Clarence Kelley Colley

Clarence Kelley Colley
Born	February 21, 1869 Wilson County, Tennessee, U.S.
Died	July 8, 1956 Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Resting place	Mount Olivet Cemetery
Occupation	Architect
Spouse(s)	Nannie Sue Molloy
Children	1 son
Parent(s)	Seth Colley Fidelia Elizabeth Smith

Clarence Kelley Colley (1869–1956) was an American architect. He designed many buildings in Tennessee, some of which are on the campuses of Middle Tennessee State University and Austin Peay State University. Other buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Clarence Kelley Colley was born on February 21, 1869 in Wilson County, Tennessee. His father was Seth Colley and his mother, Fidelia Elizabeth Smith. He had a brother, Homer.

Colley grew up on a farm, until he moved to Nashville to work in the boiler room at Vanderbilt University as a young man.

Colley was an apprentice to architects Albert F. Speight and William Crawford Smith. He established C. K. Colley & Company Architects, an architectural firm in Nahville, in 1899. His son replaced his brother in 1921, when the firm was renamed C. K. Colley & Son.

Colley designed two buildings on the campus of Middle Tennessee State University in 1911: the President’s House and Kirksey Hall. Additionally, he designed the Commons Building on the campus of Austin Peay State University in 1916.

Meanwhile, Colley designed the North Branch Carnegie Library in Nashville in 1915. He designed the Perry County Courthouse in Linden, Tennessee. He also designed the Wilkinson House in Joelton, Tennessee.

Colley was a charter member of the Nashville chapter of the American Institute of Architects in 1922.

Colley married Nannie Sue Molloy in 1894. They had a son, William Clarence Colley. Colley was widowed when his wife died in 1899.

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