Boston of to-day; a glance at its history and characteristicsWith biographical sketches and portraits of many of its professional and business men . , Mass., June 21, I 841. He was educated irthe public schools of his iiati\-e town, graduatingfrom the high school in 1858. The same year heentered, as student, the office of Calvin Ryderarchitect, of Boston. In 1860-61 he was draughts-man in the office of Gridley J. F. Bryant. In 1862he enlisteil and served nine months in the field assecond sergeant in Company K, Fifth MassachusettsVolunteers. On his return he renewed the study ancpractice of arc
Boston of to-day; a glance at its history and characteristicsWith biographical sketches and portraits of many of its professional and business men . , Mass., June 21, I 841. He was educated irthe public schools of his iiati\-e town, graduatingfrom the high school in 1858. The same year heentered, as student, the office of Calvin Ryderarchitect, of Boston. In 1860-61 he was draughts-man in the office of Gridley J. F. Bryant. In 1862he enlisteil and served nine months in the field assecond sergeant in Company K, Fifth MassachusettsVolunteers. On his return he renewed the study ancpractice of architecture under Mr. Bryant and in theoffice of John H. Sturgis, with whoin he entered intcpartnership in 1866 — a relation whieh continueduntil 1886, a short time previous to the death of MrStiirfjis. In 1888 he became associated with JohrC. Spollord, which partnership terminated in Febru-ary, 1S92. .Among the principal buildings designerduring his association with Mr. Sturgis are the Bureaiof Charities on Chardon street, the Musemn of Fine.\rts, the Boston Voting Mens Christian .\ssociatiorBuildinu, the Church of the Advent, and the Massa-. r/j> ra^ HOSlON OF rO-DAV. chusetts Hospital Life Insurance Building on Statestreet. In 1890 and 1891, while associated with , the extension of the Maine State Caiiitolan<l other important works were built; and amongthe recent buildings designed by him and now inprogress are the Massachusetts State House exten-sion, begim in 1890, the Pubhc Library and TownHall at Fairhaven, Mass., and the Inebriates Hos-pital at Foxborough. He has always resided inWatertown, where he has held various public offices,having served several years on the school committee,and four years, 1884-87, as chairman of the boardof selectmen ; has been a member of the board oftrusteesof the Public Library since 1888, of which hehas been chairman for the last three years; hasbeen president of the Cooperative Bank since itsestablishment; and is a directo
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