George B[rowne] Post

An ar­chi­tect, died No­vem­ber 28, 1913, at his sum­mer home in Ber­nards­ville, New Jer­sey. He was born De­cem­ber 15, 1837 in New York City. He stu­died civil en­gi­nee­ring at New York Uni­ver­sity and re­cei­ved his C. E. de­gree in 1858. He stu­died ar­chi­tec­ture with Richard M. Hunt and in 1860 for­med a part­nership with Charles D. Gam­brill. Some of the buil­dings de­si­gned by him are the New York Cot­ton Ex­ch­ange, New York Pro­duce Ex­ch­ange, New York Stock Ex­ch­ange, Col­lege of the City of New York, Pu­lit­zer Buil­ding, Wis­con­sin State Ca­pi­tol, Ma­nu­fac­ture and Li­be­ral Arts Buil­ding at Chi­cago Ex­po­si­tion, and the re­si­den­ces of Cor­ne­lius Van­der­bilt and Col­lis P. Hun­ting­ton. He was a mem­ber of Cen­tury, Union, La­wy­ers, and Sea­wan­haka Yacht Club of New York, Cosmos Club of Wa­shing­ton, and Du­quesne Club of Pitts­burgh. In 1860 he be­came an As­so­ciate of the Ame­ri­can In­sti­tute of Ar­chi­tects and was elec­ted a Fel­low in 1864. In 1906 he was elec­ted an As­so­ciate of the Na­tio­nal Aca­demy of De­sign and two years later was made an Aca­de­mi­cian. In 1907 he was ap­poin­ted an ho­no­rary cor­re­spon­ding mem­ber of the Royal In­sti­tute of Bri­tish Ar­chi­tects. He was a mem­ber of the Na­tio­nal In­sti­tute of Arts and Let­ters, pre­si­dent of the Ame­ri­can In­sti­tute of Ar­chi­tects from 1896 to 1899, pre­si­dent of the New York Chap­ter of the A.I.A. in 1904, pre­si­dent of the Ar­chi­tec­tu­ral Le­ague of New York from 1893 to 1897, pre­si­dent of the Na­tio­nal Arts Club from 1898 to 1905, ha­ving been a char­ter mem­ber of that or­ga­niza­t­ion, a mem­ber of the New York Aca­demy of Sci­en­ces, Ame­ri­can So­ciety of Civil En­gi­neers, Cham­ber of Com­merce, Ar­chaeo­lo­gi­cal In­sti­tute of Ame­rica, Na­tio­nal So­ciety of Crafts­men, Mu­ni­ci­pal Art So­ciety, of which he was a di­rec­tor from 1901 to 1909, Pro­vince of Que­bec As­so­cia­tion of Ar­chi­tects, Ame­ri­can Geo­gra­phi­cal So­ciety, Pu­blic Art Le­ague, Me­tro­po­li­tan Mu­seum of Art, the New Jer­sey State Cham­ber of Com­merce, and the Cen­tury As­so­cia­tion.

Post stu­died civil en­gi­nee­ring at New York Uni­ver­sity and re­cei­ved his C. E. de­gree in 1858. He stu­died ar­chi­tec­ture with Ri­chard M. Hunt and in 1860 for­med a part­nership with Charles D. Gam­brill. Some of the buil­dings de­si­gned by him are the New York Cot­ton Ex­ch­ange, New York Pro­duce Ex­ch­ange, New York Stock Ex­ch­ange, Col­lege of the City of New York, Pu­lit­zer Buil­ding, Wis­con­sin State Ca­pi­tol, Ma­nu­fac­ture and Li­be­ral Arts Buil­ding at Chi­cago Ex­po­si­tion, and the re­si­den­ces of Cor­ne­lius Van­der­bilt and Col­lis P. Hun­ting­ton. He was a mem­ber of Cen­tury, Union, La­wy­ers, and Sea­wan­haka Yacht Club of New York, Cosmos Club of Wa­shing­ton, and Du­quesne Club of Pitts­burgh. In 1860 he be­came an As­so­ciate of the Ame­ri­can In­sti­tute of Ar­chi­tects and was elec­ted a Fel­low in 1864. In 1906 he was elec­ted an As­so­ciate of the Na­tio­nal Aca­demy of De­sign and two years later was made an Aca­de­mi­cian. In 1907 he was ap­poin­ted an ho­no­rary cor­re­spon­ding mem­ber of the Royal In­sti­tute of Bri­tish Ar­chi­tects. He was a mem­ber of the Na­tio­nal In­sti­tute of Arts and Let­ters, pre­si­dent of the Ame­ri­can In­sti­tute of Ar­chi­tects from 1896 to 1899, pre­si­dent of the New York Chap­ter of the A.I.A. in 1904, pre­si­dent of the Ar­chi­tec­tu­ral Le­ague of New York from 1893 to 1897, pre­si­dent of the Na­tio­nal Arts Club from 1898 to 1905, ha­ving been a char­ter mem­ber of that or­ga­niza­t­ion, a mem­ber of the New York Aca­demy of Sci­en­ces, Ame­ri­can So­ciety of Civil En­gi­neers, Cham­ber of Com­merce, Ar­chaeo­lo­gi­cal In­sti­tute of Ame­rica, Na­tio­nal So­ciety of Crafts­men, Mu­ni­ci­pal Art So­ciety, of which he was a di­rec­tor from 1901 to 1909, Pro­vince of Que­bec As­so­cia­tion of Ar­chi­tects, Ame­ri­can Geo­gra­phi­cal So­ciety, Pu­blic Art Le­ague, Me­tro­po­li­tan Mu­seum of Art, the New Jer­sey State Cham­ber of Com­merce, and the Cen­tury As­so­cia­tion.