Lambert Packard (1832-1906) was an American architect from St. Johnsbury, Vermont.

Life and career

He was born in 1832

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, to Jefferson Packard. The family moved to

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in 1847, where Packard learned the carpenter's trade. At age 15 he left home, working for engineers and architects in Lowell and

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. By the 1860s, he was in

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working as a pattern maker.Jeffrey, William H. ''Successful Vermonters: Successful Vermonters: A Modern Gazetteer of Caledonia, Essex, and Orange Counties''. East Burke, VT: Historical Publishing, 1904. In 1866 he moved back to Vermont, having been employed as a foreman with E. & T. Fairbanks & Co. in St. Johnsbury. Before long, he also became company architect, and was in charge of all construction at the Fairbanks works. He developed a friendship with Franklin Fairbanks, who had been a partner in the firm since 1856, and served as its president from 1881 to 1895. Through the beneficence of the Fairbanks family, Packard designed most of the town's major buildings.Hodgdon, Allan D. "Packard, Lambert". ''The Vermont Encyclopedia''. Ed. John J. Duffy, Samuel B. Hand, and Ralph H. Orth. Burlington, VT: University of Vermont Press, 2003. He worked alone until 1896, when he established a partnership with J. Albert Thorne of Montpelier. They parted ways soon after, but Packard established a new partnership, Packard & Tyrie, circa 1899. His last known commission came in 1904, and he died in 1906. In 1862, Packard married Amanda F. Richardson of

. They had three children, two sons and a daughter.

Legacy

A number of his works are listed on the U.S.

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Architectural works

Lambert Packard, before 1896

* 1870 - Bank Block, 1194 Main St, St. Johnsbury, VermontSt. Johnsbury Main Street Historic District NRHP Nomination
1975. * 1870 - South (Fuller) Hall,

St. Johnsbury Academy St. Johnsbury Academy (SJA) is an independent, private, coeducational, non-profit boarding and day school located in St. Johnsbury, Vermont, in the United States. The academy enrolls students in grades 9-12. It was founded by Thaddeus Fairbanks ...

, St. Johnsbury, Vermont ** Demolished. * 1871 - Franklin Fairbanks House (Underclyffe), Underclyffe Rd, St. Johnsbury, Vermont ** Demolished. * 1872 - North (Colby) Hall, St. Johnsbury Academy, St. Johnsbury, Vermont ** Demolished. * 1872 - Universalist Church of the Messiah, 47 Cherry St, St. Jonsbury, VermontSt/ Johnsbury Historic District Historic District NRHP Nomination
1979. ** Largely demolished in 1972. * 1873 - Edward T. Fairbanks House (Sheepcote), 67 Fairbanks Dr, St, Johnsbury, Vermont ** Presently a dormitory of St. Johnsbury Academy. * 1873 - I. O. O. F. Block, 336 Railroad St, St. Johnsbury, Vermont * 1877 - North Congregational Church, 1325 Main St, St. Johnsbury, Vermont * 1883 - Y. M. C. A. Building, Eastern Ave near Main, St. Johnsbury, Vermont ** Burned. * 1884 - William P. Fairbanks House (Brantview), 1000 Main St, St. Johnsbury, VermontPear, Peggy. ''A Brief History of St Johnsbury''. 2009. * 1885 - Masonic Block, 1262 Main St, St. Johnsbury, Vermont ** Burned in 2009. * 1885 - Orleans County Courthouse, 274 Main St, Newport, Vermont * 1885 - Passumpsic Savings Bank Building, 1236 Main St, St. Johnsbury, Vermont * 1886 -

Pinkerton Academy Pinkerton Academy is a secondary school in Derry, New Hampshire, United States. It serves roughly 3,269 students, making it by far the largest high school in New Hampshire, more than 1,300 students greater than the next largest high school. Pi ...

, 5 Pinkerton St,

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* 1888 - Hanover Inn, 2 E Wheelock St,

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Barrett, Frank J., Jr. ''Images of America: Early Dartmouth College and Downtown Hanover''. 2008. ** Remodeled in 1902, and demolished in 1966. * 1888 - Lane & Davis Block, Main St, Newport, VermontNewport Downtown Historic District NRHP Nomination
2006. ** Demolished. * 1888 - Charles H. Stevens House, 1525 Main St, St. Johnsbury, Vermont * 1889 -

Fairbanks Museum The Fairbanks Museum & Planetarium is a combination natural science museum, history museum, and planetarium located in St. Johnsbury, Vermont. It was founded in 1890 by businessman, politician, naturalist, and collector Franklin Fairbanks. The ...

, 1302 Main St, St. Johnsbury, Vermont * 1890 - Bartlett Hall,

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, Hanover, New Hampshire * 1890 - Hotel Low, 114 S Main St,

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** Demolished in 1960. * 1890 - Pythian Block, 196 Eastern Ave, St. Johnsbury, Vermont ** Home to Packard's office. * 1890 - Spaulding High School (former), 60 Washington St,

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* 1892 - Fairbanks Block, 1197 Main St, St. Johnsbury, Vermont * 1892 - Lane's Block, 8 Field Ave, Newport, Vermont ** Burned in 1923. * 1893 - Merchants National Bank Building, 370 Railroad St, St. Johnsbury, VermontRailroad Street Historic District NRHP Nomination
1974. * 1894 - Citizens Savings Bank Building, 364 Railroad St, St. Johnsbury, Vermont * 1894 - Hotel Lyndon, 76 Depot St,

Lyndonville, Vermont Lyndonville is a village in the town of Lyndon, in Caledonia County, Vermont, United States. Lyndonville's population was 1,136 at the 2020 census. It is the closest community to the Lyndon campus of Northern Vermont University. History In 1883 ...

Fisher, Harriet Fletcher. ''Images of America: Lyndon''. Charleston, SC: Arcadia, 1998. ** Burned in 1924, replaced by the Darling Inn. * 1894 - Woods Library Building, 21 S Main St, Bradford, Vermont * 1895 - Jeudevine Memorial Library, 93 N Main St,

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* 1895 - Lyndonville Savings Bank Building, 1033 Broad St, Lyndonville, Vermont ** Demolished in 1962. * 1895 - Passumpsic Baptist Church, 4544 U. S. 5,

Passumpsic, Vermont Passumpsic is an unincorporated village in the town of Barnet, Caledonia County, Vermont, United States. The community is located along U.S. Route 5 and the Passumpsic River south of St. Johnsbury. Passumpsic has a post office A post offi ...

* 1895 - St. Johnsbury Hospital (former), 90 Prospect St, St. Johnsbury, Vermont * 1896 - Julia Pettigrew Hutchins House (Remodeling), 261 Park Ave, Lyndonville, Vermont * 1896 - New Avenue Hotel, 10 Eastern Ave, St. Johnsbury, Vermont

Packard & Thorne, 1896-1898

* 1897 - St. John R. C. Church, 49 Winter St, St. Johnsbury, Vermont * 1898 - Superintendent's House, St. Johnsbury Federal Fish Culture Station, 374 Emerson Falls Rd, St. Johnsbury, Vermont

Lambert Packard, 1898-c.1899

* 1898 - Currier Block, 185 N Main St,

** Burned in 1903.

Packard & Tyrie, c.1899

* 1899 - Portland Street School, 510 Portland St, St. Johnsbury, Vermont

Lambert Packard, before 1906

* 1903 - Barn, West View Farm, Waterford Hwy. 34,

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* 1904 - A. C. Blanchard Block, 14 N Main St,

Barre Downtown Historic District
1979.

References

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