Russell E. Hart

Russell E. Hart (1872 - June 11, 1955) was an American architect. He designed or restored many buildings in Tennessee, including the Tennessee Governor's Mansion and the Parthenon.

Russell E. Hart
Born1872 (1872)
Darlington, South Carolina, U.S.
DiedJune 11, 1955 (1955-06-12) (aged 82)
Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Resting placeDarlington, South Carolina, U.S.
Alma materFurman University
OccupationArchitect
SpouseElizabeth Douthit
Children1 son

Life

Hart was born in 1872 in Darlington, South Carolina.[1][2] He graduated from Furman University in 1895.[1][2] He studied Gothic Revival architecture in Paris, France, and he was trained by Noland and Baskervill in Richmond, Virginia, and Cram, Goodhue & Ferguson in New York City.[1][2]

The Tennessee Governor's Mansion, designed by Hart.

Hart became an architect in Nashville, Tennessee in 1910.[1] He was the resident architect during the building of the Hermitage Hotel in Nashville, while employed by J.E.R. Carpenter. He designed the Tennessee Governor's Mansion in 1929.[1] He restored the Parthenon in Centennial Park, originally designed by William Crawford Smith in 1897.[2] He was a partner in Hart, Freeland & Roberts from 1947 to his death,[3] and he was a member of the American Institute of Architects.[1]

The Parthenon, restored by Hart.

Hart resided at 212 Jackson Boulevard in Belle Meade, Tennessee, with his wife, née Elizabeth Douthit, and their son, Maxwell Hart.[1] He was a 33rd Degree Mason.[1] He died on June 11, 1955, in Nashville, Tennessee, at the age of 82,[4] and he was buried in Darlington, South Carolina.[4]

References
  1. "Russell E. Hart, Architect, Dies. Services Tomorrow for Heart Victim; Burial in Darlington". The Tennessean. June 12, 1955. p. 82. Retrieved June 5, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. Coleman, Christopher K. (Fall 1990). "From Monument to Museum: The Role of the Parthenon in the Culture of the New South". Tennessee Historical Quarterly. 49 (3): 139–151. JSTOR 42626877.
  3. "Influential architect Hart focus of free library event". The Tennessean. March 19, 2004. p. M2. Retrieved June 5, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Russell E. Hart". The Tennessean. June 13, 1955. p. 20. Retrieved June 6, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
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