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James A. Johnson (architect)

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In 1892, Johnson came to Buffalo and continue his architectural practice. Significant projects from this period include the Alexander Main Curtiss House designed with partner James Marling. Johnson partnered with James Marling after Marling's previous partner,
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Catalogue of the Architectural Exhibition Held in the New Public Library Building: October 28 to November 4, Inclusive, in Conjunction with the Annual Convention of the American Institute of Architects
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Johnson later married Mary Edith Carter (who was born in Vermont in 1869) and together they were the parents of two daughters, both of whom were born in Buffalo:
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was one of the most successful architectural firms of the time and is credited with the design of many buildings that have become
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ornamentation. After the death of Esenwein in 1926, Johnson, in retirement, became advisory architect to the restoration of
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designed many buildings for the United Hotels Company, which was the largest hotel chain in the country at the time.
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at the age of 73; funeral services were held in his home at 731 West Delavan and he was buried in
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1922 - Prince Edward Hotel - Ouellette and Park Streets - Demolished in 1976 - Windsor, Ontario
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1899 - Clarence L. Bryant House - 591 Delaware Avenue - Damaged by Arson - Buffalo, NY
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styles. Of special note is the decorative features of Johnson's design for the 1912
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1898 - Curtiss House / International Institute - 864 Delaware Avenue - Buffalo, NY
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1910 - William H. and Essie Barr Statler House - 177 Bidwell Parkway, Buffalo, NY
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1901 - Pan-American Exposition Administration Building - Demolished - Buffalo, NY
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After Marling's death, Johnson, at the age of 32, formed a partnership with the
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1924 - Curtiss Building / Pleu Building - 357-363 Delaware Avenue - Buffalo, NY
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1901 - Pan-American Exposition Brick Art Gallery - Demolished - Buffalo, NY
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1901 - Public School No. 43 Building - 161 Benzinger Street - Buffalo, NY
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born and trained architect August Esenwein. From its inception in 1897,
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1901 - Pan-American Exposition Alt Nurnberg - Demolished - Buffalo, NY
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1912 - Schoellkopf-Vom Berge Manor - 121 Chapin Parkway - Buffalo, NY
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Department Store (Corner of Washington and Eagle Street - Buffalo, NY
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New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
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New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation
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1911 - Automobile Club of Buffalo - 10405 Main Street - Clarence, NY
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1908 - Barker Square Condominiums - 172 Linwood Avenue - Buffalo, NY
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1899 - Mayer & Weill Building - Demolished in 1977 - Buffalo, NY
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Residence - 154 Soldier's Circle - Demolished in 1938 - Buffalo, NY
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1927 - Thomas J. McKinney House - 35 Lincoln Parkway - Buffalo, NY
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1907 - Louis Kurtzman Residence - 24 Lincoln Parkway - Buffalo, NY
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1907 - Asa Silverthorne House - 877 Delaware Avenue - Buffalo, NY
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1905 - Charles Mosier Residence - 96 Bidwell Parkway - Buffalo, NY
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1905 - Ethel Mann Curtiss House - 100 Lincoln Parkway, Buffalo, NY
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1906 - Calumet Building - 46-58 West Chippewa Street - Buffalo NY
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1903 - Myron G. Farmer Residence - 46 Summit Avenue - Buffalo, NY
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1926 - Niagara Share Building - 70 Niagara Street - Buffalo, NY
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1912 - Root Building - 70-86 West Chippewa Street - Buffalo, NY
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1894 - Harlow C. Curtiss Residence (with Marling) - Buffalo, NY
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1919 - Dickinson Jewelry Store - 620 Main Street - Buffalo, NY
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1908 - Emily H. Swift House - 21 Colonial Circle - Buffalo, NY
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Mary Edith Johnson (b. 1905), who married Judson Weldon Welch.
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Nathaniel & Sarah Joslin and their descendants in America
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1911 - John Sinclair House - 94 Jewett Parkway - Buffalo, NY
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1905 - Ansonia Building - 712-726 Main Street - Buffalo, NY
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Katherine Carter Johnson (b. 1900), who married Barclay.
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American Architect. 1892. p. 187 490:) - 780 West Ferry Street - Buffalo, NY 486:1985 - Alexander Main Curtiss House / ( 1032: 890:"National Register Information System" 863:"National Register Information System" 834:Architects, Boston Society of (1891). 801: 799: 797: 795: 793: 714: 712: 710: 708: 706: 704: 702: 700: 282:(infamous as the site where President 766: 673:- 1020 Humboldt Parkway - Buffalo, NY 579:- 371 Washington Street - Buffalo, NY 895:National Register of Historic Places 868:National Register of Historic Places 718: 516:- 370 Lafayette Avenue - Buffalo, NY 455:The Niagara, Niagara Falls, New York 381:M. Wile and Company Factory Building 369:National Register of Historic Places 790: 775:American Architect and Architecture 697: 227:& Marling. He also worked for 13: 14: 1071: 1050:Architects from Buffalo, New York 1018: 840:. Press of Rockwell and Churchill 754:. D.A. and M. Joslin. p. 199 646:- 77 Goodell Street - Buffalo, NY 577:J. N. 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Brewerton, New York
Buffalo, New York
American
Esenwein & Johnson
Ellicott Square Building
The Calumet
Hotel Lafayette
Lafayette High School
Niagara Mohawk Building
United Office Building
Buffalo, New York
art deco
Brewerton, New York
Syracuse, New York
née

Temple of Music
Pan-American Exposition

Lafayette High School
Western New York
Edward Austin Kent
Central New York
Silsbee
Richard Morris Hunt
McKim, Mead and White
New York City
Herbert C Burdett
German

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