| Barker & Nourse | |
|---|---|
| Practice information | |
| Founders | Albert A. Barker; Walter B. Nourse |
| Founded | 1879 |
| Dissolved | 1904 |
| Location | Worcester, Massachusetts |
Barker & Nourse was an architectural firm from Worcester, Massachusetts, active from 1879 to 1904.
Barker & Nourse was formed March 1, 1879, as the partnership of architects Albert A. Barker (1852–1905) and Walter B. Nourse (1853–1906). They were the successors to the practice of architect John E. Holman, former partner of Amos P. Cutting, Nourse's employer. In its day, the firm was primarily known for its residential and educational designs. They dissolved their partnership effective January 1, 1904, with Barker succeeding to the practice. Both architects practiced independently until their deaths in 1905 and 1906, respectively. [1] [2]
Albert Augustus Barker (November 20, 1852 – June 9, 1905) was born in Guadalajara to John Bixby Barker, a paper manufacturer, and Harriet Elizabeth Barker, née Newton. After the elder Barker's death in 1860 the family relocated first to Mrs. Barker's family home in Bennington, New Hampshire, and second to Worcester, where Barker completed his education. After leaving school he joined the office of architect Elbridge Boyden, for whom he worked until forming Barker & Nourse. [1]
Barker was married in 1877 to Eacyetta Boyd. They had two children, both sons. Barker died June 9, 1905, in Worcester at the age of 52. [1]
Walter Bailey Nourse (November 5, 1853 – March 4, 1906) was born in Westborough, Massachusetts, to Benjamin Bailey Nourse, a contractor and builder, and Mary Elizabeth Nourse, née Longley. He was a direct descendant of Rebecca Nurse, who was executed for witchcraft in Salem in 1692. [3] He was educated in the Westborough public schools before joining the office of architect Amos P. Cutting as an apprentice. He worked for Cutting until forming Barker & Nourse. [4] [5]
Nourse was married to Emma L. McClellan. They had three children, two sons and one daughter. [4] He died March 4, 1906, in Worcester at the age of 52. [6]
A number of its works are listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places, and others contribute to listed historic districts.
Henry Forbes Bigelow was an American architect, best known for his work with the firm of Bigelow & Wadsworth in Boston, Massachusetts. He was noted as an architect of civic, commercial and domestic buildings. In an obituary, his contemporary William T. Aldrich wrote that "Mr. Bigelow probably contributed more to the creation of charming and distinguished house interiors than any one person of his time." Numerous buildings designed by Bigelow and his associates have been listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).
Founder's Hall, also known as Haskell Hall, is a historic academic building located on the campus of Atlantic Union College in Lancaster, Massachusetts, United States. Constructed in 1883, it holds the distinction for being the oldest educational building constructed for a Seventh-day Adventist institution. The notable building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980, recognizing its significance in American history and architecture.
The Woodland Street Historic District is a historic housing district in the Main South area of Worcester, Massachusetts. It consists of 19 Victorian houses that either face or abut on Woodland Street, between Charlotte and Oberlin Streets. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. Located directly adjacent to the campus of Clark University, some of the buildings are used by Clark for housing and administration.
The Boynton and The Windsor are a pair historic buildings at 718 and 720 Main Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. They are nearly identical brick apartment buildings that were constructed c. 1887 to designs by Barker & Nourse, and are well preserved instances of late 19th century apartment house construction that once lined Main Street for many blocks. Of the two the Boynton is the better preserved, with an unaltered exterior.
The Charles Newton House is a historic house at 24 Brattle Street in Worcester, Massachusetts.
Donat R. Baribault (1885–1970) was an American architect who designed a number of Catholic churches, schools, convents and rectories in Western Massachusetts and New Hampshire.
Fuller & Delano was an architectural firm in Worcester, Massachusetts, active from 1878 until 1942. It originally consisted of architects James E. Fuller and Ward P. Delano. The firm designed more than 20 buildings that were later listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.
There are 112 properties and historic districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Worcester, Massachusetts, west of I-190 and the north–south section of I-290 and north of Massachusetts Route 122, which are listed here. Two listings overlap into other parts of Worcester: one of the 1767 Milestones is located in eastern Worcester, and the Blackstone Canal Historic District traverses all three sections of the city.
Frost, Briggs & Chamberlain, later Frost & Chamberlain and Frost, Chamberlain & Edwards, was an early 20th century architectural firm based in Worcester, Massachusetts.
Lucius W. Briggs was an American architect in practice in Worcester, Massachusetts from 1896 until his death in 1940. During that period he was the city's leading architect.
Franklin J. Sawtelle was an American architect in practice in Providence, Rhode Island from 1880 until his death in 1911. Sawtelle had a varied practice but was best known for the design of single-family homes.
George G. Adams was an American architect from Lawrence, Massachusetts.
Cutting, Carleton & Cutting was an American architectural firm, with offices in Worcester, Massachusetts, active from 1895 to 1932.
G. Adolph Johnson (1889-1985) was an American architect and politician from Worcester, Massachusetts.
James T. Kelley (1855–1929) was an American architect practicing in Boston, Massachusetts.
Louis Weissbein (1831–1913) was a German-born American architect practicing in Boston, Massachusetts.
William T. Warren was an American architect from Birmingham, Alabama. He practiced architecture there from 1907 until his death in 1962. Most of his works were designed in association with Eugene H. Knight, his business partner in the firms of Warren & Knight and Warren, Knight & Davis from 1917 until his death.
Willard P. Adden (1868–1958) was an American architect in practice in Boston from 1905 until his retirement in the early 1940s.
Ernest N. Boyden (1852–1918) was an American architect in practice in Boston from 1875 until his death in 1918.
Harris M. Stephenson was an American architect in practice in Boston from 1870 until his death in 1909.