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John D. Towle (d. 1887) was an American architect. He opened an office for architecture in the mid-1840s in Boston, Massachusetts. For most of his life he made his home in Newton, Massachusetts. In 1849 he partnered with Albert F. Bellows, an artist who had trained as an architect. The firm of Towle & Bellows dissolved in 1850, when Bellows turned back to painting.〔''Collection of American water colors & drawings, Volume 1''〕 He remained in private practice until 1852 when he took Francis Foster, a surveyor, as partner. The firm of Towle & Foster was Towle's most productive partnership. In 1855 the two split, and Towle returned to private practice. By 1868 Towle had taken his son, J. Edward Towle, into the firm of John D. Towle & Son. After 1873 he once again practiced alone. In the late 1870s he relocated to Kansas City, Missouri, where he died in 1887.〔''Inland Architect and News Record'' Jan. 1888: 107.〕 Towle was a member of the Missouri (now Kansas City) chapter of the American Institute of Architects. He became noted during the 1850s for his designs of Italianate-style churches, which he built all across New England. Architects Alfred Stone〔''Proceedings of the Rhode Island Historical Society, 1905-1906''. Providence: Standard Printing Co., 1906.〕 and Samuel J. F. Thayer〔''American Architect and Building News'' 4 March 1893: 130.〕 trained in Towle's office. ==Works== * Winnisimmet Congregational Church, 163 Chestnut St., Chelsea, MA (1851-52) - Later the First Congregational Church. Demolished.〔"Ventilation of Churches". ''Congregational Quarterly'' Oct. 1859: 369.〕 * Central Congregational Church, 183 French St., Bangor, ME (1852) - Demolished 1902.〔Shivell, Kirk. ''The Steeples of Old New England''. Lighthouse Point (FL): Lighthouse Press, 1998.〕 * North Congregational Church, 2 Congress St., Portsmouth, NH (1852-54)〔 * Shawmut Congregational Church, 397 Shawmut Ave., Boston, MA (1852) - Demolished. Towle designed houses for the church on each side of the building. No. 401 Shawmut stands.〔Bacon, Mardges. "An Historic District Discovered: The Enduring Colonial Image of Newbury, Massachusetts". ''Old-Time New England'' Winter-Spring 1976.〕 * Bangor Unitarian Church, 126 Union St., Bangor, ME (1853)〔 * Winthrop Street Fire Station, 34 Winthrop St., Charlestown, MA (1853) - Altered beyond recognition.〔''City Treasurer's Annual Report of the Receipts, Expenditures, &c. of the City of Charlestown for the Financial Year, Ending February 28, 1853''. Charlestown (MA): Caleb Rand, 1853.〕 * First Congregational Church (Remodeling), 697 Main St., Harwich, MA (1854)〔"Harwich First Congregational Church" mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n. d. Web.〕 * Hammond Street Congregational Church, 28 High St., Bangor, ME (1854)〔 * South Congregational Church, 1101 Main St., Campello, MA (1854) - Demolished.〔Kingman, Bradford. "Congregational Church, Campello, Mass." ''Congregational Quarterly'' April 1865: 183.〕 * Thompson Congregational Church, 347 Thompson Rd., Thompson, CT (1855)〔Baker, Zephaniah. ''The Cottage Builder's Manual''. Worcester (MA): Zephaniah Baker & Co., 1856.〕 * Caledonia County Courthouse, 1126 Main St., St. Johnsbury, VT (1856)〔Pearl, Peggy. ''A Brief History of St. Johnsbury''. 2009.〕 * Myron P. Bush House, 762 Delaware Ave., Buffalo, NY (1859-60) - Demolished 1903.〔Buffalo Historical Society. ''The Picture Book of Earlier Buffalo''. Buffalo (NY): Buffalo Historical Society, 1912.〕 * Newton High School, Walnut St. & Elm Rd., Newtonville, MA (1859) - Remodeled 1875 by George F. Meacham. Demolished 1896.〔Fleishman, Thelma. ''Images of America: Newton''. Charleston: Arcadia, 1999.〕 * College Street Congregational Church, 265 College St., Burlington, VT (1863-65)〔"The College Street Church, Burlington, VT". ''Congregational Quarterly'' July 1866: 277.〕 * William G. Fargo House, Fargo Ave. & Jersey St., Buffalo, NY (1868-70) - Demolished 1900.〔 * George Howard House, 800 Delaware Ave., Buffalo, NY (Date of construction unknown) - Demolished 1916.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John D. Towle」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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