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Samuel J. F. Thayer

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Samuel J. F. Thayer

Samuel J.F. Thayer (1842–1893) was an American architect, notable for designing buildings such as the Providence City Hall and the Cathedral of St. George, as well as the town halls of Brookline, Stoughton, and Methuen, Massachusetts.[1] He was part of the architecture firms, Martin & Thayer and Ropes & Thayer.

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Samuel J. F. Thayer
BornAugust 15, 1842
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
DiedFebruary 28, 1893
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
OccupationArchitect
PracticeRopes & Thayer; Martin & Thayer; S. J. F. Thayer
BuildingsNevins Memorial Library; Providence City Hall; Wilson Hall, Dartmouth College
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Wilson Hall at Dartmouth College

Biography

Thayer studied under John D. Towle.[2] He lived for a time in South Boston, Massachusetts, and enlisted in the 5th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteers during the American Civil War, serving from October 1862 to July 1863.[3]

After the war, Thayer collaborated briefly with Boston architect Abel C. Martin, forming the firm Martin & Thayer.[2] This firm designed the Centenary Methodist Church in Stanstead, Quebec, a Gothic Revival structure, in 1866–1869.[2] In 1867 they designed a large summer hotel on Lake Memphremagog, Quebec near the American border.[2]

By 1869 the partnership with Martin had ended, and both opened separate offices.[2] In 1875, African American William Augustus Hazel worked as a draftsman for Thayer, Hazel went on to later be a prominent architect in his own right.[4] Thayer then designed the Town Hall of Brookline, Massachusetts, Providence City Hall in 1878, and the Dartmouth College library in 1885.[2]

Thayer shot himself in a fit of despondency, dying on February 28, 1893.[5][6] He had been "in ill health for some time," and reportedly had money troubles.[7] He left behind a suicide note, along with a wife and son.[7]

Notable works

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YearProjectAddressCityStateNotesImageReference
1864Broadway Orthodox Congregational Church404 BroadwaySomervilleMassachusettsBurned in 1866.[8] The church was rebuilt in 1871, which building now forms part of the Broadway Winter Hill Congregational Church.[9]
1864Emmanuel Episcopal Church147 Summer StSomervilleMassachusettsDemolished.Thumb[10]
1865House for Samuel J. F. Thayer170 Dorchester StSouth Boston, BostonMassachusettsDesigned by Thayer has his own residence. A contributing property to the Dorchester Heights Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.[11]
1869Centenary Methodist Church430 W BroadwaySouth Boston, BostonMassachusettsDemolished.[12]
1870Arlington House125 Causeway StBostonMassachusetts[13]
1870Brookline Town Hall333 Washington StBrooklineMassachusettsDemolished.[14]
1870Charlestown High School (former)30 Monument SqCharlestown, BostonMassachusettsDemolished.[15]
1870Damon SchoolReadville StHyde Park, BostonMassachusettsDemolished.[16]
1870Morse SchoolSummer and Craigie StsSomervilleMassachusettsDemolished.[17]
1870New Church of Yarmouth266 Main StYarmouth PortMassachusettsThumb[18]
1870Trinity Methodist ChurchMain and Chandler StsWorcesterMassachusettsDemolished.Thumb[19]
1871Fairmount School (former)85 Williams AveHyde Park, BostonMassachusettsDemolished.[20]
1871Henry Grew School (former)40 Gordon AveHyde Park, BostonMassachusettsDemolished.[20]
1871Somerville High School (former)81 Highland AveSomervilleMassachusettsDemolished.Thumb[21]
1871Windsor Avenue Congregational Church (former)2030 Main StHartfordConnecticutPresently the Faith Congregational Church. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.Thumb[22]
1872Chapel for the First Congregational Church of Canandaigua58 N Main StCanandaiguaNew YorkBuilt as an annex to the original 1812 church. A contributing property to the North Main Street Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[23]
1872Harvard School (former)20 Devens StCharlestown, BostonMassachusettsThumb[15]
1872Second Hawes Congregational Church, Unitarian (former)523 E BroadwaySouth Boston, BostonMassachusettsPresently the St. George Albanian Orthodox Cathedral. The church anchors the Cathedral of St. George Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.Thumb[24]
1872Springfield High School (former)State StSpringfieldMassachusettsLater the State Street Grammar School. Demolished.Thumb[25]
1872State Street Methodist Church319 State StSpringfieldMassachusettsDemolished.[25]
1872Winchester Home for Aged Women10 Eden StCharlestown, BostonMassachusettsDemolished.[15]
1873Mercantile building for George T. Bigelow77 Bedford StBostonMassachusettsBuilt by Bigelow in his role as trustee of the Miller estate. Destroyed by fire in 1879,[26] and rebuilt in 1880[27] by Anna Smith (Miller) Bigelow, again to a design by Thayer.[28]Thumb[29]
1873Nashua High School (former)30 Spring StNashuaNew HampshireLater the Spring Street School. Demolished.[30]
1874Engine House No. 25High St and Fort Hill SqBostonMassachusettsDemolished.Thumb[31]
1875Providence City Hall25 Dorrance StProvidenceRhode IslandListed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.Thumb[32]
1876House for J. Warren Merrill6 Smiths Point RdManchesterMassachusettsDemolished.[33]
1877Atlantic House37 Oceanside DrHullMassachusettsBurned in 1927.Thumb[34]
1880House for Mary F. MallonMount Bowdoin GreenDorchester, BostonMassachusettsDemolished.[35][36]
1880Jordan, Marsh & Company Department Store450 Washington StBostonMassachusettsDemolished.Thumb[37]
1880Stoughton Town Hall10 Pearl StStoughtonMassachusettsThumb[38]
1881House for Edward H. GilmanElm StExeterNew HampshireMoved from Court Street in 1924 to serve as faculty housing for the Phillips Exeter Academy. Now known as Cushwa House.[39][40]
1881House for Daniel H. Lane291 Beacon StBostonMassachusettsA contributing property to the Back Bay Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[41]
1881House for John G. Phinney81 Summer StStoughtonMassachusetts[42]
1881House for Nathaniel L. Ripley618 Centre StNewtonMassachusetts[43]
1881Jordan Building77 Bedford StBostonMassachusettsDestroyed in the "Thanksgiving Day Fire" in 1889.[28]
1881Lyceum Hall206 Main StYarmouth PortMassachusettsAltered.[43]
1881Nevins Building78 Chauncy StBostonMassachusettsGutted in the "Thanksgiving Day Fire" in 1889. In 1890 the granite facades were reused for a new Nevins Building on site, also designed by Thayer.[28][28]
1882Farragut HotelOcean BlvdRyeNew HampshireDemolished in 1975.[44]
1882House for Isaac P. T. Edmands28 Atlantic AveSwampscottMassachusettsDemolished.[45]
1883Nevins Memorial Hall and Library305 BroadwayMethuenMassachusettsListed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984.Thumb[46]
1884Wilson Hall,
Dartmouth College		HanoverNew HampshireBuilt as the college library, and more recently part of the Hood Museum of Art.Thumb[47]
1885The Tudor34 1/2 Beacon StBostonMassachusettsThumb[28]
1885Remodeling of the Quincy HouseBrattle St and Brattle SqBostonMassachusettsIn addition to an interior remodeling, Thayer added several floors and a turret to the existing structure, as well as a new wing along Brattle Square. Demolished in 1935.Thumb[48]
1885Wauban Building184 Boylston StBostonMassachusettsDemolished.Thumb[28]
1886Chadwick Building7 Tremont StBostonMassachusettsDemolished.Thumb[28]
1886Potter Building202-212 Boylston StBostonMassachusettsDemolished.Thumb[49]
1886The Thorndike240 Boylston StBostonMassachusettsDemolished.Thumb[28]
1887Boston Tavern14-16 Province CtBostonMassachusettsDemolished.[28]
1887House for John D. Long107 Washington AveCambridgeMassachusetts[50]
1891Remodeling of the Norwood Hotel37 Bridge StNorthamptonMassachusettsMostly demolished, but a fragment was moved to 11 Bridge Street, which is a contributing property to the Pomeroy Terrace Historic District, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2018.[51][52]
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