Israel T. Almy

Israel T. Almy
Born	December 24, 1892 Middletown, Rhode Island
Died	December 14, 1963 Somerset, Massachusetts
Nationality	United States
Occupation	Architect

High School, Somerset, 1936-2014.

Town Hall, Westport, 1938.

Israel T. Almy (1892-1963) was an American architect from Fall River, Massachusetts.

Life and career

Almy was born in Middletown, Rhode Island on Christmas Eve of 1892. In 1913 he took a position as a draftsman with Fall River architect Edward M. Corbett. He was educated at Northeastern College in Boston from 1919 to 1923, returning to Corbett after his graduation. He later became Corbett's business partner, and opened his own office soon afterwards, in 1935. He practiced alone until his death on December 14, 1963.^[1]

After his death, the firm became Israel T. Almy Associates, with Almy's son, Thomas B. Almy, as principal.^[2] The firm was later reduced to simply Almy Associates, with offices in Somerset.

Works

• 1936 - Somerset High School (Old), 625 County St, Somerset, Massachusetts^[3]
  • Demolished in 2014^[4]
• 1937 - Henry F. Anthony School, 51 Middle Rd, Portsmouth, Rhode Island^[5]
• 1938 - Westport Town Hall, 816 Main St, Westport, Massachusetts^[1]
• 1939 - Sunset Hill Apartments, Sunset Hill, Fall River, Massachusetts^[6]
  • In association with Samuel T. Dubitsky
• 1948 - Strand Theater (Remodeling), 1363 Pleasant St, Fall River, Massachusetts
  • Altered
• 1949 - Freetown Elementary School, Bullock Rd, Freetown, Massachusetts
• 1950 - Joseph Case High School (Old), Main St, Swansea, Massachusetts^[7]
• 1951 - Palmer River Elementary School, Winthrop St, Rehoboth, Massachusetts^[8]
• 1952 - Dighton Elementary School, Somerset Ave, Dighton, Massachusetts^[1]
• 1953 - Westport Elementary School, 380 Old County Rd, Westport, Massachusetts^[9]
• 1954 - Sacred Heart R. C. School, Taunton, Massachusetts^[1]
• 1955 - Henry B. Burkland Junior High School, Mayflower Ave, Middleborough, Massachusetts^[10][11]
• 1956 - Hastings Junior High School, 30 School St, Fairhaven, Massachusetts^[12]
• 1957 - Apponequet Regional High School, Howland Rd, Lakeville, Massachusetts^[13]
• 1958 - School of Nursing, St. Anne's Hospital, 795 Middle St, Fall River, Massachusetts^[14]
• 1961 - Portsmouth High School, Education Ln, Portsmouth, Rhode Island^[15]
• 1963 - Barrington High School (Additions), Lincoln Ave, Barrington, Rhode Island^[16]
• 1964 - St. Joseph R. C. School, 100 Spring St, Fairhaven, Massachusetts^[17]
• 1965 - Somerset Police and Fire Station, 465 County St, Somerset, Massachusetts^[2]
• 1966 - Somerset Junior High School, 1141 Brayton Ave, Somerset, Massachusetts^[18]
• 1967 - Thomas Chew Memorial, 803 Bedford St, Fall River, Massachusetts^[2]

References

1. American Architects Directory. 1955.
2. American Architects Directory. 1970.
3. Bridgemen's Magazine 1936: 90.
4. Holtzman, Michael. "Demolition has begun on old Somerset Berkley Regional High School building". http://www.heraldnews.com/. 31 Oct. 2014.
5. Bridgemen's Magazine 1937: 207.
6. Engineering News-Record. 1939: 144.
7. Engineering News-Record 27 July 1950: 62.
8. Engineering News-Record 20 Sept. 1951: 84.
9. Engineering News-Record 28 Jan. 1954: 91.
10. "Burkland, Henry B. Junior High School". mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n.d. Web.
11. Engineering News-Record 21 July 1955: 151.
12. Engineering News-Record 18 Oct. 1956: 99.
13. Engineering News-Record 1957: 473.
14. Engineering News-Record 1958: 89.
15. Newport (RI) Daily News 6 Sept. 1961: 12.
16. Engineering News-Record 1963: 254.
17. "Fairhaven Chronology: 1950 - 1999". http://fairhavenhistory.blogspot.com/. 2013.
18. Engineering News-Record 3 Nov. 1966: 60.