He and Niernsee entered partnership in the practice of architecture as Niernsee & Neilson in June 1848. Commissions included railroad stations for the B&O, commercial buildings, several churches, and both country homes and townhouses for the well-to-do, many of whom were in fact directors of the B&O Railroad. The firm disbanded in 1856, when Niernsee was made architect of the capitol of South Carolina. When Niernsee returned to Baltimore in 1865, the partnership was revived. It was at this time, that they took into their office a number of young interns who later became prominent themselves, including R. Snowden Andrews, Eben Faxson, Bruce Price, and, briefly, E. Francis Baldwin. Nielson was a founding member of the Baltimore Chapter of the American Institute of Architects at its charter in 1870. The firm disbanded again in 1875 at which time, through his friendship with George Washington Custis Lee, he worked on several college buildings, the Mausoleum in the Lee Chapel, and faculty residences at Washington and Lee University.[1]
Neilson had married Rosa Williams in the 1830s, whose family owned farmland along Deer Creek in Harford County at a place called Priestford. Among their children was Charles Neilson, who attained the rank of General and became Assistant Postmaster General of the United States. Neilson died in 1900, at Priestford and he is buried in the family cemetery.[1]
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This article is about the architect For other persons named James Neilson see James Neilson James Crawford Neilson October 14 1816 December 21 1900 or J Crawford Neilson was a Baltimore Maryland based architect He was born in Baltimore Maryland in 1816 After the death of his father in 1822 the family moved to England and in 1824 to Brussels In 1833 he returned to Baltimore and in 1835 became a member of the survey party working on the Baltimore and Port Deposit Railroad later merged into the Philadelphia Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad then absorbed 1881 by the Pennsylvania Railroad His supervisor was Benjamin Henry Latrobe II 1806 1878 later supervising engineer on the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad B amp O son of an equally famous architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe 1764 1820 It was at this time that he first became acquainted with John Rudolph Niernsee 1814 1885 while helping to survey in the area of Martinsburg Virginia later West Virginia for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad 1 James Crawford NeilsonBornOctober 14 1816Baltimore MarylandDiedDecember 21 1900Harford County MarylandNationalityAmericanOccupationArchitectBuildingsWashington and Lee University Calvert Street Station at North Calvert Street at Bath and East Franklin Streets upper downtown Baltimore built 1849 1850 for the Baltimore and Susquehanna Railroad second railway authorized in Maryland photo taken 1936 building razed 1949 for Baltimore Sun newspaper offices He and Niernsee entered partnership in the practice of architecture as Niernsee amp Neilson in June 1848 Commissions included railroad stations for the B amp O commercial buildings several churches and both country homes and townhouses for the well to do many of whom were in fact directors of the B amp O Railroad The firm disbanded in 1856 when Niernsee was made architect of the capitol of South Carolina When Niernsee returned to Baltimore in 1865 the partnership was revived It was at this time that they took into their office a number of young interns who later became prominent themselves including R Snowden Andrews Eben Faxson Bruce Price and briefly E Francis Baldwin Nielson was a founding member of the Baltimore Chapter of the American Institute of Architects at its charter in 1870 The firm disbanded again in 1875 at which time through his friendship with George Washington Custis Lee he worked on several college buildings the Mausoleum in the Lee Chapel and faculty residences at Washington and Lee University 1 Neilson had married Rosa Williams in the 1830s whose family owned farmland along Deer Creek in Harford County at a place called Priestford Among their children was Charles Neilson who attained the rank of General and became Assistant Postmaster General of the United States Neilson died in 1900 at Priestford and he is buried in the family cemetery 1 Selected works edit1849 1850 Calvert Street Station Baltimore Maryland terminal depot for the Baltimore and Susquehanna Railroad later the Northern Central Railway merged into the Pennsylvania Railroad by Niernsee amp Neilson on North Calvert Street at Bath East Franklin Streets alongside Orleans Street Viaduct of 1936 razed 1949 for the Baltimore Sun newspaper offices 1850 1852 Grace Protestant Episcopal Church Baltimore 1855 1856 St John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church by Niernsee amp Neilson Baltimore Maryland listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982 2 1856 Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Camden Station 301 West Camden Street Baltimore Maryland Niernsee amp Neilson 3 1868 Aigburth Vale off York Road Towson Maryland by Niernsee amp Neilson listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1999 4 1870 Churchville Presbyterian Church clock tower by Niernsee amp Neilson Churchville Maryland listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986 2 ca 1870 Clifton Mansion summer home of Henry Thompson later renovated by Johns Hopkins 1795 1873 at Clifton Park Baltimore off Harford Road renovated rebuilt by Niernsee amp Neilson listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007 2 ca 1880 New York Lake Erie and Western Railway depot Buffalo New York 5 References edit a b c Baltimore Architecture Foundation J Crawford Neilson J Crawford Neilson Baltimore Architecture Foundation 2009 03 17 a b c National Register Information System National Register of Historic Places National Park Service April 15 2008 Potter Janet Greenstein 1996 Great American Railroad Stations New York John Wiley amp Sons Inc p 131 ISBN 978 0471143895 Maryland Historical Trust National Register of Historic Places Aigburth Vale Maryland Historical Trust 2009 03 21 Archived from the original on 2012 08 06 Railroad Gazette Railroad gazette 1879 01 01 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title James Crawford Neilson amp oldid 1119872449, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
