Edgar Allen Poe Newcomb

Edgar Allen Poe Newcomb (April 23, 1846 – November 10, 1923) was an architect, also known as E. A. P. Newcomb and Edgar A. P. Newcomb. The majority of his accomplishments were in Boston and Honolulu. Newcomb was also a bass vocalist who composed dozens of songs and at least one opera.

Initial success He was born in Boston, Massachusetts, on April 23, 1846, to Levi Newcomb and his wife Sarah Ann. Edgar Allen Poe Newcomb was the nephew of sculptor Thomas Ball. While a student at Ogdensburg Free Academy in New York, he dropped out of school at age 16 to learn the architecture business from his father. Boston & Lowell Railroad Station (Northern Union Station of Boston) Memorial Hall at Bowdoin College Dormitory at Tuft's College Felton Hall dormitory at Cambridge First Baptist Church of Portland, Maine Numerous residences in Buffalo and St. Louis First Baptist Church, Haverhill, Massachusetts Sanitarium an Andover, Massachusetts Hotel Bristol

Hawaii

He moved to Honolulu in 1901 and joined with Charles William Dickey to form the Dickey & Newcomb firm.

Bishop Hall, Punahou School Campus Sacred Heart Convent School, Fort Street Arthur C. Alexander residence, Bishop St. and Aolani Road Hale Paahaua, King St. at Punchbowl and Likelike St. St. Clement's Chapel and Parsonage P. M. Pond residence, Kamehameha Ave. near McKinley St. H. Waterhouse residence, 1641 Nuuanu T. Clive Davies residence, Nuuanu, southeast corner of Judd St. Judge Humphries residence, Nuuanu, southeast corner of Judd St.

The architectural partnership received favorable coverage in the media. Newcomb gave a presentation at the Honolulu YWCA, drawing a correlation between a culture's headwear and its architecture.

In 1902, Newcomb returned to New York for what he believed would be a matter of months, to design a home for S. S. Spaulding of Buffalo, New York. He ended up staying almost two years. He returned with his sister Sarah Newcomb, and gave a lengthy interview about the United States interest in Hawaii. A local civic club held its meeting in Newcomb's home in 1904, listening to a presentation of his vision for beautification and improvement of Honolulu. Resuming his practice with Dickey, Newcomb designed the following buildings: During his sojourn, he gave an interview to a Manchester, New Hampshire, newspaper, extolling the beauty of Hawaii.

Later work

Newcomb was selected, along with Edward Lippincott Tilton, to design the Carpenter Memorial Library in Manchester, New Hampshire. The cornerstone was laid in 1913, and the dedication of the building was on November 18, 1914.

He designed the Sacred Heart Church-Punahou in Honolulu at 1701 Wilder Avenue in 1914. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001.

Music Newcomb was a bass vocalist who participated in choral performances. He is sometimes listed as E. A. P. Newcomb. He was also known as a musician and songwriter, and sometimes listed as Edgar A. P. Newcomb. Among his other songs were "Hawaii" and the hymn "Come Unto Me". He composed over 50 songs, as well as the opera Betty.

Death Following a lengthy illness, Newcomb died November 10, 1923, at the Moana Hotel in Waikiki. His only survivor was his sister Sarah. The Reverend Canon John Usborne officiated over the services at the hotel. Following cremation, Newcomb's ashes were interred at Nuuanu Cemetery.