American architect
John Ashton
Born (1861-09-15 ) September 15, 1861Died September 30, 1953(1953-09-30) (aged 92) Nationality English -American Occupation Architect
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 .
John Ashton was born September 15, 1861, in England .[1] He immigrated to the United States in 1875, where he settled in Lawrence.[2] He worked as a mechanic with Joseph James through at least 1889,[3] about the time be appears to have begun to study architecture.[2] 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.[4] He quickly rose through the profession, and became a major competitor of the more-established George G. Adams , the city's leading architect.[5]
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.[6] Ashton, Huntress & Alter was dissolved in 1933, when Alter opened his own office.[7] Ashton and Huntress practiced together until 1943, when Ashton retired.[5] Huntress continued the firm, admitting Clarence A. Pratt to the partnership. Ashton, Huntress & Pratt was dissolved upon Pratt's death in 1955.
Ashton was married to Rebecca Woodworth, and had at least two children. He died September 30, 1953.[1] [8]
Several buildings by Ashton and his firms are listed on the National Register of Historic Places .
Architectural works [ edit ] John Ashton, 1893-1909[ edit ]
1895 - Engine House No. 6 , 480 Howard St, Lawrence, Massachusetts[9]
1897 - United Congregational Church, 61a Warren St, Lawrence, Massachusetts[10]
1897 - Joseph James House, 567 Haverhill St, Lawrence, Massachusetts[3]
1897 - Joseph Walworth House, 541 Haverhill St, Lawrence, Massachusetts[11]
1898 - Blakeley Building , 477 Essex St, Lawrence, Massachusetts[2]
Home to the Ashton office through the 1950s.
1899 - Central Fire Station, 24 Lowell St, Methuen, Massachusetts [12]
1899 - Lawrence High School (Former), 51 Lawrence St, Lawrence, Massachusetts[13]
1903 - Portsmouth High School (Former), 20 Islington St, Portsmouth, New Hampshire [14]
1904 - John Ashton House, 571 Haverhill St, Lawrence, Massachusetts[5]
The architect's own home.
1908 - Engine House No. 9, 161 1/2 Bailey St, Lawrence, Massachusetts[15] Ashton & Huntress, 1909-1920[ edit ]
1909 - Second Congregational Church, 308 Main St, West Newbury, Massachusetts [16]
1910 - John Breen School, 114 Osgood St, Lawrence, Massachusetts[17]
1910 - Central School (Former), 281 Main St, West Newbury, Massachusetts[18]
1910 - Clubhouse, Merrimack Valley Golf Club, 210 Howe St, Methuen, Massachusetts [19]
1910 - Wolcott Building, 160 Market St, Lynn, Massachusetts [20]
1912 - Bradley Block, Central Street Lowell, Massachusetts
1912 - Abraham Edwards School, 45 Rantoul St, Beverly, Massachusetts [21]
1914 - Bristol Building, 758 Purchase St, New Bedford, Massachusetts [22]
1915 - Central School, 213 Main St, Epping, New Hampshire [23]
1915 - Smith Building, 175 Water St, Exeter, New Hampshire [23]
1916 - Meigs Building, 45 Broadway, Lawrence, Massachusetts[24]
1919 - Edward L. Bennett Funeral Home, 281a Broadway, Lawrence, Massachusetts[25]
1920 - West Junior High School, 68 Waverley Ave, Watertown, Massachusetts [26] Ashton, Huntress & Alter, 1920-1933[ edit ]
1920 - Charles S. Brown School (Former), 30 Conant St, Beverly, Massachusetts [27]
1921 - Stephen Barker School, 129 Haverhill St, Methuen, Massachusetts [28]
1922 - Saxonville School, 25 Elm St, Saxonville, Massachusetts [29]
1923 - Calvary Baptist Church, 234 Common St, Lawrence, Massachusetts[30]
1924 - American Legion Post No. 122, 190 Broadway, Methuen, Massachusetts[31]
1925 - James F. Leonard School, 60 Allen St, Lawrence, Massachusetts[32]
1926 - Framingham Memorial Building, 150 Concord St, Framingham, Massachusetts [33]
1927 - Masonic Temple, 31 Green St, Newburyport, Massachusetts [34]
1928 - Arcade Building, 149 Concord St, Framingham, Massachusetts[35]
1929 - Boston & Maine Station, 65 Merrimack St, Lawrence, Massachusetts[36]
1929 - Eagle Tribune Building, 281 Essex St, Lawrence, Massachusetts[37]
1930 - Portsmouth Junior High School, 155 Parrott Ave, Portsmouth, New Hampshire [38]
1931 - James I. Lawlor School, 41 Lexington St, Lawrence, Massachusetts[39] Ashton & Huntress, 1933-1943[ edit ]
1937 - Pasteur Hall, Lowell Textile Institute , Lowell, Massachusetts [40]
1938 - Chelmsford High School (Addition), 50 Billerica Rd, Chelmsford, Massachusetts [41]
1941 - Muethuen Municipal Garage, 33 Lindberg Ave, Methuen, Massachusetts [42]
1942 - Victory Steel Products Plant, 371 Market St, Lawrence, Massachusetts[43] Ashton, Huntress & Pratt, 1943-1955[ edit ]
1946 - Searles High School (Addition), 41 Pleasant St, Methuen, Massachusetts [44]
1949 - Central Elementary School, Main St, Salem, New Hampshire [45]
1951 - Diamond Spring Gardens, Beacon Ave, Lawrence, Massachusetts[46]
1952 - Foster School (Former), 11 Town Hall Ave, Tewksbury, Massachusetts [47]
1953 - Our Lady Seat of Wisdom Chapel, Marist College , Poughkeepsie, New York [48] [49]
^ a b Gravestone, Bellevue Cemetery, Lawrence
^ a b c "LAW.764" . mhc-macris.net . Massachusetts Historical Commission, n.d.
^ a b "LAW.110" . mhc-macris.net . Massachusetts Historical Commission, n.d.
^ Bulletin of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, Register of Former Students (Boston: Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1915)
^ a b c "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.
^ "Obituary" in Technology Review 56, no. 2 (December, 1953): i.
^ "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.
^ a b 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.