Edward Dow

Edward Dow (July 11, 1820 – July 31, 1894) was an American architect from New Hampshire.

Life and career Dow was born in Lemington, Vermont, July 11, 1820. The son of a carpenter, he began learning his father's trade at a young age. At the age of 16, the family moved to Newport, New Hampshire, where young Dow began an apprenticeship with Ruel Durkee. In 1847 he moved to Concord and established himself as a carpenter. By 1851 he had established the firm of Colby & Dow, builders, with J. M. Colby. Around 1856 he set out on his own again, this time as an architect.

He remained in private practice until 1876, when he took Giles Wheeler (1834–1915) into Dow & Wheeler. Wheeler had, years before, apprenticed with Colby & Dow, and had rejoined the firm in 1873. The two worked together until 1885, when Wheeler left to supervise the construction of the new U. S. Post Office. However, Dow continued to practice as Dow & Wheeler until 1890. That year, James E. Randlett (1846–1909), formerly the keeper of the state house, became a partner. Dow & Randlett was dissolved upon Dow's death in 1894.

From at least 1882 until 1892, architect Albert E. Bodwell (1851–1926) was apparently Dow's chief designer. He left to establish his own office with Charles E. Sargent in 1892.

Dow's nephew, Wallace L. Dow, studied architecture with Dow & Wheeler from 1877 to 1880, when he left New Hampshire for South Dakota, where he would become a noted architect.

Selected works Edward Dow, c.1856-1876 1857 - Phenix Hotel, 46 N Main St, Concord, New Hampshire Demolished. 1859 - House for George E. Jenks, 76 School St, Concord, New Hampshire 1859 - St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 21 Centre St, Concord, New Hampshire 1860 - New Hampshire State Prison Warehouse, 2½ Beacon St, Concord, New Hampshire 1863 - Concord High School, 27 N State St, Concord, New Hampshire Burned in 1888. 1866 - Littleton High School, High & School Sts, Littleton, New Hampshire Demolished. 1866 - New Hampshire Statesman Building, 18 N Main St, Concord, New Hampshire 1869 - Culver Hall, New Hampshire College, Hanover, New Hampshire Demolished. 1872 - Charlestown Town Hall, 11 Summer St, Charlestown, New Hampshire Burned and partially rebuilt in 1885. 1872 - Trinity Episcopal Church, 247 Main St, Tilton, New Hampshire 1873 - Board of Trade Building, 83-85 N Main St, Concord, New Hampshire Demolished. 1876 - Morrill Bros. Block, 55 N Main St, Concord, New Hampshire Demolished. 1878 - New Hampshire State Prison, 281 N State St, Concord, New Hampshire 1879 - Tilton Town Hall, 257 Main St, Tilton, New Hampshire Demolished. 1881 - Penacook Fire Station, 25 Washington St, Penacook, New Hampshire 1881 - The Temple, Temple Ave, Ocean Park, Maine 1882 - Memorial Arch, Tilton Arch Park, Northfield, New Hampshire 1883 - Northfield Union Church, Sondogardy Pond Rd, Northfield, New Hampshire 1884 - West Street Ward House, 41 West St, Concord, New Hampshire 1887 - Bank Block, 291 Main St, Tilton, New Hampshire Demolished. 1888 - Odd Fellows Building, 18 Pleasant St, Concord, New Hampshire 1889 - "The Boulders" for A. Perley Fitch, 150 Garnet St, Sunapee, New Hampshire Demolished. 1890 - Concord Gas Light Building, 24 Bridge St, Concord, New Hampshire

Dow & Randlett, 1890-1894 1892 - Bristol Savings Bank Building, 10 N Main St, Bristol, New Hampshire 1892 - Conant Hall, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire 1892 - Epping Town Hall, 157 Main St, Epping, New Hampshire 1892 - Thompson Hall, University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire 1893 - Phenix Hall, 40 N Main St, Concord, New Hampshire Demolished. 1894 - Y. M. C. A. Building, 12 N State St, Concord, New Hampshire