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W. V. Howard

Waldo Vose Howard (October 2, 1841 – November 20, 1927)[2] was an American architect practicing in the city of Brockton, Massachusetts and its suburbs.

W. V. Howard
Born
Waldo Vose Howard

October 2, 1841
Norton, Massachusetts[1]
DiedNovember 20, 1927
NationalityAmerican
OccupationArchitect
PracticeW. V. Howard; Howard & Austin
BuildingsCentral Fire Station; Littleton Town Hall; Moses A. Packard House; Washburn Library; Brockton Armory
Central Fire Station, Brockton, 1884.
Littleton Town Hall, Littleton, 1894.
M. A. Packard House, Brockton, 1896-1897

Life

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Howard was born in 1841 in Norton, Massachusetts. His father, Linus, was a farmer. In 1881, W. V. Howard married Mary (Eaton) Nutter, of Amesbury. They had no children.[2] He had opened his office by 1882. In 1889, he took Fred T. Austin as partner in the firm of Howard & Austin. Austin left in 1896 to work alone, before becoming the partner of Charles A. Brigham (Austin & Brigham) in Boston that same year.[3] In later life, Howard was appointed City Architect of Brockton.[4] Howard died in 1927.[5]

Howard was fairly prolific in Plymouth County, and was competent in the major late-nineteenth century styles. Howard worked in Brockton during the 1880s and 90s, with its population more than quadrupling during his career. He and fellow Brockton architect Wesley Lyng Minor designed most of the city's major structures during that period.[citation needed]

Architectural works

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W. V. Howard, until 1889

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  • 1882 - Aaron M. Herrod House, 772 N. Main St, Brockton, Massachusetts[6]
    • Demolished.
  • 1882 - Robbins B. Grover House, 336 Main St, Brockton, Massachusetts[6]
    • Demolished.
  • 1883 - Joslyn Block, 23 Centre St, Brockton, Massachusetts[7]
    • Demolished.
  • 1884 - Central Fire Station, 40 Pleasant St, Brockton, Massachusetts.
  • 1889 - First Universalist Church, 34 Cottage St, Brockton, Massachusetts

Howard & Austin, 1889-1896

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W. V. Howard, after 1896

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  • 1896 - Washburn Library, 32 Union St, East Bridgewater, Massachusetts[11]
  • 1897 - William L. Wright House, 162 Highland St, Brockton, Massachusetts[12]
  • 1898 - Fire Station No. 3, 914 N Main St, Brockton, Massachusetts.
  • 1899 - Jenkins Block, 91 Washington St, Whitman, Massachusetts[13]
    • Upper floors removed after a 1930 fire.
  • 1905 - Brockton Armory, 233 Warren Ave, Brockton, Massachusetts[14]
  • 1907 - Gifford School, 285 W Main St, Avon, Massachusetts[15]
    • Burned in 1952.
  • 1908 - Center School, 155 W Center St, West Bridgewater, Massachusetts[16]
    • Demolished.
  • 1914 - Huntington School Annex, 1121 Warren Ave, Brockton, Massachusetts[17]
  • 1915 - George S. Paine School, 211 Crescent St, Brockton, Massachusetts[4]
    • Now the Adult Learning Center.

References

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  1. ^ Massachusetts, U.S., Compiled Birth, Marriage, and Death Records, 1700–1850
  2. ^ a b Howard, Heman. The Howard Genealogy: Descendants of John Howard of Bridgewater, Massachusetts (1903).
  3. ^ Architecture and Building, May 16, 1896: p. 240.
  4. ^ a b American Contractor, February 13, 1915: p. 45.
  5. ^ Gravesite, Union Cemetery, Brockton, Massachusetts.
  6. ^ a b American Architect and Building News August 5, 1882: p. 68.
  7. ^ American Architect and Building News, December 1, 1883: p. 3.
  8. ^ Report of the Chief of the Massachusetts District Police, for the Year Ending December 31, 1889 (1890)
  9. ^ Jackson, James R. History of Littleton, New Hampshire. Vol. 1. (1895)
  10. ^ Electrical Agge, January 25, 1896: p. 47.
  11. ^ Report of the Free Public Library Commission of Massachusetts. 1899.
  12. ^ American Architect and Building News, April 24, 1897: pg. xi.
  13. ^ Engineering Record, August 12, 1899: p. 258.
  14. ^ Engineering Record, May 6, 1905: p. 61.
  15. ^ School Board Journal, March 1907: p. 27.
  16. ^ School Board Journal May 1908: p. 28.
  17. ^ American Contractor, May 9, 1914: p. 57.
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