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Truman I. Lacey, two of his sons, two of his grandsons, and his nephew.

Life and career
Truman Isaac Lacey was born January 11, 1834 in Braintrim Township, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, to David Lacey, a carpenter, and Ruth (Lake) Lacey. Lacey was a descendant of Isaac Lacey, a Connecticut native who settled in Pennsylvania in the 1790s. In 1856 Lacey moved with his parents and siblings to Auburn Township, Susquehanna County, and in 1857 upon his marriage he moved to Wyalusing. As a young man he worked variously as a carpenter and cabinetmaker. In 1871 he was declared bankrupt. In 1872 Lacey moved the family to Binghamton, where he established himself as an architect. At the time, the only other architect in the area was Isaac G. Perry.

Lacey was a private practitioner until 1888, when he formed a partnership with his eldest son, B. Taylor Lacey. The new firm was known as T. I. Lacey & Son. In 1889 Lacey's younger son, Arthur T. Lacey, also began working in his office. In 1892 they opened a branch office at Scranton, under the management of B. Taylor. In 1902 Lacey reorganized the partnership, with B. Taylor as his partner for work done in the Scranton office, and Arthur T. as partner for that in Binghamton. Circa 1908 B. Taylor left to practice in Scranton on his own account. Lacey and his younger son practiced together until his death in 1914. Arthur T. Lacey and his sister, Genevieve Lacey, continued the firm under its original name. After Genevieve retired, Arthur T. Lacey admitted his own sons as partners beginning in 1928, and practiced until his own death in 1959. His two sons continued the firm until 1976.

Personal life
Lacey was married twice. In 1857 he married Juliette Gaylord of Wyalusing. She died in 1858. Later the same year he married Clarissa Pamela Burch of Auburn. They had a total of seven children, all born in Wyalusing:
 * Effie Amelia Lacey (1860–1879)
 * Freddie Lacey (1861–1862)
 * Genevieve Lacey (1862–1944)
 * Anna Juliette Lacey (1864–1920)
 * Bascom Taylor Lacey (1866–1958)
 * Truman Powell Lacey (1868–1869)
 * Arthur Truman Lacey (1870–1959)

Prior to his bankruptcy, Lacey had become fairly prosperous in Wyalusing. In 1869 he built a substantial home for his family at 129 Church Street in the borough. The house incorporates elements of the Italianate and Carpenter Gothic styles and is included in the Wyalusing Borough Historic District. After moving to Binghamton, he built a new house at 114 Park Avenue in the Southside neighborhood of Binghamton. Built probably in the 1870s, the house features elaborate Stick style detail.

Mrs. Lacey died December 18, 1909 in Binghamton, followed by her husband on November 25, 1914.


 * https://www.livingplaces.com/PA/Bradford_County/Wyalusing_Borough/Wyalusing_Borough_Historic_District.html
 * https://www.google.com/books/edition/Binghamton_and_Broome_County_New_York/VdMn8wXJ5iUC?hl=en&gbpv=0

Architectural works

 * Truman I. Lacey house, 129 Church St, Wyalusing, Pennsylvania (1869)
 * George Washington School, Oak and North Sts, Binghamton, New York (1879, demolished)
 * Tabernacle United Methodist Church, 83 Main St, Binghamton, New York (1883)
 * Clinton Street School, Clinton St, Binghamton, New York (1884, demolished)
 * Elijah W. Brigham house, 107 Main St, Johnson City, New York (1885, NRHP 2005)
 * Bath Baptist Church, 14 Howell St, Bath, New York (1887-88, NRHP 2013)
 * Ross Building, 72 Court St, Binghamton, New York (1889-90, demolished 2008)
 * Bevier Street School, Bevier St, Binghamton, New York (1890, demolished)
 * First Presbyterian Church chapel, 201 10th St, Honesdale, Pennsylvania (1890-91)
 * Laurel Avenue School, Laurel Ave, Binghamton, New York (1890, demolished)
 * Monroe County Courthouse, 610 Monroe St, Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania (1890, NRHP 1979)
 * Rossville School, Binghamton, New York (1890, demolished)
 * Carbondale City Hall, 1 N Main St, Carbondale, Pennsylvania (1892-94, NRHP 1983)
 * Fayette L. Rounds house, 301 N Main St, Vestal, New York (1895, NRHP 2010)
 * United Methodist Church of Cooperstown, 66 Chestnut St, Cooperstown, New York (1903)
 * Press Building, 19 Chenango St, Binghamton, New York (1904-05)
 * Security Mutual Life Insurance Company Building, 100 Court St, Binghamton, New York (1904-05)
 * Tappan-Spaulding Memorial Library, 6 Rock St, [Newark Valley (village), New York|Newark Valley, New York]] (1908, NRHP 2006)
 * Saints Cyril and Methodius Slovak Roman Catholic School, 144 Clinton St, Binghamton, New York (1910-11, NRHP 2007)
 * Nichols High School (former), 84 Cady Ave, Nichols, New York (1911-12, NRHP 1996)
 * St. James Church, 147 Main St, Johnson City, New York (1913–14)
 * Marlborough Building, 81 Clinton St, Binghamton, New York (1914, NRHP 2008)

Arthur T. Lacey
Arthur T. Lacey (1870–1959) was an American architect in practice in Binghamton, New York from 1902 until 1950.

Life and career
Arthur Truman Lacey was born May 19, 1870 in Wyalusing, Pennsylvania to Truman Isaac Lacey and Clarissa Pamela (Burch) Lacey. He was educated in the Binghamton schools, graduating from high school in 1889. After graduating he entered his father's architectural office, and became a partner in 1902. He remained associated with his father until his death in 1914, and he and his elder sister Genevieve Lacey suceeded to the practice. In the 1920s two of his sons began to work in the office, and his sister retired. Both of his sons attended Cornell University. In 1928 his elder son Truman A. Lacey joined the firm as a partner, and it was renamed A. T. Lacey & Son. It became A. T. Lacey & Sons in 1930 when younger son George T. Lacey joined the partnership as well. Lacey retired in 1950 and turned the business over to his sons.

Personal life
In 1894 Lacey married Florence A. Talbot of Broome County, and they had four children, including one daughter and three sons. His younger sons, Truman Arthur Lacey (1903–1966) and George Truman Lacey (1907–2004) both joined him in business. Lacey died December 23, 1959 in Binghamton.

Architectural works

 * Kalurah Temple (former), Binghamton, New York (1917-18)
 * Endicott Square Deal Arch, Endicott, New York (1920, NRHP 2001)
 * Johnson City Square Deal Arch, Johnson City, New York (1920, NRHP 2001)
 * East Middle School, Binghamton, New York (1926-27)
 * West Middle School, Binghamton, New York (1929)
 * International Business Machines School (former), Endicott, New York (1933)
 * George H. Nichols School (former), Endicott, New York (1936)
 * Hooper School addition, Endwell, New York (1938, demolished)
 * Vestal Central School, Vestal, New York (1939, NRHP 2010)
 * Chenango Forks Central School addition (former), Chenango Forks, New York (1947)
 * Endicott-Johnson Recreation Center (former), 1100 E Main St, Endicott, New York (1947)
 * Endicott-Johnson Recreation Center (former), 117 Main St, Johnson City, New York (1947)


 * Binghamton Club, 83 Front St, Binghamton, New York (1923–24)

George T. Lacey
George T. Lacey (1907–2004) was an American architect in practice in Binghamton, New York from 1930 until 1976.

Life and career
George Taylor Lacey was born September 9, 1907 in Binghamton, New York to Arthur T. Lacey and Florence A. (Talbot) Lacey. He attended the Binghamton schools and Cornell University. He graduated in 1930, and immediately joined the office of his father and brother, which was then renamed A. T. Lacey & Sons. After his father retired in 1950 and brother died in 1964, Lacey was the sole principal of the firm. In 1966 he was joined by Antonie Gerrit Lucas, a Dutch architect who had formerly practiced in Alaska. In 1970 they formed a new partnership, Lacey & Lucas. This firm was active until 1976, when Lacey retired. He was the last member of his family to practice architecture in Binghamton.

Lacey joined the American Institute of Architects in 1949 as a member of the Central New York chapter.

Military and personal life
Lacey served during World War II, joining the army in 1942. Following the surrender of Axis forces in 1945, Lacey joined the ranks of the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives program, where he assisted in the early phases of the long-term effort to return works of art stolen by the Nazis to their rightful owners. Lacey was discharged in December and returned to Binghamton.

Lacey was married in 1936 to Winifred Keiser. They had two children. Lacey died January 13, 2004 in Binghamton.

Architectural works

 * Chenango Bridge Elementary School, 221 Chenango Bridge Rd, Binghamton, New York (1952)
 * Maine–Endwell Middle School, 1119 Farm to Market Rd, Endwell, New York (1952)
 * Chenango Valley High School, 221 Chenango Bridge Rd, Binghamton, New York (1956)
 * SUNY Broome Community College, 907 Front St, Binghamton, New York (1958)
 * Endicott Municipal Building, 1009 E Main St, Endicott, New York (1961)
 * Elizabeth Church Manor, 863 Front St, Binghamton, New York (1962)
 * UHS Wilson Medical Center North and South Towers, 33-57 Harrison St, Johnson City, New York (1963)
 * Roberson Museum and Science Center, 30 Front St, Binghamton, New York (1968)
 * Government Plaza, State St, Binghamton, New York (1970–72)
 * Broome-Tioga BOCES Educational Center, 435 Glenwood Rd, Binghamton, New York (1971–75)

Sanford O. Lacey
Sanford O. Lacey (1856–1927) was an American architect in practice in Binghamton, New York from 1892 until 1921.

Life and career
Sanford Overton Lacey was born October 9, 1856 in Auburn Township, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania to James Lacey and Nancy A. (Butler) Lacey. James Lacey was an elder brother of Truman I. Lacey. The family moved to Binghamton in 1871, where Lacey finished his education. After working with his father for several years, in 1883 he joined the office of local architect Isaac G. Perry. Soon afterward Perry was chosen to complete the new capitol in Albany, and Lacey accompanied him as his assistant. Lacey remained with Perry for nine years, returning to Binghamton in 1892, where he formed a partnership with Elfred H. Bartoo. Though this was a succesful partnership, it was dissolved in 1895, both architects opening separate offices. By 1901 Lacey was working in partnership with his younger son, Halbert A. Lacey, which lasted only until his death in 1909. J. Kenneth Lacey, who had been practicing architecture at Glens Falls, New York, returned to his father's office in Binghamton, but he too died young, in 1912.

Sanford O. practiced alone until 1917, when he formed a new partnership with Gerald G. Schenck as Lacey & Schenck. This was expanded in 1920 to include George Bain Cummings. The new firm of Lacey, Schenck & Cummings lasted briefly, and was dissolved in 1921 upon Lacey's retirement. The firm was continued by Cummings, and was later known as Conrad & Cummings and Cummings & Pash.

Personal life and death
In 1876 Lacey married Nellie Maxwell of Heath, Massachusetts. They had two sons, James Kenneth Lacey (1876–1912) and Halbert Augustus Lacey (1878–1909). The family were members of the Trinity Memorial Church in Binghamton, the building of which Lacey was architect. Lacey died September 22, 1927 in Binghamton.

Architectural works

 * Bijou Theatre, Binghamton, New York (1892, demolished)
 * Trinity Memorial Church, Binghamton, New York (1895-97, NRHP 1998)
 * West Presbyterian Church (former), Binghamton, New York (1898-99)
 * Boston Store, Binghamton, New York (1899, altered 1974)
 * Binghamton Public Library (former), Binghamton, New York (1903-04)
 * Liberty High School (former), Liberty, New York (1911)
 * Delaware Academy (former), Delhi, New York (1912, demolished)
 * Ellenville High School (former), Ellenville, New York (1914, demolished)
 * Thomas Jefferson School, Binghamton, New York (1915)
 * Abraham Lincoln School (former), Binghamton, New York (1915)
 * Community House, Austin, Pennsylvania (1919-20, demolished)
 * Goodwill Theatre, Johnson City, New York (1920, NRHP 2000)