Nathaniel Cannon Smith

Nathaniel Cannon Smith
Born	1866
Died	1943
Nationality	United States
Occupation	Architect
Practice	Nat. C. Smith; Smith & Howland
Buildings	Quequechan Club, New Bedford Textile Institute, Brockton Public Library

Quequechan Club, Fall River, 1896.

Textile Institute, New Bedford, 1898.

Union Baptist Church, New Bedford, 1899.

Brockton Public Library, Brockton, 1912.

Nathaniel Cannon Smith (1866–1943),^[1] best known during his lifetime as Nat. C. Smith, was an American painter and architect of New Bedford, Massachusetts.^[2]

His architectural works include two that are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.^[3]

Architectural works

Nat. C. Smith, 1893-1913

• 1894 - Union for Good Works Building, 12 Market St, New Bedford, Massachusetts^[4]
• 1895 - William H. Wood House, 408 County St, New Bedford, Massachusetts^[5]
• 1896 - Quequechan Club, 306 N Main St, Fall River, Massachusetts^[6]
• 1897 - Slocum Building, 908 Purchase St, New Bedford, Massachusetts^[7]
• 1898 - Edward H. Abbe Houses (6), Clinton Pl, New Bedford, Massachusetts
  • A planned cul-de-sac.
• 1898 - William L. Chadwick House, 117 Mill St, New Bedford, Massachusetts^[8]
• 1898 - New Bedford Textile Institute, 1213 Purchase St, New Bedford, Massachusetts^[9]
• 1899 - Union Baptist Church, 109 Court St, New Bedford, Massachusetts^[10]
• 1900 - John Duff House (Remodeling), 479 County St, New Bedford, Massachusetts^[5]
• 1902 - Y. M. C. A. Building, 199 N Main St, Fall River, Massachusetts^[11]
• 1903 - Jennie Smith Grinnell House, 32 Maple St, New Bedford, Massachusetts^[12]
• 1909 - New Bedford Free Public Library (Remodeling), 613 Pleasant St, New Bedford, Massachusetts^[13]
• 1910 - Nathaniel C. Smith House, 1 Howland Ter, New Bedford, Massachusetts^[14]
  • Home of the architect.
• 1912 - Brockton Public Library, 304 Main St, Brockton, Massachusetts^[15]

Smith & Howland, 1913-1919

• 1913 - Ulrich C. Collette Building, 1566-1570 Acushnet Ave, New Bedford, Massachusetts^[16]
• 1914 - Thomas B. Wilcox, Jr. House, 9 Maple St, New Bedford, Massachusetts^[17]
• 1915 - Cummings Building, 96 William St, New Bedford, Massachusetts^[18]
• 1916 - Henry Watson House, 383 W Clifton St, New Bedford, Massachusetts^[19]
• 1917 - Office Building, Oak Grove Cemetery, New Bedford, Massachusetts^[20]

Nat. C. Smith, from 1919

• 1919 - J. V. O'Neil House, 572 Rockdale Ave, New Bedford, Massachusetts^[21]
• 1921 - Clarence A. Cook School (Old), 91 Summer St, New Bedford, Massachusetts^[22]
• 1922 - Charles L. Neild House, 554 Rockdale Ave, New Bedford, Massachusetts^[23]
• 1923 - Tifereth Israel Synagogue (Old), 42 S 6th St, New Bedford, Massachusetts^[24]
• 1927 - Crapo Memorial Gallery, Swain School of Design, 19 Hawthorn St, New Bedford, Massachusetts^[25]
• 1934 - Warming House, Buttonwood Park, Oneida St, New Bedford, Massachusetts^[26]

References

1. asserted here
2. online biographies
3. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
4. "Union for Good Works - Union Boys Clubhouse". mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n.d. Web.
5. County Street Walking Tour. 2012.
6. American Architect and Building News 6 June 1896: 95.
7. American Architect and Building News 3 April 1897: 8.
8. "Chadwick, William L. House". mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n.d. Web.
9. "New Bedford Textile School". American Wool and Cotton Reporter 1 Sept. 1898: 1070.
10. Engineering News 29 June 1899: 228.
11. Brickbuilder Feb. 1902: 44.
12. "Grinnell, Jennie Swift House". mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n.d. Web.
13. City Documents: Municipal Register 1911, Mayor's Address to the Council, Annual Reports, Etc. for the Year 1910. 1911.
14. "Smith, Nathaniel Cannon House". mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n.d. Web.
15. Addresses Delivered at the Laying of the Corner Stone, May 15, 1912. 1913.
16. American Contractor 6 Sept. 1913: 71.
17. American Contractor 9 May 1914: 56.
18. American Contractor 20 March 1915: 59.
19. American Contractor 29 April 1916: 53.
20. American Contractor 21 July 1917: 46.
21. American Contractor 20 Sept. 1919: 52.
22. American Contractor 16 April 1921: 60.
23. "Neild, Charles Lincoln House". mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n.d. Web.
24. American Contractor 18 Nov. 1922: 43.
25. American Art Annual 1927: 9.
26. "Buttonwood Park - Warming House". mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n.d. Web.

External links

• Flickr pic of a ship painting by Smith