Colladay, Abraham

Colladay, Abraham

Abraham Colladay was a master builder elected to The Carpenters' Company in 1792. Colladay's only known commission is the steeple added to the Lutheran Church of the Holy Trinity, Lancaster, PA, in 1794. On May 22, 1795, the Columbianum or American Academy of Painting, Sculpture, Architecture, &c opened an exhibition which included several architectural drawings by Robert Smith, William Williams, and John Sproul. Under the heading of Abraham Collady (sic.) "Architect, Mulberry Street, No. 138" appears "the draft of the wood-work of a Steeple built at Lancaster, and sundry other drawings of buildings." Colladay, whose Philadelphia directory listings run from the 1790s through 1811, always listed himself as a house carpenter at 138 Mulberry Street. It is nonetheless interesting that his drawings should have been included in the earliest known American exhibition of architectural drawings.



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

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Colladay

Abraham

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William

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Carpenter

138 Mulbery Street (1794) Prime, Philadelphia, PA

Steeple, Lutheran Church of Holy Trinity, Lancaster, PA.

1791

Tatman & Moss Bio Dictionary Phila. Architects page 156. A master builder elected to The Carpenters' Company in 1792. Colladay's only known commission is the steeple added to the Lutheran Church of The Holy Trinity in Lancaster, PA, in 1794. On May 22, 1795, the Columbianum, or American Academy of Painting, Sculpture and Architecture &c opened an exhibition which included several architectural drawings by Robert Smith (q.v.). Under the heading of Abraham Collady (sic.) "Architect, Mulberry Street, No. 138" appears "the draft of the woodwork of a steeple built at Lancaster, and sundry other drawings of buildings." Colladay, whose Philadelphia directory listings run from the 1790s through 1811, always listed himself as a house carpenter at 138 Mulberry Street. It is nonetheless interesting that his drawings should have been included in the earliest known American exhibition of architectural drawings. See Selected Bibliography in Tatman & Moss Bio Dictionary Phila. Architects. See other items especially noted here. ----------------- Birth date determined by research of Spencer Roach. ----------------- City Directory - 1805 - Abraham, carpenter, 136 Mulberry. 1810 - Abraham, carpenter, 138 Mulberry. ----------------- See Hannah Roach paragraph under William Rakestraw. ---------------- Managing Committee Minutes-1792-5-31, 33 Joseph Ogilby proposed Abraham Colladay; Abraham Colladay elected. Managing Committee Minutes-1834-18-497, 498 Application was made by James Weer for relief of Abraham Colladay. On motion referred to a committee of James Weer and James Mitchell. The committee on Abraham Colladay's business report they having attended to the same and report him in indigent circumstances and unable to support himself and recommend that present relief to the amount of $25 be granted him, which on motion was agreed to. Carpenters' Co. Minutes-1840-134 Managing committee ordered to equalize quarterly allowances of Abraham Colladay and Cornelius Trimmel. ------------------- PA Gazette 8/13/1794 - #10269 Persons indebted to Joseph Rakestraw, house carpenter, desired to make paymen t. Deceased July 1794. Executors Joseph Ogilby and Abraham Colladay.

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