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He was a sole practitioner until 1909, when he established a partnership with Albert Senter
Huntress. The firm was expanded in 1920 to include John F. Alter. Ashton, Huntress & Alter was dissolved in 1933, when Alter opened his own office. Ashton and Huntress practiced together until 1943, when
126:. He immigrated to the United States in 1875, where he settled in Lawrence. He worked as a mechanic with Joseph James through at least 1889, about the time be appears to have begun to study architecture. In 1892 he enrolled in a special course in architecture in the
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Funeral Home, 281a Broadway, Lawrence, Massachusetts
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Annual Report of the Town of Salem, NH for the Year Ending
December 31, 1950
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1942 - Victory Steel
Products Plant, 371 Market St, Lawrence, Massachusetts
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1929 - Boston & Maine
Station, 65 Merrimack St, Lawrence, Massachusetts
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Congregational Church, 61a Warren St, Lawrence, Massachusetts
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1924 - American Legion Post No. 122, 190 Broadway, Methuen, Massachusetts
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1910 - Central School (Former), 281 Main St, West
Newbury, Massachusetts
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1931 - James I. Lawlor School, 41 Lexington St, Lawrence, Massachusetts
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1897 - Joseph Walworth House, 541 Haverhill St, Lawrence, Massachusetts
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1908 - Engine House No. 9, 161 1/2 Bailey St, Lawrence, Massachusetts
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1929 - Eagle Tribune Building, 281 Essex St, Lawrence, Massachusetts
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1925 - James F. Leonard School, 60 Allen St, Lawrence, Massachusetts
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1904 - John Ashton House, 571 Haverhill St, Lawrence, Massachusetts
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1897 - Joseph James House, 567 Haverhill St, Lawrence, Massachusetts
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1951 - Diamond Spring Gardens, Beacon Ave, Lawrence, Massachusetts
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1928 - Arcade Building, 149 Concord St, Framingham, Massachusetts
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1910 - John Breen School, 114 Osgood St, Lawrence, Massachusetts
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1916 - Meigs Building, 45 Broadway, Lawrence, Massachusetts
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1938 - Chelmsford High School (Addition), 50 Billerica Rd,
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1910 - Clubhouse, Merrimack Valley Golf Club, 210 Howe St,
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1912 - Bradley Block, Central Street Lowell, Massachusetts
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1930 - Portsmouth Junior High School, 155 Parrott Ave,
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1920 - Charles S. Brown School (Former), 30 Conant St,
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413:1941 - Muethuen Municipal Garage, 33 Lindberg Ave,
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244:1909 - Second Congregational Church, 308 Main St,
450:1952 - Foster School (Former), 11 Town Hall Ave,
311:1920 - West Junior High School, 68 Waverley Ave,
211:(Former), 51 Lawrence St, Lawrence, Massachusetts
332:1921 - Stephen Barker School, 129 Haverhill St,
276:1912 - Abraham Edwards School, 45 Rantoul St,
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196:Home to the Ashton office through the 1950s.
122:John Ashton was born September 15, 1861, in
99:, designed by John Ashton and built in 1899.
1125:. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n.d.
1097:. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n.d.
1081:. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n.d.
1065:. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n.d.
1037:. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n.d.
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993:. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n.d.
902:. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n.d.
886:. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n.d.
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782:. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n.d.
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689:. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n.d.
654:. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n.d.
635:. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n.d.
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201:1899 - Central Fire Station, 24 Lowell St,
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106:(1861-1953) was an English-born American
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177:, 480 Howard St, Lawrence, Massachusetts
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425:Ashton, Huntress & Pratt, 1943-1955
320:Ashton, Huntress & Alter, 1920-1933
338:1922 - Saxonville School, 25 Elm St,
294:1915 - Smith Building, 175 Water St,
128:Massachusetts Institute of Technology
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764:American Architect and Building News
752:American Architect and Building News
364:1927 - Masonic Temple, 31 Green St,
288:1915 - Central School, 213 Main St,
156:National Register of Historic Places
1303:People from Lawrence, Massachusetts
1266:"Our Lady Seat of Wisdom Chapel".
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238:Ashton & Huntress, 1909-1920
134:, the city's leading architect.
713:. New York: R. R. Bowker, 1955.
726:56, no. 2 (December, 1953): i.
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1298:Architects from Massachusetts
711:American Architects Directory
1197:18 June 1942: 222. New York.
571:Boston & Maine Station,
435:(Addition), 41 Pleasant St,
1233:13 Dec. 1951: 96. New York.
1209:7 Feb. 1946: 250. New York.
1185:13 Nov. 1941: 27. New York.
1173:15 Dec. 1938: 56. New York.
1149:25 June 1931: 63. New York.
965:4 Nov. 1920: 242. New York.
953:20 Sept. 1919: 52. Chicago.
870:20 April 1910: 21. Chicago.
794:6 May 1899: 529. Milwaukee.
766:24 April 1897: xii. Boston.
701:24 April 1920: 41. Chicago.
246:West Newbury, Massachusetts
218:(Former), 20 Islington St,
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1049:2 July 1925: 13. New York.
977:19 June 1920: 54. Chicago.
941:3 Feb. 1916: 70. New York.
914:20 June 1914: 59. Chicago.
858:Sept. 1909: 28. Milwaukee.
366:Newburyport, Massachusetts
284:New Bedford, Massachusetts
1161:Aug. 1937: 638. New York.
1005:20 May 1922: 57. Chicago.
929:3 July 1915: 77. Chicago.
806:July 1903: 37. Milwaukee.
754:8 May 1897: xiii. Boston.
409:Chelmsford, Massachusetts
381:Portsmouth, New Hampshire
360:Framingham, Massachusetts
340:Saxonville, Massachusetts
227:The architect's own home.
220:Portsmouth, New Hampshire
1255:Progressive Architecture
834:20 Oct. 1909: 8. Boston.
589:Lowell Textile Institute
452:Tewksbury, Massachusetts
399:Lowell Textile Institute
313:Watertown, Massachusetts
1231:Engineering News-Record
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963:Engineering News-Record
846:11 May 1910: 8. Boston.
112:Lawrence, Massachusetts
61:Lawrence, Massachusetts
523:Central Fire Station,
462:Poughkeepsie, New York
437:Methuen, Massachusetts
415:Methuen, Massachusetts
334:Methuen, Massachusetts
328:Beverly, Massachusetts
278:Beverly, Massachusetts
258:Methuen, Massachusetts
216:Portsmouth High School
203:Methuen, Massachusetts
167:John Ashton, 1893-1909
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1109:1929: 1356. New York.
403:Lowell, Massachusetts
397:1937 - Pasteur Hall,
296:Exeter, New Hampshire
290:Epping, New Hampshire
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856:School Board Journal
804:School Board Journal
443:Salem, New Hampshire
209:Lawrence High School
97:Lawrence High School
1243:Architectural Forum
1003:American Contractor
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951:American Contractor
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912:American Contractor
868:American Contractor
699:American Contractor
555:Memorial Building,
433:Searles High School
269:Lynn, Massachusetts
162:Architectural works
844:American Architect
832:American Architect
486:Engine House No. 6
175:Engine House No. 6
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53:September 30, 1953
39:September 15, 1861
16:American architect
724:Technology Review
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1293:1953 deaths
1288:1861 births
347:Demolished.
303:Demolished.
262:Demolished.
104:John Ashton
95:The former
68:Nationality
23:John Ashton
1282:Categories
1257:1956: 148.
1245:1952: 141.
1135:Metalcraft
1031:"MET.1690"
600:References
557:Framingham
82:Occupation
35:1861-09-15
1119:"LAW.234"
1091:"FRM.253"
1075:"NWB.326"
1059:"FRM.230"
1015:"LAW.202"
987:"MET.500"
896:"BEV.274"
880:"LYN.468"
816:"LAW.724"
736:"LAW.763"
683:"LAW.111"
648:"LAW.110"
629:"LAW.764"
108:architect
85:Architect
776:"MET.29"
573:Lawrence
509:Lawrence
490:Lawrence
76:American
591:, 1937.
575:, 1929.
559:, 1926.
543:, 1910.
527:, 1899.
525:Methuen
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469:Gallery
431:1946 -
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124:England
72:English
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150:Legacy
110:from
118:Life
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