Background
Putnam, John Pickering was born on April 3, 1847 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of John Pickering and Harriet (Upham) Putnam.
Putnam, John Pickering was born on April 3, 1847 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of John Pickering and Harriet (Upham) Putnam.
Bachelor of Arts, Harvard, 1868. École des Beaux Arts, Paris, 1869. Royal Academy of Architecture, Berlin, 1870, 1871.
Practicing architecture at Boston from 1871. Invented the “Sanitas,” “Securitas,” and other plumbing, steam heating, and water purification appliances. Author: The Open Fire-Place in All Ages, 1882.
The Principles of House Drainage, 1885.
Improved Plumbing Appliances, 1887. The Outlook for the Artisan and His Art, 1892.
Plumbing and Household Sanitation, 1911.
Married Grace Cornelia Stevens, June 30, 1885.