Edwin J. Lewis Jr. FAIA (May 1, 1859 – October 16, 1937) was an American architect who designed numerous residential houses and churches in New England.
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| Born | Edwin James Lewis Jr. May 1, 1859 Roxbury, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Died | October 16, 1937 (aged 78) Milton, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Occupation | Architect |
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| Burial place | Mount Auburn Cemetery |
| Education | Massachusetts Institute of Technology, S.B. (1881) |
Biography
editEdwin James Lewis Jr. was born May 1, 1859, in Roxbury, Massachusetts. He was the son of Edwin James Lewis Sr. and Sarah Avery Richards.[1] Lewis was educated at The English High School in Boston from which he graduated from in 1877, and received a Franklin Medal for his high academic success.[2] He then attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and graduated in 1881 with a Bachelor of Science degree.[1] After graduation, Lewis entered the Boston architectural firm of Peabody and Stearns. He remained at the firm until 1887, when he left to start his own private practice.[3]
Over the course of his career, Lewis designed numerous suburban and rural residences, many of which were in the Ashmont neighborhood of Dorchester, Massachusetts. Lewis also designed nearly 35 churches in the United States and Canada.[1]
In addition to his professional architectural career, Lewis served as secretary of the Boston Society of Architects for over a decade and was elected a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects.[1] He was also a member of the Union Club of Boston, life member of The Bostonian Society,[4] and a member and president of the Dorchester Historical Society.
Lewis was never married, and died October 16, 1937, at his home in Milton, Massachusetts. He was buried at Mount Auburn Cemetery.
Works
edit- Dedham Historical Society (1886–1887) — 612 High St., Dedham, Massachusetts
- Fauntleroy Hall (c. 1886) — 42 Wenonah St., Roxbury, Massachusetts
- Wollaston Unitarian Church (1888) — 155 Beale St., Quincy, Massachusetts
- Keene Unitarian Universalist Church (1894) — 69 Washington St., Keene, New Hampshire[5]
- The Peabody (1896–1897) — 195–197 Ashmont St., Dorchester, Massachusetts
- Draper Memorial Church (1898) — 65 Hopedale St., Hopedale, Massachusetts
- Nathaniel Bradlee Doggett House (1902) — 2018 Commonwealth Ave., Brighton, Massachusetts[6]
- Unitarian Church of Houlton (1902) — 61 Military St., Houlton, Maine
- Bulfinch Place Church (1904) — Bowdoin Square, Boston, Massachusetts[7]
- All Souls' Church (1905) — 196 Elm St., Brookline, Massachusetts
- Mrs. Charles E. Eddy House (1905) — Newton, Massachusetts[8]
- Danielson-Lincoln Memorial Library (1905) — Brimfield, Massachusetts
- Dearborn School (1905) — 25 Ambrose St., Roxbury, Massachusetts
- "Rockledge" house for David C. Percival (1906) — Marblehead, Massachusetts[9]
- All Souls' Church (1907) — 60 Huntington St., New London, Connecticut
- New England Homestead for Walter Baker & Company at the Jamestown Exposition (1907)[10]
- "Felsenmeer" house for Hon. J. Sloat Fassett (c. 1909) — Grapevine Cove, Gloucester, Massachusetts[11]
- Andover Unitarian Church (1910) — Andover, New Hampshire[12]
- First Parish Church of Dorchester Parish hall expansion (1913) — Dorchester, Massachusetts
- Second Unitarian Church (1916) — 11 Charles St., Brookline, Massachusetts
- Church of Christ, Scientist (1917) — 20 Greenleaf St., Quincy, Massachusetts[13]
- Hopedale Community House (1922) — 43 Hope St., Hopedale, Massachusetts
- Dorchester Music Hall (now the O'Hearn Storage Building) — Fields Corner, Dorchester, Massachusetts
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References
edit- ^ a b c d Marquis, Albert Nelson, ed. (1930). Who's Who in America. Vol. 16. Chicago: The A. N. Marquis Company. pp. 1363–1364.
- ^ "Franklin Medals, Lawrence Prizes, and Diplomas of Graduation, 1877". Documents of the City of Boston, for the Year 1878. Vol. III. Boston: Rockwell and Churchill, City Printers. 1879. pp. 359, 363.
- ^ Bacon, Edwin M., ed. (1892). Boston of To-Day: A Glance at Its History and Characteristics, With Biographical Sketches and Portraits of Many of Its Professional and Business Men. Compiled Under The Supervision of Richard Herndon. Boston: Post Publishing Company. p. 290.
- ^ Clarke, George Kuhn; Morse, Glenn Tilley; Smith Jr., Fitz-Henry, eds. (1935). "Necrology". Proceedings of the Bostonian Society: 59 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Keene Unitarian Universalist Church listed in the National Register of Historic Places". NH.gov (Press release). New Hampshire Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. October 7, 2024. Retrieved October 17, 2024.
- ^ "A Residence on Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, Mass". Scientific American Building Monthly. XXXIII (1). New York: Munn & Co., Publishers: 8–9, 16. January 1902 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Bulfinch Place Church". Seventy-First Annual Report of The Benevolent Fraternity of Churches in the City of Boston. Boston: Press of The South End Industrial School. 1905. pp. 16–19.
- ^ Westcott, John (October 1905). "The Newtons—II: A Mature American Suburb". Indoors and Out. 1 (1). Boston: Rogers and Wise Co.: 81 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Northend, Mary H. (June 1906). Stone, Herbert S. (ed.). "A Summer Home at Marblehead". The House Beautiful. XX (1). Chicago: The House Beautiful Company: 17–18 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ Sammarco, Anthony M. (2009). The Baker Chocolate Company: A Sweet History. Charleston: The History Press. p. 56. ISBN 978-1-59629-353-3.
- ^ ""Felsenmeer" Residence of Hon. J. Sloat Fassett". The American Architect. XCV (1727): 37. January 27, 1909 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "New Church". The Newton Graphic. Vol. XXXVIII, no. 38. June 10, 1910.
- ^ "New Christian Science Church". Weymouth Gazette and Transcript. Vol. LI, no. 23. June 8, 1917. p. 9.