Neff, Clarence Amos (1873-1952) | Sargeant Memorial Collection

Name: Neff, Clarence Amos (1873-1952)

Historical Note: Clarence Amos Neff, known professionally as C. A. Neff, was born May 28, 1873 in Delaware, Ohio and moved to Norfolk, Virginia in 1989 after having spent a year in Paris where he studied in the Ecole des Beaux-Arts.  Mr. Neff was a leading figure and prominent architect in his day, having designed many well-known facilities and a landscape of homes throughout the Hampton Roads region of Virginia.  Mr. Neff's work is attributed to Monticello Arcade, the Board of Trade building, Princess Anne Country Club in Virginia Beach, Maury High School, Country Club of Norfolk, the Flatiron Building, and appointed by Congress in 1916 as the supervising architect of the Naval Base.  Mr. Neff, however, is best known for the Cavalier Hotel at the Virginia Beach Oceanfront.  C. A. Neff passed away from illness on August 8, 1952 in Norfolk, Virginia.

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