James H. Nave

James H. Nave (1864 - October 6, 1949) was an American architect based in Lewiston, Idaho. He designed a number of works which are listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) for their architecture.

James H. Nave
Born1864
Fort Wayne, Indiana, U.S.
DiedOctober 6, 1949
Lewiston, Idaho, U.S.
Resting placeNormal Hill Cemetery, Lewiston, Idaho, U.S.
OccupationArchitect
Spouse(s)2, including Mae Russell
Children2 sons, 1 daughter

Early life

Nave was born in Fort Wayne, Indiana in 1864.[1][2] Nave came from Iola, Kansas to Lewiston in 1903.

Career

Nave and his firm competed with other architectural firms in Lewiston and in Spokane, Washington to get commissions to design public buildings, commercial blocks, and large homes. Nave's firm won a number of these commissions and is credited with 94 works between 1903 and 1923.[3] Nave designed just two churches,

St. Stanislaus. It and Lewiston's Baptist Church are the only two churches attributed to this architect, who made his reputation primarily through designing schools.

According to Egleston, "By 1909 Nave was obtaining commissions for commercial and institutional buildings as his residential business declined. His institutional work was Georgian Revival, while his commercial commissions were completed in the Romanesque and Renaissance Revival styles. In her book, Building Idaho, Jennifer Eastman Attebery writes that Nave's work shows a preference for stone and a 'fragmented use of classical motifs.' This affinity for stonework is not surprising, given the fact that he owned a stone quarry in nearby Clarkston [Washington], to which he devoted his energy after he left architectural work in 1933."[4]

Works include:

Personal life and death

Nave was married twice. After his first wife died, he married Mae Russell in 1937.[2] He had two sons and one daughter.[2] He died on October 6, 1949 in Lewiston, Idaho.[2]

References
  1. Elizabeth Egleston (April 27, 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: William and Elizabeth McLaren House / 004349". National Park Service. Retrieved December 22, 2019. With accompanying photos, two from 1978 and one from 1991
  2. "James Nave, 85, Architect, Dies". The Semi-Weekly Spokesman-Review. Spokane, Washington. October 7, 1949. p. 14. Retrieved December 24, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Nancy Gale Compau (November 24, 1985). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Breier Building". National Park Service. Retrieved December 21, 2019. With accompanying photo from 1986
  4. Elizabeth Egleston (June 26, 1994). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: James Asposas House". National Park Service. Retrieved December 22, 2019. With accompanying photo from 1992
  5. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  6. Don Hibbard (December 12, 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Nave Apartments / Wilson Apartments". National Park Service. Retrieved September 15, 2019. With accompanying photo from 1976
  7. Don Hibbard (November 2, 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: St. Stanislaus Catholic Church". National Park Service. Retrieved December 22, 2019. With accompanying photo from 1976
  8. Lisa B. Reitzes (January 2, 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: First Presbyterian Church". National Park Service. Retrieved August 28, 2017. With two photos, from pre-1930 and 1979.
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