Arthur H. Vinal (July 1, 1855 – August 25, 1923) was an American architect who lived and worked in

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. Vinal was born in

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, on July 1, 1855, to Howard Vinal and Clarissa J. Wentworth. Vinal apprenticed at the firm of

Peabody & Stearns Peabody & Stearns was a premier architectural firm in the Eastern United States in the late 19th century and early 20th century. Based in Boston, Massachusetts, the firm consisted of Robert Swain Peabody (1845–1917) and John Goddard Stearns ...

in Boston before leaving to start his own practice in 1875. Vinal started a partnership with Henry F. Starbuck in 1877; the firm broke up when Starbuck moved away. Vinal served as the third City Architect of Boston from 1884 to 1888. Vinal is principally known for his

Richardsonian Romanesque Richardsonian Romanesque is a architectural style, style of Romanesque Revival architecture named after the American architect Henry Hobson Richardson (1838–1886). The revivalism (architecture), revival style incorporates 11th- and 12th-century ...

High Service Building at the

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(1887). In addition to his other public buildings, Vinal designed numerous residences in Boston and nearby suburbs (not all, or even mostly, romanesques).

Other works

* Methodist Church,

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(1877) * Bangor Opera House,

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(1881) * 23 Warren Avenue, Boston, MA (1881) * 29 Melville Avenue, Dorchester, MA, shingle style, (1884) * 35 Melville Avenue, Dorchester, MA was built and designed by and for Arthur H. Vinal in 1882. By 1894, a W.T. Sullivan lived here. * 37 Melville Avenue, Dorchester, MA was designed by Arthur H. Vinal c. mid 1880s. By 1894, its owner was Sophia B. Adams. * Mt. Kineo House Hotel, Mount Kineo, Moosehead Lake, Maine (opened July 29, 1884) *

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and

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941–955 Boylston Street The building at 941–955 Boylston Street in the Back Bay district of Boston, Massachusetts was designed by Arthur H. Vinal in 1886, while he was City Architect, as the city's first combined fire and police station. The building, constructed in 1 ...

, Boston (1886, Richardsonian Romanesque) - latter now

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* Fisher Hill Reservoir,

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(1887) *

Dorchester Temple Baptist Church Dorchester Temple Baptist Church is a historic African American Baptist church at 670 Washington Street in Boston, Massachusetts. It is now known as Global Ministries Christian Church. The church was designed in 1889 by Arthur H. Vinal in the ...

(1889,

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) * Calais Free Library,

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(opened July 4, 1893) * 158, 160, 162, 164, 166, 168, 170, 172, 174, St. Botolph Street, Boston, MA (1894) * apartment building, 492–498 Massachusetts Avenue and 779–781 Tremont Street, South End, Boston (1897) * 69, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, 83, 85, 87, 89, 91, 93, 95, 97, 99, 101, 103, 015, 107, 109, 111, 113 Gainsborough Street, Boston, MA (1900) * 114, 116, 118, 120 Hemenway Street, Boston, MA (1900) * 76. 78. 80. 82. 84. 86. 88. 90. 92, 94, 96, 98, 100, 102, 104, 106, 108, 110 Gainsborough Street, Boston, MA (1902) *

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(

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and later

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house), later known as the Center and the Pagoda, 690 Washington Street, Boston (1903, French Renaissance)

Images

References

National Register nomination for Bowditch School, Jamaica Plain

Dorchester Atheneum

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External links

* https://www.flickr.com/photos/tomewatson/2344423886/ Globe Theatre, Washington St., Boston. It was later the center and then the Pagoda. The theater closed in 1995 * https://www.flickr.com/photos/army_arch/3550844921/ 1854 births 1923 deaths Architects from Boston 19th century in Boston Peabody and Stearns people {{US-architect-19C-stub