Isaac Melvin
Lawrence, MA
. 1848-49.Isaac Melvin (1811-1853) was an American architect from Massachusetts.
Melvin was born in
San Francisco. He grew ill on the voyage, and died in San Francisco soon after his arrival.[1]
After Melvin's departure, Young pursued an architectural career in Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and Cincinnati.[2]
Works
- East Lexington, MA(1833)
- Isaac Melvin House, 19 Centre St., Cambridge, MA (1842)
- Old Cambridge Baptist Church, 1801 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA (1845)
- Samuel Chandler House, 8 Goodwin Rd., Lexington, MA (1846)
- Lexington Town Hall, 1475 Massachusetts Ave., Lexington, MA (1846) - Demolished.[3]
- Mount Pleasant Congregational Society, Roxbury, MA (1846) - Demolished.[4]
- First Church of Christ, 136 Main St., Sandwich, MA (1847)[5]
- First Parish Church, 7 Harrington Rd., Lexington, MA (1847)[6]
- Lawrence City Hall, 100 Common St., Lawrence, MA (1848–49) - Remodeled in 1923 by George G. Adams.[7]
- Porter Congregational Church, 33 N. Main St., Brockton, MA (1850)[8]
- Allen Street Congregational Church, Allen & Orchard Sts., Cambridge, MA (1851) - Demolished.[9]
- Somerville City Hall, Somerville, Massachusetts (1851–52)[10]
- Arlington Town Hall, Massachusetts Ave. & Mystic St., Arlington, MA (1852–53) - Demolished.[11]
- Union No. 2 Engine House, 789 Main St., Cambridge, MA (1852)[12]
References
- ^ Tatman, Sandra L. "Melvin, Isaac (1811-1853)". https://www.philadelphiabuildings.org. n.d. Web.
- ^ Tatman, Sandra L. "Young, Isaiah B. (fl. ca. 1846-1889) ". https://www.philadelphiabuildings.org. n.d. Web.
- ^ "First Lexington Town Hall and High School". mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n.d. Web.
- ^ "Christian Examiner". 1846.
- ^ Harris, Patricia and David Lyon. Cape Cod: With Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket. 2004.
- ^ "First Parish Church". mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n.d. Web.
- ^ Arrington, Benjamin F. Municipal History of Essex County in Massachusetts. Vol. 2. 1922.
- ^ "Porter Congregational Church". mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n.d. Web.
- ^ Cambridge Chronicle 10 Aug. 1901.
- ^ Annual Reports of the Expenditures of Somerville, also the Taxes Assessed, for the Year 1851 (Somerville: Town of Somerville, 1852)
- ^ Parker, Charles S. Town of Arlington, Past and Present. 1907.
- ^ "Union #2 Engine House". mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n.d. Web.