New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-11-29
GEO. BROWNE POST,
ARCHITECT, DEAD
Designer of Famous Build
ings Here Was III Less
than "a Hours.
STRICKEN SUDDENLY
ON THANKSGIVING
Was Member of Many Art Soci-
cites in America and Abroad
Veteran of Army of Potomac.

George Browne Post, one Of the oldest
and foremost architects in this country,
died yesterday at his home. in Bernards-
ville.tN. j., after an illness OF less than
twenty-four hours His firm has an Office
at No. 1Ol Park avenue. Mr.. Post was in
his office on Wednesday and went to Ber-
nardsville to spend Thanksgiving. On
Thanksgiving Day he was taken suddenly
Ill. ard though everything possible was
done he died carly yesterday morning. on
December Is he would have celebrated the
seventy-sixth anniversary of his birth.
The funeral will be held from the Uni
versity Place Presbyterian Church. in 10th
street, Monday morning at 10 o'clock.
Burial will be private.
Mr.. Post designed many Of the most
famous buildings in this city and coun-
try, among them the New York Cotton
Exchange. the New York Produce Ex-
change. the New York Stock Exchange,
the College OF the City OF New York the
Pulitzer Building, the Union Trust Com
pany Building, the Western Union Build
ing, in Dey street; the Prudential Life
Insurance Company and the Mutual
Benefit Life Insurance Company build
ings. at Newark, n. j.; the Wisconsin
State Capitol. the Cleveland Trust Com
pany Building, at Cleveland, and the
Manufacturers' Liberal Arts Buildings.
covering forty acres, at the Chicago Ex-
position.
Mr.. Post was a son OF Joel 3. and Abby
NJ. Post. He was educated at Churchilrs
Military School. at. Sing Sing, n. Y and
was graduated as a civil engineer from
the Scientific School OF New York Uni
versity in 1858. He studied architecture
with the late Richard NJ. Hunt and formed
partnership with a fellow student,
Charles ID. Gambrill, for the practice OF
architecture in 1860
For part OF 1862 and 1868 he was cap
tain in the 23d Regiment, and as volun-
teer aid he was on the staff Of General
Burnside. commanding the Army Of the
Potomac, in 1862, at the first battle of
Fredericksburg. He was promoted to
major, lieutenant colonel and colonel Of
the 22d Regiment, n. G.. n. Y.
Mr.. Post was married in 1863 to Miss
Alice NJ. Stone. There are five children
George b., jr.. William S.. A. Wright,
James Otis and Alice w. His city home
was at No. 129 East 69th street.
He was a member OF the National In
stitute of Arts and Letters, the American
Academy OF Arts and Letters, the Prov
ince Of Quebec Association OF Architects
the Municipal Art Society Of which he
was a director from 1901 to 1909; the Com
mittee Of Patronage to the Eighth In
ternatlonal Congress OF Architects in 1907,
the National Sculptors Society and of the
Council In 1904 the New York Academy
OF Sciences, the American Geographical
Society. the American Society or CIVIL
Engineers the New York Chamber or
Commerce, the National Society Of Crafts
men. the Public Art League, the Archao-
logical Society of America, the National
Geographical Society, the Metropolitan
Museum of Art, the New Jersey state
Chamber OF Commerce the Century AS
ISOLATION, the Union Club, the Cosmos
Club, of Washington. and the New YORK
Farmers Institute He was also char
ter member of the Lawyers Club.
He was decorated a Chevalier de In
Legion d'Honneur in 1901 and was
awarded the gold medal of the American
Institute of Architects in 1910. Mr. Post
represented American architects as del
egate 10 the Worlds Congress of Archi-
tects in London. and in 1906 he was ap-
pointed n collaboration of the Forest Ser
vice of the United States Department OF
Agriculture. He was made an honorary
corresponding member OF the Royal In
stitute OF British Architects in 1897. IN
the same year he was elected an associate
OF the National Academy of Design, and
n year later an academician OF the acad-
envy.
In 1908 he was appointed member OF
the permanent committee of the lnterna-
tional Congress Of Architects, and In 1903
President Roosevelt made him member
Of the Bureau of Fine Arts. He was also
a member OF the board of commissions
of the ST. Louis Exposition. Columbia
University conferred on him the honorary
degree OF Doctor of Laws in 1908.