Andrew Jackson Warner (March 17, 1833 – September 4, 1910), also known as A. J. Warner, was a prominent architect in Rochester, New York.

Andrew Jackson Warner
Born(1833-03-17)March 17, 1833
New Haven, Connecticut
DiedSeptember 4, 1910(1910-09-04) (aged 77)
Rochester, New York
Burial placeMount Hope Cemetery
OccupationArchitect
Spouse
Catherine Pardee Foster
(m. 1955)
Children
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Early life

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Warner was born in New Haven, Connecticut on March 17, 1833, a son of Amos Warner Jr. and Adah (née Austin) Warner.[1] His paternal grandfather was Amos Warner, who fought in the American Revolutionary War.[1] He was educated at Guilford Academy in Guilford, Connecticut.[2]

Career

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Powers Building, 1869
 
Erie County and Buffalo City Hall, 1871

In 1847, he came to Rochester as an apprentice to one of his uncles, Merwin Austin, for whom he worked as a draftsman.[3] He was soon made a partner in his uncle's business, which as Austin & Warner existed from about 1855 to 1858.[4] Warner then established an independent practice until 1867 when he partnered with Charles Coots under the firm name of Andrew J. Warner & Co.[5] After this he had an independent practice, then from 1875 to 1877 partnered with James Goold Cutler (1848-1927) in a firm known as Warner & Cutler.[6][7]

Personal life

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Warner was married to Catherine Pardee Foster (1834–1921), the daughter of Jonathan Foster and Hulda (née Griffin) Foster, on March 22, 1955. Together, they were the parents of two sons:[8]

  • William Amos Warner (1855–1917)[8]
  • John Foster Warner (1859–1937), who was also an architect who married Mary Adams (1859–1943).[9][10]

Warner died in Rochester on September 4, 1910, and is buried in Mount Hope Cemetery.[11]

Selected works

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References

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  1. ^ a b Register of the Empire State Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. The Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. 1899. p. 332. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  2. ^ Maruoka, Susanne Keaveney The architecture of Andrew Jackson Warner in Rochester, New York, University of Rochester Dept. of Fine Arts, 1965.
  3. ^ Tribert, Renée; O’Gorman, James F. (2012). Gervase Wheeler: A British Architect in America, 1847–1860. Wesleyan University Press. p. 108. ISBN 978-0-8195-7146-5. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  4. ^ O’Gorman, James F. (2012). Henry Austin: In Every Variety of Architectural Style. Wesleyan University Press. p. 196. ISBN 978-0-8195-6969-1. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  5. ^ Annual Report of the State Agricultural and Industrial School, Industry, N.Y. 1870. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  6. ^ Kowsky, Francis R., Buffalo architecture: a guide, MIT Press, 1981, pages 64–65. ISBN 978-0-262-52063-8.
  7. ^ Peck, William Farley (1884). Semi-centennial History of the City of Rochester: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers. D. Mason & Company. p. 525. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  8. ^ a b Pierce, Frederick Clifton (1899). Foster Genealogy. Press o W.B. Conkey Company. p. 824. Retrieved September 22, 2020.
  9. ^ "Monroe County (NY) Library System - Rochester Images - Biographical Information". Archived from the original on June 8, 2011. Retrieved October 12, 2009.
  10. ^ a b c d Kathleen LaFrank (September 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Brick Presbyterian Church Complex". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on September 13, 2012. Retrieved October 1, 2009.
  11. ^ Reisem, Richard O., Mt. Hope: America's First Municipal Victorian Cemetery, Landmark Soc. of Western New York, 1994, page 18. ISBN 978-0-9641706-3-6.
  12. ^ "National Register of Historic Places". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 2/23/15 through 2/27/15. National Park Service. March 6, 2015.
  13. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  14. ^ unknown (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Warsaw Downtown Historic District". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved April 20, 2013.
  15. ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on April 4, 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2016. Note: This includes Susan Gordon Lawson and Jennifer Walkowski (December 2014). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Union and State Streets Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved February 1, 2016., Supplemental information, and Accompanying photographs
  16. ^ "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on April 4, 2019. Retrieved February 1, 2016. Note: This includes Katie Eggers Comeau and Jennifer Walkowski (June 2015). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Holley Village Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved February 1, 2016. and Accompanying photographs
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