J. A. Britton

Joseph Albert Britton
Born 1839
Rockville, Indiana
Died 1929
Nationality American
Occupation Bridge builder

Joseph Albert Britton (1839–1929),[1] most commonly known as J.A. Britton, was a builder of bridges in Indiana. He created many works that survive and are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.[2][3]

Biography

According to a Historic American Engineering Record record, Britton was born in 1839 near Rockville, Indiana, and built approximately 40 bridges in three Indiana counties: Parke, Putnam, and Vermillion. He built the bridges during a 33-year period. He lived to age 90.[1]

Work credits

Works (credit) include:

Family

J. A. Britton's son, Eugene Britton, built the Bowsher Ford Covered Bridge, a single span Burr Arch truss covered bridge structure, in 1915.[4][5] On February 18, 1909, Eugene Britton was elected a director of the newly formed National Reserve Bank of the City of New York.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 John M. Kelly. "Leatherwood Station Covered Bridge". Historic American Engineering Record.
  2. "Parke County Covered Bridges TR" (PDF). National Park Service.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  4. "Bowsher Ford Covered Bridge (#32)". Parke County Incorporated / Parke County Convention and Visitors Commission. Retrieved 20 September 2016.
  5. "Indiana State Historic Architectural and Archaeological Research Database (SHAARD)" (Searchable database). Department of Natural Resources, Division of Historic Preservation and Archaeology. Retrieved 2016-06-01. Note: This includes Charles Felkner (December 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Parke County Covered Bridge Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-01., Site map, and Accompanying photographs.
  6. Oriental Bank Merged, New York City: The New York Times, February 19, 1909, p. 6, retrieved January 19, 2017


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