Personal life

James Gallier Jr. (September 25, 1827 – May 16, 1868) was a prominent architect in

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during the mid-19th century. He was born to Elizabeth Tyler and James Gallier Sr. in Huntingdon,

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. As a boy, he was educated at St. Thomas's Hall, a private academy in Flushing, Long Island, until beginning college at the

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. In 1853, he married Josephine Aglaé Villavaso of

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. The couple had four daughters. During the

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, James Gallier Jr. served as a private in Captain Greenleaf's Company (Orleans Light Horse Louisiana Cavalry), though it is unknown if he saw any combat. A few years after the war, he died in his home. The cause of death is not listed on his death certificate. He was buried in St. Louis Cemetery No. 3 in what was originally designed as a monument to his father.

Career

In 1849, James Gallier Sr., a famed architect in his own right, turned his business over to Gallier Jr., setting up a partnership with two of his former associates: John Turpin and Richard Esterbrook. Their firm became known as Gallier, Turpin & Co. until Turpin left in 1858. The firm was then known as Gallier & Esterbrook.

Buildings by Gallier, Turpin & Co.

* New Orleans and Carrolton railroad terminal (1852), South Carrolton and St. Charles Avenue. Demolished in 1891. * Store and warehouse for Leeds Iron Foundry (1852, now

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. * Store for Sidney Story (1853), 610-612 Canal Street. Demolished. * House for James Robb (1855), 1220 Washington Avenue. Demolished * Double store for Robert Heath (1855), St. Charles Avenue and Gravier Street. * Mechanics Institute (1857), Dryads Street. Demolished. * Bank of New Orleans (1857), 321 St. Charles Avenue. Demolished. * House for Lavina Dabney (1857), 2265 St. Charles Avenue.

Buildings by Gallier & Esterbrook

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(1859) on

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and Toulouse Streets. Burned down in 1919. * Boisblanc-Cantonnet House (1860), 334 North Rampart Street. Demolished. * House for Henry W. Conner (1860), 130 South Rampart Street. Demolished. * House for Florence A. Luling (1865), 1436 Leda Street. Converted to the Louisiana Jockey Club (1871-1905). * Bank of America Building (1866), 111 Exchange Place. * Gatehouse (and gates) for the Fairgrounds Race Track (1866), Gentilly Boulevard.

Other significant works

* The Third Christ Church Cathedral (1846),

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(1859), 1132 Royal Street.

References

External links

Southeastern Architectural Archive, Special Collections Division, Tulane University
* 1827 births 1868 deaths 19th-century American architects British emigrants to the United States {{US-architect-19C-stub