Edward Dow (11 July 1820 – 1894) was an American

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from

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Life and career

Dow was born in

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, July 11, 1820. The son of a carpenter, he began learning his father's trade at a young age. At the age of 16, the family moved to

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, where young Dow began an apprenticeship with Ruel Durkee. In 1847 he moved to

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and established himself as a carpenter. By 1851 he had established the firm of Colby & Dow, builders, with J. M. Colby. Around 1856 he set out on his own again, this time as an architect. He remained in private practice until 1876, when he took Giles Wheeler (1834-1915) into Dow & Wheeler. Wheeler had, years before, apprenticed with Colby & Dow, and had rejoined the firm in 1873. The two worked together until 1885, when Wheeler left to supervise the construction of the new U. S. Post Office. However, Dow continued to practice as Dow & Wheeler until 1890. That year, James E. Randlett (1846-1909), formerly the keeper of the state house, became a partner. Dow & Randlett was dissolved upon Dow's death in 1894. From at least 1882 until 1892, architect

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(1851-1926) was apparently Dow's chief designer. He left to establish his own office with Charles E. Sargent in 1892. Dow's nephew, Wallace L. Dow, studied architecture with Dow & Wheeler from 1877 to 1880, when he left New Hampshire for

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, where he would become a noted architect.

Selected works

Edward Dow, c.1856-1876

* 1857 - Phenix Hotel, 46 N Main St, Concord, New Hampshire ** Demolished. * 1859 - House for George E. Jenks, 76 School St, Concord, New HampshireTolles, Bryant F., Jr. ''New Hampshire Architecture: An Illustrated Guide''. 1979. * 1859 - St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 21 Centre St, Concord, New Hampshire''

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NRHP Nomination''. 2000. * 1860 - New Hampshire State Prison Warehouse, 2½ Beacon St, Concord, New Hampshire * 1863 - Concord High School, 27 N State St, Concord, New Hampshire ** Burned in 1888. * 1866 - Littleton High School, High & School Sts,

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** Demolished. * 1866 - New Hampshire Statesman Building, 18 N Main St, Concord, New Hampshire * 1866 - Penacook Academy, 116 N Main St,

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* 1868 - Hill Block, 66 N Main St, Concord, New Hampshire * 1868 - Trinity M. E. Church, 137 Main St,

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* 1869 - Culver Hall, New Hampshire College,

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''Charlestown Town Hall NRHP Nomination''. 1984. ** Demolished. * 1872 - Charlestown Town Hall, 11 Summer St,

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* 1872 - Newport Town Hall, 20 Main St,

** Burned and partially rebuilt in 1885. * 1872 - Trinity Episcopal Church, 247 Main St,

Tilton, New Hampshire Tilton is a town on the Winnipesaukee River in Belknap County, New Hampshire, United States. The population was 3,962 at the 2020 census, up from 3,567 at the 2010 census. It includes the villages of Tilton and Lochmere and part of the village ...

'' Tilton Downtown Historic District NRHP Nomination''. 1983. * 1873 - Board of Trade Building, 83-85 N Main St, Concord, New Hampshire ** Largely demolished. * 1874 - Conant Hall, New Hampshire College, Hanover, New Hampshire ** Demolished. * 1876 - Morrill Bros. Block, 55 N Main St, Concord, New Hampshire

Dow & Wheeler, 1876-1882

* 1877 - House for Alvah W. Sulloway, 26 Peabody Pl,

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''New Hampshire Homes''. 1895. ** Demolished. * 1878 -

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, 281 N State St, Concord, New Hampshire * 1879 - Tilton Town Hall, 257 Main St,

* 1880 - Nashua Union Station, Temple St,

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** Demolished. * 1881 - Penacook Fire Station, 25 Washington St,

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* 1881 - The Temple, Temple Ave,

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* 1882 -

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, Tilton Arch Park,

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* 1883 -

Northfield Union Church Northfield Union Church is a historic church on Sondogardy (also spelled "Sandogardy") Pond Road in Northfield, New Hampshire. Built in 1883, it is a fine example of modest Carpenter Gothic architecture, designed by Edward Dow, one of New Hampsh ...

, Sondogardy Pond Rd, Northfield, New Hampshire * 1884 - West Street Ward House, 41 West St, Concord, New Hampshire * 1887 - Bank Block, 291 Main St, Tilton, New Hampshire * 1887 - House for Charles C. Danforth, 39 Green St, Concord, New Hampshire ** Demolished. * 1887 - Perkins Inn, Old Henniker & Hopkinton Rds,

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** Demolished. * 1888 - Odd Fellows Building, 18 Pleasant St, Concord, New Hampshire * 1888 - West Concord Fire Station, 450 N State St, West Concord, New Hampshire * 1889 - "The Boulders" for A. Perley Fitch, 150 Garnet St,

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** Demolished. * 1889 - Orphans' Home of Concord, 1942 Dunbarton Rd, Concord, New Hampshire ** Demolished. * 1890 - Concord Gas Light Building, 24 Bridge St, Concord, New Hampshire

Dow & Randlett, 1890-1894

* 1892 - Bristol Savings Bank Building, 10 N Main St,

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* 1892 - Conant Hall,

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. 1996. * 1892 - Epping Town Hall, 157 Main St,

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* 1892 - Thompson Hall, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire * 1893 - Antrim Town Hall, 66 Main St,

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* 1893 - Phenix Hall, 40 N Main St, Concord, New Hampshire * 1893 - " Pleasant View" for

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, 227 Pleasant St, Concord, New Hampshire"Specifications: for house for Mrs. Mary G.B. Eddy to be erected in Concord, N.H./by Dow & Randlett". ''http://nhhistory.library.net/'' . n.d. Web. ** Demolished. * 1894 - Y. M. C. A. Building, 12 N State St, Concord, New Hampshire

References

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