John Ashton (architect)
John Ashton (1860-1953) was an American architect from Lawrence, Massachusetts.
Life
Ashton was born in England in 1860, immigrating to the United States in 1875, where he settled in Lawrence.[1] He worked as a mechanic with Joseph James through at least 1889,[2] about the time be appears to have begun to study architecture.[1] He opened an office of his own in 1893. He quickly rose through the profession, and became a major competitor of the more-established George G. Adams, the city's leading architect.[3]
He was a sole practitioner until 1909, when he established a partnership with Albert Senter Huntress. The firm was expanded in 1920 to include John F. Alter.[4] Ashton, Huntress & Alter was dissolved in 1933, when Alter opened his own office.[5] Ashton and Huntress practiced together until 1943, when Ashton retired.[3] Huntress continued the firm, admitting Clarence A. Pratt to the partnership. Ashton, Huntress & Pratt was dissolved upon Pratt's death in 1955. Huntress' fate is unknown, but Ashton died in 1953.[2]
Legacy
Several buildings by Ashton and his firms are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Architectural works
John Ashton, 1893-1909
- 1895 - Engine House No. 6, 480 Howard St, Lawrence, Massachusetts[6]
- 1897 - United Congregational Church, 61a Warren St, Lawrence, Massachusetts[7]
- 1897 - Joseph James House, 567 Haverhill St, Lawrence, Massachusetts[2]
- 1897 - Joseph Walworth House, 541 Haverhill St, Lawrence, Massachusetts[8]
- 1898 - Blakeley Building, 477 Essex St, Lawrence, Massachusetts[1]
- Home to the Ashton office through the 1950s.
- 1899 - Central Fire Station, 24 Lowell St, Methuen, Massachusetts[9]
- 1899 - Lawrence High School (Former), 51 Lawrence St, Lawrence, Massachusetts[10]
- 1903 - Portsmouth High School (Former), 20 Islington St, Portsmouth, New Hampshire[11]
- 1904 - John Ashton House, 571 Haverhill St, Lawrence, Massachusetts[3]
- The architect's own home.
- 1908 - Engine House No. 9, 161 1/2 Bailey St, Lawrence, Massachusetts[12]
Ashton & Huntress, 1909-1920
- 1909 - Second Congregational Church, 308 Main St, West Newbury, Massachusetts[13]
- 1910 - John Breen School, 114 Osgood St, Lawrence, Massachusetts[14]
- 1910 - Central School (Former), 281 Main St, West Newbury, Massachusetts[15]
- 1910 - Clubhouse, Merrimack Valley Golf Club, 210 Howe St, Methuen, Massachusetts[16]
- 1910 - Wolcott Building, 160 Market St, Lynn, Massachusetts[17]
- 1912 - Abraham Edwards School, 45 Rantoul St, Beverly, Massachusetts[18]
- 1914 - Bristol Building, 758 Purchase St, New Bedford, Massachusetts[19]
- 1915 - Central School, 213 Main St, Epping, New Hampshire[20]
- 1915 - Smith Building, 175 Water St, Exeter, New Hampshire[20]
- 1916 - Meigs Building, 45 Broadway, Lawrence, Massachusetts[21]
- 1919 - Edward L. Bennett Funeral Home, 281a Broadway, Lawrence, Massachusetts[22]
- 1920 - West Junior High School, 68 Waverley Ave, Watertown, Massachusetts[23]
Ashton, Huntress & Alter, 1920-1933
- 1920 - Charles S. Brown School (Former), 30 Conant St, Beverly, Massachusetts[24]
- 1921 - Stephen Barker School, 129 Haverhill St, Methuen, Massachusetts[25]
- 1922 - Saxonville School, 25 Elm St, Saxonville, Massachusetts[26]
- 1923 - Calvary Baptist Church, 234 Common St, Lawrence, Massachusetts[27]
- 1924 - American Legion Post No. 122, 190 Broadway, Methuen, Massachusetts[28]
- 1925 - James F. Leonard School, 60 Allen St, Lawrence, Massachusetts[29]
- 1926 - Framingham Memorial Building, 150 Concord St, Framingham, Massachusetts[30]
- 1927 - Masonic Temple, 31 Green St, Newburyport, Massachusetts[31]
- 1928 - Arcade Building, 149 Concord St, Framingham, Massachusetts[32]
- 1929 - Boston & Maine Station, 65 Merrimack St, Lawrence, Massachusetts[33]
- 1929 - Eagle Tribune Building, 281 Essex St, Lawrence, Massachusetts[34]
- 1930 - Portsmouth Junior High School, 155 Parrott Ave, Portsmouth, New Hampshire[35]
- 1931 - James I. Lawlor School, 41 Lexington St, Lawrence, Massachusetts[36]
Ashton & Huntress, 1933-1943
- 1937 - Pasteur Hall, Lowell Textile Institute, Lowell, Massachusetts[37]
- 1938 - Chelmsford High School (Addition), 50 Billerica Rd, Chelmsford, Massachusetts[38]
- 1941 - Muethuen Municipal Garage, 33 Lindberg Ave, Methuen, Massachusetts[39]
- 1942 - Victory Steel Products Plant, 371 Market St, Lawrence, Massachusetts[40]
Ashton, Huntress & Pratt, 1943-1955
- 1946 - Searles High School (Addition), 41 Pleasant St, Methuen, Massachusetts[41]
- 1949 - Central Elementary School, Main St, Salem, New Hampshire[42]
- 1951 - Diamond Spring Gardens, Beacon Ave, Lawrence, Massachusetts[43]
- 1952 - Foster School (Former), 11 Town Hall Ave, Tewksbury, Massachusetts[44]
- 1953 - Our Lady Seat of Wisdom Chapel, Marist College, Poughkeepsie, New York[45][46]
Gallery
| Central Fire Station, Methuen, 1899. |
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References
- 1 2 3 "LAW.764". mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n.d.
- 1 2 3 "LAW.110". mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n.d.
- 1 2 3 "LAW.111". mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n.d.
- ↑ American Contractor 24 April 1920: 41. Chicago.
- ↑ American Architects Directory. New York: R. R. Bowker, 1955.
- ↑ "LAW.763". mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n.d.
- ↑ American Architect and Building News 8 May 1897: xiii. Boston.
- ↑ American Architect and Building News 24 April 1897: xii. Boston.
- ↑ "MET.29". mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n.d.
- ↑ School Journal 6 May 1899: 529. Milwaukee.
- ↑ School Board Journal July 1903: 37. Milwaukee.
- ↑ "LAW.724". mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n.d.
- ↑ American Architect 20 Oct. 1909: 8. Boston.
- ↑ American Architect 11 May 1910: 8. Boston.
- ↑ School Board Journal Sept. 1909: 28. Milwaukee.
- ↑ American Contractor 20 April 1910: 21. Chicago.
- ↑ "LYN.468". mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n.d.
- ↑ "BEV.274". mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n.d.
- ↑ American Contractor 20 June 1914: 59. Chicago.
- 1 2 American Contractor 3 July 1915: 77. Chicago.
- ↑ Engineering News 3 Feb. 1916: 70. New York.
- ↑ American Contractor 20 Sept. 1919: 52. Chicago.
- ↑ Engineering News-Record 4 Nov. 1920: 242. New York.
- ↑ American Contractor 19 June 1920: 54. Chicago.
- ↑ "MET.500". mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n.d.
- ↑ American Contractor 20 May 1922: 57. Chicago.
- ↑ "LAW.202". mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n.d.
- ↑ "MET.1690". mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n.d.
- ↑ Engineering News-Record 2 July 1925: 13. New York.
- ↑ "FRM.230". mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n.d.
- ↑ "NWB.326". mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n.d.
- ↑ "FRM.253". mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n.d.
- ↑ Engineering News'Record 1929: 1356. New York.
- ↑ "LAW.234". mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n.d.
- ↑ Metalcraft Aug. 1930: 103.
- ↑ Engineering News-Record 25 June 1931: 63. New York.
- ↑ Engineering News-Record Aug. 1937: 638. New York.
- ↑ Engineering News-Record 15 Dec. 1938: 56. New York.
- ↑ Engineering News-Record 13 Nov. 1941: 27. New York.
- ↑ Engineering News-Record 18 June 1942: 222. New York.
- ↑ Engineering News-Record 7 Feb. 1946: 250. New York.
- ↑ Annual Report of the Town of Salem, NH for the Year Ending December 31, 1950. Somersworth: Free Press, 1951.
- ↑ Engineering News-Record 13 Dec. 1951: 96. New York.
- ↑ Architectural Forum 1952: 141.
- ↑ Progressive Architecture 1956: 148.
- ↑ "Our Lady Seat of Wisdom Chapel". http://library.marist.edu/. n.d.
