Henry Bailey Alden
Henry Bailey Alden (June 24, 1862 – August 20, 1939) was an American architect.
Henry Bailey Alden | |
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Born | |
Died | August 20, 1939 77) | (aged
Occupation | Architect |
Years active | 1880s–1939[1] |
Notable work | Endicott Estate, Chatham Bars Inn, United Shoe Machinery Corporation Building[1] |
Career
Among Alden's notable works are the 1904 Endicott Estate, the 1914 Chatham Bars Inn in Chatham, Massachusetts, and the 1928 United Shoe Machinery Corporation Building at 138-164 Federal Street in Boston, among others.[1] He also designed the gardener's cottage on the Enditcott Estate[2] and the Gate Lodge Chapel at Brookdale Cemetery,[3] both in Dedham, Massachusetts. Alden also was the architect for several home remodelings in the Back Bay of Boston.[1] For a time, he worked in the City of Boston's Architect's Office.[4]
He had offices at various times at 6 Beacon St.[1] and 23 Court St.[2] in Boston, Massachusetts. He was a member of the American Institute of Architects.[5]
Personal life
Alden was born June 24, 1862, in Somerville, Massachusetts to Henry C. and Emma F. (née Bailey) Alden.[1] He died, unmarried, on August 20, 1939.[1] His ashes are interred in Brookdale Cemetery.[6]
He attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[7]
References
- "Henry Bailey Alden". Neighborhood Association of the Back Bay. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
- Building Age. 29. David Willaims Company. 1907. p. 309. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
- Smith 1936, p. 149.
- De Witt, Dennis J. (August 12, 2016). Arthur H. Vinal / Edmund March Wheelwright and the Chestnut Hill Pumping Station: Fifth expanded edition. Metropolitan Waterworks Museum. p. 55. ISBN 978-1-5193-1023-1. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
- "Henry Bailey Alden". International Architecture Database. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
- "Grave Record 0215N". Town of Dedham. Retrieved September 6, 2019.
- Register of Former Students with an Account of the Alumni Associations. 50 (3 ed.). Massachusetts Institute of Technology. May 1915. p. 11. Retrieved October 30, 2018.
Works cited
- Smith, Frank (1936). A History of Dedham, Massachusetts. Transcript Press, Incorporated. Retrieved July 18, 2019.