Waldo Vose Howard (October 2, 1841 – November 20, 1927)Howard, Heman. The Howard Genealogy: Descendants of John Howard of Bridgewater, Massachusetts (1903). was an American architect practicing in the city of Brockton, Massachusetts and its suburbs.
Life Howard was born in 1841 in Norton, Massachusetts. His father, Linus, was a farmer. In 1881, W. V. Howard married Mary (Eaton) Nutter, of Amesbury. They had no children. He had opened his office by 1882. In 1889, he took Fred T. Austin as partner in the firm of Howard & Austin. Austin left in 1896 to work alone, before becoming the partner of Charles A. Brigham (Austin & Brigham) in Boston that same year.Architecture and Building, May 16, 1896: p. 240. In later life, Howard was appointed City Architect of Brockton.American Contractor, February 13, 1915: p. 45. Howard died in 1927.Gravesite, Union Cemetery, Brockton, Massachusetts.
Howard was fairly prolific in Plymouth County, and was competent in the major late-nineteenth century styles. Howard worked in Brockton during the 1880s and 90s, with its population more than quadrupling during his career. He and fellow Brockton architect Wesley Lyng Minor designed most of the city's major structures during that period.
Architectural works W. V. Howard, until 1889 1882 - Aaron M. Herrod House, 772 N. Main St, Brockton, MassachusettsAmerican Architect and Building News August 5, 1882: p. 68. Demolished. 1882 - Robbins B. Grover House, 336 Main St, Brockton, Massachusetts Demolished. 1883 - Joslyn Block, 23 Centre St, Brockton, MassachusettsAmerican Architect and Building News, December 1, 1883: p. 3. Demolished. 1884 - Central Fire Station, 40 Pleasant St, Brockton, Massachusetts. 1889 - First Universalist Church, 34 Cottage St, Brockton, Massachusetts
Howard & Austin, 1889-1896 1889 - Kingman Block, 142 Main St, Brockton, MassachusettsReport of the Chief of the Massachusetts District Police, for the Year Ending December 31, 1889 (1890) Replaced by Martin & Hall's Kennedy Building in 1916. 1890 - Gardner Block, 62 Centre St, Brockton, Massachusetts. Demolished in 2013. 1894 - Littleton Town Hall, 125 Main St, Littleton, New HampshireJackson, James R. History of Littleton, New Hampshire. Vol. 1. (1895) 1896 - Hyannis Yacht Club, Pleasant St, Hyannis, MassachusettsElectrical Agge, January 25, 1896: p. 47. Demolished. 1896 - Moses A. Packard House, 647 Main St, Brockton, Massachusetts.
W. V. Howard, after 1896 1896 - Washburn Library, 32 Union St, East Bridgewater, MassachusettsReport of the Free Public Library Commission of Massachusetts. 1899. 1897 - William L. Wright House, 162 Highland St, Brockton, MassachusettsAmerican Architect and Building News, April 24, 1897: pg. xi. 1898 - Fire Station No. 3, 914 N Main St, Brockton, Massachusetts. 1899 - Jenkins Block, 91 Washington St, Whitman, MassachusettsEngineering Record, August 12, 1899: p. 258. Upper floors removed after a 1930 fire. 1905 - Brockton Armory, 233 Warren Ave, Brockton, MassachusettsEngineering Record, May 6, 1905: p. 61. 1907 - Gifford School, 285 W Main St, Avon, MassachusettsSchool Board Journal, March 1907: p. 27. Burned in 1952. 1908 - Center School, 155 W Center St, West Bridgewater, MassachusettsSchool Board Journal May 1908: p. 28. Demolished. 1914 - Huntington School Annex, 1121 Warren Ave, Brockton, MassachusettsAmerican Contractor, May 9, 1914: p. 57. 1915 - George S. Paine School, 211 Crescent St, Brockton, Massachusetts Now the Adult Learning Center.
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