Truman I. Lacey

The Monroe County Courthouse in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania, completed in 1890. The Carbondale City Hall in Carbondale, Pennsylvania, completed in 1894. The Security Mutual Life Insurance Company Building in Binghamton, completed in 1905. The Tappan-Spaulding Memorial Library in Newark Valley, completed in 1908. Truman I. Lacey (1834–1914) was an American architect in practice in Binghamton, New York from 1872 until 1914.

Life and career Truman Isaac Lacey was born January 11, 1834, in Braintrim Township, Pennsylvania, to David Lacey, a carpenter, and Ruth (Lake) Lacey. 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, in the new firm of 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.

Lacey joined the Western Association of Architects in 1888, which was merged with the American Institute of Architects in 1889, but allowed his fellowship to lapse in 1895.

Personal life Lacey was married twice. 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) Truman Powell Lacey (1868–1869) Tabernacle United Methodist Church, 83 Main St, Binghamton, New York (1883) Clinton Street School, Clinton St, Binghamton, New York (1884, demolished) 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) Laurel Avenue School, Laurel Ave, Binghamton, New York (1890, demolished) Rossville School, Binghamton, New York (1890, demolished) 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) 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)