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William M. Butterfield

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William M. Butterfield
William M. Butterfield, 1896.
BornOctober 22, 1860
Sidney, Maine
DiedJune 6, 1932
Manchester, New Hampshire
NationalityAmerican
OccupationArchitect
PracticeBodwell & Butterfield; William M. Butterfield; William M. Butterfield Company; Butterfield-Guertin Company

William M. Butterfield (1860–1932) was an American architect from New Hampshire.[1]

Early life and education

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Butterfield was born October 22, 1860, in Sidney, Maine.[2] His father, Chesmon Butterfield, was a carpenter and builder. The family moved to Waterville in 1871, when young Butterfield was 11 years old. At that time, his father established himself as an architect as well as a builder. He trained with his father and, at the age of 16, took a job with Foster & Dutton, a Waterville contracting firm with a statewide reputation. He quickly rose through the ranks, and by the age of 17 was supervising the construction of large structures, most notably a major expansion in 1879 of the Hotel Wentworth in New Castle.[1]

Career

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In 1880, he established himself as a contractor in Concord, Massachusetts, but moved in 1881 to Manchester, New Hampshire, to open an architect's office.[1]

Upon his arrival, he formed a partnership with Albert E. Bodwell, who would later become Edward Dow's head designer.[3] The partnership, Bodwell & Butterfield, had been dissolved by September. Butterfield remained in private practice for the duration of the 19th century. In about 1907 he took his son Clinton C. Butterfield and Parker K. Weston into the firm, which became the William M. Butterfield Company.[4] By 1920, Butterfield was managing the practice alone. In 1924 Butterfield formed a partnership with architect Jean-Noël Guertin. The firm was known as the Butterfield-Guertin Company and lasted until 1927,[5] after which Butterfield resumed his private practice until his death in 1932. During his final years, his chief associate was Norris W. Corey.[6] Corey would be Butterfield's successor,[7] and practiced until his retirement in the 1970s.[6] Among Corey's designs is the Town Hall of Goffstown, New Hampshire, built in 1947.[8]

Personal life

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Butterfield was married twice. First in 1882 to Rose E. Annis of Peterborough. She died in 1884, not long after giving birth to their son, Clinton Chesmon Butterfield. He married again in 1885, to Belle Knox of Manchester.[2]

Butterfield died June 6, 1932, in Manchester.

Legacy

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Butterfield was the leading architect in Manchester and New Hampshire from about the 1890s until the time of World War I. During that period he was highly sought after as a designer of town halls, courthouses, churches, and other public and private buildings.[3]

During the 1880s Butterfield employed John F. Stanton, who would go on to be a noted architect in Topeka, Kansas.[9]

At least nine of his designs have been placed on the United States National Register of Historic Places, and many others contribute to listed historic districts.

Architectural works

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Year Building Address City State Notes Image Reference
1881 Farmington Town Hall 356 Main St Farmington New Hampshire Highly altered. [10]
1882 House for Freeman Higgins 537 Pine St Manchester New Hampshire [3]
1882 House for Charles Morrill 1799 Elm St Manchester New Hampshire [3]
1882 Peoples' M. E. Church 60 Pennacook St Manchester New Hampshire [11]
1882 St. Paul's M. E. Church Union and Amherst Sts Manchester New Hampshire Demolished. [12]
1885[13] Central Police Station Manchester and Central Sts Manchester New Hampshire Demolished. [14]
1886 Hollis Town Hall 7 Monument Sq Hollis New Hampshire Listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places in 2001 as part of the Hollis Village Historic District. [15]
1886 Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Gethsemane Church 65 Sagamore St Manchester New Hampshire [11]
1888 Beth Eden Baptist Church 82 Maple St Waltham Massachusetts Listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places in 1989. [16]
1888 Fire Station No. 5 44 Webster St Manchester New Hampshire Demolished in 1993. [17]
1888 House for Hosea B. Burnham 74 Brook St Manchester New Hampshire [18]
1888 House for Nelson S. Whitman 263 Main St Nashua New Hampshire [19]
1889 Goffstown Town Hall 216 Main St Goffstown New Hampshire Burned in 1937. [11]
1889 Immanuel M. E. Church 545 Moody St Waltham Massachusetts [2][20]
1889 Pittsfield High School (former) 85 Main St Pittsfield New Hampshire Listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places in 1980 as part of the Pittsfield Center Historic District. Now the Town Hall. [21]
1890 Goffstown Congregational Church 8 Main St Goffstown New Hampshire Listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places in 1996. [11]
1891 First Baptist Church 298 Blackstone St Woonsocket Rhode Island [22]
1891 Odd Fellows Building 142 Main St Nashua New Hampshire [23]
1891 House for John Butler Smith 62 School St Hillsborough New Hampshire Listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places in 2002. [24]
1891 House for Roger G. Sullivan 168 Walnut St Manchester New Hampshire Listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places in 2004. [3]
1892 Franklin City Hall 316 Central St Franklin New Hampshire Listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places in 1982 as part of the Franklin Falls Historic District. [25]
1892 Kennard Block 1008 Elm St Manchester New Hampshire Burned in 1902. [26]
1892 Monadnock Block 1140-1160 Elm St Manchester New Hampshire Demolished in 1987. [26]
1892 Nesmith Hall University of New Hampshire Durham New Hampshire Highly altered. [27]
1892 Pittsfield Academy 5 Park St Pittsfield New Hampshire Listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places in 1980 as part of the Pittsfield Center Historic District. [21]
1892 Smith and Dow Block 1426-1470 Elm St Manchester New Hampshire Listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places in 2002. [28]
1892 Varick Building 815 Elm St Manchester New Hampshire Rebuilt after a 1914 fire. [2][29]
1892 Weston, Hill & Fitts Building 1061 Elm St Manchester New Hampshire [30]
1893 Bank Building 20 W Park St Lebanon New Hampshire Listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places in 1986 as part of the Colburn Park Historic District. [31]
1893 Belknap County Courthouse 64 Court St Laconia New Hampshire [32]
1893 Pumping Station Oak Hill Reservoir Manchester New Hampshire Demolished. [33]
1893 "Wildwood Hall" for George H. Moore 506 Moore Hill Rd Newbury Vermont Listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places in 1978. [34]
1894 Hillsborough County Buildings (former) 329 Mast Rd Goffstown New Hampshire Originally home to Hillsborough County's social services, now used for courts and offices. [2]
1894 Pearl Street School Pearl St Manchester New Hampshire [35]
1895 Acquilla Building 3 Pleasant St Concord New Hampshire Listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places in 2000 as part of the Downtown Concord Historic District. [36]
1895 Calumet Club 126 Lowell St Manchester New Hampshire Altered. [37]
1895 Weston Terrace 70 Lowell St Manchester New Hampshire [28]
1896 Manchester Central High School 207 Lowell St Manchester New Hampshire [26]
1896 House for George E. Gould 2321 Elm St Manchester New Hampshire [2]
1896 Stone Memorial Building N Stark Hwy Weare New Hampshire [11]
1897 Adams Free Library 92 Park St Adams Massachusetts [38]
1897 John M. Hunt Home 334 Main St Nashua New Hampshire [2]
1899 Globe Congregational Church 340 S Main St Woonsocket Rhode Island [39]
1899 Nurses' Residence New Hampshire State Hospital (former) Concord New Hampshire [40]
1901 Josiah Carpenter Library 41 Main St Pittsfield New Hampshire Listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places in 1980 as part of the Pittsfield Center Historic District. [21]
1902 Academie Notre Dame 372 Beech St Manchester New Hampshire [41]
1902 Batchelder Street School (former) 12 Batchelder St Laconia New Hampshire [42]
1902 House for Alonzo H. Weston 2241 Elm St Manchester New Hampshire [24]
1902 Newport Academy and Graded School School St Newport Vermont Demolished. [2]
1902 Washington Street School (former) 72 Washington St Laconia New Hampshire [42]
1903 Beacon Building 814 Elm St Manchester New Hampshire [2]
1903 Chutter Block 43 Main St Littleton New Hampshire [2]
1903 Littleton Bank Building 76 Main St Littleton New Hampshire Demolished. [2]
1903 New Hampshire Masonic Home 813 Beech St Manchester New Hampshire [2]
1903 Waterville Savings Bank Building 165 Main St Waterville Maine Listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places in 2014 as part of the Waterville Main Street Historic District. [43]
1904 Pembroke Academy 209 Academy Rd Suncook New Hampshire Burned in 1936. [44]
1904 Sphinx Tomb Dartmouth College Hanover New Hampshire Listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places in 2005. [45]
1905 Hillsborough County Courthouse (former) Market St Manchester New Hampshire Presently the City Hall Annex. [24]
1905 Thayer Building New Hampshire State Hospital (former) Concord New Hampshire [46]
1906 South Grammar School 38 Gold St Waterville Maine [43]
1907 Chapel Pine Grove Cemetery Waterville Maine [47]
1908 Concord State Armory (former) 39 Green St Concord New Hampshire Listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places in 1983 as part of the Concord Civic District. [48]
1908 Hussey Block 185 Main St Waterville Maine [43]
1908 Elmwood Hotel addition 211 Main St Waterville Maine
1909 Y. M. C. A. Building 30 Mechanic St Manchester New Hampshire [49]
1910 First M. E. Church 961 Valley St Manchester New Hampshire [50]
1913 Saidel Apartments 238 Pearl St Manchester New Hampshire [51]
1915 House for David W. Anderson 523 Beacon St Manchester New Hampshire [52]
1915 Holy Trinity Cathedral 166 Pearl St Manchester New Hampshire [52]
1916 Oscar Foss Memorial Library 111 S Barnstead Rd Barnstead New Hampshire Listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places in 1985. [53]
1920 Franklin Street School 255 Franklin St Manchester New Hampshire Demolished. [54]
1921 City Guaranty Savings Bank Building 119 Main St Nashua New Hampshire Later known as the Old Guaranty National Bank. Altered. [55]
1921 LaFlamme Apartments 10 Prospect St Manchester New Hampshire [28]
1924 Aaron Cutler Memorial Library 269 Charles Bancroft Hwy Litchfield New Hampshire [6]
1925 Brewer High School (former) 5 Somerset St Brewer Maine Listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places in 2014. [5]
1927 Berlin State Armory (former) 135 Green St Berlin New Hampshire [56]

References

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