Longstaff & Hurd

George W. Longstaff
Born	1850 England
Died	January 12, 1901 New York, New York
Nationality	United States
Occupation	Architect

George W. Longstaff (1850-1901) was an American architect practicing in Bridgeport, Connecticut.

George W. Longstaff was born in 1850 in England. In early life he relocated to the United States, eventually arriving in Bridgeport. His education, training, and early career are unknown. Around 1885 he established the partnership of Longstaff & Hurd with Frank W. Hurd (1857-1915), a lumber and millwork dealer. In addition to designing buildings, the firm also dealt substantially in millwork and interior decoration. The firm was dissolved in 1894 after a bankruptcy, brought upon by the Panic of 1893. In 1895 Longstaff formed the G. W. Longstaff Company. This firm was succeeded in 1898 by G. W. & H. Longstaff, with Herbert Longstaff. Longstaff also often served as the contractor or builder on his designs.

He died in New York City January 12, 1901.

Longstaff also entered, but lost, the architectural competitions for the Clinton Avenue School (1888), Y. M. C. A. Building (1888) and the First Baptist Church (1892), all in Bridgeport. He was also appointed supervising architect for the U. S. Post Office at the corner of Broad & Cannon Streets in 1889. It has been demolished.

The Clinton Avenue School and Y. M. C. A. Building went to Warren R. Briggs, and the First Baptist Church to Joseph W. Northrop.

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