Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-13
JOHN G. MEYERS DEAD
PROMINENT ARCHITECT OF
WASHINGTON PASSES AWAY.
Designed Many Of the More Imposing
Buildings in Washington-Funerar
Tomorrow Afternoon.

The funeral OF the late John Granville
Meyers. whose death occurred yesterday
morning in this city. will take place tomor-
row afternoon at o'clock from his late
residence, 1901 Whitney avenue northwest.
He has been afflicted for number of
years with Bright's disease. and was
stricken suddenly early yesterday morning
with paralysis. death resulting within
few hours.
Mr.. Meyers was one Of the oldest and
best known architects and builders In the
city, and was regarded as a most useful
citizen. He was stricken down In the very
midst Of projected enterprise which would
have given to Washington a building built
entirely on plan devised by the deceased.
He had discovered and perfected process
for making artificial stone blocks. which he
intended TO use in the construction of build
ings which would have made 1t possibls
to construct building. from foundation to
roof entirely Of artificial stone material
No wood would have been used for any
purpose In the building. 1t was the ambi-
ton Of his life to give to Washington such
a building as h. had planned and was on
the threshold of erecting.
Native of Pennsylvania.
Mr. Meyers was born in Northampton
county, Pa, September Is, 1884. and he had
lived in Washington for over forty years
He attended school only a short time when
a boy, but was an industrious student and
read and studied much in his spare time
while at work.
He worked until sixteen years of age a
stone mason, and at eighteen he learned the
trade of carpenter. soon being skilled
mechanic. He became a contractor and
builder, and conducted business of that ma
ture In Nazareth, Pa, for several years.
Upon coming to Washington he continued
his building operations, and at one time
owned and operated brick yard near the
navy yard. About twenty-five years ago
he engaged in the manufacture of artificial
stone having patented several processes In
the manufacture of that material.
Mr.. Meyers took up the study of archi-
lecture and has turned out the designs for
a great many handsome residences and
other buildings in the capital city. Among
the residence houses planned and erected
by him are the Christian Heurich residence
on New Hampshire avenue, the residence
also erected the Baltic building, the Col
lege building at Kendall Green, and an
architect he contributed to the plans and
specifications of the State, War and Navy
building and many other public edifces.
He also took out patent for the building
Of mausoleums and for the desiccation of
the dead, the Franklin medal being present.
ed to him for the best method of disposing
of dead bodies the desiccation feature be-
ing considered one of the great achieve
ments by many scientists.
He was for many years an officer of the
Eighth Street Lutheran Church and was
thirty-third degree Scottish Rite Mason
positions in the order of Odd Fellows. He
leaves a widow and six children-two
daughters and four sons-all of whom were
at his bedside when death came, with the
exception of one son, who lives in Pasa-
dena Cal.