Algernon Blair (August 6, 1873 - March 14, 1952) was a construction contractor in

Montgomery, Alabama Montgomery is the capital city of the U.S. state of Alabama and the county seat of Montgomery County. Named for the Irish soldier Richard Montgomery, it stands beside the Alabama River, on the coastal Plain of the Gulf of Mexico. In the 202 ...

. He worked on many government building projects including county courthouses and U.S. post offices. He was a member of The Thirteen, a literary and philosophical society. Several of his firm's buildings are listed on the U.S.

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artist ...

. He was born in Brooklyn, New York. He corresponded with Alabama governor Benjamin Miller about a Civil Works Administration project to restore the state capitol. United States v. Algernon Blair, Inc. was a 1973 lawsuit regarding its breach of contract with a subcontractorhttp://lawschool.mikeshecket.com/contracts/unitedstatesvalgernonblairinc.html The United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit ruled against Algernon Blair.

Works

Sidney M. Aronovitz United States Courthouse The Sidney M. Aronovitz United States Courthouse is a courthouse of the United States located in Key West, Florida. Built in 1932 and opened the following year, the courthouse replaced the Old Post Office and Customshouse in providing access to t ...

(1932), Key West, Florida: Algernon Blair of Montgomery, Alabama was general contractor; Charles M. Pritchett was construction engineer. *

J .Marvin Jones Federal Building and United States Courthouse The J. Marvin Jones Federal Building and Mary Lou Robinson United States Courthouse, formerly known as the Amarillo U.S. Post Office and Courthouse, is a courthouse of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas built in Am ...

(1938),

Amarillo, Texas Amarillo ( ; Spanish for " yellow") is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Potter County. It is the 14th-most populous city in Texas and the largest city in the Texas Panhandle. A portion of the city extends into Randall Co ...

: Algernon Blair of Montgomery, Alabama was the contractor. *

Sidney Lanier High School Sidney Lanier High School is a public high school in Montgomery, Alabama, United States. History Established in 1910 on the southern outskirts of downtown Montgomery, Alabama, the school was named for a Southern poet, Sidney Lanier, who lived i ...

(1929), Montgomery Alabama: Frederick Ausfeld was the architect, and Algernon Blair the contractor. * Austin United States Courthouse,

Austin, Texas Austin is the capital city of the U.S. state of Texas, as well as the county seat, seat and largest city of Travis County, Texas, Travis County, with portions extending into Hays County, Texas, Hays and Williamson County, Texas, Williamson co ...

(1936), NRHP-listed *

Beeville Post Office Beeville is a city in Bee County, Texas, United States, with a population of 12,863 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Bee County and home to the main campus of Coastal Bend College. The area around the city contains three prisons o ...

(built 1919), 111 N. St. Mary's St. Beeville, TX (Blair, Algernon), NRHP-listed *

Bibb City Historic District Bibb City is a former company town of the Bibb Manufacturing Company in Muscogee County, Georgia, United States. At the 2000 census, it had a total population of 510. The entire city area, consisting of historic Columbus Mill area and the ass ...

, Roughly bounded by Chattahoochee River, Woodland Cir., 2nd Ave. and 35th St. Bibb City, GA (Blair, Algernon), NRHP-listed * Building 800-Austin Hall (1931), Second St., Maxwell AFB

Montgomery, AL Montgomery is the capital city of the U.S. state of Alabama and the county seat of Montgomery County. Named for the Irish soldier Richard Montgomery, it stands beside the Alabama River, on the coastal Plain of the Gulf of Mexico. In the 2020 ...

(Blair, Algernon), NRHP-listed * Lowndes County Courthouse, Central and Ashley Sta. Valdosta, GA (Blair, Algernon), NRHP-listed *

Luverne Historic District The Luverne Historic District is a historic district in Luverne, Alabama. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2005. It then included 161 contributing buildings. The district is roughly bounded by 1st St., 6th St., an ...

, Bounded by 1st, 6th Sts., Legrande, Glenwood, Folmar and Hawkins Aves.

Luverne, AL Luverne is a city in and the county seat of Crenshaw County, Alabama, United States. The city describes itself as "The Friendliest City in the South", a slogan that appears on its "welcome" signs. At the 2020 census, the population was 2,765. ...

(Blair, Algernon), NRHP-listed *

Old Gulfport High School (Mississippi) Old Gulfport High School, located at 2010 15th Street, in Gulfport, Mississippi, is a two-story, brick building that was used as a public school from the 1920s until the latter half of the 20th century. The structure was designed in Tudor archi ...

(1923), 2010 15th Street,

Gulfport, Mississippi Gulfport is the second-largest city in Mississippi after the state capital, Jackson. Along with Biloxi, Gulfport is the co-county seat of Harrison County and the larger of the two principal cities of the Gulfport-Biloxi, Mississippi Metropolit ...

Perry Post Office, Old The Old Perry Post Office is a historic site in Perry, Florida, located at 201 East Green Street. On May 11, 1989, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. The post office was built in 1935. It is a one-story-with-mezzanine ...

(1935), 201 E. Green St.

Perry, FL Perry is a city in Taylor County, Florida, United States. As of 2010, the population recorded by the U.S. Census Bureau is 7,017. It is the county seat. The city was named for Madison Perry, fourth Governor of the State of Florida and a Confede ...

(Blair, Algernon, Construction Co.), NRHP-listed *

Rockwood Post Office Rockwood may refer to: Places Canada * Rockwood, Manitoba, rural municipality ** Rockwood (electoral division), former provincial electoral division ** Rockwood, Winnipeg, a neighbourhood * Rockwood, the main community in Guelph/Eramosa township, ...

, 311 Mill St. Rockwood, TN (Blair, Algernon), NRHP-listed * Schley County Courthouse (1899), GA 26 Ellaville, GA (Blair, Algernon), NRHP-listed * U.S. Post Office, 104 Heber Ladner Dr. Lumberton, MS (Algernon Blair-Montgomery), NRHP-listed * U.S. Post Office, 50 W. Chestnut St.

Lancaster, PA Lancaster, ( ; pdc, Lengeschder) is a city in and the county seat of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It is one of the oldest inland cities in the United States. With a population at the 2020 census of 58,039, it ranks 11th in population amon ...

(Blair, Algernon), NRHP-listed * US Post Office, 1st and Everett Sts.

Morgan City, LA Morgan City is a small city in St. Mary and lower St. Martin parishes in the U.S. State of Louisiana. The population was 12,404 at the 2010 census. Known for being “right in the middle of everywhere”, Morgan City is located 68 miles (109&nb ...

(Blair, Algernon), NRHP-listed * US Post Office (1936), 382 S. Main St.

Milan, TN Milan () is the second largest city after Humboldt in Gibson County, Tennessee and the largest entirely within the county. It is home to the Milan Army Ammunition Plant, the West Tennessee Agricultural Museum and several historical sites listed o ...

(Blair, Algernon), NRHP-listed * US Post Office, Old--Ripley, 301 N. Main St.

Ripley, MS Ripley is a city in Tippah County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 5,395 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Tippah County. Colonel William Clark Falkner, great-grandfather of authors William Faulkner and John Faulkne ...

(Blair, Algernon), NRHP-listed * US Post Office-Forest, 119 Second St. Forest, MS (Blair, Algernon), NRHP-listed * US Post Office-Hazlehurst, 130 Caldwell Dr. Hazlehurst, MS (Blair, Algernon), NRHP-listed

References

{{reflist Construction and civil engineering companies of the United States Companies based in Montgomery, Alabama