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Rathbone Emile DeBuys (December 1, 1874 − June 27, 1960) was an American architect and sailing enthusiast based in New Orleans, Louisiana. DeBuy's Station was named for his father.
Rathbone Emile DeBuys (December 1, 1874 − June 27, 1960) was an American architect and sailing enthusiast based in New Orleans, Louisiana. DeBuy's Station was named for his father.
Education
He attendedTulane University
The Tulane University of Louisiana (commonly referred to as Tulane University) is a private research university in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Founded as the Medical College of Louisiana in 1834 by a cohort of medical doctors, it b ...
and graduated with a degree in 1896 in civil engineering and later in 1897 with a degree in architecture.
In 1897, he received his doctorate from Yale University
Yale University is a Private university, private Ivy League research university in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Founded in 1701, Yale is the List of Colonial Colleges, third-oldest institution of higher education in the United Stat ...
where he was a student in the Gerald Sheffield School of the Art.
Career
After college, he joined the Architectural firm De Buys, Churchill & Labouisse from 1905 until 1912. He is credited with designing numerous historically significant buildings in Louisiana and Mississippi, including theLauren Rogers Museum of Art
Mississippi's first art museum, the Lauren Rogers Museum of Art is located in Laurel, Mississippi, United States. It was founded in 1923 in memory of Lauren Eastman Rogers.
The museum has an extensive collection of Native American baskets. It al ...
and the Southern Yacht Club
The Southern Yacht Club is located in New Orleans, Louisiana's West End, New Orleans, West End neighborhood, on the shores of Lake Pontchartrain. Established on July 21, 1849, it is the second oldest yacht club in the United States and a foundin ...
, where he was also a member. He also designed the Hattiesburg Postoffice, Pine Hills Hotel at Pass Christian, Gulf Park College at Gulfport, Brookhaven Bank and Trust Company, and Y. M. C. A. Building at Picayune.
In his home state of Louisiana
Louisiana ( ; ; ) is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It borders Texas to the west, Arkansas to the north, and Mississippi to the east. Of the 50 U.S. states, it ranks 31st in area and 25 ...
, he is credited with designing the layout for the city of Bogalusa, Louisiana
Bogalusa ( ) is a city in Washington Parish, Louisiana, United States. The population was 12,232 at the 2010 census. In th2020 censusthe city reported a population of 10,659. It is the principal city of the Bogalusa Micropolitan Statistical Ar ...
in 1906. He also was the architect for several Catholic churches, banks, and school buildings. He designed or contributed to the design of Loyola University New Orleans
Loyola University New Orleans is a Private university, private Jesuit university in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Originally established as Loyola College in 1904, the institution was chartered as a university in 1912. It bears the nam ...
's Thomas hall, "Gesu" McDermott Memorial church, Nicholas D. Burke Seismic Observatory, and Marquette hall. He also designed the City Bank & Trust building, New Orleans Country club, Tulane gymnasium, Richardson Memorial dormitory, Henderson Sugar Refinery, and the residences of Nelson Whitney and Mrs. John A. Morris.
As chairman of the Southern Yacht Club, DeBuys helped design the one-design Fish class sloop
A fish (: fish or fishes) is an aquatic, anamniotic, gill-bearing vertebrate animal with swimming fins and a hard skull, but lacking limbs with digits. Fish can be grouped into the more basal jawless fish and the more common jawed fish, ...
in 1919 in part to help renew interest in sailing post-World War I and to make it more affordable for beginners. It quickly became the most popular one design class in the Gulf South and the primary one-design racing dinghy for the Gulf Yachting Association.
Personal life
DeBuys married Corine Sophia Isabelle Von Meysenberg on February 2, 1901. The couple had three children. DeBuys's maternal second great-grandmother was Delphine LaLaurie, the infamous New Orleans socialite and serial killer.Death
DeBuys died after succumbing to a short illness in the summer of 1960 at the age of 85.References