Background
John M. Allen was born in 1842 at Marion, Massachusetts, United States.
John M. Allen was born in 1842 at Marion, Massachusetts, United States.
He acquired technical training at the Lawrence Scientific School at Harvard University.
He maintained an archi¬tectural office in Boston for a number of years, became a draftsman at the age of twenty in the office of Ware & Van Brunt, Boston, remained with the firm for a number of years. In independent practice, Mr. Allen designed a number of commercial buildings in Boston and other cities and in addition many residences in Marion.
A native and life-long resident of Marion, Massachusetts, United States