Alexander Campbell Bruce

Alexander Campbell Bruce (1835–1927), also known as A. C. Bruce, was an American architect based in Atlanta, Georgia.[1]

Alexander Campbell Bruce
Alexander Campbell Bruce, c. 1923
Born(1835-03-16)March 16, 1835
Fredericksburg, Virginia
DiedDecember 10, 1927(1927-12-10) (aged 92)
Atlanta, Georgia
OccupationArchitect
Spouse
Jane H. Hagan
(m. 1866)
Signature

Biography

Alexander Campbell Bruce was born in Fredericksburg, Virginia on March 16, 1835. His family moved to Nashville in 1847. He was trained in carpentry and the building trade by his father, and studied architecture.[2]

He married Jane H. Hagan in Nashville in 1866.[2]

He moved to Atlanta in 1879.[2] He partnered for a time with A. F. N. Everett (1881–1937), Thomas Henry Morgan (1857-1940), and William H. Parkins (1836-1894).

Alexander Campbell Bruce died at his home in Atlanta on December 10, 1927.[3]

Notable works

His works (on his own or with others) include:

Many more as part of the partnership of Bruce & Morgan, which did work in Georgia, too. Including (some but not all of the NRIS ones):

References

  1. "Last Rites Today for Alex C. Bruce". The Atlanta Constitution. December 11, 1927. p. 18. Retrieved September 22, 2019 via Newspapers.com.
  2. The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. III. James T. White & Company. 1893. p. 361. Retrieved August 27, 2020 via Google Books.
  3. "Last Rites Today for Alex C. Bruce". The Atlanta Constitution. December 11, 1927. p. 18. Retrieved August 27, 2020 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  5. Garrett, Franklin M. (1969). Atlanta and Environs: A Chronicle of Its People and Events, 1880s-1930s. University of Georgia Press. p. 508. ISBN 978-0-8203-3905-4 via Google Books.

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