Percival Lloyd (1872–1915) was an American architect in practice in

Poughkeepsie, New York Poughkeepsie ( ), officially the City of Poughkeepsie, separate from the Town of Poughkeepsie around it) is a city in the U.S. state of New York. It is the county seat of Dutchess County, with a 2020 census population of 31,577. Poughkeepsie ...

, from 1895 until 1915. A number of his works are listed on the United States

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Life and career

Percival Monell Lloyd was born January 28, 1872, in

Poughkeepsie Poughkeepsie ( ), officially the City of Poughkeepsie, separate from the Town of Poughkeepsie around it) is a city in the U.S. state of New York. It is the county seat of Dutchess County, with a 2020 census population of 31,577. Poughkeepsie i ...

to Russell G. Lloyd and Florence (Monell) Lloyd. He was educated in the local public schools and at the Riverview Military Academy."Percival Lloyd Dies at Saranac" in ''Poughkeepsie Daily Eagle'', March 6, 1915, 5. In 1894 he joined the office of leading local architect Arnout Cannon Jr., and became his business partner in the firm of Cannon & Lloyd in 1895. Cannon's declining health led him to commit suicide in 1898, and Lloyd continued the business alone. Lloyd practiced independently until late 1914, when due to his own declining health he took a leave of absence from his office and entered a

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Saranac Lake Saranac Lake may refer to: * Saranac Lake, New York, a village in the northern Adirondacks *One of the three nearby Saranac Lakes, part of the Saranac River: **Upper Saranac Lake **Middle Saranac Lake **Lower Saranac Lake Note: There is no lake nam ...

, where he died March 6, 1915. He never married. Lloyd was a member of the New York Society of Architects, established in 1906, and was elected to the board of directors in 1914.

Legacy

According to its National Register nomination, the First Presbyterian Church in Poughkeepsie is "perceived as 'beautiful'", and is regarded as one of Lloyd's greatest works. "It is indeed an imposing and unique structure in Poughkeepsie". His

Poughkeepsie Trust Company The Poughkeepsie Trust Company building is located on Main Street in that city in the U.S. state of New York. It is immediately to the east of, and joined to, the Dutchess County Court House. Local architect Percival Lloyd designed the building, ...

Building is a Beaux Arts building that was the

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's first modern

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at six stories in height, costing $100,000 to build. The regional architects Edward C. Smith of

and George E. Lowe of

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both worked in Lloyd's office.

Architectural works

* House, 32 Balding Ave,

(1896) * House, 151 Academy St,

(1901) * First Presbyterian Church, 25 S Hamilton St,

(1905–08, NRHP 1982) *

Building, 236 Main St,

(1906, NRHP 1982) * Poughkeepsie YWCA, Cannon St,

(1906, demolished) * House, 81 Hooker Ave,

(1907)Dwight–Hooker Avenue Historic District NRHP Registration Form
(1982) * Lady Washington Hose Company building, 20 Academy St,

(1908, NRHP 1982) *

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assembly plant, North Rd and Fulton St,

(1909, demolished)Joyce C. Ghee and Joan Spence,
Poughkeepsie 1898–1998: A Century of Change
' (Charleston: Arcadia Publishing, 1999) *

Niagara Engine House The Niagara Engine House is located on North Hamilton Street in downtown Poughkeepsie, New York, United States. It is a brick building constructed in the early 20th century, the only extant fire house of the six engine companies that once protected ...

, 8 N Hamilton St,

(1909, NRHP 1982) *

Luckey, Platt & Company Department Store The Luckey, Platt & Company Department Store building is located at the corner of Main and Academy streets in downtown Poughkeepsie, New York, United States. For most of the 20th century it was a major retail destination not only for the city ...

annex, 332 Main St,

(1910, NRHP 1982) * House, 9 Dwight St,

(1911) * Clarence Kenyon house, 260 Boardman Rd,

(1913) * Mader House, 101 Corlies Ave,

(before 1925, attributed, NRHP 1982)Mader House NRHP Registration Form
(1982)

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References

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