George W. Spaulding Explained

George Willard Spaulding
Nationality:American
Birth Date:29 June 1843
Birth Place:Pascoag, Rhode Island
Death Place:Woonsocket, Rhode Island

George W. Spaulding (1843-1908) was an American architect from Woonsocket, Rhode Island.

Life and career

George Willard Spaulding was born June 29, 1843, in Pascoag, Rhode Island, to Willard Danielson Spaulding and Clarissa Danforth (Ballard) Spaulding.[1] He was trained in mechanical drafting and engineering and came to Woonsocket in 1869, where he worked as a mechanical engineer for the Woonsocket Machine and Press Company. In 1885, he established himself as an architect in Woonsocket.[2] In later life he worked with his son, Edgar L. Spaulding, who succeeded him, though he retired from architecture not long after his father's death.[3]

Personal life

Spaulding married Hattie Olivia Elliot. They had one son, Edgar Leroy Spaulding.

Spaulding was a parishioner of St. James Episcopal Church. died February 1, 1908, in Woonsocket. He is buried in Oak Hill Cemetery.[4]

Legacy

Two of Spaulding's buildings have been listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places, and others contribute to listed historic districts.

Architectural works

Spaulding was also one of two local architects who competed for the design of the Woonsocket District Courthouse in 1894.[11]

Notes and References

  1. Samuel J. Spalding, Spalding Memorial: A Genealogical History of Edward Spalding, of Massachusetts Bay, and his Descendants (Newburyport: Samuel J. Spalding, 1872): 401.
  2. Betty Mencucci, Bridgeton School NRHP Registration Form (2006)
  3. Woonsocket directories
  4. Gravestone
  5. Virginia A. Fitch, Main Street Historic District NRHP Registration Form (1991)
  6. David Chase, Woonsocket, Rhode Island: Statewide Historic Preservation Report P-W-1 (Providence: Rhode Island Historical Preservation Commission, 1976)
  7. Fibre and Fabric 20, no. 503 (October 20, 1894): 1038.
  8. Richard B. Harrington, Forestdale Mill Village Historic District NRHP Registration Form (1972)
  9. https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/82000005 St. Andrews Episcopal Chapel NRHP Registration Form
  10. Patricia Zifchock Mehrtens Burrillville (Charleston: Arcadia Publishing, 1996): 127.
  11. Annual Report of the State Auditor, January, 1895. 1895.

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