Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-12-15
THE LATE A. A. BENNETT.
His Remains Finally Laid at Rest With

His Remains Finally Laid at Rest With
Masonic Honors.
The funeral of the late A. 4. Bennett
took place yesterday afternoon from Ma
sonic Temple, under the auspices of
Tehama Lodge, No. 3, F. and A. NJ, of
which he became a member in January,
1851, nearly forty years ago. The attend
ance was very large. The ritual services
were conducted by Clarence Nelson, Master
of the Lodge, in very Impressive manner,
A choir composed of Mrs. Addie Carter,
Mrs. DR.. Pinkham and Messrs. Horace
Croker and R. T. Cohn rendered selections
during the services. They were: abide
With Me" (Barnaby arrangement,
Brother, Thou Art Gone to Rest Malt.
by, "Sleep Thy Last Sleep" (Wagnerl,
and, at the confusion. the Mason's HYMN
Sacramento Commandery, No. ?, Knights
Templar, acted as escort, preceded by the
First Artillery Band, and under the com
| mand of W. D. Knights Eminent Com.
mander.
The pall-bearers were n. Greene Curtis,
d. NJ. LsRue, DR.. W. W. Light, Hiram
Cook and F. S. Hotchkiss.
Mrs. Bennett and her daughter, Mrs. z.
]. Baldwin, accompanied by the latter's
husband, came up from San Francisco on
the morning train, which also brought Mr..
BENEFITS remains. The floral tributes were
numerous and very elaborate, the chief
pieces having been described yesterday.
SKETCH OF HIS LIFE.
The last number of the California Architect
| and Building Nelcs contains the following
| sketch CT Mr.. Benefits life and public
services:
Having been closely identified with the
growth and architectural advancement of cur
State, this brief biographical sketch of Mr. Ben
nett lie Will be interesting to the readers of
cur journal. Born in Schoharie county. New
| York, July &c, 1925, of parents whose lineage is
tiaeed back to the earlier settlers OF New York,
he has those sterling qualities that lead to DIV.
ing exact justice to eli, and steadinesS of Dur
| pose that no obstacle can daunt or throw aside.
Both parents were Quakers in their religious
1 faith and practice.
| His father, DR.. Joseph Bennett. wished him to
| study his profession, but from boyhood he
| eVlnced strong desire to become an architect,
and as primary study in that direction, en-
| gagged himself at the early age of sixteen TO his
| brother William, of Stamford, to work as a car
penter and joiner in Delaware COUNTY remain
| ing there two years. From there he returned to
MS native town, and, under the tutelage of his
| brother-in-law. Orson Phelps, commenced the
| study of architecture and carpentry, remaining
with him nearly three years. In 1916 he went
| south, TO Montgomery, Alabama, and was there
| engaged in building the State Capitol In lSlS
| he designed and built the Orion Academy, at
4 OFlon, Alabama, the Grand Master of Alabama
| coming from Mobile to assist in laying the
| cornerstone, the edifce being one of the most
| imposing structures of its day From Alabama,
| he came as before mentioned, to California ar.
! irving here August, 1919, and at once engaged in
architecture, contracting and building. In the
spring OF 1850 he removed to Sacramento where
he remained until he again took up his resi-
dence in San Francisco in December 1876.
where he has resided ever since.
| In sacramento he constructed some of the
| finest buildings in the Capital City, among the
number being the odd Fellows Temple, Golden
| Eagle Hotel, Arcade, County Hospital and other
places of note. He was state Architect under
| the administration of Governors Height and
Irwin, at which time ne was engaged on the
| State Capitol, Governors Mansion, prison and
| workshops at San Quentin and also revised
1 and completed the branch State Prison at Fol.
| som. Among the prominent buildingsof which
| he was architect, are The Mechanics Art Col
lege at Berkeley, the Court houses of Yolo,
Stanislaus, MERGED, Tulare and Kern counties.
| IN February, 1888, he associated himself with
j. NJ. Curtis, present architect of the new City
Hall, since which time the firm plans have
been adopted for the Court-houses at Santa
Rosa, Sonoma county, now in process of con-
| struction, at a cost of $4,000, and one at Eu-
| reka, Humboldt county. TO cost 10000; also
the building OF Red Mems Hall, in San Fran
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