N. Lester Troast

Troast began his career in the 1920s, as a teacher at Sitka's Sheldon Jackson School.

Circa 1930, he left the school and established an architect's office in Sitka.

[2] Later that year he moved his office to Juneau, the largest city in the then-territory.

[3] Troast moved to New Jersey, and Manley opened his own Anchorage office in 1941.

In New Jersey, Troast lived in Clifton, and was associated with the family firm, the Mahoney-Troast Construction Company, headquartered in Passaic.

Mayflower School , Douglas , 1933.
Buildings, Matanuska Valley Colony , 1935.
U. S. Federal Building, Nome , 1935.
Governor's Mansion , Juneau , 1936.
Light and Power Building, Juneau , 1936.