Barker & Nourse was an architectural firm from Worcester, Massachusetts, active from 1879 to 1904.
| Barker & Nourse | |
|---|---|
| Practice information | |
| Founders | Albert A. Barker; Walter B. Nourse |
| Founded | 1879 |
| Dissolved | 1904 |
| Location | Worcester, Massachusetts |
History
editBarker & 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]
Partner biographies
editAlbert A. Barker
editAlbert 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 B. Nourse
editWalter 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]
Legacy
editA number of its works are listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places, and others contribute to listed historic districts.
Works
editBarker & Nourse, 1879–1904
edit- 1880 – George A. Bigelow house, 3 Loudon St, Worcester, Massachusetts[7]
- 1881 – Alpha M. Cheney House,[a] 61 Chestnut St, Southborough, Massachusetts[8][9]
- 1881 – Wade H. Hill house,[b] 114 Woodland St, Worcester, Massachusetts[10]
- 1882 – Iver Johnson house, 27 Catharine St, Worcester, Massachusetts[11]
- 1884 – Founder's Hall,[a] Atlantic Union College, South Lancaster, Massachusetts[12]
- 1885 – Alexander Bigelow house, 904 Main St, Worcester, Massachusetts[13]
- 1885 – Freeland Street School,[a] 12 Freeland St, Worcester, Massachusetts[14]
- 1885 – Rebecca Nurse monument,[c] Rebecca Nurse Homestead, 149 Pine St, Danvers, Massachusetts[15][16]
- 1886 – Edwin H. Wood house, 4 King St, Worcester, Massachusetts[17]
- 1887 – Boynton and Windsor apartments,[a] 718 and 720 Main St, Worcester, Massachusetts[18]
- 1887 – Ellery B. Crane house, 25 Richards St, Worcester, Massachusetts[19]
- 1888 – Bliss Building,[a] 26 Old Lincoln St, Worcester, Massachusetts[20]
- 1888 – Harrison S. Prentice apartments,[d] 191 Pleasant St, Worcester, Massachusetts[21]
- 1889 – Osgood Bradley house, 21 Richards St, Worcester, Massachusetts[22]
- 1890 – Quinsigamond School, 14 Blackstone River Rd, Worcester, Massachusetts[23]
- 1891 – Worcester Society of Antiquity (former),[e] 39 Salisbury St, Worcester, Massachusetts[24][25]
- 1892 – Ann Colton house,[f] 41 Cedar St, Worcester, Massachusetts[26]
- 1892 – English High School (former),[a] 20 Irving St, Worcester, Massachusetts[27]
- 1892 – Frye Building,[g] 342 Lincoln St, Marlborough, Massachusetts[28]
- 1892 – Odd Fellows' Home,[h] 40 Randolph Rd, Worcester, Massachusetts[29]
- 1893 – Thomas B. Hamilton house,[i] 29 Germain St, Worcester, Massachusetts[30]
- 1893 – Samuel E. Hildreth house,[j] 856 Main St, Worcester, Massachusetts[31]
- 1893 – Bertrand W. Stone house,[i] 1 Germain St, Worcester, Massachusetts[32]
- 1894 – Hopkinton High School (former), 85 Main St, Hopkinton, Massachusetts[33]
- 1894 – Henry K. McClenning house,[i] 14 Germain St, Worcester, Massachusetts[34]
- 1894 – The Russell,[a] 49 Austin St, Worcester, Massachusetts[35][36]
- 1895 – George H. Heywood house,[j] 80 Glazier St, Gardner, Massachusetts[37]
- 1895 – Troy School,[k] 44 School St, Troy, New Hampshire[38]
- 1897 – Benjamin A. Barber house,[i] 31 Germain St, Worcester, Massachusetts[39]
- 1897 – Kingsley Laboratories,[l] Worcester Academy, Worcester, Massachusetts[40]
- 1898 – Aurora Hotel, 660 Main St, Worcester, Massachusetts[41]
- 1898 – Day Building,[m] 300 Main St, Worcester, Massachusetts[42]
- 1898 – William Trowbridge Forbes House,[h] 23 Trowbridge Rd, Worcester, Massachusetts[43]
- 1898 – Gardner High School (former),[n] 130 Elm St, Gardner, Massachusetts[44]
- 1898 – Johnsonia Hotel,[j] 510 Main St, Fitchburg, Massachusetts[45]
- 1898 – The Vendome,[o] 17 Chandler St, Worcester, Massachusetts[46]
- 1899 – Post Office Building, 144 Central St, Gardner, Massachusetts[47]
- 1900 – Hotel Vernon, 1 Millbury St, Worcester, Massachusetts[48]
- 1901 – Denny Block, 139 Highland St, Worcester, Massachusetts[49]
- 1903 – School Street School, 53 School St, Gardner, Massachusetts[50]
- 1903 – Shrewsbury Public Library, 214 Main St, Shrewsbury, Massachusetts[51]
Albert A. Barker, 1904–1905
edit- 1906 – Princeton Center School,[p] 18 Boylston Ave, Princeton, Massachusetts[52]
Walter B. Nourse, 1904–1906
edit- 1905 – Racicot Block,[q] 211-219 Main St, Webster, Massachusetts[53]
Architectural drawings
edit-
Proposed house, Worcester, Massachusetts, published 1888. Lucius W. Briggs, delineator.
See also
edit- Illustrations of a Few Buildings Erected from Designs by Barker & Nourse, Architects (Worcester, 1898)
Notes
edit- ^ a b c d e f g NRHP-listed.
- ^ A contributing resource to the Woodland Street Historic District, NRHP-listed in 1980.
- ^ A contributing resource to the Salem Village Historic District, NRHP-listed in 1975.
- ^ A contributing resource to the Oxford–Crown Historic District, NRHP-listed in 1976.
- ^ A contributing resource to the Institutional District, NRHP-listed in 1980.
- ^ A contributing resource to the Lincoln Estate–Elm Park Historic District, NRHP-listed in 1980.
- ^ A contributing resource to the Marlborough Center Historic District, NRHP-listed in 1998.
- ^ a b Demolished, formerly NRHP-listed.
- ^ a b c d A contributing resource to the Hammond Heights historic district, NRHP-listed in 1980.
- ^ a b c Demolished.
- ^ A contributing resource to the Troy Village Historic District, NRHP-listed in 2002.
- ^ A contributing resource to the Worcester Academy historic district, NRHP-listed in 1980.
- ^ A contributing resource to the Mechanics' Hall District, NRHP-listed in 1980.
- ^ A contributing resource to the Gardner Uptown Historic District, NRHP-listed in 1999.
- ^ A contributing resource to The Vendome and the St. Ives historic district, NRHP-listed in 1990.
- ^ A contributing resource to the Princeton Center Historic District, NRHP-listed in 1999.
- ^ A contributing resource to the Main Street Historic District, NRHP-listed in 1982.
References
edit- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Emerson W. Baker, A Storm of Witchcraft: The Salem Trials and the American Experience (New York: Oxford University Press, 2015): 272.
- ^ a b "Benjamin B. Nourse" in Biographical Review: Containing Life Sketches of Leading citizens of Worcester County, Massachusetts (Boston: Biographical Review Publishing Company, 1899): 172.
- ^ Lisa Koenigsberg, "Renderings From Worcester's Past: Nineteenth-Century Architectural Drawings at the American Antiquarian Society" in Proceedings of the American Antiquarian Society 96, no. 2 (October 1986): 401.
- ^ American Architect and Building News 89, no. 1577 (March 17, 1906): v.
- ^ Historic Building Detail: WOR.1323, Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System, no date. Accessed October 2, 2024.
- ^ Sanitary Engineer (March 15, 1881): 187.
- ^ Historic Building Detail: SBD.176, Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System, no date. Accessed October 2, 2024.
- ^ Historic Building Detail: WOR.1298, Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System, no date. Accessed October 2, 2024.
- ^ Sanitary Engineer (January 26, 1882): 188.
- ^ Historic Building Detail: LAN.226, Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System, no date. Accessed October 2, 2024.
- ^ Historic Building Detail: WOR.1315, Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System, no date. Accessed October 2, 2024.
- ^ Historic Building Detail: WOR.1386, Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System, no date. Accessed October 2, 2024.
- ^ William P. Upham, "An Account of the Rebecca Nurse Monument" in Historical Collections of the Essex Institute 23, nos. 4-6 (April–June 1886): 151-160.
- ^ Historic Monument Detail: DAN.905, Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System, no date. Accessed October 2, 2024.
- ^ Historic Building Detail: WOR.1131, Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System, no date. Accessed October 2, 2024.
- ^ Historic Area Detail: WOR.F, Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System, no date. Accessed October 2, 2024.
- ^ Historic Building Detail: WOR.1370, Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System, no date. Accessed October 2, 2024.
- ^ Historic Building Detail: WOR.402, Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System, no date. Accessed October 2, 2024.
- ^ Historic Building Detail: WOR.1009, Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System, no date. Accessed October 2, 2024.
- ^ Historic Building Detail: WOR.1368, Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System, no date. Accessed October 2, 2024.
- ^ Historic Building Detail: WOR.1920, Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System, no date. Accessed October 2, 2024.
- ^ Engineering and Building Record (June 21, 1890): 48.
- ^ "Museum History," Worcester Historical Museum, accessed September 2, 2019.
- ^ Historic Building Detail: WOR.436, Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System, no date. Accessed October 2, 2024.
- ^ Engineering Record (April 11, 1891): 320.
- ^ Historic Building Detail: MRB.102, Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System, no date. Accessed October 2, 2024.
- ^ Historic Building Detail: WOR.137, Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System, no date. Accessed October 2, 2024.
- ^ Historic Building Detail: WOR.293, Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System, no date. Accessed October 2, 2024.
- ^ Historic Building Detail: WOR.1116, Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System, no date. Accessed October 2, 2024.
- ^ Historic Building Detail: WOR.283, Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System, no date. Accessed October 2, 2024.
- ^ Historic Building Detail: HPK.389, Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System, no date. Accessed October 2, 2024.
- ^ American Architect and Building News (August 5, 1893): xviii.
- ^ Engineering Record, May 26, 1894, 421.
- ^ Historic Building Detail: WOR.1758, Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System, no date. Accessed October 2, 2024.
- ^ South Gardner Historical Society, Gardner (Charleston: Arcadia Publishing, 2008): 42.
- ^ Troy Village Historic District NRHP Registration Form (2002)
- ^ Engineering Record (March 6, 1897): vii.
- ^ American Architect and Building News (September 4, 1897): 3.
- ^ Historic Building Detail: WOR.1059, Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System, no date. Accessed October 2, 2024.
- ^ Engineering Record (March 13, 1897): 329.
- ^ Historic Building Detail: WOR.365, Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System, no date. Accessed October 2, 2024.
- ^ Engineering Record (April 17, 1897): 438.
- ^ Historic Building Detail: FIT.420, Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System, no date. Accessed October 2, 2024.
- ^ Historic Building Detail: WOR.1055, Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System, no date. Accessed October 2, 2024.
- ^ Engineering Record (May 6, 1899): 532.
- ^ Engineering Record (July 28, 1900): 94.
- ^ Engineering Record (June 1, 1901): 537.
- ^ Engineering Record (March 21, 1903): 310.
- ^ American Architect and Building News (August 9, 1902): xi.
- ^ American School Board Journal (June 1905): 26.
- ^ Historic Building Detail: WEB.89, Massachusetts Cultural Resource Information System, no date. Accessed October 2, 2024.