American architect
Addison Hutton (1834–1916) was a
Philadelphia architect who designed prominent residences in Philadelphia and its suburbs, plus courthouses, hospitals, and libraries, including the Ridgway Library, now
Philadelphia High School for the Creative and Performing Arts , and the
Historical Society of Pennsylvania . He made major additions to the campuses of
Westtown School ,
George School ,
Swarthmore College ,
Bryn Mawr College ,
Haverford College , and
Lehigh University .
Early life and education
Hutton was born on November 28, 1834. He grew up in
Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania , southeast of
Pittsburgh . He was the son of Joel Hutton, a
Quaker carpenter, and Ann Mains.
[1] At an early age, he became fond of the "solid necessities of building" and enjoyed working alongside his father. Like his father, Addison would vary between carpenting and school. A young man named Robert Grimacy gave him lessons in architecture; it was then that Addison Hutton considered it to be a possible direction in his own life.
Career
Hutton studied architecture with
Samuel Sloan , a leading
Philadelphia architect and author of books on house designs. He supervised construction of the Sloan-designed
Longwood in
Natchez, Mississippi (1859–62), until construction was abandoned during the
American Civil War , stranding Hutton, a pacifist, in the
Deep South . He became Sloan's partner in 1864 and was able to bring numerous commissions to their office due to his Quaker connections. By 1868, he had established his own office.
In November 1901, the
American Institute of Architects denounced the design competition for the
Pennsylvania State Capitol in
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania , and urged its members not to participate. Hutton was one of nine architects who submitted designs (his was not selected), and he was expelled from the AIA in February 1902.
[2]
Marriage and children
On October 10, 1865, Addison married Rebecca W. Savery, daughter of William Savery and Elizabeth H. Cresson.
[1] They had one child, a girl named Mary, who was born September 1, 1869; Mary married James Garrett Biddle. In 1876, Hutton built a house for his family in
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania , near those of several of his clients. It still stands at the southwest corner of Montgomery and Morris Avenues.
Death and afterward
Hutton died on June 26, 1916, and was buried at Short Creek Meeting House in
Jefferson County, Ohio .
[1] His granddaughter has written a biography: Elizabeth Biddle Yarnall, Addison Hutton: Quaker Architect, 1834–1916 (Philadelphia: The Art Alliance Press, 1974).
Architectural Works (partial listing)
A 1958 photograph of Barclay Hall (1887) at
Haverford College . Barclay Hall, named after Scottish Quaker
Robert Barclay , was designed by architect Addison Hutton.
Colleges, libraries and cultural institutions
Historical Society of Pennsylvania , 13th and
Locust Streets ,
Philadelphia (1902)
1869 Parrish Hall,
Swarthmore College 's first building,
Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
1870–78 Ridgway Library, the
Library Company of Philadelphia at
Broad and Christian Sts.,
Philadelphia (now
Philadelphia High School for the Creative and Performing Arts )
[3]
1874 President's House,
Swarthmore College , Swarthmore, Pennsylvania
1874
Women's Medical College of Pennsylvania , Philadelphia
[4]
1876 Friends Boarding School, now
Olney Friends School ,
Barnesville, Ohio
[5]
1876 Linderman Library,
Lehigh University ,
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
[6]
1877 Barclay Hall,
Haverford College ,
Haverford, Pennsylvania
1878 Public Library,
Johnstown, Pennsylvania (destroyed by the 1889
Johnstown Flood )
[7]
1879–84 Taylor Hall,
Bryn Mawr College ,
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
1879–84 Merion Hall,
Bryn Mawr College , Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
1882 Mauch Chunk Opera House, 14 W. Broadway,
Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
[8]
1882 Coppee Hall Gymnasium,
Lehigh University ,
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
1884–85 Chandler Chemistry Laboratory,
Lehigh University , Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
1885 Packer Memorial Chapel,
Lehigh University , Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
1885
Friends Select School , 16th and Cherry Sts., Philadelphia
1886 Main Building,
Westtown School ,
West Chester, Pennsylvania
1889 Packer Hall Tower,
Lehigh University , Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
1890–92
Carnegie Library ,
Johnstown, Pennsylvania (now Johnstown Flood Museum)
[7]
1891 Renovations to Musical Fund Hall,
The Musical Fund Society , 806
Locust Street , Philadelphia
1892
George School ,
Newtown, Pennsylvania
1897–98 Vail Memorial Library,
Lincoln University ,
Oxford, Pennsylvania
1902
Historical Society of Pennsylvania , 1300 Locust St., Philadelphia
[9]
Churches
1868
Germantown Friends Meeting House, 47 W. Coulter St.,
Philadelphia
[10]
1869–70 Arch Street United Methodist Church, SE corner
Broad and
Arch Sts., Philadelphia
[11]
1871 Doylestown Presbyterian Church,
Doylestown, Pennsylvania
[12]
1872 Rectory for Church of the Redeemer, 220 Pennswood Road,
Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania
[13]
1887-1890 Sarah Packer Memorial Building,
St. Mark's Episcopal Church ,
Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania
[14]
Institutional buildings and businesses
Philadelphia Savings Fund Society , 700
Walnut Street ,
Philadelphia (1869), addition to right (1888). Mirror-image facade addition beyond flag (1897–98) by
Frank Furness
1867 Shew Hall, Connecticut Hospital for the Insane,
Middletown, Connecticut [
citation needed ]
1868
Venango County Courthouse,
Franklin, Pennsylvania (with
Samuel Sloan )
[15]
1869
Clinton County Courthouse,
Lock Haven, Pennsylvania (with Samuel Sloan)
[15]
1869
PSFS headquarters and York Row|Philadelphia Savings Fund Society Building,
Walnut St. and
Washington Square ,
Philadelphia , expanded by Hutton, 1885–86 and 1888; expanded by
Frank Furness , 1897–98
[16] In 2004 incorporated into
The St. James , luxury apartments.
[17]
1874 Lenape Building, SE corner Main & State Sts.,
Doylestown, Pennsylvania
[18]
1876 Bucks County Intelligencer (newspaper) Building, Doylestown, Pennsylvania
[19]
1878
Bucks County Courthouse, Doylestown, Pennsylvania
[15]
1884–85 Bucks County Prison (later Pine Street Hotel), 138 S. Pine St., Doylestown, Pennsylvania (now
James A. Michener Art Museum )
[20]
1888–89 Girard Life Insurance Building, NE corner
Broad and
Chestnut Sts., Philadelphia (demolished 1926)
1890 Pennsylvania Company for Insurance on Lives and Granting Annuities, 517 Chestnut St., Philadelphia (demolished 1950s in the creation of
Independence Mall )
[21]
1900 Department for the Chronic Insane, first floor plan, Harrisburg State Hospital,
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
1901 Design competition for
Pennsylvania State Capitol , Harrisburg, Pennsylvania (design not selected)
[22]
1904 Additions to
Chalfonte-Haddon Hall Hotel ,
Atlantic City, New Jersey
Residences
"Glenloch" (William E. Lockwood mansion), Frazer, PA (1865–68). Perched on a hill above the intersection of Routes 30 and 202, Glenloch was once an estate of 684 acres (277 ha).
1862 Henry G. Morris cottage,
Newport, Rhode Island
1865-68 "Glenloch" (later called "Lock Aerie"), residence of William E. Lockwood, Lancaster Pike,
Frazer, Pennsylvania
[23]
1866-1867
Barclay House ,
West Chester, Pennsylvania
1869 "The Chestnuts", residence of David Scull, 5820 City Ave.,
Overbrook, Pennsylvania (now home of the
Sisters of the Visitation )
[24]
1869 "Elm Villa", residence of D. T. Gage, Maple St.,
Merchantville, New Jersey
[25]
1870 "Pembrook Farm", residence of Charles H. Wheeler, 310 Fishers Rd,
Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
1870 "St. Michel", residence of Francis A. Drexel, Knights Rd., Torresdale, Pennsylvania
[26]
1870 "The Four Sisters" Residences: 101, 121, 205 & 221 W. Virginia Ave., West Chester, Pennsylvania
1870 "Braewold",
Bedford, New York , listed on the
National Register of Historic Places as part of
The Woodpile historic district in 1992
[27]
1872 "Cedarcroft", residence of
Robert Emmet Monaghan , 413 W. Miner St., West Chester, Pennsylvania
[28]
1874
Harry Packer Mansion ,
Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania (now a bed & breakfast)
1875 "Midhope", residence of Prof. James C. Booth, Booth Lane, Haverford Station, Pennsylvania
[29]
1876 Addison Hutton's residence, 802 Montgomery Ave., Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
1877 "Sylvula", residence of Stephen O. Fuguet, 931 Montgomery Ave., Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania (renamed "Beechwood" by 1908, now part of
The Shipley School )
[30]
1877-1878
Charles Thomas House ,
West Whiteland Township, Pennsylvania
[31]
1880 Residence, 3400 Powelton Ave., Philadelphia
1880 Residence for G. M. Rupert, 506 N Church Street, West Chester, Pennsylvania
1880s "Penn Grove", residence of N. Parker Shortridge, Lancaster Ave. & Wynnewood Rd.,
Wynnewood, Pennsylvania
[32]
1880-81 Residence of J. W. Townsend, 825 Montgomery Ave., Bryn Mawr, PA
[33]
1881 "Waverly Heights", residence of
Samuel Rea , 1400 Waverly Rd.,
Gladwyne, Pennsylvania (now Wavery Heights Retirement Community)
[34]
1881 "Greenway", residence of George Lovell, 235 Pennswood Rd., Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania
[35]
1882 "Egerton House", residence of Mrs. Edward Scull, 5760 City Ave., Overbrook, Pennsylvania (now residence of the
Archbishop of Philadelphia )
[36]
1882 James Spear Residence, 244-46 S. 21st St., Philadelphia
1884 "Holmhurst", residence of Charles Hartshorne, Hazelhurst Ave.,
Merion, Pennsylvania
[37]
1884 216 N 34th Street, Philadelphia. Home of George Fletcher. (current home of
Theta Chi Fraternity at
Drexel University , Philadelphia
1885 "Ballytore", residence of Isaac H. Clothier, 630 Clothier Rd.,
Wynnewood, Pennsylvania (now St. Sahag-St. Mesrob Armenian Church)
[38]
[39]
1885 "Torworth", residence of J. C. Strawbridge, School House Ln.,
Germantown section of Philadelphia (demolished)
[40]
c.1885-89 "Roslyn Heights", residence of Stevenson Crothers, Papermill Rd.,
Erdenheim, Pennsylvania
[41]
1887 Residence of Edward B. Fox, 642 Montgomery Ave., Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania (now on
Harcum College 's campus)
1890 "Dundale", residence of Theodore Morris, Spring Mill Rd.,
Villanova, Pennsylvania (now Picotte Hall at
Villanova University )
[42]
[43]
1890 "Hillhurst", residence of John Biddle, 216 S. Orange St.,
Media, Pennsylvania
1908 Alterations to 44 S Wyoming Ave.,
Lower Merion Township, Pennsylvania
Gallery
Arch Street United Methodist Church, SE corner
Broad and
Arch Sts., Philadelphia (1869–70).
Bucks County Intelligencer Building,
Doylestown, Pennsylvania (1876)
Linderman Library, interior (1876)
Coppee Hall Gymnasium,
Lehigh University , Bethlehem, Pennsylvania (1882)
Chandler Chemistry Laboratory,
Lehigh University , Bethlehem, Pennsylvania (1884–85)
Bucks County Prison, Doylestown, Pennsylvania (1884–85). (now
James A. Michener Art Museum )
Packer Memorial Chapel,
Lehigh University , Bethlehem, Pennsylvania (1885)
Packer Memorial Chapel, interior (1885)
Carnegie Library ,
Johnstown, Pennsylvania (1890–92). Hutton's 1878 library was destroyed by the 1889
Johnstown Flood . This replacement library, built on the same site, is now the Johnstown Flood Museum
References
Notes
^
a
b rootsweb.com
^
New York Times, "Art Notes", Feb. 10, 1902
^
Ridgway Library at Library Postcards
^ Peitzman, Steven J.; A New and Untried Course: Woman's Medical College and Medical College of Pennsylvania, 1850-1998; (2000) Rutgers University Press: Piscataway, NJ.
^ Taber, William P.; Be Gentle, Be Plain; (1976) Celo Press
^
Linderman Library
Archived September 7, 2006, at the
Wayback Machine at Lehigh University, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania
^
a
b
Johnstown Flood Museum
^
Opera House
Archived April 13, 2009, at the
Wayback Machine at Mauch Chunk Historical Society
^
"HSP" . Archived from
the original on 2013-01-25. Retrieved 2009-01-29 .
^
Germantown Friends at Historic American Buildings Survey
^
Arch Street Methodist
Archived February 2, 2009, at the
Wayback Machine
^
Doylestown Presbyterian at Michener Museum
^
Redeemer Rectory
Archived June 13, 2010, at the
Wayback Machine at Lower Merion Historical Society
^
"National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" . CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from
the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-10-30 . Note: This includes Sally McMurry (July 1974).
"National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: St. Mark's Episcopal Church" (PDF) . Retrieved 2012-10-30 . [
permanent dead link ]
^
a
b
c County Courthouses of Pennsylvania, By Oliver P. Williams, 2001
^
PSFS at Historic American Buildings Survey
^
"Philadelphia to Get Its Tallest Apartment Building - NYTimes.com" .
The New York Times . 4 March 2016. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 December 2023 . {{
cite web }}
: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (
link )
^
Lenape Building at Michener Museum
^
Intelligencer Building at Michener Museum
^
Bucks County Prison at Michener Museum
^
Pennsylvania Company
Archived 2009-04-09 at the
Wayback Machine at Bryn Mawr College
^
Hutton's design for PA State Capitol
Archived July 20, 2011, at the
Wayback Machine
^
Glenloch [
permanent dead link ] at Historic American Buildings Survey
^
The Chestnuts
Archived 2009-04-09 at the
Wayback Machine at Bryn Mawr College
^
Elm Villa
Archived 2009-04-09 at the
Wayback Machine at Bryn Mawr College
^
St. Michel
Archived 2009-04-09 at the
Wayback Machine at Bryn Mawr College
^
"National Register Information System" .
National Register of Historic Places .
National Park Service . March 13, 2009.
^
Cedarcroft
^
Midhope
Archived 2009-04-09 at the
Wayback Machine at Bryn Mawr College
^
Sylvula (Beechwood)
Archived 2009-04-09 at the
Wayback Machine at Bryn Mawr College
^
"National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" . ARCH: Pennsylvania's Historic Architecture & Archaeology. Archived from
the original (Searchable database) on 2012-10-28. Retrieved 2012-11-02 . Note: This includes Martha Wolf (December 1981).
"Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Charles Thomas House" (PDF) . Archived from
the original (PDF) on 2014-05-17. Retrieved 2012-11-05 .
^
Penn Grove
Archived 2009-04-09 at the
Wayback Machine at Bryn Mawr College
^
Townsend House
Archived 2009-04-09 at the
Wayback Machine at Bryn Mawr College
^
Waverly Heights
Archived February 12, 2009, at the
Wayback Machine
^
Greenway
Archived June 13, 2010, at the
Wayback Machine at Lower Merion Historical Society
^
Egerton House
Archived 2009-04-09 at the
Wayback Machine at Bryn Mawr College
^
Holmhurst
Archived 2009-04-09 at the
Wayback Machine at Bryn Mawr College
^
Ballytore at Lower Merion Historical Society
^
St. Sahag & St. Mesrob
^
Torworth
Archived 2009-04-09 at the
Wayback Machine at Bryn Mawr College
^
Roslyn Heights
Archived 2009-04-09 at the
Wayback Machine at Bryn Mawr College
^
Dundale at Historic American Buildings Survey
^
Dundale history
Archived 2010-06-02 at the
Wayback Machine at Villanova University
External links
International National Artists Other