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Colbert A. MacClure
BornMarch 27, 1870
DiedApril 29, 1912 (1912-04-30) (aged 42)
Burial placeHomewood Cemetery
EducationMassachusetts Institute of Technology (1894)
OccupationArchitect
Spouse
Annabel Lee
(m. 1902)
PracticeMacClure and Spahr
Buildings

Colbert A. MacClure (March 27, 1870 – April 29, 1912) was an American architect in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. He formed a partnership with Albert H. Spahr and was one of the most prominent architectural firms in Pittsburgh and Southwestern Pennsylvania.

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Colbert Anderson MacClure Jr. was born March 27, 1870, in Delphi, Indiana to Colbert Anderson McClure Sr. and Sarah Ann Homer. He graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1894. Following graduation, he worked for the firm of Peabody and Stearns. He was sent by Peabody and Stearns to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania to open a new branch for the firm. In 1900 he formed a partnership with Albert H. Spahr, also of Peabody and Stearns, under the name MacClure & Spahr.[1]

MacClure was a member of the Calvary Episcopal Church in Shadyside, Pittsburgh. He married Annabel Lee of Baltimore, Maryland on September 17, 1902.[2] They had one daughter, Annabelle, born in 1905. MacClure died April 29, 1912, at his home in Pittsburgh from tubercular meningitis.[3] He was buried at Homewood Cemetery.

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References

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  1. ^ Withey, Henry F.; Withey, Elsie Rathburn (1970). Biographical Dictionary of American Architects (Deceased) (Facsimile ed.). Los Angeles: Hennessey & Ingalls, Inc. p. 383. ISBN 0-912158-11-5.
  2. ^ "News from the Classes". The Technology Review. IV (4): 515. October 1902 – via Internet Archive.
  3. ^ "Death of C. A. MacClure, '94". MIT Technology Review. XIV (6): 369. June 1912 – via Internet Archive.
  4. ^ Toker, Franklin (1986). Pittsburgh: An Urban Portrait. The Pennsylvania State University. ISBN 0-271-00415-0.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Kidney, Walter C. (1997). Pittsburgh's Landmark Architecture: The Historic Buildings of Pittsburgh and Allegheny County. Pittsburgh History & Landmarks Foundation. ISBN 0-916670-18-X. LCCN 96-72583.
  6. ^ a b c d e f Falcone, Matthew W. C. (2014). Individual Property Historic Nomination Form: South Side Bath House/Oliver Bath House (PDF) (Report). City of Pittsburgh, Department of City Planning: Historic Review Commission – Division of Development Administration and Review.
  7. ^ "Through Pennsylvania". The Philadelphia Real Estate Record and Builders' Guide. XX (32): 517. August 9, 1905 – via Internet Archive.
  8. ^ a b c d Pfaffmann + Associates; Pressley Associates, Inc. (2004). Chatham College Campus Preservation Plan: A Building & Landscape Stewardship Study (PDF) (Report).
  9. ^ "A Farm Cottage". House Beautiful. XXIV (3). Chicago: The House Beautiful Company: 58–59. August 1908 – via Internet Archive.
  10. ^ Harper, Frank C. (1931). Pittsburgh of Today: Its Resources and People. Vol. III. New York: The American Historical Society, Inc. p. 309 – via Internet Archive.