Damon was born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island in 1850. He was the son of Calvin Damon, a Universalist minister. Around 1856 the family moved to Haverhill.[1] Damon graduated from the architectural program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, then only a few years old.[2] Beginning in 1873 he was practicing architecture in Haverhill. He was the city's first college-trained architect. In 1874 or 75 he took his brother, Charles P. Damon (d.1919), as a partner.[3] The firm, Damon Brothers, lasted until 1915, at which point Damon appears to have retired. His brother continued the practice for a few more years, doing only minor work.
Works
Winnekenni Hall (James R. Nichols Estate), 347 Kenoza Ave., Haverhill, MA (1873–75)[4]
James A. Hale House, 65 Cedar St., Haverhill, MA (c.1875)[5]
William B. Thom House, 284 Washington St., Haverhill, MA (1877)[6]
Jane P. Chase House, 148 Main St., Haverhill, MA (1878–79)[7]
William J. Edwards House, 52 Park St., Haverhill, MA (c.1878)[8]
Leonard V. Spaulding House, 17 Beacon St., Haverhill, MA (1878)[9]
Essex Associates Building, 109 Essex St., Haverhill, MA (1915)[27]
William A. Knipe School, 97 Oxford Ave., Haverhill, MA (1915)[28]
Damon was selected as the architect of the 1909 High School (now City Hall), but was ultimately made supervising architect for Kilham & Hopkins of Boston.[29]
References
^Damon, Samuel Chenery. Damon Memorial: Or, Notices of Three Damon Families who Came from Old England to New England. 1882.
^ abFirst Universalist Church NRHP Nomination. 1979.
^New England Business Directory and Gazetteer. 1875.
^O'Malley, Patricia Trainor. Haverhill, Massachusetts: A New England City : an Illustrated History. 1987.
^"Hale, James A. House" mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n. d. Web.
^"Thom, William B. House" mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n. d. Web.
^"Chase, Jane P. House" mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n. d. Web.
^"Edwards, William J. House" mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n. d. Web.
^"Spaulding, Leonard V. House" mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n. d. Web.