C. Willis Damon (1850-1916) was an American architect from Haverhill, Massachusetts.

Damon was born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island in 1850. He was the son of Calvin Damon, a Universalist minister. Around 1856 the family moved to Haverhill.Damon, Samuel Chenery. Damon Memorial: Or, Notices of Three Damon Families who Came from Old England to New England. 1882. Damon graduated from the architectural program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, then only a few years old.First Universalist Church NRHP Nomination. 1979. Beginning in 1873 he was practicing architecture in Haverhill. He was the city's first college-trained architect. In 1874 or 75 he took his brother, Charles P. Damon (d.1919), as a partner.New England Business Directory and Gazetteer. 1875. The firm, Damon Brothers, lasted until 1915, at which point Damon appears to have retired. His brother continued the practice for a few more years, doing only minor work.

Works

Winnekenni Hall (James R. Nichols Estate), 347 Kenoza Ave., Haverhill, MA (1873–75)O'Malley, Patricia Trainor. Haverhill, Massachusetts: A New England City : an Illustrated History. 1987. James A. Hale House, 65 Cedar St., Haverhill, MA (c.1875)"Hale, James A. House" mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n. d. Web. William B. Thom House, 284 Washington St., Haverhill, MA (1877)"Thom, William B. House" mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n. d. Web. Jane P. Chase House, 148 Main St., Haverhill, MA (1878–79)"Chase, Jane P. House" mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n. d. Web. William J. Edwards House, 52 Park St., Haverhill, MA (c.1878)"Edwards, William J. House" mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n. d. Web. Leonard V. Spaulding House, 17 Beacon St., Haverhill, MA (1878)"Spaulding, Leonard V. House" mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n. d. Web. First Universalist Church, 151 Main St., Kingston, NH (1879) Freewill Baptist Church (former), 7 Church St., Deerfield, NH (1881)Deerfield Center Historic District NRHP Nomination. 2002. Gatehouse (Remodeling), Grey Court (Charles H. Tenney estate), Methuen, MA (1883) Holley Hall, 1 South St., Bristol, VT (1884)Dearborn, Reg. "History Space on Bristol's meeting place". Burlington (VT) Free Press 18 Dec. 2014. Herbert O. Delano House, 23 W. Main St., Merrimac, MA (1885)"Delano, Herbert O. House" mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n. d. Web. Joel Butler House, 75 Auburn St., Haverhill, MA (1886) - Altered."Butler, Joel House" mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n. d. Web. Winthrop N. Dow House, 75 Front St., Exeter, NH (1887)New Hampshire Homes. 1895. Addison B. Jaques Duplex, 24-26 Cedar St., Haverhill, MA (1887)"Jaques, Addison B. Double House" mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n. d. Web. Daggett Building, 91 Merrimack St., Haverhill, MA (1887) - Demolished.Endicott Hotel NRHP Nomination. 1987. Grafton County Courthouse, 35 S. Court St., Woodsville, NH (1889–91) Grafton County Courthouse, 6 Post Office Sq., Plymouth, NH (1890–91). 1986. Opera Block, 65 Central St., Woodsville, NH (1890) C. Willis Damon House, 289 Mill St., Haverhill, MA (1891) - The home of the architect."Damon, C. Willis House" mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n. d. Web. Rockingham County Courthouse, State St. near Penhallow, Portsmouth, NH (1891–93) - Demolished. Blanchard's Block, 1-3 S. Main St., Concord, NH (1894) Peabody School, 170 Salem St., Bradford, MA (1895) Arthur B. Sumner House, 295 Mill St., Haverhill, MA (1898)"Sumner, Arthur B. - McFee, Dr. William D. House" mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n. d. Web. Walnut Square School, 645 Main St., Haverhill, MA (1899)O'Malley, Patricia Trainor. Images of America: Haverhill, Massachusetts: From Town to City. Charleston (SC): Arcadia: 1997. Wilman Block, 105 Main St., Amesbury, MA (1899)"Wilman Block" mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n. d. Web. Monument Street School, 170 Monument St., Haverhill, MA (1900) - Demolished."Dustin, Hannah Primary School" mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n. d. Web. St. Gregory's R. C. School, 108 Harrison St., Haverhill, MA (1901)"Saint Gregory's Roman Catholic Parochial School" mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n. d. Web. Haverhill Building Association Building, 16-38 Walnut St., Haverhill, MA (1906–08) - Also known as the Board of Trade Building."Haverhill Board of Trade Building" mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n. d. Web. R. L. Wood School, 255 S. Spring St., Haverhill, MA (1906)O'Malley, Patricia Trainor. Images of America: Bradford: The End of an Era. Charleston (SC): Arcadia: 1996. Merrimack Associates Building, 25 Locust Ave., Haverhill, MA (1913)"Merrimack Associates Building" mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n. d. Web. Essex Associates Building, 109 Essex St., Haverhill, MA (1915)"Essex Associates Building" mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission, n. d. Web. William A. Knipe School, 97 Oxford Ave., Haverhill, MA (1915)American Contractor 12 June 1915: 50.

Damon was selected as the architect of the 1909 High School (now City Hall), but was ultimately made supervising architect for Kilham & Hopkins of Boston.American Architect and Building News 15 July 1908: 17.

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