Henry Bailey Alden (June 24, 1862 – August 20, 1939) was an American architect practicing in Boston, Massachusetts.
Henry Bailey Alden | |
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| Born | June 24, 1862 |
| Died | August 20, 1939 (aged 77) |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Years active | 1880s–1939[1] |
| Notable work | Endicott Estate, Chatham Bars Inn, United Shoe Machinery Corporation Building[1] |
Career
editAlden attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, graduating in 1886.[2] Before establishing his own practice, Alden worked as a draftsman in the office of the City Architect of Boston, then led by Edmund M. Wheelwright.[3] He had offices at various times at 6 Beacon Street[1] and 23 Court Street[4] in Boston. He was a member of the American Institute of Architects.[5]
Among Alden's notable works are the Endicott Estate (1904) in Dedham, the United Shoe Machinery Corporation Clubhouse (1910) in Beverly, the Chatham Bars Inn and Brick Block in Chatham (both 1914) and the United Shoe Machinery Corporation Building (1928, with Parker, Thomas & Rice) in Boston, among others.[1] He also designed the gardener's cottage on the Endicott Estate[4] and the Gate Lodge Chapel at Brookdale Cemetery,[6] both in Dedham. Alden also was the architect for several home remodelings in the Back Bay neighborhood of Boston.[1]
Personal life
editAlden was born June 24, 1862, in Somerville, Massachusetts to Henry C. and Emma F. (née Bailey) Alden.[1] He died, unmarried, on August 20, 1939.[1] His ashes are interred in Brookdale Cemetery.[7]
Gallery of architectural works
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References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g "Henry Bailey Alden". Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
- ^ Register of Former Students with an Account of the Alumni Associations. Vol. 50 (3 ed.). Massachusetts Institute of Technology. May 1915. p. 11. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
- ^ De Witt, Dennis J. (August 12, 2016). Arthur H. Vinal / Edmund March Wheelwright and the Chestnut Hill Pumping Station: Fifth expanded edition. Metropolitan Waterworks Museum. p. 55. ISBN 978-1-5193-1023-1. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
- ^ a b Building Age. Vol. 29. David Willaims Company. 1907. p. 309. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
- ^ "Henry Bailey Alden". International Architecture Database. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
- ^ Smith 1936, p. 149.
- ^ "Grave Record 0215N". Town of Dedham. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
Works cited
edit- Smith, Frank (1936). A History of Dedham, Massachusetts. Transcript Press, Incorporated. Retrieved July 18, 2019.