Georgia
Alexander C. Bruce (1835-12/10/1927) Atlanta, Georgia (F.A.I.A.)
Retired at the age of seventy, Mr. Bruce had a long and successful career as member of the firm of Bruce & Morgan. A native of Fredericksburg, Virginia, at the age of twelve he was taken by his parents to Nashville, Tennessee, and in the city received and academic education, later became a student in the office of H.M. Ackeroyd, an English-born architect.
After the Civil War he moved to Knoxville, but remained there only a few years, leaving in 1879 to settle in Atlanta, and started architectural practice. After three years in association with William Parkins, he joined Thomas H. Morgan in a partnership which continued until 1905 when he retired. His practice was broad in scope, including the planning and execution of many public buildings and private homes in different cities. In Atlanta he was co-architect of the Georgia Technical Institute; the County Court House; the Confederate Veterans' Home; and the Kiser Lee Building. Among other important works were the Cotton Exchange of Mobile, Alabama, and the County Court House in Covington, Georgia.