Lay, Charles Downing, 1877-1956

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Landscape architect, architect, town planner.

Charles Downing Lay attended the School of Architecture at Columbia University from 1896 to 1900 and received a S.B. in Landscape Architecture from Harvard University's School of Landscape Architecture in 1902. From 1902 to 1948 he maintained a landscape architecture practice in New York City. He served as editor and publisher of LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE with H. V. Hubbard and Robert Wheelwright. His projects included town planning for Albany, N.Y. and for the United States Housing Corporation in Erie and Butler, Pa.; parks in New York City, Troy, Albany, Schenectady, and Brooklyn, N.Y., Washington, D.C., and Stratford, Conn.; school grounds in New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut; subdivisions in New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New Jersey; and housing in New York City. He also was consulting architect to the 1939 New York World's Fair and worked on conservation efforts in the Housatonic River valley, founding the Housatonic Valley Planning Association in 1948.

From the description of Charles Downing Lay papers, 1898-1956. (Cornell University Library). WorldCat record id: 63936305

Landscape architect, architect, town planner.

Charles Downing Lay attended the School of Architecture at Columbia University from 1896 to 1900 and received a S.B. in Landscape Architecture from Harvard University's School of Landscape Architecture in 1902. From 1902 to 1948 he maintained a landscape architecture practice in New York City. He served as editor and publisher of Landscape Architecture with H. V. Hubbard and Robert Wheelwright. His projects included town planning for Albany, N.Y. and for the United States Housing Corporation in Erie and Butler, Pa.; parks in New York City, Troy, Albany, Schenectady, and Brooklyn, N.Y., Washington, D.C., and Stratford, Conn.; school grounds in New York, Massachusetts, and Connecticut; subdivisions in New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, and New Jersey; and housing in New York City. He also was consulting architect to the 1939 New York World's Fair and worked on conservation efforts in the Housatonic River valley, founding the Housatonic Valley Planning Association in 1948.

From the guide to the Charles Downing Lay papers, 1898-1956., (Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library)

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creatorOf Lay, Charles Downing, 1877-1956. Charles Downing Lay papers, 1898-1956. Cornell University Library
referencedIn Gannett, Lewis, 1891-1966. Papers, 1681-1966 (bulk 1900-1960) Houghton Library
referencedIn Peggy Bacon papers Archives of American Art
creatorOf Peggy Bacon papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn William Mills Ivins papers Archives of American Art
creatorOf William Mills Ivins papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn Chapman, John Jay, 1862-1933. Additional papers, 1841-1940 Houghton Library
referencedIn Charles Downing Lay papers, 1898-1956. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
creatorOf Barnby, John, Jr.,. Rules of a society that is to meet every Monday evening. University of California, Los Angeles
creatorOf Charles Downing Lay papers, 1898-1956. Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections, Cornell University Library.
referencedIn Kraushaar Galleries records Archives of American Art
creatorOf Oliver Ingraham Lay, Charles Downing Lay, and Lay Family papers Archives of American Art
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associatedWith Bacon, Peggy, 1895-1987. person
correspondedWith Chapman, John Jay, 1862-1933 person
associatedWith C.W. Kraushaar Art Galleries. corporateBody
correspondedWith Gannett, Lewis, 1891-1966 person
associatedWith Housatonic Valley Planning Association. corporateBody
associatedWith Ivins, William Mills, 1881-1961. person
associatedWith Lay, Charles Downing, 1877-1956 person
associatedWith Lay, Oliver Ingraham, 1845-1890. person
associatedWith New York World's Fair (1939-1940) corporateBody
associatedWith United States Housing Corporation. corporateBody
associatedWith William Mills Ivins person
Place Name Admin Code Country
New York (N.Y.)
New Jersey
Washington (D.C.)
Connecticut--Stratford
Marine Park (New York, N.Y.)
Rhode Island
Pennsylvania--Butler
New York (State)
Marine Park (New York, N.Y.)
Pennsylvania--Erie
Connecticut
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Architects and housing developers
City planning
City planning
City planning
City planning
Gardens
Housing
Housing
Housing development
Housing development
Housing development
Housing development
Housing development
Landscape architects
Landscape architecture
School ground
School grounds
School grounds
School grounds
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Birth 1877-09-03

Death 1956-02-15

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