C. Willis Damon

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Winnekenni Hall, Haverhill, MA. 1873-75. Winnekenni Castle 02.jpg
Winnekenni Hall, Haverhill, MA. 1873-75.
First Universalist Church, Kingston, NH. 1879. First Universalist Church, Kingston NH.jpg
First Universalist Church, Kingston, NH. 1879.
Gatehouse (Remodeling), Grey Court, Methuen, MA. 1883. Tenney Gatehouse 2.jpg
Gatehouse (Remodeling), Grey Court, Methuen, MA. 1883.
Blanchard's Block, Concord, NH. 1894. Endicott Hotel Concord NH 2013.jpg
Blanchard's Block, Concord, NH. 1894.
Peabody School, Bradford, MA. 1895. HaverhillMA PeabodySchool.jpg
Peabody School, Bradford, MA. 1895.
Merrimack Associates Building, Haverhill, MA. 1913. HaverhillMA MerrimackAssociatesBuilding.jpg
Merrimack Associates Building, Haverhill, MA. 1913.

C. Willis Damon (1850-1916) was an American architect from Haverhill, Massachusetts.

Damon was born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island in 1850. He was the son of Calvin Damon, a Universalist minister. Around 1856 the family moved to Haverhill. [1] Damon graduated from the architectural program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, then only a few years old. [2] Beginning in 1873 he was practicing architecture in Haverhill. He was the city's first college-trained architect. In 1874 or 75 he took his brother, Charles P. Damon (d.1919), as a partner. [3] The firm, Damon Brothers, lasted until 1915, at which point Damon appears to have retired. His brother continued the practice for a few more years, doing only minor work.

Works

Damon was selected as the architect of the 1909 High School (now City Hall), but was ultimately made supervising architect for Kilham & Hopkins of Boston. [29]

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References

  1. Damon, Samuel Chenery. Damon Memorial: Or, Notices of Three Damon Families who Came from Old England to New England. 1882.
  2. 1 2 First Universalist Church NRHP Nomination. 1979.
  3. New England Business Directory and Gazetteer. 1875.
  4. O'Malley, Patricia Trainor. Haverhill, Massachusetts: A New England City : an Illustrated History. 1987.
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  6. "Thom, William B. House" mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n. d. Web.
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  10. Deerfield Center Historic District NRHP Nomination. 2002.
  11. Dearborn, Reg. "History Space on Bristol's meeting place". Burlington (VT) Free Press 18 Dec. 2014.
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  13. "Butler, Joel House" mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n. d. Web.
  14. New Hampshire Homes. 1895.
  15. "Jaques, Addison B. Double House" mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n. d. Web.
  16. 1 2 3 4 5 Endicott Hotel NRHP Nomination. 1987.
  17. Plymouth Historic District NRHP Nomination. 1986.
  18. "Damon, C. Willis House" mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n. d. Web.
  19. "Sumner, Arthur B. - McFee, Dr. William D. House" mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n. d. Web.
  20. O'Malley, Patricia Trainor. Images of America: Haverhill, Massachusetts: From Town to City. Charleston (SC): Arcadia: 1997.
  21. "Wilman Block" mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n. d. Web.
  22. "Dustin, Hannah Primary School" mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n. d. Web.
  23. "Saint Gregory's Roman Catholic Parochial School" mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n. d. Web.
  24. "Haverhill Board of Trade Building" mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n. d. Web.
  25. O'Malley, Patricia Trainor. Images of America: Bradford: The End of an Era. Charleston (SC): Arcadia: 1996.
  26. "Merrimack Associates Building" mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n. d. Web.
  27. "Essex Associates Building" mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n. d. Web.
  28. American Contractor 12 June 1915: 50.
  29. American Architect and Building News 15 July 1908: 17.