Waldo V. Howard

Waldo Vose Howard (October 2, 1841 – November 20, 1927) 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. In later life, Howard was appointed City Architect of Brockton. Howard died in 1927.

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, Massachusetts Demolished. 1882 - Robbins B. Grover House, 336 Main St, Brockton, Massachusetts 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, Massachusetts 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 Hampshire 1896 - Hyannis Yacht Club, Pleasant St, Hyannis, Massachusetts Demolished. 1896 - Moses A. Packard House, 647 Main St, Brockton, Massachusetts.

W. V. Howard, after 1896 1896 - Washburn Library, 32 Union St, East Bridgewater, Massachusetts 1897 - William L. Wright House, 162 Highland St, Brockton, Massachusetts 1898 - Fire Station No. 3, 914 N Main St, Brockton, Massachusetts. 1899 - Jenkins Block, 91 Washington St, Whitman, Massachusetts Upper floors removed after a 1930 fire. 1905 - Brockton Armory, 233 Warren Ave, Brockton, Massachusetts 1907 - Gifford School, 285 W Main St, Avon, Massachusetts Burned in 1952. 1908 - Center School, 155 W Center St, West Bridgewater, Massachusetts Demolished. 1914 - Huntington School Annex, 1121 Warren Ave, Brockton, Massachusetts 1915 - George S. Paine School, 211 Crescent St, Brockton, Massachusetts Now the Adult Learning Center.