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Roxbury, the congregation of which his parents were members. In 1900, after the church was completed, he moved to Pittsfield, where he became head drafter in the office of George C. Harding. After a year, they formed a partnership which was maintained until Harding's 1921 death. Seaver
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for a two-year architecture program, graduating in 1897. After traveling in Europe, Seaver returned to Boston in 1899 and briefly established an architecture practice. He was selected to design the new
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Harding and Seaver "designed a great many public buildings in the
Pittsfield-Berkshire County area, and did many other private commissions throughout New England and in New York State."
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History of Pittsfield, Massachusetts, From the Year 1876 to the Year 1916
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continued the firm alone under the same name until his own death in 1947.
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University: Report of the President for the Year 1904-1905
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Betsy
Firedberg, James Parrish and Sarah Poland (March 1986).
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Harding died April 23, 1921, in
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Some of their works are listed on the United States
110:. He attended the public schools in Pittsfield and
812:Pittsfield Cemetery NRHP Registration Form (2007)
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957:New Hampshire Architecture: An Illustrated Guide
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780:National Register of Historic Places
185:National Register of Historic Places
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86:was an architectural firm based in
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647:Presently the Dalton Youth Center.
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35:George C. Harding; Henry M. Seaver
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245:House for Henry M. Seaver,
177:in business in Pittsfield.
146:West Roxbury, Massachusetts
144:was born March 8, 1873, in
16:American architectural firm
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106:was born May 18, 1867, in
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562:Colgate Memorial Chapel,
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528:Pittsfield, Massachusetts
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421:Washington, Massachusetts
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382:Pittsfield, Massachusetts
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371:Pittsfield, Massachusetts
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104:George Campbell Harding
94:Biographies of founders
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159:Theodore Parker Church
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492:Adams, Massachusetts
437:Lenox, Massachusetts
322:Colby–Sawyer College
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219:Lenox, Massachusetts
118:before entering the
27:Practice information
22:Harding & Seaver
340:Bennington, Vermont
208:Pittsfield Cemetery
191:Architectural works
995:Engineering Record
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823:Engineering Record
762:Firm & History
568:Hamilton, New York
564:Colgate University
476:Hamilton, New York
472:Colgate University
351:Hamilton, New York
347:Colgate University
258:Hamilton, New York
254:Colgate University
142:Henry Morse Seaver
128:Charles T. Rathbun
84:Harding and Seaver
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77:Hamilton, New York
73:Colgate University
839:Edward Boltwood,
749:Technology Review
698:Technology Review
682:Technology Review
601:George M. Harding
506:"Sugar Hill" for
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595:See also
56:Location
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