Harrison H. Atwood

Harrison Henry Atwood (August 26, 1863 – October 22, 1954) was an American architect and politician who represented Boston in the United States House of Representatives from 1895 to 1897 and for several nonconsecutive terms in the Massachusetts House of Representatives. He was a member of the Republican Party but was also supported by the Progressive Party during his later terms in the Massachusetts House.

Harrison Henry Atwood
Atwood c. 1894
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 10th district
In office March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897
Preceded by	Michael J. McEttrick
Succeeded by	Samuel J. Barrows
Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives
In office 1887–1889
Preceded by	Patrick D. Dwyer Matthew Dolan
Succeeded by	Joseph P. Lomasney
Constituency	8th Suffolk district
In office 1915–1915
Preceded by	Timothy J. Ahern Sanford Bates Charles S. Lawler
Succeeded by	Charles S. Lawler
Constituency	24th Suffolk district
In office 1917–1918
Succeeded by	Frank L. Brier Elihu D. Stone
Constituency	19th Suffolk district
In office 1923–1924
Preceded by	Frank L. Brier Herbert W. Burr Charles Shulman
Succeeded by	Bernard P. Casey Bernard Ginsburg
Constituency	19th Suffolk district
In office 1927–1928
Preceded by	Peter J. Fitzgerald Joseph J. Mulhern
Succeeded by	Frank J. McFarland
Constituency	17th Suffolk district
5th City Architect of Boston
In office 1889–1891
Preceded by	Charles J. Bateman
Succeeded by	Edmund M. Wheelwright
Personal details
Born	(1863-08-26)August 26, 1863 North Londonderry, Vermont, U.S.
Died	October 22, 1954(1954-10-22) (aged 91) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Political party	Republican Progressive
Spouse	Clara Stein
Children	Harrison Jr. August
Profession	Architect

Biography

Born at the home of his grandmother in North Londonderry, Vermont, Atwood attended public schools in Boston. He studied architecture and engaged in that profession in Boston. Atwood was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fourth Congress (March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897). Atwood defeated incumbent Democrat Michael J. McEttrick. He was a member of the Republican State Committee.

Atwood was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1896 to the Fifty-fifth Congress. He resumed his former profession in Boston. From 1888 to 1894 he was a member of and secretary to the Boston Republican City Committee. From 1889 to 1890 he was City Architect of Boston, designing the Bowditch School, the Congress Street Fire Station, and the Harvard Avenue Fire Station, all on the National Register of Historic Places. Atwood also designed several churches for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston. He was again a member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives in 1915, 1917, 1918, 1923, 1924, 1927, and 1928.

He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1918 to the Sixty-sixth Congress, and then resumed his work as an architect in Boston. In April 1938, he moved to Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts.

Death

Atwood died in Boston on October 22, 1954, and was interred in Forest Hills Cemetery in the Forest Hills neighborhood of Boston.

Buildings on the National Register of Historic Places designed by H.H. Atwood

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  Bowditch School
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  Harvard Avenue Fire Station
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  Congress Street Fire Station

See also

• 1915 Massachusetts legislature
• 1917 Massachusetts legislature
• 1918 Massachusetts legislature
• 1923–1924 Massachusetts legislature

Bibliography

• United States Congress. "Harrison H. Atwood (id: A000336)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
• Official Congressional Directory By United States Congress

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress