Addison Hutton

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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Template wrapper".Script error: No such module "Check for clobbered parameters". Addison Hutton (1834–1916) was a Philadelphia architect who designed prominent residences in Philadelphia and its suburbs, plus courthouses, hospitals, and libraries, including the Ridgway Library, now Philadelphia High School for the Creative and Performing Arts, and the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. He made major additions to the campuses of Westtown School, George School, Swarthmore College, Bryn Mawr College, Haverford College, and Lehigh University.

Early life and education

Hutton was born on November 28, 1834. He grew up in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, southeast of Pittsburgh. He was the son of Joel Hutton, a Quaker carpenter, and Ann Mains.[1] At an early age, he became fond of the "solid necessities of building" and enjoyed working alongside his father. Like his father, Addison would vary between carpenting and school. A young man named Robert Grimacy gave him lessons in architecture; it was then that Addison Hutton considered it to be a possible direction in his own life.

Career

Hutton studied architecture with Samuel Sloan, a leading Philadelphia architect and author of books on house designs. He supervised construction of the Sloan-designed Longwood in Natchez, Mississippi (1859–62), until construction was abandoned during the American Civil War, stranding Hutton, a pacifist, in the Deep South. He became Sloan's partner in 1864 and was able to bring numerous commissions to their office due to his Quaker connections. By 1868, he had established his own office.

In November 1901, the American Institute of Architects denounced the design competition for the Pennsylvania State Capitol in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, and urged its members not to participate. Hutton was one of nine architects who submitted designs (his was not selected), and he was expelled from the AIA in February 1902.[2]

Marriage and children

On October 10, 1865, Addison married Rebecca W. Savery, daughter of William Savery and Elizabeth H. Cresson.[1] They had one child, a girl named Mary, who was born September 1, 1869; Mary married James Garrett Biddle. In 1876, Hutton built a house for his family in Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, near those of several of his clients. It still stands at the southwest corner of Montgomery and Morris Avenues.

Death and afterward

Hutton died on June 26, 1916, and was buried at Short Creek Meeting House in Jefferson County, Ohio.[1] His granddaughter has written a biography: Elizabeth Biddle Yarnall, Addison Hutton: Quaker Architect, 1834–1916 (Philadelphia: The Art Alliance Press, 1974).

Architectural Works (partial listing)

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A 1958 photograph of Barclay Hall (1887) at Haverford College. Barclay Hall, named after Scottish Quaker Robert Barclay, was designed by Addison Hutton.

Colleges, libraries and cultural institutions

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Historical Society of Pennsylvania, 13th and Locust Streets, Philadelphia (1902)

Churches

Institutional buildings and businesses

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Philadelphia Savings Fund Society, 700 Walnut Street, Philadelphia (1869), addition to right (1888). Mirror-image facade addition beyond flag (1897–98) by Frank Furness

Residences

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"Glenloch" (William E. Lockwood mansion), Frazer, PA (1865–68). Perched on a hill above the intersection of Routes 30 and 202, Glenloch was once an estate of Script error: No such module "convert"..

Gallery

References

Notes

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  1. ↑ a b rootsweb.com
  2. ↑ New York Times, "Art Notes", Feb. 10, 1902
  3. ↑ Ridgway Library at Library Postcards
  4. ↑ Peitzman, Steven J.; A New and Untried Course: Woman's Medical College and Medical College of Pennsylvania, 1850-1998; (2000) Rutgers University Press: Piscataway, NJ.
  5. ↑ Taber, William P.; Be Gentle, Be Plain; (1976) Celo Press
  6. ↑ Linderman Library Template:Webarchive at Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
  7. ↑ a b Johnstown Flood Museum
  8. ↑ Opera House Template:Webarchive at Mauch Chunk Historical Society
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  10. ↑ Germantown Friends at Historic American Buildings Survey
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  21. ↑ Pennsylvania Company Template:Webarchive at Bryn Mawr College
  22. ↑ Hutton's design for PA State Capitol Template:Webarchive
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  24. ↑ The Chestnuts Template:Webarchive at Bryn Mawr College
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  33. ↑ Townsend House Template:Webarchive at Bryn Mawr College
  34. ↑ Waverly Heights Template:Webarchive
  35. ↑ Greenway Template:Webarchive at Lower Merion Historical Society
  36. ↑ Egerton House Template:Webarchive at Bryn Mawr College
  37. ↑ Holmhurst Template:Webarchive at Bryn Mawr College
  38. ↑ Ballytore at Lower Merion Historical Society
  39. ↑ St. Sahag & St. Mesrob
  40. ↑ Torworth Template:Webarchive at Bryn Mawr College
  41. ↑ Roslyn Heights Template:Webarchive at Bryn Mawr College
  42. ↑ Dundale at Historic American Buildings Survey
  43. ↑ Dundale history Template:Webarchive at Villanova University

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