George M. Harding (architect)
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George Milford Harding (1827–1910) was an American architect.
Harding was born in 1827 in Chatham, Massachusetts. At the age of 17 he began his studies at the Lowell Institute in Boston, probably working in the office of a local architect as well.[1]
In 1851, Harding established a partnership with Thomas W. Silloway. Silloway & Harding was dissolved by April, 1853, and both established private offices. Harding soon set his sights on northern New England, and was practicing in Concord, New Hampshire by 1854.[2] By 1856 he was in Manchester.[3] In 1858, he moved to Portland, Maine.[1] He remained there until 1873, when he returned to Boston, though he continued to design Maine buildings.
Harding was one of several architects to rebuilt important sections of Portland after the fire of 1866.
A number of his works are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.[4]
Architectural works
- Benjamin Grover House, 35 Pleasant St., Concord, NH (1854)[2]
- First Universalist Church, 30 High St., Danvers, MA (1857-58) - Altered beyond recognition.[5]
- James L. Merrill House, 310 Spring St., Portland, ME (1858)[6]
- Portland High School, 284 Cumberland Ave., Portland, ME (1862) - Obscured by later additions.
- Searsport Union Hall, 1 Union St., Searsport, ME (1863)[7]
- William Allen, Jr. House, 9 Deering St., Portland, ME (1865-66)[8]
- Frye Grammar School, 140 Ash St., Lewiston, ME (1865-66)[1]
- Bailey & Noyes Block, 56 Exchange St., Portland, ME (1866) - Altered.[9]
- Searsport Union School, 23 Mt. Ephraim Rd., Searsport, ME (1866)[1]
- Boyd Block, 178 Middle St., Portland, ME (1867)[9]
- First Parish Congregational Church, 116 Main St., Yarmouth, ME (1867)[10]
- Rackleff Building, 129 Middle St., Portland, ME (1867)[9]
- Thompson Block, 121 Middle St., Portland, ME (1867-68)[11]
- Woodman Building, 75 Pearl St., Portland, ME (1867)[12]
- Greely Institute, 303 Main St., Cumberland, ME (1868)[1]
- George M. Harding House, 6 Deering St., Portland, ME (1868) - The architect's own residence.[8]
- Israel Washburn House, 375 Spring St., Portland, ME (1869-70)[13]
- Chapel, Maine Insane Hospital, Augusta, ME (1871) - Demolished.[14]
- Saco High School (Old), 34 Spring St., Saco, ME (1871-72)[15]
- First Universalist Church, Pequawket Tr., Hiram, ME (1872)[10]
- Masonic Temple, 139 High St., Belfast, ME (1877-79)[16]
- Belfast National Bank Building, 108 Main St., Belfast, ME (1878-79)[16]
- Porphyry Hall (Jacob E. Spring House), 50 Spring St., Danvers, MA (1881)[17]
- George M. Harding House, 58 Oak St., Hyde Park, MA (1886) - Architect's own home.[18]
- Patten Free Library, 33 Summer Street, Bath, ME (1889) [19]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Union School NRHP Nomination. 1993.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Nathaniel Bouton, The History of Concord. 1856.
- ↑ Transactions of the New Hampshire State Agricultural Society for the Year 1856. 1857.
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- ↑ Historical Collections of the Danvers Historical Society 1914: 29.
- ↑ Western Promenade Historic District NRHP Nomination. 1984.
- ↑ Union Hall NRHP Nomination. 1986.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Deering Street Historic District NRHP Nomination. 1982.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Portland Waterfront NRHP Nomination. 1974.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 First Parish Congregational Church NRHP Nomination. 1995.
- ↑ Thompson Block NRHP Nomination. 1973.
- ↑ "Woodman Building, 140 Middle Street, Portland, Cumberland County, ME". http://www.loc.gov/. n.d. Web.
- ↑ Guide to the Western Promenade, Portland, Maine. 1983.
- ↑ Reports of the Trustees and Resident Officers of the Maine Insane Hospital, December 1, 1871. 1871.
- ↑ Old Saco High School NRHP Nomination. 1984.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Belfast Commercial Historic District NRHP Nomination. 1980.
- ↑ "Spring, Jacob E. House". mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n. d. Web.
- ↑ "Harding, George M. House". mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n. d. Web.
- ↑ http://www.patten.lib.me.us/history-of-the-library
