Albert E. Bodwell (1851–1926) was an American

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from

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Life and career

He was born in Sanbornton in 1851. His education is unknown, but in 1881 he briefly joined with

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architect William M. Butterfield. Soon afterward he relocated to

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, where he became associated with the firm of Dow & Wheeler. In 1882 he was admitted to the partnership, and the firm became Dow, Wheeler & Bodwell. After only a year or two, Bodwell stepped down from his partnership and became the firm's head designer, and so designed many of Dow's major late works.Downtown Concord Historic District NRHP Nomination
2000. In June 1892 he left the firm (now Dow & Randlett) and established his own firm, Bodwell & Sargent, with Charles E. Sargent. The firm was locally prominent, and practiced until 1897, when Bodwell moved to

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, where he became noted as a historian.

Legacy

As an architect, Bodwell contributed to at least three buildings individually listed on the

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, in addition to at least two works that contribute to listed historic districts.

Architectural works

Dow, Wheeler & Bodwell, 1882-c.1883

* 1882 -

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, Tilton Arch Park,

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* 1883 - Northfield Union Church, Sondogardy Pond Rd, Northfield, New Hampshire

For Dow & Wheeler and Dow & Randlett, c.1884-1892

* 1887 - Charles C. Danforth House, 39 Green St, Concord, New Hampshire''New Hampshire Homes''. 1895. ** Demolished. * 1888 - Odd Fellows Building, 18 Pleasant St, Concord, New Hampshire

Bodwell & Sargent, 1892-1897

* 1893 - Hiram O. Marsh House, 48 South St, Concord, New Hampshire * 1894 -

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, 503 Province Rd,

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Gilmanton Academy NRHP Nomination
1983. * 1894 - St. James Episcopal Church, 53 Pleasant St,

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* 1897 - Kenrick Block, 420 Central St,

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''American Architect and Building News'' 27 Feb. 1897: xiii. Boston.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bodwell, Albert E. 1851 births 1926 deaths Architects from New Hampshire 19th-century American architects People from Sanbornton, New Hampshire