Career
Having begun his practice by 1902, and continuing until his 1945 death, Southey had a career spanning almost the entire first half of the twentieth century. During that period, he designed a number of major residences, commercial buildings, and Bassick High School. Southey"s son, David Ludgate Southey (1911-1974), was also an architect.
At least one of his designs has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places, and several others are contributing properties in historic districts.