The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1918-07-12
FAY KELLOGG DEAD;
4 NOTED ARCHITECT
Designed Much Work in Hall
of Records and Other Fine
Buildings.
SUFFRAGIST AND FARMER
Stricken While Building Y. M.
G. A. Houses at Camp Cor
don, Atlanta.

Those who knew Fay Kellogg In any
or all of the aspects of her fu'i ana
varied life, as farmer, as suffragist, as
friend, as patriot or as an architect OF
wide fame, found 1t dificult to realize
Yesterday that she was dead. she did
no much, she did It with such whoie
souled ardor and enjoyment That sne
seemed like one who would never nave
time to die.
The complication OF di5]ases winch
resulted in her death Wednesday pign'
at her home at 295 McDonough ssreet'
Brooklyn, struck her down In me Iuli
tide of her work at her profession, ana
she might be said to have given her
life for her country. for the Job she was
putting through with such eagerness
that she refused to leave It. though ILL
till her mother went to her ana fairiy
dragged her away. was the construction
of Y. NJ C. A. hostess houses at Camp
Gordon, Atlanta, Ga.
Fay Kellogg, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs
Albert H. Kellogg, was born in Miiton'
Pa, forty-seven years ago. She came
to Brooklyn with her parents IN her
early girlhood and was graduated from
Public School Is. Then sre went 10
stay with an aunt in Washington ana
1t was while looking at the noble tuild-
ings of the capital that the girl felt
her first STRINGS OF ambition 20 sue
coed as an architect. She went right
at 1t with characteristic decision. study
ing first in Washington. then returning
to Brooklyn and taking course In
| architecture at Pratt Institute.
Her Work on Half of Records.
| Fate was kind in giving her every
chance: she had courses In Paris and
| other foreign cities. and when she feft
| that she was qualified to start out in
her profession she was able to identity
herself with leading firms of architects,
such as Carrere & Hastings and John
r. Thomas, with whom she worked on
| the Hall of Records. Probably few peo-
pie who admire the grand staircase In
that building know that it was done by
a woman. but that is one of the monu-
ments to Fay Kellogg. who spent six
months on the drawings alone. The
delicate wrought iron work came from
her brain. and so did many of the other
details, from the base moulding to the
crown OF the roof
1.-THE most thorough one I ever met In
architectural work." was the tribute hei
SUPERINTENDENT of construction in the
work she did for the American News
Company, once paid her. Early ever,
morning she was on the sob. in tho
stout high boots and short skirt sht
wore, when building was in course Of
construction. 1t was said of ner by thu
workmen that there wasn't detail
from the plumbing up-or down-tha
she wasn't familiar with, and her ey,
was everywhere.
a. ~ ID
The achievement Miss Kellogg hersel
was proudest Of was getting the door
of the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris t
swing open to women. When she went 4
Paris there was but one small atelie
that admitted students Of her sex. Wit
. her indomitahle energy she made he
way into the Ecole des ReauX arts, an
, now it is n matter of course for wome
: to go where she went. Naturally sh
, was for the political freedom IF w0me
and did no small service in helpin
along the campaign for the vote in Ne'
. York Her reasons were perfectly praC
= teal and they were born in part OF he
great interest in country life.
: IT believe in my rights" she sal,
land / want chance to vote for goo
= roads Improvement of schools and tran,
e portation."
Always she loNeu tne country, Oh
5 strangely enough, it was while sittin
| on a hill in France, looking down G
g the Cathedral of Beauvais, that CATH
dral now in ruins from the bombs of II
e Germans that the resolution to own
D farm took hold of her. 1t was, she sa
g one day, the wonderful peace of tn;
t beautiful country" that made her wal
y to be a farmer.
-, Made Success Ms Farmer.
: She came back to America. and, ru'
i ming true to form, bought at Northpor
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