Charles Edward Parker

Charles Edward Parker (1826-1890) was an American architect from Boston, Massachusetts.

Charles Edward Parker
Born1826
Keene, New Hampshire
Died1890
Auburndale, Massachusetts
NationalityAmerican
OccupationArchitect
PracticeC. E. Parker; Bond & Parker
Evangelical Baptist Church, Newton, 1873.

Life and career

After growing up in Keene, New Hampshire, Parker moved to Boston in the 1840s, where he worked for architect Gridley J. F. Bryant.[1] Around 1846, at the young age of 20, he established his own office. After several years of private practice, he joined the office of prominent architect Richard Bond as junior partner. The firm, Bond & Parker, existed from 1850 until 1853. He practiced alone for the rest of his career. He retired from active practice soon before his death in late 1890.[2]

Parker was the father of the noted composer Horatio Parker, born in Auburndale in 1863. Parker's Hora Novissima, written in 1893 after his father's death, was dedicated to him.[3] Of the influence of the father on the son, it was said that from him, "[Horatio] inherited an artistic nature and creative faculty",[4] though his primary artistic inspiration came from his mother.[5]

Legacy

Parker designed the Easthampton Town Hall and the Chicopee City Hall, as well as at least nine churches. Several of these, plus the City Hall in Chicopee, have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places for their architectural significance.

Architectural works
YearBuildingAddressCityStateNotesImageReference
1847Brookline Reservoir Gatehouse7 Warren StBrooklineMassachusetts[6]
1848Keene Town (City) Hall11 Washington StKeeneNew HampshireHas been highly altered.[7]
1848Gideon F. T. Reed House35 Elm StCantonMassachusetts[2]
1850Bank of Commerce Building83 State StBostonMassachusettsWith Richard Bond. Demolished.[8]
1851Concord Town House22 Monument SqConcordMassachusettsWith Richard Bond.[9]
1851Isaac Davis MonumentTown GreenActonMassachusetts[10]
1851Tremont Bank Building41-43 State StBostonMassachusettsWith Richard Bond. Demolished.[11]
1853J. B. Bradlee Building50-52 Broad StBostonMassachusettsLater known as the Architects' Building.[2]
1857Auburndale Congregational Church64 Hancock StAuburndaleMassachusetts[12]
1857Williston HallAmherst CollegeAmherstMassachusettsRadically rebuilt in 1951 to plans by McKim, Mead & White.[13]
1859Barrett HallAmherst CollegeAmherstMassachusetts[14]
1859South Congregational Church27 Pleasant StConcordNew Hampshire[15]
1860Eliot Church474 Centre StNewtonMassachusettsBurned in 1887.[16][17][2]
1863First Congregational Church134 Main StNorth AdamsMassachusetts[18]
1863St. James Episcopal Church44 West StKeeneNew Hampshire[7]
1864Shawmut Congregational Church143 W Brookline StBostonMassachusettsLargely demolished, but parts of the building survive as part of the Taino Tower Condominiums.[19]
1867Soldier's MonumentOld North CemeteryWeymouthMassachusetts[20]
1868Bethany Congregational Church115 Main StMontpelierVermontDue to structural deficiences, the sanctuary was replaced in 1959 to designs by Freeman French Freeman of Burlington.[21]
1868Easthampton Town Hall43 Main StEasthamptonMassachusetts[22]
1868Third Congregational Church103 Springfield StChicopeeMassachusettsNow Christ's Community Church.[23]
1871Chicopee City Hall17 Springfield StChicopeeMassachusetts[24]
1873Evangelical Baptist Church23 Chapel StNonantumMassachusetts[25]
1875Central Fire Station44 Warren StConcordNew HampshirePresently a facility of the local YMCA.[26]
1877John Kimball House10 N State StConcordNew HampshireHighly altered.[27]
1881Episcopal Church of the Messiah1900 Commonwealth AveAuburndaleMassachusettsHas been significantly rebuilt.[28]

References
  1. Reed, Roger G. Building Victorian Boston: The Architecture of Gridley J. F. Bryant. Amherst, MA: University of Massachusetts Press, 2007.
  2. "50-52 Broad Street Landmark Designation Report". https://www.cityofboston.gov/. 1985.
  3. Feder, Stuart. Charles Ives, "My Father's Song": A Psychoanalytic Biography. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1992.
  4. Worcester County Musical Association: Forty-Fifth Annual Festival, in Mechanics' Hall, Worcester, Mass. Worcester, 1902.
  5. Elson, Louis C. The History of American Music. New York: MacMillan, 1904.
  6. "BKL.33". mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n.d.
  7. Griffin, S. G. A History of the Town of Keene: From 1732, when the Township was Granted by Massachusetts, to 1874, when it Became a City. 1904.
  8. Homans, Isaac Smith. Sketches of Boston, Past and Present: and of Some Few Places in its Vicinity. 1851.
  9. Sterner, Daniel. "Concord Town House (1851)". http://mass.historicbuildingsct.com/ Archived 2016-10-18 at the Wayback Machine. 8 June 2008.
  10. "ACT.902". mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n.d.
  11. Bankers Magazine and Statistical Register Feb. 1852: 667.
  12. "NWT.2137". mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n.d.
  13. "AMH.723". mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n.d.
  14. "AMH.727". mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n.d.
  15. A Walking Tour of Historic Downtown Concord, NH. Greater Concord Chamber of Congress, 2015.
  16. "History of The Eliot Church of Newton, UCC". http://www.eliotchurch.org/. n.d.
  17. Directory of the Town of Newton. Newton, MA: Samuel Chism, 1871.
  18. "NAM.208". mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n.d.
  19. Stanwood, Edward. Boston Illustrated: A Familiar Guide to Boston and Its Neighborhood. 1893.
  20. "WEY.909". mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n.d.
  21. Montpelier Historic District NRHP Nomination Amendment. 2009.
  22. Lyman, Payson W. Historical Address Delivered at the Centennial Celebration, in Easthampton, Mass., July 4, 1876. 1877.
  23. O'Gorman, James F. On the Boards: Drawings by Nineteenth-Century Boston Architects. 1989.
  24. "CHI.340". mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n.d.
  25. "NWT.1186". mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n.d.
  26. Annual Report of the Receipts and Expenditures of the City of Concord, for the Fiscal Year Ending February 1, 1876. 1876.
  27. New Hampshire Homes. 1895.
  28. American Architect and Building News 26 March 1881: x. Boston.
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