Stephen Decatur Hatch
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Stephen Decatur Hatch (b. 1839 - d. 1894) was a prominent late-19th century architect
who was responsible for a number of historically or architecturally significant buildings in Manhattan
, New York City
and elsewhere. He primarily designed commercial buildings.
in 1860 as a draftsman. He left around 1864 to start his own practice, and became the architect of the U.S. War Department, responsible for construction of military posts in New York. His practice began to flourish in 1868.
Hatch died in 1894, during the construction of an extension to the headquarters building of the New York Life Insurance Company
.
Elsewhere
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
who was responsible for a number of historically or architecturally significant buildings in Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
, New York City
New York City
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and elsewhere. He primarily designed commercial buildings.
Life and career
Hatch was born in Swanton, Vermont, the son of an inventor, and moved to New York City, where he found employment as a construction inspector. He joined the busy architectural firm of John B. SnookJohn B. Snook
John B[utler] Snook was an American architect who practiced in New York City.Born in England, Snook emigrated to the United States with his family as a child. He was trained as a carpenter in his father's carpentry business, and was largely self-taught as an architect...
in 1860 as a draftsman. He left around 1864 to start his own practice, and became the architect of the U.S. War Department, responsible for construction of military posts in New York. His practice began to flourish in 1868.
Hatch died in 1894, during the construction of an extension to the headquarters building of the New York Life Insurance Company
New York Life Insurance Company
The New York Life Insurance Company is one of the largest mutual life-insurance companies in the United States, and one of the largest life insurers in the world, with about $287 billion in total assets under management, and more than $15 billion in surplus and AVR...
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Works
Manhattan- 213-215 Water Street – warehouse, built 1868 for A.A. Thompson & Co., now part of South Street Seaport Museum, within the South Street Seaport Historic District
- 118 East 18th Street – built 1868
- Gilsey House Hotel – 1200 Broadway, built 1869-1871, converted to residential use 1980, a NYC landmark (1979)
- 836-838 Broadway - built 1876-1877
- Robbins & Appleton BuildingRobbins & Appleton BuildingThe Robbins & Appleton Building is a historic building located at 1-5 Bond Street between Broadway and Lafayette Street in the NoHo district of Manhattan, New York City. It was built in 1879-1880, and was designed by architect Stephen Decatur Hatch in the Second Empire style...
– manufacturing, built 1879-1880, a NYC landmark {1979) - Schepp Building – warehouse, 45-53 Hudson Street, built 1880, within the Tribeca North Historic District
- 165 Duane Street – lofts, built 1881, within the Tribeca West Historic District
- Murray Hill Hotel – Park Avenue between 40th and 41st Streets, built 1884, razed 1947
- U.S. Army Building – also known as 3 New York Plaza, Water & Whitehall Streets, offices, built 1886
- 168 Duane Street – warehouse, built 1886-1887, within the Tribeca West Historic District, Dutch Revival style
- Manhattan Savings Institution – also known as Bleecker Tower, 644 Broadway, built 1889-1891, within the NoHo Historic District
- Fleming Smith Warehouse – 451-453 Washington Street, built 1891-1892, a NYC landmark (1978)
- Roosevelt Building – lofts, 839-841 Broadway, built 1893
- Former New York Life Insurance Company BuildingFormer New York Life Insurance Company BuildingThe Former New York Life Insurance Company Building, also known as the Clock Tower Building, located at 346 Broadway between Catherine Lane and Leonard Street, in Manhattan, New York City was built between 1894 and 1899...
– also known as the Clock Tower Building, offices, 346 Broadway, built 1894-1895, completed by McKim, Mead & White, a NYC landmark (1987) and on the National Register of Historic PlacesNational Register of Historic PlacesThe National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
(1982)
Elsewhere
- Methodist Episcopal ChurchMethodist Episcopal Church (Madison, New Jersey)Methodist Episcopal Church is a historic church at 24 Madison Avenue in Madison, New Jersey.It was built in 1870 and added to the National Register in 2008....
– Madison, New JerseyMadison, New JerseyMadison is a borough in Morris County, New Jersey, in the United States. As of the 2000 United States Census, the population was 16,530. It also is known as "The Rose City".-Geography:Madison is located at ....
, built 1870, on the National Register of Historic PlacesNational Register of Historic PlacesThe National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
(2008) - Jubilee HallJubilee Hall (Fisk University)Jubilee Hall on the campus of Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee, was the university's first permanent building, completed in 1876. Funds to build Jubilee Hall were raised by the Fisk Jubilee Singers in their first European singing tour in 1873...
– Fisk UniversityFisk UniversityFisk University is an historically black university founded in 1866 in Nashville, Tennessee, U.S. The world-famous Fisk Jubilee Singers started as a group of students who performed to earn enough money to save the school at a critical time of financial shortages. They toured to raise funds to...
, Nashville, TennesseeNashville, TennesseeNashville is the capital of the U.S. state of Tennessee and the county seat of Davidson County. It is located on the Cumberland River in Davidson County, in the north-central part of the state. The city is a center for the health care, publishing, banking and transportation industries, and is home...
, built 1876, a National Historic LandmarkNational Historic LandmarkA National Historic Landmark is a building, site, structure, object, or district, that is officially recognized by the United States government for its historical significance...
(1974) - Laclede Building – St. Louis, MissouriSt. Louis, MissouriSt. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
, built 1888 - Eisenhower Executive Office Building, Rooms 231 & 232 – Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C.Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, office suite for the U.S. Secretary of WarUnited States Secretary of WarThe Secretary of War was a member of the United States President's Cabinet, beginning with George Washington's administration. A similar position, called either "Secretary at War" or "Secretary of War," was appointed to serve the Congress of the Confederation under the Articles of Confederation...
, completed March 1888