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American architect
John Ashton
Born(1861-09-15)September 15, 1861
England
DiedSeptember 30, 1953(1953-09-30) (aged 92)
Lawrence, Massachusetts
NationalityEnglish-American
OccupationArchitect
The former Lawrence High School, designed by John Ashton and built in 1899.

John Ashton (1861-1953) was an English-born American architect from Lawrence, Massachusetts.

Life

John Ashton was born September 15, 1861, in England. He immigrated to the United States in 1875, where he settled in Lawrence. He worked as a mechanic with Joseph James through at least 1889, about the time be appears to have begun to study architecture. In 1892 he enrolled in a special course in architecture in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and 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.

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. Ashton, Huntress & Alter was dissolved in 1933, when Alter opened his own office. Ashton and Huntress practiced together until 1943, when Ashton retired. Huntress continued the firm, admitting Clarence A. Pratt to the partnership. Ashton, Huntress & Pratt was dissolved upon Pratt's death in 1955.

Personal life

Ashton was married to Rebecca Woodworth, and had at least two children. He died September 30, 1953.

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
  • 1897 - United Congregational Church, 61a Warren St, Lawrence, Massachusetts
  • 1897 - Joseph James House, 567 Haverhill St, Lawrence, Massachusetts
  • 1897 - Joseph Walworth House, 541 Haverhill St, Lawrence, Massachusetts
  • 1898 - Blakeley Building, 477 Essex St, Lawrence, Massachusetts
    • Home to the Ashton office through the 1950s.
  • 1899 - Central Fire Station, 24 Lowell St, Methuen, Massachusetts
  • 1899 - Lawrence High School (Former), 51 Lawrence St, Lawrence, Massachusetts
  • 1903 - Portsmouth High School (Former), 20 Islington St, Portsmouth, New Hampshire
  • 1904 - John Ashton House, 571 Haverhill St, Lawrence, Massachusetts
    • The architect's own home.
  • 1908 - Engine House No. 9, 161 1/2 Bailey St, Lawrence, Massachusetts

Ashton & Huntress, 1909-1920

Ashton, Huntress & Alter, 1920-1933

  • 1920 - Charles S. Brown School (Former), 30 Conant St, Beverly, Massachusetts
  • 1921 - Stephen Barker School, 129 Haverhill St, Methuen, Massachusetts
  • 1922 - Saxonville School, 25 Elm St, Saxonville, Massachusetts
  • 1923 - Calvary Baptist Church, 234 Common St, Lawrence, Massachusetts
    • Demolished.
  • 1924 - American Legion Post No. 122, 190 Broadway, Methuen, Massachusetts
  • 1925 - James F. Leonard School, 60 Allen St, Lawrence, Massachusetts
  • 1926 - Framingham Memorial Building, 150 Concord St, Framingham, Massachusetts
  • 1927 - Masonic Temple, 31 Green St, Newburyport, Massachusetts
  • 1928 - Arcade Building, 149 Concord St, Framingham, Massachusetts
  • 1929 - Boston & Maine Station, 65 Merrimack St, Lawrence, Massachusetts
  • 1929 - Eagle Tribune Building, 281 Essex St, Lawrence, Massachusetts
  • 1930 - Portsmouth Junior High School, 155 Parrott Ave, Portsmouth, New Hampshire
  • 1931 - James I. Lawlor School, 41 Lexington St, Lawrence, Massachusetts

Ashton & Huntress, 1933-1943

Ashton, Huntress & Pratt, 1943-1955

Gallery

References

  1. ^ Gravestone, Bellevue Cemetery, Lawrence
  2. ^ "LAW.764". mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n.d.
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  4. Bulletin of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, Register of Former Students (Boston: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1915)
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  6. American Contractor 24 April 1920: 41. Chicago.
  7. American Architects Directory. New York: R. R. Bowker, 1955.
  8. "Obituary" in Technology Review 56, no. 2 (December, 1953): i.
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  10. American Architect and Building News 8 May 1897: xiii. Boston.
  11. American Architect and Building News 24 April 1897: xii. Boston.
  12. "MET.29". mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n.d.
  13. School Journal 6 May 1899: 529. Milwaukee.
  14. School Board Journal July 1903: 37. Milwaukee.
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  17. American Architect 11 May 1910: 8. Boston.
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  23. ^ American Contractor 3 July 1915: 77. Chicago.
  24. Engineering News 3 Feb. 1916: 70. New York.
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  26. Engineering News-Record 4 Nov. 1920: 242. New York.
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  39. Engineering News-Record 25 June 1931: 63. New York.
  40. Engineering News-Record Aug. 1937: 638. New York.
  41. Engineering News-Record 15 Dec. 1938: 56. New York.
  42. Engineering News-Record 13 Nov. 1941: 27. New York.
  43. Engineering News-Record 18 June 1942: 222. New York.
  44. Engineering News-Record 7 Feb. 1946: 250. New York.
  45. Annual Report of the Town of Salem, NH for the Year Ending December 31, 1950. Somersworth: Free Press, 1951.
  46. Engineering News-Record 13 Dec. 1951: 96. New York.
  47. Architectural Forum 1952: 141.
  48. Progressive Architecture 1956: 148.
  49. "Our Lady Seat of Wisdom Chapel". http://library.marist.edu/. n.d.
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