Andrew Jackson Warner

Warner was born in New Haven, Connecticut on March 17, 1833, a son of Amos Warner Jr. and Adah (née Austin) Warner.^[1] His paternal grandfather was Amos Warner, who fought in the American Revolutionary War.^[1] He was educated at Guilford Academy in Guilford, Connecticut.^[2]

In 1847, he came to Rochester as an apprentice to one of his uncles, Merwin Austin, for whom he worked as a draftsman.^[3] He was soon made a partner in his uncle's business, which as Austin & Warner existed from about 1855 to 1858.^[4] Warner then established an independent practice until 1867 when he partnered with Charles Coots under the firm name of Andrew J. Warner & Co.^[5] After this he had an independent practice, then from 1875 to 1877 partnered with James Goold Cutler (1848-1927) in a firm known as Warner & Cutler.^[6][7]

Warner was married to Catherine Pardee Foster (1834–1921), the daughter of Jonathan Foster and Hulda (née Griffin) Foster, on March 22, 1955. Together, they were the parents of two sons:^[8]

• William Amos Warner (1855–1917)^[8]
• John Foster Warner (1859–1937), who was also an architect who married Mary Adams (1859–1943).^[9][10]

Warner died in Rochester on September 4, 1910, and is buried in Mount Hope Cemetery.^[11]

• c. 1855: Elmwood, Nunda, New York, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2015.^[12]
• 1860: Brick Presbyterian Church Complex, Rochester, New York, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.^[13]
• 1860s: United Church of Warsaw, located in the Warsaw Downtown Historic District.^[14]
• 1863: St. Mary's Hospital, Rochester, New York^[10]
• 1864-1868: St. Patrick's Cathedral (as clerk of the works), Rochester, New York^[10]
• 1867: Richardson-Bates House, Oswego, New York, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1975.^[13]
• 1868: Our Lady of Victory Roman Catholic Church, Rochester, New York, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.^[13]
• 1869: Powers Building, Rochester, New York, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.^[13]
• 1870: H. H. Richardson Complex, supervising architect for Henry Hobson Richardson, Buffalo, New York.
• 1871: Erie County and Buffalo City Hall, Buffalo, New York, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.^[13]
• 1871: First Presbyterian Church (Rochester, New York), listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.^[13]
• 1873-1875: Rochester City Hall, Rochester, New York
• 1883: First Presbyterian Church of Mumford, Mumford, New York, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.^[13]
• 1887-1888: Wilder Building, Rochester, New York, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.^[13]
• 1888: Ellwanger & Barry Building, (Rochester, New York)
• 1891: Saint Bernard's Seminary, Rochester, New York, Rochester, New York, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.^[13]
• 1892: Willard Memorial Chapel-Welch Memorial Hall, Auburn, New York, listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989, designated National Historic Landmark in 2005.^[13]
• 1893: Corning City Hall, Corning, New York^[10]
• 1893: Masonic Temple, Olean, New York, located in the Union and State Streets Historic District.^[15]
• 1893: Downs Hotel/Hotel Holley, Holley, New York, located in the Holley Village Historic District.^[16]