In 1908, he married Allithea Birge, daughter of George K. Birge and Carrie Birge (Birge wallpaper and
Pierce-Arrow cars). Cary designed features on their home at 460 Franklin Street in the
Italianate style. • Allithea M. B. Cary (1913–1993), who married Francis E. Lango (1915–1969). who married Howard Bissell, Jr. (b. 1913), the nephew of
Wilson S. Bissell, in 1936. • Charles Cary (1916–1985), who married Rhoda Gordon Coogan, the granddaughter of Dr.
Henry Fairfield Osborn, in 1947. Cary was a founder of the
Beaux-Arts Institute of Design, served as president of the
American Institute of Architects, of which he was a member for 53 years, a director of the
Albright Art Gallery, member of the
Fine Arts Academy.
Philanthropy In 1937, Cary donated what was then a 120 year old early American home to the city of
Batavia, New York, for its restoration and preservation as an example of early American architecture. The city ultimately returned the donation stating that they could not use taxpayer dollars to fund and pay for the upkeep of the residence. ==Gallery==