James W. Naughton
Naughton (1840–1898) was an American architect, serving as the Superintendent of Buildings for the Board of Education of the City of Brooklyn.
James W. Naughton
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- Name
- James W.
- Born
- 1840
- Birthplace
- Ireland
- Died
- 1898
- Place of death
- Brooklyn, New York
- Nationality
- United States.
- Occupation
- architect.
- Education
- Cooper Union.
- Known for
- Girls' High School.
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Naughton (1840–1898) was an American architect, serving as the Superintendent of Buildings for the Board of Education of the City of Brooklyn.
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• Name — James W. Naughton • Born — 1840 • Birthplace — Ireland • Died — 1898 • Place of death — Brooklyn, New York • Significant Buildings — Girls High School • Significant Projects — Superintendent of Buildings for the Board of Education of the City of Brooklyn
Biography
Biography
He was born in Ireland and immigrated to the United States in 1848, at age eight. He worked as an apprentice in the office of J & A Douglas in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. He entered the University of Wisconsin to study architecture in 1859. He returned to Brooklyn, New York in 1861 and continued his studies at the Cooper Union. He served as Superintendent of Buildings for the City of Brooklyn from 1874 to 1876. In 1879, he was appointed Superintendent of Buildings for the Board of Education of the City of Brooklyn, a position he held until his death in 1898. During this period he designed all the school buildings in the city of Brooklyn.
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Selected works
• Girls High School (1886), Brooklyn, New York • Boys High School (1891), Brooklyn, New York • Public School 108 (1895), Brooklyn, New York • Public School 9 Annex (1895), Brooklyn, New York
P.S. 107, the John W. Kimball School, at 1301 Eighth Avenue between 13th and 14th Streets in the South Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City, was built in 1894 and was designed in the late Romanesque Revival style by J. M. Naughton. (Sources: AIA Guide to NYC (5th ed.) and "Park Slope Historic District Designation Report")
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P.S. 107, the John W. Kimball School, at 1301 Eighth Avenue between 13th and 14th Streets in the South Slope neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York City, was built in 1894 and was designed in the late Romanesque Revival style by J. M. Naughton. (Sources: AIA Guide to NYC (5th ed.) and "Park Slope Historic District Designation Report")
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1840
James W. Naughton was born on 1 January 1840.
1898
James W. Naughton died on 1 January 1898.
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