Background
Thomas W. Ludlow was born in 1881 in New York, United States.
Thomas W. Ludlow was born in 1881 in New York, United States.
He studied architecture at Columbia University, and after winning a Scholarship in 1903 went to Paris, France, where he received advanced instruction at the Ecole des Beaux Arts.
Shortly after his return to the U. S. Mr. Ludlow accepted an invitation to teach Architecture at Columbia, but resigned after a few years to become Architectural Instructor at McGill University in Montreal. Canada. During an extended stay in that city he was commissioned in 1912 to design the University Settlement House and later a number of residences in Montreal and Quebec. Returning to this country at the start of the first World War Mr. Ludlow joined the faculty at Pittsburgh's Carnegie Institute of Technology where he served as Professor of Architecture until 1920. Later in that year he began professional practice in association with Douglas Ellington and continued that partnership until 1925. subsequently joined Harvey A. Schwab in organizing the firm of Ludlow & Schwab of which he remained a member until the time of his death.
During his comparatively brief period of active practice designed the Gates Building at McKeesport, Pa., several public and business structures in Pittsburgh, and many residences.
Mr. Ludlow was elected to Pie Pittsburgh Chapter, A. I. A. in 1921.