Nash, Arthur Cleveland, 1871-1969.

Arthur Cleveland Nash, born in Geneva, N.Y., in 1871, was architect at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, N.C, and later in Washington, D.C. He died in Baltimore in 1969.

From the description of Arthur Cleveland Nash papers, 1756-1970. WorldCat record id: 25533720

Arthur Cleveland Nash was born in Geneva, N.Y., in 1871. He attended Harvard University, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and the Beaux Arts Institute in Paris. On 12 August 1914, he married Mary Screven Arnold. From 1922 until 1930, he served as architect of the University of North Carolina; he served as consulting architect until 1952. He subsequently moved to Washington, D.C., where he worked in architecture until his retirement in 1953. He died in Baltimore in 1969.

Arthur Cleveland Nash came from a prominent family, counting a number of accomplished men among his ancestors. Captain Joshua Nash II, merchant seaman and maritime agent for the Italian government in the 1840s, married Paulina Tucker, the daughter of Beza Tucker and Margaret Tucker, who married again and became Margaret Tucker Kent after Beza Tucker's death. Joshua and Paulina Tucker Nash's son, Francis Philip Nash, married Katherine Cleveland Coxe, daughter of Arthur Cleveland Coxe, Episcopal Bishop of Western New York. Francis Philip Nash and Katherine Cleveland Coxe had two sons: Paul Nash, who served in several United States consulates until his death in Budapest in 1913, and Arthur Cleveland Nash.

From the guide to the Arthur Cleveland Nash Papers (#4061), 1756-1970, (Southern Historical Collection)