Joseph Edward Billings was an architect in Boston, Massachusetts, in the mid-19th century.[1] Among his business partners were his brother Hammatt Billings and Charles Frederick Sleeper.[2] He served in the Massachusetts Volunteer Militia[3][4] and belonged to the Boston Artists' Association.
Designs
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- J.E. Billings
- Church of the Messiah, Florence St., Boston, 1847
- Ingraham School, Sheafe St., Boston , Massachutes, 1847[2]
- Odd Fellows Hall, Boston[2]
- Chimney, Boston Navy Yard, 1857[5]
- Billings & Billings
- Temple Club, West St., Boston[2]
- Boston Museum[2]
- Grace Episcopal Church, Lawrence, Massachusetts, 1851[2]
- Cathedral Building, Boston, 1873[2]
- Thayer Library, Braintree, Massachusetts, 1874[2]
- College Hall, Wellesley College, 1875[2]
- Billings & Sleeper
- National Theatre, Boston, 1852[6]
References
- ^ Proceedings of the ... annual convention of the American Institute of Architects, 1893
- ^ a b c d e f g h i James F. O'Gorman. "H. and J. E. Billings of Boston: From Classicism to the Picturesque." Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, Vol. 42, No. 1 (Mar., 1983)
- ^ Frank Torrey Robinson. History of the Fifth Regiment, M.V.M. Boston: W. F. Brown & Co., printers, 1879
- ^ Massachusetts in the army and navy during the war of 1861-65. Boston: Wright & Potter, 1895
- ^ "Boston Navy Yard's tall chimney." New York Times, March 4, 1906
- ^ Boston Daily Atlas; Date: 07-07-1852