Background
Edward Clark Cabot was born in 1818 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States.
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architecture
Algonquin Club
(It was built by Edward Clark Cabot in association with Fr...)
It was built by Edward Clark Cabot in association with Francis Chandler.
Public Library
(It was designed by the firm Cabot, Everett & Mead.)
It was designed by the firm Cabot, Everett & Mead.
Edward Clart Cabot
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In 1845 when employed as a draftsman in the office of George M. Dexter Mr. Cabot submitted plans in a competition for the new Boston Athenaeum on Beacon Street and was awarded the commission with the proviso that Dexter, a Civil Engineer, and more experienced architect, be employed as supervising architect. Following the completion of the building in 1847, Cabot established his own office in the city and in the course of years planned a number of public buildings in Boston and elsewhere.
After the end of the Civil War in which Mr. Cabot served with the 44th Massachusetts Infantry, he re-opened his office in Boston. For a few years, he practiced as co-partner with Francis Chandler in designing the Algonquin Club in Boston and the John Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, but that association ended when Mr. Chandler withdrew to become Professor of Architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Subsequently, Mr. Cabot took into partnership two of his former draftsmen, Arthur G. Everett, and Samuel W. Mead, and remained the head of Cabot, Everett & Mead until his retirement in 1888. Several public buildings were designed by the firm, notably the Public Library in Wayland, Massachusetts, United States, and the Russell Library at Plymouth, also numerous suburban homes in the New England area, typical examples of the picturesque rural style of the late nineteenth century.
Achievements
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The most important achievement in architecture was the old Boston Theatre on Washington Street, the largest in the city with a seating capacity of three thousand, in preparation for which he spent a year in Europe studying theatres, particularly the huge La Scala at Milan, Italy. Completed in 1894, the Boston Theatre stood until 1926 on approximately the site of the present Keith's Memorial Theatre.
Works
architecture
Membership
He was a charter member and later Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, he was active in affairs of the Boston Society of Architects, serving as president for several consecutive years.
Interests
Connections
- employer:
- George M. Dexter
- Co-worker:
- Francis Chandler
- Co-worker:
- Arthur G. Everett
- Co-worker:
- and Samuel W. Mead
In 1845 Mr. Cabot employed as draftsman in the office of George M. Dexter
For a few years Mr. Cabot practiced as co-partner with Francis Chandler in designing the Algonquin Club in Boston.
Mr. Cabot took into partnership former draftsmen Arthur G. Everett and Samuel W. Meadand remained the head of Cabot, Everett & Mead until his retirement in 1888.
Mr. Cabot took into partnership former draftsmen Arthur G. Everett and Samuel W. Meadand remained the head of Cabot, Everett & Mead until his retirement in 1888.
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Born
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Died
January 5, 1901 (aged 83) -
Nationality
American