Daniel Howard Thornton (1870–1911) was an American architect from Providence, Rhode Island. Thornton established himself as an architect in

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(then part of Johnston) in the 1890s.''Annual Report of the State Board of Education, January, 1896''. 1896. He remained there until about 1900, when he formed a partnership with Richard C. Sanders, another young architect, in central Providence. Sanders & Thornton was dissolved in 1902, and Thornton partnered with his cousin, Henry C. Thornton.''Engineering News'' 18 Dec. 1902: 218. They split about 1903, when Henry left to partner with his brother-in-law,

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. However, Thornton continued as Thornton & Thornton until his death in 1911.

Architectural works

Private practice, before 1899: * 1895 - Concord Street Grammar School, Roosevelt St. & Sterling Ave., Providence, Rhode Island. Then in Johnston. Demolished. * 1899 - St. Alban's Episcopal Church, 1964 Smith St., Centerdale, Rhode Island. Altered. Sanders & Thornton, 1900-1902: * 1900 - Webster Avenue Primary School, 241 Webster Ave., Providence, Rhode Island. * 1901 - St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 50 Park Pl., Pawtucket, Rhode Island. * 1902 - Emma A. Butts House, 329 Olney St., Providence, Rhode Island. * 1902 - Douglas Avenue Fire Station, 137 Douglas Ave., Providence, Rhode Island. Thornton & Thornton, 1902-1911: * 1903 - Main Building, Rhode Island State Sanitarium,

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. Demolished. * 1903 - Rhode Island Building,

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. Demolished. * 1904 - Chester High School, Middlesex Tpk.,

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. Demolished. * 1906 - Harold A. MacKinney House, 215 Arlington Ave., Providence, Rhode Island. * 1907 - Churchill House (Rhode Island Women's Club), 155 Angell St., Providence, Rhode Island. * 1910 - E. T. Davis Block, 388-392 Weybosset St., Providence, Rhode Island. Demolished.''American Contractor'' 16 July 1910: 51.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Thornton, Daniel Howard 1870 births 1911 deaths 19th-century American architects Architects from Providence, Rhode Island