George W. Spaulding

George W. Spaulding (June 29, 1843 – February 1, 1908) was an American architect from Woonsocket, Rhode Island.

George W. Spaulding
Born	(1843-06-29)June 29, 1843 Pascoag, Rhode Island, U.S.
Died	February 1, 1908(1908-02-01) (aged 64) Woonsocket, Rhode Island, U.S.
Burial place	Oak Hill Cemetery, Woonsocket
Occupation	Architect
Years active	1885–1908
Spouse	Hattie Olivia Elliot
Children	Edgar Leroy Spaulding
Projects	Unity Building, Woonsocket (1886) St. Andrew's Episcopal Chapel, Woonsocket (1894) Bridgeton School, Burrillville (1897)

St. Andrew's Episcopal Chapel in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, completed in 1894

The former Bridgeton School in Burrillville, Rhode Island, completed in 1897

Life and career

George Willard Spaulding was born June 29, 1843, in Pascoag, Rhode Island, to Willard Danielson Spaulding and Clarissa Danforth (Ballard) Spaulding.^[1][2] He was trained in mechanical drafting and engineering and came to Woonsocket in 1869, where he worked as a mechanical engineer for the Woonsocket Machine and Press Company.^[2] In 1885, he established himself as an architect in Woonsocket.^[3] In later life he worked with his son, Edgar L. Spaulding, who succeeded him, though he retired from architecture not long after his father's death.^[4]

Personal life

Spaulding married Hattie Olivia Elliot. They had one son, Edgar Leroy Spaulding.^[5]

Spaulding was a parishioner of St. James Episcopal Church.^[6] died February 1, 1908, aged 64, in Woonsocket, Rhode Island. He is buried in Oak Hill Cemetery.^[7]

Legacy

Two of Spaulding's buildings have been listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places, and others contribute to listed historic districts.

Architectural works

• Unity Building,^[a] 1 Clinton St, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (1886)^[2]
• Foss Memorial Building, 185 Main St, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (1887, demolished)^[2]
• House,^[b] 510 S Main St, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (1892)^[8]
• Odd Fellows Hall, Bernon St, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (1893, demolished)^[2]
• Forestdale Mill additions,^[c] 119 School St, Forestdale, Rhode Island (1894, demolished)^[9][10]
• St. Andrew's Episcopal Chapel (former), 576 Fairmont St, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (1894, NRHP 1982)^[6]
• Colchis Mill, River St, Woonsocket, Rhode Island (1896)^[2]
• Bridgeton School (former), 16 Laurel Hill Ave, Burrillville, Rhode Island (1897, NRHP 2006)^[3]
• Mapleville School (former), 5 Sandhill Rd, Burrillville, Rhode Island (1898)^[11]

Spaulding was also one of two local architects who competed for the design of the Woonsocket District Courthouse in 1894.^[12]

Notes

1. A contributing property to the Main Street Historic District, NRHP-listed in 1991.
2. A contributing property to the South Main Street Historic District, NRHP-listed in 1982.
3. Though it has been demolished, the mill was a contributing property to the Forestdale Mill Village Historic District, NRHP-listed in 1972.