Andrew Jackson Warner
Andrew Jackson Warner (March 17, 1833 – September 4, 1910), also known as A. J. Warner, was a prominent architect in Rochester, New York.
Early life
Warner was born in New Haven, Connecticut on March 17, 1833, a son of Amos Warner Jr. and Adah (née Austin) Warner.[1] His paternal grandfather was Amos Warner, who fought in the American Revolutionary War.[1] He was educated at Guilford Academy in Guilford, Connecticut.[2]
Career
In 1847, he came to Rochester as an apprentice to one of his uncles, Merwin Austin, for whom he worked as a draftsman.[3] He was soon made a partner in his uncle's business, which as Austin & Warner existed from about 1855 to 1858.[4] Warner then established an independent practice until 1867 when he partnered with Charles Coots under the firm name of Andrew J. Warner & Co.[5] After this he had an independent practice, then from 1875 to 1877 partnered with James Goold Cutler (1848-1927) in a firm known as Warner & Cutler.[6][7]
Selected works
- c. 1855: Elmwood, Nunda, New York, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.[8]
- 1860: Brick Presbyterian Church Complex, Rochester, New York, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[9]
- 1860s: United Church of Warsaw, located in the Warsaw Downtown Historic District.[10]
- 1863: St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester, New York[11]
- 1864-1868: St. Patrick's Cathedral (as clerk of the works), Rochester, New York[11]
- 1867: Richardson-Bates House, Oswego, New York, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.[9]
- 1868: Our Lady of Victory Roman Catholic Church, Rochester, New York, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.[9]
- 1869: Powers Building, Rochester, New York, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[9]
- 1870: H. H. Richardson Complex, supervising architect for Henry Hobson Richardson, Buffalo, New York.
- 1871: Erie County and Buffalo City Hall, Buffalo, New York, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.[9]
- 1871: First Presbyterian Church (Rochester, New York), listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[9]
- 1873-1875: Rochester City Hall, Rochester, New York
- 1883: First Presbyterian Church of Mumford, Mumford, New York, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[9]
- 1887-1888: Wilder Building, Rochester, New York, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[9]
- 1888: Ellwanger & Barry Building, (Rochester, New York)
- 1891: Saint Bernard's Seminary, Rochester, New York, Rochester, New York, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.[9]
- 1892: Willard Memorial Chapel-Welch Memorial Hall, Auburn, New York, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989, designated National Historic Landmark in 2005.[9]
- 1893: Corning City Hall, Corning, New York[11]
- 1893: Masonic Temple, Olean, New York, located in the Union and State Streets Historic District.[12]
- 1893: Downs Hotel/Hotel Holley, Holley, New York, located in the Holley Village Historic District.[13]
Personal life
Warner was married to Catherine Pardee Foster (1834–1921), the daughter of Jonathan Foster and Hulda (née Griffin) Foster. Together, they were the parents of two sons:[14]
- William Amos Warner (1855–1917)[14]
- John Foster Warner (1859–1937), who was also an architect who married Mary Adams (1859–1943).[15][11]
Warner died in Rochester on September 4, 1910, and is buried in Mount Hope Cemetery.[16]
References
- Register of the Empire State Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. The Society of the Sons of the American Revolution. 1899. p. 332. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
- Maruoka, Susanne Keaveney The architecture of Andrew Jackson Warner in Rochester, New York, University of Rochester Dept. of Fine Arts, 1965.
- Tribert, Renée; O’Gorman, James F. (2012). Gervase Wheeler: A British Architect in America, 1847–1860. Wesleyan University Press. p. 108. ISBN 978-0-8195-7146-5. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
- O’Gorman, James F. (2012). Henry Austin: In Every Variety of Architectural Style. Wesleyan University Press. p. 196. ISBN 978-0-8195-6969-1. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
- Annual Report of the State Agricultural and Industrial School, Industry, N.Y. 1870. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
- Kowsky, Francis R., Buffalo architecture: a guide, MIT Press, 1981, pages 64–65. ISBN 978-0-262-52063-8.
- Peck, William Farley (1884). Semi-centennial History of the City of Rochester: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers. D. Mason & Company. p. 525. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
- "National Register of Historic Places". Weekly List of Actions Taken on Properties: 2/23/15 through 2/27/15. National Park Service. 2015-03-06.
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- unknown (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Warsaw Downtown Historic District". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Retrieved 2013-04-20.
- Kathleen LaFrank (September 1991). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Brick Presbyterian Church Complex". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original on 2012-09-13. Retrieved 2009-10-01.
- "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2016-02-01. Note: This includes Susan Gordon Lawson and Jennifer Walkowski (December 2014). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Union and State Streets Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-02-01., Supplemental information, and Accompanying photographs
- "Cultural Resource Information System (CRIS)". New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2016-02-01. Note: This includes Katie Eggers Comeau and Jennifer Walkowski (June 2015). "National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Holley Village Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-02-01. and Accompanying photographs
- Pierce, Frederick Clifton (1899). Foster Genealogy. Press o W.B. Conkey Company. p. 824. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
- "Monroe County (NY) Library System - Rochester Images - Biographical Information". Archived from the original on 2011-06-08. Retrieved 2009-10-12.
- Reisem, Richard O., Mt. Hope: America's First Municipal Victorian Cemetery, Landmark Soc. of Western New York, 1994, page 18. ISBN 978-0-9641706-3-6.