Charles Kirk Kirby
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Charles Kirk Kirby was an American architect who practiced in Boston, Massachusetts, where he designed the first Boston Public Library
(1858, illustration), and in San Francisco, California
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In Sandwich, Massachusetts
he built the Italianate John and Mary Waterman Jarves House
(18557). In Boston the Lawrence Model Lodging Houses
were built in 1874 by Kirby and William F. Goodwin. They were added to the National Historic Register in 1983.
His design for the new Boston Public Library was selected by vote of the trustees from a field of twenty-four, 27 April 1855.
Between 1863 and 1864, he designed and built four uniform brownstone row houses on Marlborough Street Boston, including one, 15 Marlborough Street, that he kept for himself.
His sons Charles K. Kirby, Jr. (1871 — 1936) and Fred Washburn Kirby (1850 — 1912) collaborated on some Californian commissions with their father and later practiced in partnership and alone. In 1878 he moved his family to California and settled in San Francisco where he practiced for a time, then operated a large vineyard, the Sierra Park Vineyard near Fowler, south of Fresno, California
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Boston Public Library
The Boston Public Library is a municipal public library system in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. It was the first publicly supported municipal library in the United States, the first large library open to the public in the United States, and the first public library to allow people to...
(1858, illustration), and in San Francisco, California
San Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
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In Sandwich, Massachusetts
Sandwich, Massachusetts
Sandwich is a town in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 20,675 at the 2010 census. The Town Hall is located right next to the Dexter Grist Mill, in the historic district of town....
he built the Italianate John and Mary Waterman Jarves House
John and Mary Waterman Jarves House
John and Mary Waterman Jarves House is a historic house at 3 Jarves Street in Sandwich, Massachusetts. It was designed and built by Charles Kirk Kirby in 1857.The house was added to the National Historic Register in 2002.-References:...
(18557). In Boston the Lawrence Model Lodging Houses
Lawrence Model Lodging Houses
Lawrence Model Lodging Houses are historic houses located at 79, 89, 99 and 109 East Canton Street inBoston, Massachusetts. Built in 1874, they were designed by Boston architects, Charles K. Kirby and William F. Goodwin. On September 22, 1983, they were added to the National Register of Historic...
were built in 1874 by Kirby and William F. Goodwin. They were added to the National Historic Register in 1983.
His design for the new Boston Public Library was selected by vote of the trustees from a field of twenty-four, 27 April 1855.
Between 1863 and 1864, he designed and built four uniform brownstone row houses on Marlborough Street Boston, including one, 15 Marlborough Street, that he kept for himself.
His sons Charles K. Kirby, Jr. (1871 — 1936) and Fred Washburn Kirby (1850 — 1912) collaborated on some Californian commissions with their father and later practiced in partnership and alone. In 1878 he moved his family to California and settled in San Francisco where he practiced for a time, then operated a large vineyard, the Sierra Park Vineyard near Fowler, south of Fresno, California
Fresno, California
Fresno is a city in central California, United States, the county seat of Fresno County. As of the 2010 census, the city's population was 510,365, making it the fifth largest city in California, the largest inland city in California, and the 34th largest in the nation...
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