upper Mountain Avenue (Residence), 213:162 Upper Mountain Avenue (Residence), 206:159 Upper Mountain Avenue (Residence), 734: 281:88 Upper Mountain Avenue (Residence), 592:Elizabeth Shepard and Mike Farrelly, 460:The Architecture League of New York, 695:(Arcadia Publishing, 2003), page 68. 544:(Arcadia Publishing, 2003), page 68. 507:The American Architect, August 1911. 54:, and on June 10, he graduated from 531:, June 29, 1913, page 56, column 4. 13: 14: 778: 752:People from Montclair, New Jersey 714: 236:117 Bellevue Avenue (Residence), 168:301 Highland Avenue (Residence), 137:Mrs. Edward Trenchard Residence, 90:, New York City (completed 1909). 88:Fort Washington Collegiate Church 767:American neoclassical architects 757:20th-century American architects 623:"The Huguenot Memorial Church," 378: 359: 344: 332: 320: 308: 296: 175:Music Studio, Northview Avenue, 698: 685: 676: 667: 654: 642: 630: 617: 608: 599: 586: 574: 565: 556: 547: 534: 522: 510: 501: 352:Woman's Club of Upper Montclair 231:Woman's Club of Upper Montclair 116:Mrs. James P. Olney Residence, 722:Gottscho-Schleisner collection 489: 480: 475:Social Register, New York 1917 467: 454: 442: 433: 421: 408: 399: 192:The Huguenot Memorial Church, 123:John H. J. Stewart Residence, 96:Second Congregational Church, 1: 706:Images of America - Montclair 693:Images of America - Montclair 662:Images of America - Montclair 594:Legendary Locals of Montclair 583:, September 24, 1917, page 4. 542:Images of America - Montclair 473:Social Register Association, 414:Obituary, Henry Clay Nelson, 393: 354:Clubhouse, completed in 1924. 233:, Clubhouse (completed 1924). 132:Cold Spring Harbor, New York 130:Mrs. S. J. Chase Residence, 125:Cold Spring Harbor, New York 7: 708:(Arcadia Publishing, 2003). 664:(Arcadia Publishing, 2003). 76:Upper Montclair, New Jersey 10: 783: 747:Architects from New Jersey 519:, April 10, 1913, page 17. 477:(November 1916), page 482. 289: 203:(dedicated December 1919). 109:, Bellevue Avenue Branch, 451:, June 10, 1903, page 22. 418:, March 11, 1893, page 3. 272:Lehman Twp., Pennsylvania 254:, (completed about 1927). 199:Tower, St. James Church, 65: 581:The Brooklyn Daily Eagle 430:, June 6, 1900, page 16. 428:The Brooklyn Daily Eagle 107:Montclair Public Library 30:Early life and education 639:, May 8, 1921, page 45. 240:(completed about 1924). 179:(completed about 1918). 162:(completed about 1916). 134:(completed about 1916). 127:(completed about 1916). 120:(completed about 1916). 20:Francis Augustus Nelson 627:, June 1919, page 170. 194:Pelham Manor, New York 44:Concord, New Hampshire 371:Montclair, New Jersey 283:Montclair, New Jersey 262:Montclair, New Jersey 252:Montclair, New Jersey 245:Montclair, New Jersey 238:Montclair, New Jersey 215:Montclair, New Jersey 208:Montclair, New Jersey 201:Montclair, New Jersey 187:Montclair, New Jersey 177:Montclair, New Jersey 170:Montclair, New Jersey 160:Montclair, New Jersey 111:Montclair, New Jersey 62:, for travel abroad. 24:Montclair, New Jersey 449:Brooklyn Daily Eagle 373:, completed in 1930. 183:Post Office Building 726:Library of Congress 637:The Washington Post 98:Lynn, Massachusetts 72:Columbia University 60:Columbia University 56:Columbia University 517:The New York Times 416:The New York Times 225:Newark, New Jersey 146:Brooklyn, New York 16:American architect 649:The Chatham Press 462:Index of Exhibits 285:(completed 1946). 264:(completed 1930). 247:(completed 1927). 227:(completed 1923). 210:(completed 1919). 196:(completed 1919). 189:(completed 1918). 172:(completed 1916). 148:(completed 1917). 139:Babylon, New York 113:(completed 1914). 100:(completed 1911). 40:St. Paul's School 774: 709: 702: 696: 689: 683: 680: 674: 671: 665: 658: 652: 646: 640: 634: 628: 621: 615: 612: 606: 603: 597: 590: 584: 578: 572: 569: 563: 560: 554: 551: 545: 538: 532: 529:New-York Tribune 526: 520: 514: 508: 505: 499: 496:The Courier-News 493: 487: 484: 478: 471: 465: 458: 452: 446: 440: 437: 431: 425: 419: 412: 406: 403: 382: 363: 348: 336: 324: 312: 300: 782: 781: 777: 776: 775: 773: 772: 771: 732: 731: 717: 712: 703: 699: 690: 686: 681: 677: 672: 668: 659: 655: 647: 643: 635: 631: 622: 618: 613: 609: 604: 600: 591: 587: 579: 575: 570: 566: 561: 557: 552: 548: 539: 535: 527: 523: 515: 511: 506: 502: 494: 490: 485: 481: 472: 468: 459: 455: 447: 443: 438: 434: 426: 422: 413: 409: 404: 400: 396: 389: 383: 374: 364: 355: 349: 340: 337: 328: 325: 316: 313: 304: 301: 292: 155: 84: 68: 32: 17: 12: 11: 5: 780: 770: 769: 764: 759: 754: 749: 744: 730: 729: 716: 715:External links 713: 711: 710: 697: 684: 675: 666: 653: 641: 629: 616: 607: 598: 585: 573: 564: 555: 546: 533: 521: 509: 500: 488: 479: 466: 453: 441: 432: 420: 407: 397: 395: 392: 391: 390: 384: 377: 375: 365: 358: 356: 350: 343: 341: 338: 331: 329: 326: 319: 317: 314: 307: 305: 302: 295: 291: 288: 287: 286: 279: 265: 255: 248: 241: 234: 228: 221: 218: 211: 204: 197: 190: 180: 173: 166: 163: 154: 151: 150: 149: 142: 135: 128: 121: 118:Rome, New York 114: 104: 101: 94: 91: 83: 80: 67: 64: 31: 28: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 779: 768: 765: 763: 760: 758: 755: 753: 750: 748: 745: 743: 740: 739: 737: 727: 723: 719: 718: 707: 701: 694: 688: 679: 670: 663: 657: 650: 645: 638: 633: 626: 620: 611: 602: 595: 589: 582: 577: 568: 559: 550: 543: 537: 530: 525: 518: 513: 504: 497: 492: 483: 476: 470: 464:, March 1920, 463: 457: 450: 445: 436: 429: 424: 417: 411: 402: 398: 387: 386:Hayfield Farm 381: 376: 372: 368: 367:The Anchorage 362: 357: 353: 347: 342: 335: 330: 323: 318: 311: 306: 299: 294: 293: 284: 280: 277: 276:Oscar Widmann 273: 270:(Residence), 269: 268:Hayfield Farm 266: 263: 260:(Residence), 259: 258:The Anchorage 256: 253: 249: 246: 242: 239: 235: 232: 229: 226: 222: 219: 216: 212: 209: 205: 202: 198: 195: 191: 188: 184: 181: 178: 174: 171: 167: 164: 161: 157: 156: 147: 143: 140: 136: 133: 129: 126: 122: 119: 115: 112: 108: 105: 102: 99: 95: 92: 89: 86: 85: 79: 77: 73: 63: 61: 57: 53: 49: 45: 41: 37: 27: 25: 21: 724:at the U.S. 705: 700: 692: 687: 678: 669: 661: 656: 648: 644: 636: 632: 625:Architecture 624: 619: 610: 601: 593: 588: 580: 576: 567: 558: 549: 541: 536: 528: 524: 516: 512: 503: 495: 491: 482: 474: 469: 461: 456: 448: 444: 435: 427: 423: 415: 410: 401: 69: 33: 19: 18: 762:1950 deaths 742:1878 births 736:Categories 394:References 48:Park Slope 52:Brooklyn 36:Honolulu 596:(2013). 290:Gallery 66:Career 26:. 738:: 369:, 185:, 50:, 42:, 728:. 278:. 217:.

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Montclair, New Jersey
Honolulu
St. Paul's School
Concord, New Hampshire
Park Slope
Brooklyn
Columbia University
Columbia University
Columbia University
Upper Montclair, New Jersey
Fort Washington Collegiate Church
Lynn, Massachusetts
Montclair Public Library
Montclair, New Jersey
Rome, New York
Cold Spring Harbor, New York
Cold Spring Harbor, New York
Babylon, New York
Brooklyn, New York
Montclair, New Jersey
Montclair, New Jersey
Montclair, New Jersey
Post Office Building
Montclair, New Jersey
Pelham Manor, New York
Montclair, New Jersey
Montclair, New Jersey
Montclair, New Jersey
Newark, New Jersey
Woman's Club of Upper Montclair

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