Joseph Walter Northrop (1860–1940) was an American
architect.
He practiced in
Bridgeport, Connecticut and was prominent in that city in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Northrop was born in
New Haven on July 8, 1860. In 1882 he moved to
Hartford where he worked for architect
George Keller. In 1885 he relocated to Bridgeport to open his own office.[1] He married Mary Alvira (Ogden) Northrop. He had a son, Joseph W. Northrop, Jr. (b. 1886), who would go on to be a prominent architect in
Houston, Texas.[2] Northrop died in Bridgeport May 24, 1940.
Architectural works
Bridgeport, Connecticut
Isaac W. Birdseye House, 733 Fairfield Ave. (1886) - Demolished[3]
Charles G. Downs House, 127 Broad St. (1887) - Demolished[4]
George Comstock House, 239 Park Ave. (1887) - still extant at the corner of Park Ave and Atlantic St[5]
Benjamin F. Squire House, 1601 Fairfield Ave. (1888–89) - Altered[6]
Edward W. Marsh House, 984 Fairfield Ave. (1888) - Demolished[7]
Frank Ashley Wilmot, Sr. House (President of American Tube & Stamping Mfg. Co.-formerly Wilmot & Hobbs Mfg. Co.) (1865-1915), 633 Clinton Ave. (1889) 'Stratfield Historic District' 'Number 3 in a series titled "Our Attractive Homes", published weekly in Bridgeport Standard; appeared 31 January 1891.' Currently (2017) used as office of Dr. James Caserta, DDS
Willis F. Hobbs House (President of The Bridgeport Hardware Manufacturing Co.) (1854-1939) (Brother in Law of Frank Ashley Wilmot, Sr.), 579 Clinton Ave. (originally 303 Clinton Ave.) (1891) - Altered[8]
Thomas C. Wordin House, 1139 Fairfield Ave. (1892) - Now home to the local union of the
Teamsters[9]
First Baptist Church, 126 Washington Ave. (1893–94)[10]
Thomas C. Wordin House, 33 Yale St. (1893) - An investment property. Altered[11]
Edward W. Harral House, 123 Harrison St. (1899) - Demolished. Currently the corner of Golden Hill & Lafayette[12]
Taylor Memorial Library, 5 Broad St., Milford, Connecticut (1894) - Now home to the Milford Chamber of Commerce.
Lauralton Hall, 200 High St., Milford, Connecticut (1897) - Built as the estate of Charles H. Pond in 1864. Henry A. Taylor had Northrop redesign the entire house. Now a girls' catholic school[35][36][37]
Joseph Walter Northrop (1860–1940) was an American
architect.
He practiced in
Bridgeport, Connecticut and was prominent in that city in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Northrop was born in
New Haven on July 8, 1860. In 1882 he moved to
Hartford where he worked for architect
George Keller. In 1885 he relocated to Bridgeport to open his own office.[1] He married Mary Alvira (Ogden) Northrop. He had a son, Joseph W. Northrop, Jr. (b. 1886), who would go on to be a prominent architect in
Houston, Texas.[2] Northrop died in Bridgeport May 24, 1940.
Architectural works
Bridgeport, Connecticut
Isaac W. Birdseye House, 733 Fairfield Ave. (1886) - Demolished[3]
Charles G. Downs House, 127 Broad St. (1887) - Demolished[4]
George Comstock House, 239 Park Ave. (1887) - still extant at the corner of Park Ave and Atlantic St[5]
Benjamin F. Squire House, 1601 Fairfield Ave. (1888–89) - Altered[6]
Edward W. Marsh House, 984 Fairfield Ave. (1888) - Demolished[7]
Frank Ashley Wilmot, Sr. House (President of American Tube & Stamping Mfg. Co.-formerly Wilmot & Hobbs Mfg. Co.) (1865-1915), 633 Clinton Ave. (1889) 'Stratfield Historic District' 'Number 3 in a series titled "Our Attractive Homes", published weekly in Bridgeport Standard; appeared 31 January 1891.' Currently (2017) used as office of Dr. James Caserta, DDS
Willis F. Hobbs House (President of The Bridgeport Hardware Manufacturing Co.) (1854-1939) (Brother in Law of Frank Ashley Wilmot, Sr.), 579 Clinton Ave. (originally 303 Clinton Ave.) (1891) - Altered[8]
Thomas C. Wordin House, 1139 Fairfield Ave. (1892) - Now home to the local union of the
Teamsters[9]
First Baptist Church, 126 Washington Ave. (1893–94)[10]
Thomas C. Wordin House, 33 Yale St. (1893) - An investment property. Altered[11]
Edward W. Harral House, 123 Harrison St. (1899) - Demolished. Currently the corner of Golden Hill & Lafayette[12]
Taylor Memorial Library, 5 Broad St., Milford, Connecticut (1894) - Now home to the Milford Chamber of Commerce.
Lauralton Hall, 200 High St., Milford, Connecticut (1897) - Built as the estate of Charles H. Pond in 1864. Henry A. Taylor had Northrop redesign the entire house. Now a girls' catholic school[35][36][37]