Ulysses J. Lincoln Peoples

U. J. L. Peoples as depicted in Palmer's Pictorial Pittsburgh, 1905
Madison Elementary School, Pittsburgh
McCleary Elementary School, Pittsburgh
Wightman School, Pittsburgh

Ulysses J. Lincoln Peoples (February 17, 1865 - August 17, 1945) was an American architect based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Five schools located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania that were designed by Peoples have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[1] [2]

Biography

Peoples was born in Allegheny, Pennsylvania, in 1865, the son of William and Elizabeth (Taylor) Peoples. William Peoples was a stair builder and author of Peoples' Pocket Stair-Builder and Carpentry Hand-Book.[3]

At the time of the 1870 United States Census, Peoples was living with his parents and three siblings in Allegheny.[4] At the time of the 1880 United States Census, Peoples was living in Chester, Pennsylvania.[5] Peoples attended the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, graduating in 1890 with a degree in architecture. He worked in the office of Burnham and Root in Chicago as well as in Memphis and Fort Wayne, Indiana, before opening his own architecture practice in Pittsburgh. He married Emma Utz in 1891.[3]

At the time of the 1900 United States Census, Peoples was living in Pittsburgh with his wife Emma and daughter Edith.[6] By the time of the 1910 Census, Peoples also had a son Ulysses Jr.[7] He remained in Pittsburgh at the time of the 1920 and 1930 Censuses.[8][9] By the time of the 1940 Census, Peoples and his wife Emma had relocated to Uniontown, Pennsylvania, where both were employed as taxi cab dispatchers.[10] Peoples died in Uniontown in 1945.[11]

Works

Peoples' works include:

References

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  1. ^ Pittsburgh Public Schools TR
  2. ^ a b c d e f "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  3. ^ a b Jordan, John W., ed. (1908). A Century and a Half of Pittsburg and Her People, Volume 3. Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 448–449. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
  4. ^ Census entry for William Peoples and family. Ulysses age listed as five. Ancestry.com. 1870 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Year: 1870; Census Place: Allegheny Ward 2, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: M593_1290; Page: 95B; Image: 192; Family History Library Film: 552789.
  5. ^ Census entry for Ulysses Peoples, age 14. Ancestry.com. 1880 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Year: 1880; Census Place: Chester, Delaware, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1126; Family History Film: 1255126; Page: 397B; Enumeration District: 021; Image: 0406.
  6. ^ Census entry for U. J. Lincoln Peoples, architect, born Feb. 1865 in Pennsylvania, and family. Ancestry.com. 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Year: 1900; Census Place: Pittsburgh Ward 19, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1361; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 223; FHL microfilm: 1241361.
  7. ^ Census entry for Ulysses J. Peoples, architect, age 45, and family. Ancestry.com. 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Year: 1910; Census Place: Pittsburgh Ward 11, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T624_1302; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0416; Image: 1020; FHL microfilm: 1375315.
  8. ^ Census entry for Ulysses Lincoln Peoples, architect, age 51, and family. Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Year: 1920; Census Place: Pittsburgh Ward 8, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: T625_1517; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 445; Image: 994.
  9. ^ Census entry for Ulysses J. Peoples, architect, wife Emma, and daughter Virginia. Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Year: 1930; Census Place: Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania; Roll: 1977; Page: 38B; Enumeration District: 223; Image: 705.0; FHL microfilm: 2341711.
  10. ^ Census entry for U. J. L. Peoples, age 75, and wife Emma. Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Year: 1940; Census Place: Uniontown, Fayette, Pennsylvania; Roll: T627_3508; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 26-111.
  11. ^ "Lincoln Peoples". Connellsville Daily Courier. August 20, 1945. Retrieved February 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Wightman School". National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved August 18, 2012.
  13. ^ "Wightman School Facility Becoming A School For Children". The Pittsburgh Press. September 8, 1981. Retrieved June 21, 2012.