Barker & Nourse

Barker & Nourse was an architectural firm from Worcester, Massachusetts, active from 1879 to 1904.

Barker & Nourse
Practice information
FoundersAlbert A. Barker; Walter B. Nourse
Founded1879
Dissolved1904
LocationWorcester, Massachusetts
English High School, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1891.

History

The principals of the firm were Albert A. Barker (1852-1905)[1] and Walter B. Nourse (1853-1906), and it operated from 1879 to 1904.[1][2][3] It was established March 1, 1879, as the successor to the practice of obscure architect John E. Holman, who was briefly a partner of Amos P. Cutting. It was then dissolved January 1, 1904, with each partner continuing their practices individually.[1] In its day, Barker & Nourse was primarily known for its residential and educational designs.

Partner biographies

Albert Augustus Barker was born in Guadalajara on November 20, 1852, to John B. Barker. The elder Barker died in 1860, and the family relocated to Bennington, New Hampshire. They went to Worcester in 1865, and thus young Barker completed his education. He entered the office of E. Boyden & Son, where he appears to have remained until 1879, when he established Barker & Nourse with W. B. Nourse. After the firm was dissolved in January 1904, Barker entered private practice. He died June 9, 1905.[1]

Walter B. Nourse was born in Westborough, Massachusetts in 1855. He worked in the office of Amos P. Cutting before establishing Barker & Nourse with A. A. Barker.[2] After the dissolution of Barker & Nourse, he practiced alone until his death in 1906.[4]

Legacy

A number of its works are listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places, and others contribute to listed historic districts.

Works
YearBuildingAddressCityStateNotesImageReference
1880House for George A. Bigelow3 Loudon StWorcesterMassachusetts[5]
1880House for Dwight Smith29 May StWorcesterMassachusettsListed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 as part of the May Street Historic District.[6][7]
1881House for Reuben Boynton104 W Main StWestboroughMassachusettsSubstantially altered in 1954. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990 as part of the West Main Street Historic District.[8][9]
1881House for Alpha M. Cheney61 Chestnut StSouthbridgeMassachusettsListed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[10][11]
1881House for Wade H. Hill114 Woodland StWorcesterMassachusettsListed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 as part of the Woodland Street Historic District.[12][12]
1881House for Samuel Houghton10 Claremont StWorcesterMassachusetts[13]
1881Valley Falls SchoolLudlow St and Bauer LnWorcesterMassachusettsLater known as the Ludlow Street School. Demolished.[14]
1882House for Samuel Houghton12 Claremont StWorcesterMassachusetts[15]
1882House for Iver Johnson27 Catharine StWorcesterMassachusetts[16]
1883Founder's Hall,
Atlantic Union College		338 Main StSouth LancasterMassachusettsBuilt as the main building of South Lancaster Academy, becoming the main building of Atlantic Union College when the Academy was divided in 1922. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. The College was permanently closed in 2018.[17]
1883House for Joseph B. Parker57 Lincoln StWorcesterMassachusettsDemolished.[18]
1883House for David Rolston32 Burncoat StWorcesterMassachusetts[19]
1883House for Erastus W. Woodis1200 Main StWorcesterMassachusetts[19]
1884Chandler Street School525 Chandler StWorcesterMassachusettsDemolished in 1976.[20]
1884Double house for Abbie F. Holman18 Lancaster StWorcesterMassachusetts[21]
1884House for George S. Clough1 Merrick StWorcesterMassachusetts[21]
1884House for Genery Stevens20 Loudon StWorcesterMassachusetts[21]
1884House for Edwin J. Watson16 Westminster StWorcesterMassachusetts[21]
1884House for John C. Woodbury84 Park AveWorcesterMassachusetts[21]
1885House for Alexander Bigelow904 Main StWorcesterMassachusetts[22]
1885Freeland Street School12 Freeland StWorcesterMassachusettsListed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[23] Now known as the University Park Campus School.[23]
1885Rebecca Nurse Monument
Rebecca Nurse Homestead		149 Pine StDanversMassachusettsA memorial to Rebecca Nurse, executed in 1692 as part of the Salem Witch Trials. Walter B. Nourse was a descendant of Nurse.[24][25]
1886Apartment for Jacob Godinsky36 Wellington StWorcesterMassachusettsDemolished.[26]
1886House for Edwin H. Wood4 King StWorcesterMassachusetts[27]
1887Boynton and Windsor Apartments718-720 Main StWorcesterMassachusettsListed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[28][28]
1887Double house for F. W. Ward47-49 Cedar StWorcesterMassachusetts[29]
1887House for Ellery Crane25 Richards StWorcesterMassachusetts[30]
1887Knowles Maternity Ward
Worcester City Hospital		26 Queen StWorcesterMassachusettsDemolished.[31]
1888Apartment for Luther Baker49 Pleasant StWorcesterMassachusetts[32]
1888Apartment for Harrison S. Prentice191 Pleasant StWorcesterMassachusettsAt center in the photo.[33]
1888Bliss Building26 Old Lincoln StWorcesterMassachusettsListed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[34][34]
1889Apartment for E. M. Bliss33 Wellington StWorcesterMassachusetts[35]
1889House for Osgood Bradley21 Richards StWorcesterMassachusetts[36]
1889House for William A. Denholm21 Wellington StWorcesterMassachusettsDemolished.[37]
1889House for Horace Hobbs898 Main StWorcesterMassachusetts[38]
1889House for Joseph Turner40 Richards StWorcesterMassachusetts[39]
1889House for George H. Miller44 May StWorcesterMassachusettsListed on the National Register of Historic Places as part of the May Street Historic District in 1980.[6][40]
1889Quinsigamond School14 Blackstone River RdWorcesterMassachusetts[41]
1889Wellington Apartments17 Wellington StWorcesterMassachusettsDemolished.[42]
1890Apartment for J. A. Colvin1 Jackson StWorcesterMassachusetts[43]
1890Odd Fellows' Home of Massachusetts40 Randolph RdWorcesterMassachusettsBarker & Nourse designed a significant enlargement of the main building in 1902.[44] The building was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980,[45] but was demolished in 2014.[45]
1890House for F. E. Williamson56 Wachusett StWorcesterMassachusettsDemolished.[46]
1890Worcester Society of Antiquity (former)39 Salisbury StWorcesterMassachusettsThe constructing organization was later the Worcester Historical Society, and now the Worcester Historical Museum. It has served as offices since the Society moved in 1988.[47][48]
1891English High School (former)20 Irving StWorcesterMassachusettsListed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[49][50]
1892House for James Forsstedt20 Windsor StWorcesterMassachusetts[51]
1892House for Willard F. Pond117 Vernon StWorcesterMassachusetts[52]
1892House for Herbert K. Sparrell6 Richards StWorcesterMassachusettsDemolished.[53]
1892House for Bertrand W. Stone1 Germain StWorcesterMassachusetts[54]
1892Frye Building342 Lincoln StMarlboroughMassachusetts[55]
1893House for Thomas B. Hamilton29 Germain StWorcesterMassachusettsAt far right in the photo.[56]
1893House for Samuel E. Hildreth856 Main StWorcesterMassachusettsDemolished in 2009.[57]
1893House for Henry K. McClenning14 Germain StWorcesterMassachusetts[58]
1894Apartment for George W. Coombs891 Main StWorcesterMassachusettsDemolished.[59]
1894Hopkinton High School (former)85 Main StHopkintonMassachusettsNow an office building.[60]
1894Russell Apartments49 Austin StWorcesterMassachusettsListed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.[61][62]
1894Troy School44 School StTroyNew HampshireListed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002 as part of the Troy Village Historic District.[63][63]
1894Wesson Block444 Pleasant StWorcesterMassachusettsDemolished.[64]
1895Hotel du Nord39-43 Summer StWorcesterMassachusettsDemolished.[65]
1895House for George H. Heywood80 Glazier StGardnerMassachusettsDemolished.[66]
1895House for Charles F. Marble4 Marble StWorcesterMassachusettsDemolished.[67]
1896Johnsonia Hotel510 Main StFitchburgMassachusettsBuilt for Iver Johnson. Demolished in 2012 after a severe fire in 2011.[68]
1897Aurora Hotel660 Main StWorcesterMassachusettsListed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.[69][69]
1897Day Building300 Main StWorcesterMassachusetts[70]
1897Gardner High School (former)130 Elm StGardnerMassachusettsNow a town office building.[71]
1897House for Benjamin A. Barber31 Germain StWorcesterMassachusetts[72]
1897House for Frederick A. Lincoln134 Burncoat StWorcesterMassachusetts[73]
1897House for John E. Sinclair134 Burncoat StWorcesterMassachusetts[74]
1897Kingsley Laboratories,
Worcester Academy		81 Providence StWorcesterMassachusetts[75]
1898Gage Street School51 Gage StWorcesterMassachusetts[76]
1898House for William Trowbridge Forbes23 Trowbridge RdWorcesterMassachusettsListed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980, but demolished in 2003.[77][77]
1898House for Mrs. Henry M. Gabeler20 Marble StWorcesterMassachusetts[78]
1898House for Frank P. Kendall45 Kenwood AveWorcesterMassachusetts[79]
1898Vendome Apartments17 Chandler StWorcesterMassachusettsListed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.[80][80]
1899Apartment for Eli Belisle19 Portland StWorcesterMassachusettsDemolished.[81]
1899Post Office Building144 Central StGardnerMassachusetts[82]
1900House for Thomas F. Dowd134 Vernon StWorcesterMassachusetts[83]
1900Hotel Vernon1 Millbury StWorcesterMassachusetts[84]
1901Denny Block139 Highland StWorcesterMassachusetts[85]
1901Apartment for Simon George313-317 Grafton StWorcesterMassachusettsDemolished.[86]
1901Apartment for J. J. Griffin23 Preston StWorcesterMassachusettsDemolished.[85]
1901Marcy Mausoleum,
Hope Cemetery		119 Webster StWorcesterMassachusetts[87]
1901Sever Street School7 Sever StWorcesterMassachusettsDemolished.[88]
1902Howe Memorial Library214 Main StShrewsburyMassachusettsNow known as the Shrewsbury Public Library.[89]
1902Brattleboro Cabinet Company Factory1103 VT-142BrattleboroVermontDemolished.[90]
1903Boylston Consolidated School9 School StBoylstonMassachusettsDemolished in 1957.[91]
1903School Street School53 School StGardnerMassachusetts[92]
1905Princeton Center School[lower-alpha 1]18 Boylston AvePrincetonMassachusettsNow known as the Princeton Center.[93]
1905Racicot Block[lower-alpha 2]211-219 Main StWebsterMassachusetts[94]

Architectural drawings
  • Proposed house, Worcester, Massachusetts, published 1888.
    Proposed house, Worcester, Massachusetts, published 1888.

Notes
  1. Designed by Albert A. Barker alone.
  2. Designed by Walter B. Nourse alone.

References
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  10. Alpha M. Cheney House NRHP Nomination (1989)
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  12. Woodland Street Historic District NRHP Nomination (1980)
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  14. Inaugural Address of Hon. Elijah B. Stoddard, Mayor of the City of Worcester, Jan. 3, 1882; With the Annual Reports of the Several Departments, for the Financial Year Ending November 30, 1881 (Worcester, MA: Charles Hamilton, 1882)
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