About Edward Mellon
Lived 1875 – 1953 (aged 77–78). Edward Mellon was an American architect and businessperson.
Edward Purcell Mellon (1875–1953) was an American architect active in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and a member of the wealthy Mellon family.
Early life Edward Purcell Mellon was born in 1875, the son of Thomas Alexander "Tom" Mellon (and grandson of Thomas Mellon founder of Mellon Bank), and his wife Mary C. Caldwell, the sister of Alexander Caldwell, U.S. Senator for Kansas. His brother was Thomas Alexander Mellon II.
Career In 1919, he designed Villa Maria in Meadow Lane, Southampton, Long Island, New York, as a holiday home for his family.
Notable buildings The Gulf Building, now Gulf Tower (1932), Pittsburgh, in association with Trowbridge & Livingston
Personal life In 1940, his daughter Jane Caldwell Mellon married the New York City lawyer Craigh Leonard.
Death Mellon died in 1953.
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American architect (1875–1953)
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