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American construction contractor (1873–1952)
Algernon Blair (August 6, 1873 – March 14, 1952) was a construction contractor in
Montgomery, Alabama . He worked on many government building projects including county courthouses and U.S. post offices. He was a member of The Thirteen, a literary and philosophical society.
[1] Several of his firm's buildings are listed on the U.S.
National Register of Historic Places .
[2]
He was born in Brooklyn, New York.
[1] He corresponded with Alabama governor Benjamin Miller about a Civil Works Administration project to restore the state capitol.
[3]
United States v. Algernon Blair, Inc. was a 1973 lawsuit regarding its breach of contract with a subcontractor
[4]
[5] The
United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit ruled against Algernon Blair.[
citation needed ]
Works
Sidney M. Aronovitz United States Courthouse (1932),
Key West, Florida : Algernon Blair of Montgomery, Alabama was general contractor; Charles M. Pritchett was construction engineer.
J .Marvin Jones Federal Building and United States Courthouse (1938),
Amarillo, Texas : Algernon Blair of Montgomery, Alabama was the contractor.
Sidney Lanier High School (1929),
Montgomery Alabama : Frederick Ausfeld was the architect, and Algernon Blair the contractor.
Austin United States Courthouse ,
Austin, Texas (1936), NRHP-listed
Beeville Post Office (built 1919), 111 N. St. Mary's St.
Beeville, TX (Blair, Algernon), NRHP-listed
Bibb City Historic District , Roughly bounded by Chattahoochee River, Woodland Cir., 2nd Ave. and 35th St.
Bibb City, GA (Blair, Algernon), NRHP-listed
Building 800-Austin Hall (1931), Second St., Maxwell AFB
Montgomery, AL (Blair, Algernon), NRHP-listed
Lowndes County Courthouse , Central and Ashley Sta.
Valdosta, GA (Blair, Algernon), NRHP-listed
Luverne Historic District , Bounded by 1st, 6th Sts., Legrande, Glenwood, Folmar and Hawkins Aves.
Luverne, AL (Blair, Algernon), NRHP-listed
Old Gulfport High School (Mississippi) (1923), 2010 15th Street,
Gulfport, Mississippi
Perry Post Office, Old (1935), 201 E. Green St.
Perry, FL (Blair, Algernon, Construction Co.), NRHP-listed
Rockwood Post Office , 311 Mill St.
Rockwood, TN (Blair, Algernon), NRHP-listed
Schley County Courthouse (1899), GA 26
Ellaville, GA (Blair, Algernon), NRHP-listed
U.S. Post Office , 104 Heber Ladner Dr.
Lumberton, MS (Algernon Blair-Montgomery), NRHP-listed
U.S. Post Office , 50 W. Chestnut St.
Lancaster, PA (Blair, Algernon), NRHP-listed
US Post Office , 1st and Everett Sts.
Morgan City, LA (Blair, Algernon), NRHP-listed
US Post Office (1936), 382 S. Main St.
Milan, TN (Blair, Algernon), NRHP-listed
US Post Office, Old--Ripley , 301 N. Main St.
Ripley, MS (Blair, Algernon), NRHP-listed
US Post Office-Forest , 119 Second St.
Forest, MS (Blair, Algernon), NRHP-listed
US Post Office-Hazlehurst , 130 Caldwell Dr.
Hazlehurst, MS (Blair, Algernon), NRHP-listed
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