Smith, Nathan Allen

Smith, Nathan Allen

The master builder Nathan Allen Smith may have been from Burlington, New Jersey, but he certainly signed the articles of the Friendship Carpenters' Company in 1775 and the Carpenters' Company of Philadelphia in 1786 when the two organizations of master carpenters united. He is said to have worked on Library Hall (1789, Fifth Street below Chestnut), and he was elected Warden of The Carpenters' Company, 1792-1794.


Biography from Philadelphia Architects and Builders, a project of the Athenaeum of Philadelphia. Written by Roger W. Moss

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Smith

Nathan

Allen

1/1/1824

1/1/1786

Warden, 1792-94

109 N. 5th St. (1799) (Prime)

Tatman & Moss Bio Dictionary Phila. Architects page 740. This master builder may have been from Burlington, NJ. He certainly signed the articles of The Friendship Carpenters' Company in 1775 and The Carpenters' Company of Philadelphia in 1786 when the two organizations of master builders united. He is said to have worked on Library Hall (1789) and he was elected Warden of The Carpenters' Company, 1792-1794. See Selected Bibliography in Tatman & Moss Bio Dictionary Phila. Architects Bio Dictionary Phila Architects. ---------------------- E-mail in file from archaeologist of Kise Straw & Kalodner, Inc. saying they have information on excavation and study of artifacts found when preparing site for Constitution Center. A second e-mail in file reports on items found in excavating Smith's house and plans for their restoration. ---------------------- Same e-mail reports both Smith and Evans were active in the Pennsylvania Abolition Society. The PAS files at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania indicate Evans joined on March 15, 1784; Smith joined on June 5, 1787. ---------------------- City Directory -1805 - Nathan A., carpenter, 115 N. 5th. 1810 - Nathan A., carpenter, corner Vine & 5th 1814 - Nathan A., meaurer of carpenter's work, 274 N. 2nd. 1820, 24 - Nathan A., measurer of carpenter's work, 104 N. 7th ---------------------- City Records D.S.B. book # 336; filed February 3, 1814; no record of having been satisfied Nathan Smith vs. Samuel Folwiler. Claim for $165.70 against a three story brick house situate on the east side of ninth street between Race and Vine streets for materials furnished. ---------------------- City Records D.S.B. book # 336; filed April 16, 1814; satisfied Feb. 10, 1815 Nathan Smith vs.James Dewey. Claim for $220.64 against a certain two story brick house situate at the northeast corner of St. Tammany and 4th streets for lumber furnished. ----------------------- City Records D.S.B. book # 336; filed October 26, 1814; no record of satisfaction Nathan Smith vs. William Graham. Claim of $149.87 against a house built on the south side of Market street between Schuylkill Second and Third streets in the city of Philadelphia, for materials found and provided and work done. ---------------------- City Records D.S.B. book #338; filed Sept. 10, 1817; no record of satisfaction NathanSmith vs. John Elliott and Samuel Stevens. Claim for $484.18 against a frame building known by the name of the "Free Will Baptist Meeting House" and situate on Queen street between 5th and 6th streets from Delaware in the district of Southwark county of Philadelphia, for lumber. ----------------------- City Records D.S.B. book #338; filed Dec. 21, 1818; satisfied Feb. 16, 1820 Nathan Smith vs. The First Reformed Dutch Church. Claim for $155.77 against a certain brick church building situate in Penn township on the east side of 8th street between Callowhill street and Button Woods, for lumber.

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Additional listings for Nathan, but no middle initial.