George Albert Clough
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George Asa Clough was an architect in Boston
, Massachusetts
in the later 19th-century. He designed the Suffolk County Courthouse
in Pemberton Square
, and numerous other buildings in the city and around New England. Born in Blue Hill
, Maine
, Clough trained as an architect at the firm of Snell & Gregerson, Boston, 1863-1869. He worked as Boston's first city architect (1875-ca.1890s). Historian Walter Muir Whitehill
described him as "a competent but not very inspired practitioner."
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
in the later 19th-century. He designed the Suffolk County Courthouse
Suffolk County Courthouse
The Suffolk County Courthouse, also known as the "John Adams Courthouse", is a historic courthouse building on Pemberton Square in Boston, Massachusetts that is home to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court....
in Pemberton Square
Pemberton Square (Boston)
Pemberton Square in the Government Center area of Boston, Massachusetts, was developed by P.T. Jackson in 1835 as an architecturally uniform mixed-use enclave surrounding a small park. In the mid-19th century both private residences and businesses dwelt there...
, and numerous other buildings in the city and around New England. Born in Blue Hill
Blue Hill, Maine
Blue Hill is a town in Hancock County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,390 at the 2000 census. It is home to Blue Hill Memorial Hospital, George Stevens Academy, the now-closed Liberty School, New Surry Theatre, Kneisel Hall, Bagaduce Music Lending Library, the Kollegewidgwok Yacht Club...
, Maine
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
, Clough trained as an architect at the firm of Snell & Gregerson, Boston, 1863-1869. He worked as Boston's first city architect (1875-ca.1890s). Historian Walter Muir Whitehill
Walter Muir Whitehill
Walter Muir Whitehill was an author, historian and the Director and Librarian of the Boston Athenaeum from 1946 to 1973. He was also editor for publications of the Colonial Society of Massachusetts from 1946 to 1978. From 1951 to 1972 Whitehill was a professor at Harvard University.Whitehill's...
described him as "a competent but not very inspired practitioner."
Works by Clough
- Gaston Grammar School, City Point, South Boston, built 1873
- Fields Corner Municipal BuildingFields Corner Municipal BuildingFields Corner Municipal Building is a historic building at 1 Arcadia Street and 195 Adams Street inDorchester, Massachusetts, a neighborhood of Boston.The building was constructed in 1874 and added to the National Historic Register in 1981....
, Dorchester, Boston, 1874 - English High and Latin School, Montgomery St., Boston, 1877
- Prince School, corner Newbury St.Newbury Street (Boston)Newbury Street is located in the Back Bay area of Boston, Massachusetts, in the United States. It runs roughly east-to-west, from the Boston Public Garden to Massachusetts Ave. The road crosses many major arteries along its path, with an entrance to the Mass Pike westbound at Mass Ave...
and Exeter St., Boston, 1881 - Old State House (Boston, Massachusetts), restored by Clough 1881-1882
- Dillaway SchoolDillaway SchoolDillaway School is an historic school at 16-20 Kenilworth Street in Boston, Massachusetts.The school was built in 1882 by George Albert Clough and was added to the National Historic Register in 1980....
, Boston, 1882 - Calf Pasture Pumping Station ComplexCalf Pasture Pumping Station ComplexThe Calf Pasture Pumping Station Complex is an historic sewage treatment facility at 435 Mount Vernon Street on Columbia Point in the Dorchester section of Boston, Massachusetts which was built in the 1880s....
, Dorchester, Boston, 1883 - BarncastleBarncastle"Barncastle", also known as Kline Cottage, is one of the earliest and largest summer cottages in Blue Hill, Maine and remains one of its most visible and idiosyncratic...
, South St. Blue Hill, MaineBlue Hill, MaineBlue Hill is a town in Hancock County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,390 at the 2000 census. It is home to Blue Hill Memorial Hospital, George Stevens Academy, the now-closed Liberty School, New Surry Theatre, Kneisel Hall, Bagaduce Music Lending Library, the Kollegewidgwok Yacht Club...
, 1884, NRHP-listed - Lyman School for BoysLyman School for BoysThe Lyman School for Boys was established by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts about 1886 and was closed in 1971. It was the first reform school, or training school in the United States, replacing the State Reform School near the same site, which was opened in 1846...
, Westborough, Massachusetts, ca.1885, NRHP-listed - B.M.C. Durfee High SchoolB.M.C. Durfee High SchoolB.M.C. Durfee High School is an historic former high school building at 289 Rock Street in Fall River, Massachusetts.The school was built in 1886 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1981...
, Fall River, Mass., built 1886 - Buck Memorial Library, Bucksport, Maine, 1887
- St. Mark's Methodist Church (Brookline, Massachusetts), 1892
- Suffolk County CourthouseSuffolk County CourthouseThe Suffolk County Courthouse, also known as the "John Adams Courthouse", is a historic courthouse building on Pemberton Square in Boston, Massachusetts that is home to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court....
, Pemberton Square, Boston, 1893 - New England Historic Genealogical Society building extension, Somerset St., Boston, 1894
- William Hayes Fogg Memorial Building, Berwick AcademyBerwick AcademyBerwick Academy is a highly selective preparatory school located in South Berwick, Maine. Founded in 1791, it is the oldest educational institution in Maine and one of the oldest private schools in North America. The school sits on a 72-acre, 11-building campus on a hill overlooking the Salmon...
, Maine, 1894 - Marcella Street Home, Boston
- Church of the Gate of Heaven, South Boston, ca.1896
- Rockland public library, Rockland, Maine, ca.1903
- Bridgewater state workhouse
- Westboro insane asylum
- Northampton insane asylum
- Bridge Academy, Dresden, Maine
- Dana Hall, Wellesley, Mass
- Bridge Academy, ME 127 and ME 197 Dresden, ME Clough,George A.
- Buck Memorial Library, Maine St. Bucksport, ME Clough,George A.
- Calf Pasture Pumping Station ComplexCalf Pasture Pumping Station ComplexThe Calf Pasture Pumping Station Complex is an historic sewage treatment facility at 435 Mount Vernon Street on Columbia Point in the Dorchester section of Boston, Massachusetts which was built in the 1880s....
, 435 Mount Vernon St. Boston, MA Clough,George Albert - Dillaway SchoolDillaway SchoolDillaway School is an historic school at 16-20 Kenilworth Street in Boston, Massachusetts.The school was built in 1882 by George Albert Clough and was added to the National Historic Register in 1980....
, 16-20 Kenilworth St. Boston, MA Clough,George A. - Durfee, B.M.C., High School, 289 Rock St. Fall River, MA Clough,George A.
- Fields Corner Municipal BuildingFields Corner Municipal BuildingFields Corner Municipal Building is a historic building at 1 Arcadia Street and 195 Adams Street inDorchester, Massachusetts, a neighborhood of Boston.The building was constructed in 1874 and added to the National Historic Register in 1981....
, 1 Arcadia St., 195 Adams St. Boston, MA Clough,George A. - Framingham Reservoir No. 1 Dam and GatehouseFramingham Reservoir No. 1 Dam and GatehouseFramingham Reservoir No. 1 Dam and Gatehouse is a historic district including a dam and gatehouse at the end of Framingham Reservoir No. 1, off Winter Street and north of Long Avenue in Framingham, Massachusetts....
, E end of Framingham Reservoir No. 1, off Winter St. N of Long Ave. Framingham, MA Clough,George A. - Framingham Reservoir No. 2 Dam and GatehouseFramingham Reservoir No. 2 Dam and GatehouseFramingham Reservoir No. 2 Dam and Gatehouse is a historic dam and gatehouse on the Framingham Reservoirs Nos. 1 and 2, west of the junction of Winter and Fountain Streets in Framingham, Massachusetts.-References:...
, Between Framingham Reservoirs Nos. 1 and 2, W of jct. of Winter and Fountain Sts. Framingham, MA Clough,George A. - Framingham Reservoir No. 3 Dam and GatehouseFramingham Reservoir No. 3 Dam and GatehouseFramingham Reservoir No. 3 Dam and Gatehouse is a historic building, built in 1876, at the southeastern end of Framingham Reservoir No. 3, off MA 9/30 in Framingham, Massachusetts.It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.-References:...
, SE end of Framingham Reservoir No. 3, off MA 9/30 Framingham, MA Clough,George - Parker House, 185 South St. Blue Hill, MEBlue Hill, MaineBlue Hill is a town in Hancock County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,390 at the 2000 census. It is home to Blue Hill Memorial Hospital, George Stevens Academy, the now-closed Liberty School, New Surry Theatre, Kneisel Hall, Bagaduce Music Lending Library, the Kollegewidgwok Yacht Club...
Clough, George A. - Rockland Public LibraryRockland Public LibraryThe Rockland Public Library, in Rockland, Maine, was built during 1903-1904. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979 for its architecture, by George Albert Clough in partnership with Wardner....
, Union St. Rockland, ME Clough & Wardner,Boston - St. Mark's Methodist Church, 90 Park St. Brookline, MA Clough,George
- Sudbury Aqueduct Linear DistrictSudbury Aqueduct Linear DistrictThe Sudbury Aqueduct is an aqueduct in Massachusetts. It runs for from Farm Pond at Waverly Street in Framingham to Chestnut Hill Reservoir in Boston. Going east from Framingham, it runs through Sherborn before entering Natick. From Natick it runs east through Wellesley and Needham to the Charles...
, Along Sudbury Aqueduct from Farm Pond at Waverly St. to Chestnut Hill Reservoir, in several towns, MA, Clough,George A. - Suffolk County CourthouseSuffolk County CourthouseThe Suffolk County Courthouse, also known as the "John Adams Courthouse", is a historic courthouse building on Pemberton Square in Boston, Massachusetts that is home to the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court....
, Pemberton Sq. Boston, MA Clough,George A. - Vinalhaven Public Library, Carver St. Vinalhaven, ME Clough & Wardner
Further reading
- Massachusetts of today: a memorial of the state, historical and biographical, issued for the World's Columbian exposition at Chicago. Columbia publishing company, 1892.
- Samuel Atkins Eliot, ed. "George Albert Clough." Biographical history of Massachusetts: biographies and autobiographies of the leading men in the state, Volume 3. Boston: Massachusetts Biographical Society, 1911
External links
- WorldCat
- Flickr. Photo of Prince School building, Boston, 2005
- Flickr. Photo of Calf Pasture Pumping Station building, Boston, 2003
- Flickr. Photo of Calf Pasture Pumping Station building, Boston, 2009
- Flickr. Photo of Calf Pasture Pumping Station building, Boston, 2009
- Flickr. Photo of Calf Pasture Pumping Station building, Boston, 2009