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Barker & Nourse was an architectural firm from Worcester, Massachusetts, active from 1879 to 1904.

Barker & Nourse
Practice information
FoundersAlbert A. Barker; Walter B. Nourse
Founded1879
Dissolved1904
LocationWorcester, Massachusetts
English High School, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1891.

History edit

The principals of the firm were Albert A. Barker (1852-1905)[1] and Walter B. Nourse (1853-1906), and it operated from 1879 to 1904.[1][2][3] It was established March 1, 1879, as the successor to the practice of obscure architect John E. Holman, who was briefly a partner of Amos P. Cutting. It was then dissolved January 1, 1904, with each partner continuing their practices individually.[1] In its day, Barker & Nourse was primarily known for its residential and educational designs.

Partner biographies edit

Albert Augustus Barker was born in Guadalajara on November 20, 1852, to John B. Barker. The elder Barker died in 1860, and the family relocated to Bennington, New Hampshire. They went to Worcester in 1865, and thus young Barker completed his education. He entered the office of E. Boyden & Son, where he appears to have remained until 1879, when he established Barker & Nourse with W. B. Nourse. After the firm was dissolved in January 1904, Barker entered private practice. He died June 9, 1905.[1]

Walter B. Nourse was born in Westborough, Massachusetts in 1855. He worked in the office of Amos P. Cutting before establishing Barker & Nourse with A. A. Barker.[2] After the dissolution of Barker & Nourse, he practiced alone until his death in 1906.[4]

Legacy edit

A number of its works are listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places, and others contribute to listed historic districts.

Works edit

Year Building Address City State Notes Image Reference
1880 House for George A. Bigelow 3 Loudon St Worcester Massachusetts [5]
1880 House for Dwight Smith 29 May St Worcester Massachusetts Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 as part of the May Street Historic District.[6] [7]
1881 House for Reuben Boynton 104 W Main St Westborough Massachusetts Substantially altered in 1954. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990 as part of the West Main Street Historic District.[8] [9]
1881 House for Alpha M. Cheney 61 Chestnut St Southbridge Massachusetts Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[10]   [11]
1881 House for Wade H. Hill 114 Woodland St Worcester Massachusetts Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 as part of the Woodland Street Historic District.[12] [12]
1881 House for Samuel Houghton 10 Claremont St Worcester Massachusetts [13]
1881 Valley Falls School Ludlow St and Bauer Ln Worcester Massachusetts Later known as the Ludlow Street School. Demolished. [14]
1882 House for Samuel Houghton 12 Claremont St Worcester Massachusetts [15]
1882 House for Iver Johnson 27 Catharine St Worcester Massachusetts [16]
1883 Founder's Hall,
Atlantic Union College		 338 Main St South Lancaster Massachusetts Built as the main building of South Lancaster Academy, becoming the main building of Atlantic Union College when the Academy was divided in 1922. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. The College was permanently closed in 2018.   [17]
1883 House for Joseph B. Parker 57 Lincoln St Worcester Massachusetts Demolished. [18]
1883 House for David Rolston 32 Burncoat St Worcester Massachusetts [19]
1883 House for Erastus W. Woodis 1200 Main St Worcester Massachusetts [19]
1884 Chandler Street School 525 Chandler St Worcester Massachusetts Demolished in 1976. [20]
1884 Double house for Abbie F. Holman 18 Lancaster St Worcester Massachusetts [21]
1884 House for George S. Clough 1 Merrick St Worcester Massachusetts [21]
1884 House for Genery Stevens 20 Loudon St Worcester Massachusetts [21]
1884 House for Edwin J. Watson 16 Westminster St Worcester Massachusetts [21]
1884 House for John C. Woodbury 84 Park Ave Worcester Massachusetts [21]
1885 House for Alexander Bigelow 904 Main St Worcester Massachusetts [22]
1885 Freeland Street School 12 Freeland St Worcester Massachusetts Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[23] Now known as the University Park Campus School.   [23]
1885 Rebecca Nurse Monument
Rebecca Nurse Homestead		 149 Pine St Danvers Massachusetts A memorial to Rebecca Nurse, executed in 1692 as part of the Salem Witch Trials. Walter B. Nourse was a descendant of Nurse.[24] [25]
1886 Apartment for Jacob Godinsky 36 Wellington St Worcester]] Massachusetts Demolished. [26]
1886 House for Edwin H. Wood 4 King St Worcester Massachusetts [27]
1887 Boynton and Windsor Apartments 718-720 Main St Worcester Massachusetts Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[28]   [28]
1887 Double house for F. W. Ward 47-49 Cedar St Worcester Massachusetts [29]
1887 House for Ellery Crane 25 Richards St Worcester Massachusetts [30]
1887 Knowles Maternity Ward
Worcester City Hospital		 26 Queen St Worcester Massachusetts Demolished. [31]
1888 Apartment for Luther Baker 49 Pleasant St Worcester Massachusetts   [32]
1888 Apartment for Harrison S. Prentice 191 Pleasant St Worcester Massachusetts At center in the photo.   [33]
1888 Bliss Building 26 Old Lincoln St Worcester Massachusetts Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[34]   [34]
1889 Apartment for E. M. Bliss 33 Wellington St Worcester Massachusetts [35]
1889 House for Osgood Bradley 21 Richards St Worcester Massachusetts [36]
1889 House for William A. Denholm 21 Wellington St Worcester Massachusetts Demolished. [37]
1889 House for Horace Hobbs 898 Main St Worcester Massachusetts [38]
1889 House for Joseph Turner 40 Richards St Worcester Massachusetts [39]
1889 House for George H. Miller 44 May St Worcester Massachusetts Listed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the May Street Historic District in 1980.[6] [40]
1889 Quinsigamond School 14 Blackstone River Rd Worcester Massachusetts [41]
1889 Wellington Apartments 17 Wellington St Worcester Massachusetts Demolished. [42]
1890 Apartment for J. A. Colvin 1 Jackson St Worcester Massachusetts [43]
1890 Odd Fellows' Home of Massachusetts 40 Randolph Rd Worcester Massachusetts Barker & Nourse designed a significant enlargement of the main building in 1902.[44] The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980,[45] but was demolished in 2014.   [45]
1890 House for F. E. Williamson 56 Wachusett St Worcester Massachusetts Demolished. [46]
1890 Worcester Society of Antiquity (former) 39 Salisbury St Worcester Massachusetts The constructing organization was later the Worcester Historical Society, and now the Worcester Historical Museum. It has served as offices since the Society moved in 1988.[47]   [48]
1891 English High School (former) 20 Irving St Worcester Massachusetts Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[49]   [50]
1892 House for James Forsstedt 20 Windsor St Worcester Massachusetts [51]
1892 House for Willard F. Pond 117 Vernon St Worcester Massachusetts [52]
1892 House for Herbert K. Sparrell 6 Richards St Worcester Massachusetts Demolished. [53]
1892 House for Bertrand W. Stone 1 Germain St Worcester Massachusetts [54]
1892 Frye Building 342 Lincoln St Marlborough Massachusetts [55]
1893 House for Thomas B. Hamilton 29 Germain St Worcester Massachusetts At far right in the photo.   [56]
1893 House for Samuel E. Hildreth 856 Main St Worcester Massachusetts Demolished in 2009. [57]
1893 House for Henry K. McClenning 14 Germain St Worcester Massachusetts [58]
1894 Apartment for George W. Coombs 891 Main St Worcester Massachusetts Demolished. [59]
1894 Hopkinton High School (former) 85 Main St Hopkinton Massachusetts Now an office building. [60]
1894 Russell Apartments 49 Austin St Worcester Massachusetts Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[61]   [62]
1894 Troy School 44 School St Troy New Hampshire Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002 as part of the Troy Village Historic District.[63]   [63]
1894 Wesson Block 444 Pleasant St Worcester Massachusetts Demolished. [64]
1895 Hotel du Nord 39-43 Summer St Worcester Massachusetts Demolished. [65]
1895 House for George H. Heywood 80 Glazier St Gardner Massachusetts Demolished. [66]
1895 House for Charles F. Marble 4 Marble St Worcester Massachusetts Demolished. [67]
1896 Johnsonia Hotel 510 Main St Fitchburg Massachusetts Built for Iver Johnson. Demolished in 2012 after a severe fire in 2011. [68]
1897 Aurora Hotel 660 Main St Worcester Massachusetts Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[69]   [69]
1897 Day Building 300 Main St Worcester Massachusetts [70]
1897 Gardner High School (former) 130 Elm St Gardner Massachusetts Now a town office building. [71]
1897 House for Benjamin A. Barber 31 Germain St Worcester Massachusetts [72]
1897 House for Frederick A. Lincoln 134 Burncoat St Worcester Massachusetts [73]
1897 House for John E. Sinclair 134 Burncoat St Worcester Massachusetts [74]
1897 Kingsley Laboratories,
Worcester Academy		 81 Providence St Worcester Massachusetts   [75]
1898 Gage Street School 51 Gage St Worcester Massachusetts [76]
1898 House for William Trowbridge Forbes 23 Trowbridge Rd Worcester Massachusetts Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980, but demolished in 2003.[77]   [77]
1898 House for Mrs. Henry M. Gabeler 20 Marble St Worcester Massachusetts [78]
1898 House for Frank P. Kendall 45 Kenwood Ave Worcester Massachusetts [79]
1898 Vendome Apartments 17 Chandler St Worcester Massachusetts Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[80]   [80]
1899 Apartment for Eli Belisle 19 Portland St Worcester Massachusetts Demolished. [81]
1899 Post Office Building 144 Central St Gardner Massachusetts   [82]
1900 House for Thomas F. Dowd 134 Vernon St Worcester Massachusetts [83]
1900 Hotel Vernon 1 Millbury St Worcester Massachusetts [84]
1901 Denny Block 139 Highland St Worcester Massachusetts [85]
1901 Apartment for Simon George 313-317 Grafton St Worcester Massachusetts Demolished. [86]
1901 Apartment for J. J. Griffin 23 Preston St Worcester Massachusetts Demolished. [85]
1901 Marcy Mausoleum,
Hope Cemetery		 119 Webster St Worcester Massachusetts [87]
1901 Sever Street School 7 Sever St Worcester Massachusetts Demolished. [88]
1902 Howe Memorial Library 214 Main St Shrewsbury Massachusetts Now known as the Shrewsbury Public Library. [89]
1902 Brattleboro Cabinet Company Factory 1103 VT-142 Brattleboro Vermont Demolished. [90]
1903 Boylston Consolidated School 9 School St Boylston Massachusetts Demolished in 1957. [91]
1903 School Street School 53 School St Gardner Massachusetts [92]
1905 Princeton Center School[a] 18 Boylston Ave Princeton Massachusetts Now known as the Princeton Center. [93]
1905 Racicot Block[b] 211-219 Main St Webster Massachusetts [94]

Architectural drawings edit

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    Proposed house, Worcester, Massachusetts, published 1888.

Notes edit

  1. ^ Designed by Albert A. Barker alone.
  2. ^ Designed by Walter B. Nourse alone.

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d Ellery Bicknell Crane (1907). Historic Homes and Institutions and Genealogical and Personal Memoirs of Worcester County, Massachusetts, volume 1. Lewis Publishing Company. pp. 423–4. Retrieved August 5, 2016.
  2. ^ a b Worcester MRA
  3. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  4. ^ Lisa Koenigsberg, "Renderings From Worcester's Past: Nineteenth-century Architectural Drawings at the American Antiquarian Society," Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society 96 no. 2 (October 1986): 401.
  5. ^ William Francis Galvin [dead link]
  6. ^ a b May Street Historic District NRHP Nomination (1980)
  7. ^ William Francis Galvin [dead link]
  8. ^ West Main Street Historic District NRHP Nomination (1990)
  9. ^ Sanitary Engineer, December 8, 1881, 48.
  10. ^ Alpha M. Cheney House NRHP Nomination (1989)
  11. ^ Sanitary Engineer, March 15, 1881, 187.
  12. ^ a b Woodland Street Historic District NRHP Nomination (1980)
  13. ^ William Francis Galvin [dead link]
  14. ^ Inaugural Address of Hon. Elijah B. Stoddard, Mayor of the City of Worcester, Jan. 3, 1882; With the Annual Reports of the Several Departments, for the Financial Year Ending November 30, 1881 (Worcester, MA: Charles Hamilton, 1882)
  15. ^ William Francis Galvin [dead link]
  16. ^ Sanitary Engineer, January 26, 1882, 188.
  17. ^ Founder's Hall NRHP Nomination (1980)
  18. ^ Sanitary Engineer, December 2, 1883, 77.
  19. ^ a b Sanitary Engineer, July 5, 1883, 115.
  20. ^ William O. Hultgren, Eric J. Salomonsson and Frank J. Morrill, Worcester, 1880-1920 (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2003): 16.
  21. ^ a b c d e American Architect and Building News, January 24, 1885, 48.
  22. ^ William Francis Galvin [dead link]
  23. ^ a b Freeland Street School NRHP Nomination (1980)
  24. ^ William P. Upham, "An Account of the Rebecca Nurse Monument," Historical Collections of the Essex Institute 23, nos. 4-6 (April–June 1886): 151-160.
  25. ^ "Home - MACRIS".
  26. ^ "Home - MACRIS".
  27. ^ "Home - MACRIS".
  28. ^ a b Boynton and Windsor NRHP Nomination (1980)
  29. ^ "Home - MACRIS".
  30. ^ "Home - MACRIS".
  31. ^ "Home - MACRIS".
  32. ^ Engineering and Building Record, February 18, 1888, 191.
  33. ^ "Home - MACRIS".
  34. ^ a b Bliss Building NRHP Nomination (1980)
  35. ^ "Home - MACRIS".
  36. ^ William Francis Galvin [dead link]
  37. ^ Engineering and Building Record, October 26, 1889, 311.
  38. ^ William Francis Galvin [dead link]
  39. ^ William Francis Galvin [dead link]
  40. ^ William Francis Galvin [dead link]
  41. ^ William Francis Galvin [dead link]
  42. ^ William Francis Galvin [dead link]
  43. ^ Engineering and Building Record, August 23, 1890, 192.
  44. ^ American Architect and Building News, January 11, 1902, xiii.
  45. ^ a b Odd Fellows' Home NRHP Nomination (1980)
  46. ^ Engineering and Building Record, August 2, 1890, 144.
  47. ^ "Museum History," Worcester Historical Museum, accessed September 2, 2019, http://www.worcesterhistory.org/about/museum-history/.
  48. ^ Engineering and Building Record, June 21, 1890, 48.
  49. ^ English High School NRHP Nomination (1980)
  50. ^ Engineering Record, April 11, 1891, 320.
  51. ^ William Francis Galvin [dead link]
  52. ^ William Francis Galvin [dead link]
  53. ^ American Architect and Building News, June 4, 1892, xxi.
  54. ^ William Francis Galvin [dead link]
  55. ^ William Francis Galvin [dead link]
  56. ^ William Francis Galvin [dead link]
  57. ^ William Francis Galvin [dead link]
  58. ^ American Architect and Building News, August 5, 1893, xviii.
  59. ^ American Architect and Building News, July 7, 1894, xiv.
  60. ^ William Francis Galvin [dead link]
  61. ^ The Russell NRHP Nomination (1985)
  62. ^ Engineering Record, May 26, 1894, 421.
  63. ^ a b Troy Village Historic District NRHP Nomination (2002)
  64. ^ Engineering Record, June 9, 1894, 33.
  65. ^ Engineering Record, September 21, 1895, ix.
  66. ^ South Gardner Historical Society, Gardner (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2008): 42.
  67. ^ American Architect and Building News, July 6, 1895, xvi.
  68. ^ William Francis Galvin [dead link]
  69. ^ a b Aurora Hotel NRHP Nomination (1989)
  70. ^ Engineering Record, March 13, 1897, 329.
  71. ^ Engineering Record, April 17, 1897, 438.
  72. ^ Engineering Record, March 6, 1897, vii.
  73. ^ American Architect and Building News, November 7, 1897, xix.
  74. ^ William Francis Galvin [dead link]
  75. ^ American Architect and Building News, September 4, 1897, 3.
  76. ^ William Francis Galvin [dead link]
  77. ^ a b William Trowbridge Forbes House NRHP Nomination (1980)
  78. ^ American Architect and Building News, June 25, 1898, xiv.
  79. ^ American Architect and Building News, November 5, 1898, xiv.
  80. ^ a b The Vendome and the St. Ives NRHP Nomination (1990)
  81. ^ Engineering Record, October 7, 1899, 424.
  82. ^ Engineering Record, May 6, 1899, 532.
  83. ^ American Architect and Building News, December 29, 1900, xi.
  84. ^ Engineering Record, July 28, 1900, 94.
  85. ^ a b Engineering Record, June 1, 1901, 537.
  86. ^ Engineering Record, May 18, 1901, 487.
  87. ^ William Francis Galvin [dead link]
  88. ^ City Document No. 57: Address of Hon. Edward F. Fletcher, Mayor of the City of Worcester, 1903, With the Annual Reports of the Several Departments, for the Fiscal Year Ending November 30, 1902 (Worcester, MA: Charles Hamilton, 1903)
  89. ^ American Architect and Building News, August 9, 1902, xi.
  90. ^ Iron Age, December 25, 1902, 28.
  91. ^ American School Board Journal, June 1903, 31.
  92. ^ Engineering Record, March 21, 1903, 310.
  93. ^ American School Board Journal, June 1905, 26.
  94. ^ William Francis Galvin [dead link]
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