# Edwin May (architect)

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American architect

Edwin May Born July 23, 1823 Boston, Massachusetts Died February 27, 1880(1880-02-27) (aged 56) Occupation Architect Buildings Indiana State House

The [Indiana Statehouse](/source/Indiana_Statehouse)

**Edwin May** (1823–1880) was an American architect based in [Indianapolis](/source/Indianapolis), [Indiana](/source/Indiana). He designed several [county courthouses](/source/County_courthouse), the [Indiana State House](/source/Indiana_State_House) and other public hospital and school buildings, including the [Horace Mann Public School No. 13](/source/Horace_Mann_Public_School_No._13).[1] He also received patents for his fireproofing designs. During the construction of his final project, the [Indiana State House](/source/Indiana_State_House), he became paralyzed, traveled to Jacksonville, Florida to recover and died. [Adolf Scherrer](/source/Adolf_Scherrer) took over the project.[2]

He was born in [Boston](/source/Boston), [Massachusetts](/source/Massachusetts).[2] [Louis Henry Gibson](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Louis_Henry_Gibson&action=edit&redlink=1) worked as a draftsman in his office.[2]

Edwin died on February 27, 1880, at the age of fifty-six. His remains are interred at [Crown Hill Cemetery](/source/Crown_Hill_Cemetery) in Indianapolis, Section 25, Lot 191, [39°49′06″N 86°10′13″W / 39.8183405°N 86.1702987°W / 39.8183405; -86.1702987](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Edwin_May_(architect)&params=39.8183405_N_86.1702987_W_).

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-SHAARD_1-0)** ["Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)"](https://secure.in.gov/apps/dnr/shaard/welcome.html) (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-08-01. *Note:* This includes Harriet O'Connor (January 1986). ["National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Horace Mann Public School No. 13"](https://secure.in.gov/apps/dnr/shaard/r/2162a/N/Horace_Mann_Public_School_13_Marion_CO_Nom.pdf) (PDF). Retrieved 2016-08-01.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-indy_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-indy_2-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-indy_2-2) [The Encyclopedia of Indianapolis](https://books.google.com/books?id=bg13QcMSsq8C&pg=PA980) pages 623, 980

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