George G. Adams (architect)
George Gilman Adams (1850-1932) was an American architect from Lawrence, Massachusetts.
Adams was born in Rochester, New Hampshire in 1850, later moving to Lawrence.[1] In 1879 he established himself as an architect.[2] He worked alone until 1889, when he briefly associated with William P. Regan as Adams & Regan. The only known design by the firm is the Marston Building in Lowell of 1889. Adams practiced until the late teens, when he retired. A mason, he resumed his practice in late 1921 to design the new Masonic Temple. Upon resuming his practice, he partnered with David M. Brown, a recent MIT graduate.[3] They were together until about 1924, and Adams retired permanently in 1926.[2]
Adams was noted in northern New England as an architect of public buildings. In addition to those he designed in Lawrence, Adams designed a number of courthouses, town and city halls, libraries, and other buildings.
In 1875, Adams married Mary Maria Leslie of Lynnfield.[4] He died in 1932.
Works
- Asa Simons House, 213 Broadway, Methuen, MA (1881)[5]
- Rockingham Town Hall, 7 The Square, Bellows Falls, VT (1886) - Burned 1925.[6]
- Amesbury Town Hall, 62 Friend St., Amesbury, MA (1887-88)[7]
- Centralville M. E. Church, 800 Bridge St., Lowell, MA (1888)[7]
- First Free Will Baptist Church, 63 Wellington St., Worcester, MA (1888)
- Bradlee School, 147 Andover St., Ballardvale, MA (1889)
- Marston Building, 155 Middlesex St., Lowell, MA (1889)[8]
- James Pierce House, 15 Pleasant St., Methuen, MA (1889-90)[9]
- Strafford County Courthouse (Old), 10 2nd St., Dover, NH (1889)[10]
- Central Police Station, 11 Court St., Nashua, NH (1890-91)[7]
- Dover City Hall, 288 Central Ave., Dover, NH (1890-91) - Burned 1933.[11]
- New Hampshire Soldiers' Home, 139 Winter St., Tilton, NH (1890) - Demolished.[12]
- Lawrence Public Library, 190 Hampshire St., Lawrence, MA (1892, 1900)
- John R. Rollins School, Howard & Platt Sts., Lawrence, MA (1892)[13]
- Randall Library, 19 Crescent St., Stow, MA (1893)[14]
- Rockingham County Courthouse, 11 Front St., Exeter, NH (1893) - Demolished 1969.[15]
- E. Frank Lewis House, 178 E. Haverhill St., Lawrence, MA (1894)[16]
- Gleason Library, 22 Bedford Rd., Carlisle, MA (1895-96)[17]
- High Service Water Tower, Ames St., Lawrence, MA (1896)
- Waterville City Hall, 1 Common St., Waterville, ME (1896-1902)[18][19]
- Odd Fellows Building, 7 Hampshire St., Methuen, MA (1898-99)[20]
- Barre City Hall, 6 N. Main St., Barre, VT (1899)
- Bay State Bank Building, 11 Lawrence St., Lawrence, MA (1900)[21]
- Essex County Courthouse, 43 Appleton St., Lawrence, MA (1901-02)[22]
- Simon Fairfield Public Library, 290 Main St., Douglas, MA (1903)[23]
- Adams Memorial Building, 29 W. Broadway, Derry, NH (1904)
- Colonial Theatre, 12 Hampshire St., Lawrence, MA (1904)[24]
- Rochester City Hall, 31 Wakefield St., Rochester, NH (1906-08)[25]
- George G. Adams House, 351 Prospect St., Lawrence, MA (1907)[7]
- American Woolen Co. Administration Building, 1 Mill St., Lawrence, MA (1907)[26]
- Montpelier City Hall, 39 Main St., Montpelier, VT (1908-09)[27]
- Stevens Memorial Hall, 1 Chester St., Chester, NH (1909-10)[28]
- Truell Building, 372 Essex St., Lawrence, MA (1909) - Demolished 2010.[29]
- Lawrence Street Congregational Church, 54 Lawrence St., Lawrence, MA (1915-18)[30]
- Charles M. Floyd School, 37 Highland Ave., Derry, NH (1916)[31]
- Masonic Temple, 43 Jackson St., Lawrence, MA (1922)[32]
- Lawrence City Hall (Remodeling), 100 Common St., Lawrence, MA (1923)[24]
- Lawrence Gas Co. Building, 370 Essex St., Lawrence, MA (1924-25) - Altered.[33]
- Derry Library, 64 E. Broadway, Derry, NH (1926)[34]
Gallery
| Essex County Courthouse, Lawrence, MA. 1901-02. |
| Lawrence Street Congregational Church, Lawrence, MA. 1915-18. |
| Masonic Temple, Lawrence, MA. 1922. |
| Lawrence City Hall, Lawrence, MA. 1923. |
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References
- ↑ Page, Susan. "The Dramatic, Sometimes Miraculous, Hundred Year Journey of the Rochester Opera House". http://www.rochesteroperahouse.com/. n.d. Web.
- 1 2 "George G. Adams, Architect". Lawrence History News Fall 2004.
- ↑ American Architect 23 Nov. 1921: 18.
- ↑ Essex Institute Historical Collections. 1915.
- ↑ "Historic Sites: A thru B Streets". http://www.methuenhistory.org/. 4 Nov. 2007. Web.
- ↑ Vermont: Its Resources and Industries. 1889.
- 1 2 3 4 "George G. Adams: A Noted Lawrence Architect Rediscovered". Essex Institute Historical Collections 1980.
- ↑ Engineering and Building Record 31 Aug. 1889: 196.
- ↑ "Historic Sites: P thru R Streets". http://www.methuenhistory.org/. 4 Nov. 2007. Web.
- ↑ "Strafford County". http://www.courthouses.co/. 2014. Web.
- ↑ Dover, New Hampshire: Its History and Industries. Ed. A. E. G. Nye. 1898.
- ↑ Engineering and Building Record 8 Feb. 1890: 160.
- ↑ "Rollins, John R. School". mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n.d. Web.
- ↑ Crowell, Olivia S. Stow, Massachusetts, 1683-1933: Compiled in Honor of the Two Hundred Fiftieth Anniversary of the Town. 1933.
- ↑ Merrill, Nancy C. Exeter, New Hampshire, 1888-1988. 1988.
- ↑ "Lewis, E. Frank House". mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n.d. Web.
- ↑ Bull, Sidney A. History of the Town of Carlisle, Massachusets, 1754-1920. 1920.
- ↑ Engineering News 30 July 1896: 37.
- ↑ "City Hall/Opera House". http://www.watervillemainstreet.org/. n.d. Web.
- ↑ "Historic Sites: Hampshire-Hampstead". http://www.methuenhistory.org/. 4 Nov. 2007. Web.
- ↑ Engineering Record 23 June 1900: 406.
- ↑ Reports of County Treasurer and County Commissioners for 1901. 1901.
- ↑ School Board Journal April 1903: 28.
- 1 2 Dengler, Eartha, Katherine Khalife, and Ken Skulski. Images of America: Lawrence, Massachusetts. 1995.
- ↑ American Architect and Building News 25 Aug. 1906: xv.
- ↑ Engineering Record 6 April 1907: 80.
- ↑ American Architect and Building News 18 Jan. 1908: 27.
- ↑ Engineering Record 23 Jan. 1909: 43.
- ↑ Engineering Record 26 Dec. 1908: 40.
- ↑ "Lawrence Congregational Church". mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n.d. Web.
- ↑ American Contractor 10 June 1916: 65.
- ↑ American Architect 23 Nov. 1921: 18.
- ↑ Pipeline and Gas Journal 1924: 211.
- ↑ "About Us". http://derrypl.org/. n.d. Web.
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