C. Willis Damon
American architect
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C. Willis Damon (1850-1916) was an American architect from Haverhill, Massachusetts.
Damon was born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island in 1850. He was the son of Calvin Damon, a Universalist minister. Around 1856 the family moved to Haverhill.[1] Damon graduated from the architectural program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, then only a few years old.[2] Beginning in 1873 he was practicing architecture in Haverhill. He was the city's first college-trained architect. In 1874 or 75 he took his brother, Charles P. Damon (d.1919), as a partner.[3] The firm, Damon Brothers, lasted until 1915, at which point Damon appears to have retired. His brother continued the practice for a few more years, doing only minor work.
Works
- Winnekenni Hall (James R. Nichols Estate), 347 Kenoza Ave., Haverhill, MA (1873–75)[4]
- James A. Hale House, 65 Cedar St., Haverhill, MA (c.1875)[5]
- William B. Thom House, 284 Washington St., Haverhill, MA (1877)[6]
- Jane P. Chase House, 148 Main St., Haverhill, MA (1878–79)[7]
- William J. Edwards House, 52 Park St., Haverhill, MA (c.1878)[8]
- Leonard V. Spaulding House, 17 Beacon St., Haverhill, MA (1878)[9]
- First Universalist Church, 151 Main St., Kingston, NH (1879)[2]
- Freewill Baptist Church (former), 7 Church St., Deerfield, NH (1881)[10]
- Gatehouse (Remodeling), Grey Court (Charles H. Tenney estate), Methuen, MA (1883)
- Holley Hall, 1 South St., Bristol, VT (1884)[11]
- Herbert O. Delano House, 23 W. Main St., Merrimac, MA (1885)[12]
- Joel Butler House, 75 Auburn St., Haverhill, MA (1886) - Altered.[13]
- Winthrop N. Dow House, 75 Front St., Exeter, NH (1887)[14]
- Addison B. Jaques Duplex, 24-26 Cedar St., Haverhill, MA (1887)[15]
- Daggett Building, 91 Merrimack St., Haverhill, MA (1887) - Demolished.[16]
- Grafton County Courthouse, 35 S. Court St., Woodsville, NH (1889–91)[16]
- Grafton County Courthouse, 6 Post Office Sq., Plymouth, NH (1890–91)[17]
- Opera Block, 65 Central St., Woodsville, NH (1890)[16]
- C. Willis Damon House, 289 Mill St., Haverhill, MA (1891) - The home of the architect.[18]
- Rockingham County Courthouse, State St. near Penhallow, Portsmouth, NH (1891–93) - Demolished.[16]
- Blanchard's Block, 1-3 S. Main St., Concord, NH (1894)[16]
- Peabody School, 170 Salem St., Bradford, MA (1895)
- Arthur B. Sumner House, 295 Mill St., Haverhill, MA (1898)[19]
- Walnut Square School, 645 Main St., Haverhill, MA (1899)[20]
- Wilman Block, 105 Main St., Amesbury, MA (1899)[21]
- Monument Street School, 170 Monument St., Haverhill, MA (1900) - Demolished.[22]
- St. Gregory's R. C. School, 108 Harrison St., Haverhill, MA (1901)[23]
- Haverhill Building Association Building, 16-38 Walnut St., Haverhill, MA (1906–08) - Also known as the Board of Trade Building.[24]
- R. L. Wood School, 255 S. Spring St., Haverhill, MA (1906)[25]
- Merrimack Associates Building, 25 Locust Ave., Haverhill, MA (1913)[26]
- Essex Associates Building, 109 Essex St., Haverhill, MA (1915)[27]
- William A. Knipe School, 97 Oxford Ave., Haverhill, MA (1915)[28]
Damon was selected as the architect of the 1909 High School (now City Hall), but was ultimately made supervising architect for Kilham & Hopkins of Boston.[29]