George Keller (1842-1935)

George Keller (1842-1935) was an architect. (b. July 15, 1842; County Cork, Ireland - d. July 6, 1935; Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA)

Parents
Susan Pratt (1805-1888) and Thomas Keller (1804-1880).

Birth
He was born on July 15, 1842 in County Cork, Ireland.

Marriage
He married Mary Monteith Smith (1860-1946) around 1885.

Children
Hilda Montieth Keller (1888-1978), George Monteith Keller (1895-1986), and Walter Smith Keller (1898-1981).

Death
He died on July 6, 1935 in Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA.

Obituary
New York Times; July 8, 1935: "George Keller Dead. Noted as Architect. Dean of American Institute Designed the Gettysburg and Garfield Memorials. Hartford, Connecticut, July 7, 1935 (United Press) George Keller, aged 92, dean of the American Institute of Architects and designer of the Gettysburg Memorial, at the dedication of which Lincoln made his famous address died at his home here today after a week's illness. Although he retired from active practice in 1914, Mr. Keller undertook commissions occasionally until few years ago. He was the designer of the Garfield National Memorial in Cleveland. Monumental Hall and the gateway at the soldiers' home, Danville, Illinois, and, the monumental gateway at the military home in Dayton, Ohio, are other works of his design. Surviving are his widow, Mary Monteith Keller; a daughter, Hilda, of this city, and two sons, George Keller of San Francisco, and Lieutenant Walter Keller of the United States Navy, now in mid-Paciﬁc on the way to Shanghai."