▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C ., ▁on ▁January ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 8 5 9 , ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Charles ▁G raft on ▁Page ▁and ▁Pr isc illa ▁( Web ster ) ▁Page . ▁His ▁father ▁was ▁an ▁invent or ▁who ▁discovered ▁the ▁induction ▁co il ▁and ▁the ▁circuit ▁break er . ▁Page ▁went ▁to ▁school ▁in ▁And over , ▁Massachusetts , ▁and ▁then ▁at ▁the ▁Em erson ▁Institute ▁in ▁Washington , ▁D . C . ▁ ▁Early ▁career ▁( W ashington , ▁D . C .) ▁ ▁Page ▁studied ▁architecture ▁with ▁J . ▁L . ▁Smith me yer . ▁He ▁formed ▁a ▁partners hip ▁with ▁W . ▁Bruce ▁Gray ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 8 , ▁and ▁their ▁first ▁known ▁commission ▁of ▁record ▁was ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 0 , ▁when ▁they ▁were ▁commission ed ▁to ▁design ▁a ▁house ▁at ▁the ▁corner ▁of ▁Massachusetts ▁Avenue ▁and ▁ 1 8 th ▁Street ▁for ▁Bel den ▁No ble . ▁Har per ' s ▁Magazine ▁reported ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 2 ▁that ▁the ▁Nobel ▁house ▁was ▁" per haps ▁the ▁best ▁illustr ation ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁what ▁may ▁be ▁accomplished ▁in ▁mass iveness ▁and ▁the ▁orn ament ▁in ▁brick , ▁without ▁super f icial ▁ad orn ment ." ▁It ▁was ▁demol ished ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 5 , ▁and ▁became ▁the ▁fashion able ▁McC orm ick ▁A partment ▁building . ▁Among ▁Page ' s ▁well - known ▁works ▁around ▁Washington ▁are ▁the ▁Army ▁and ▁Navy ▁Club ,