John Mitchell Allen (1842-1912) was a life long resident of Marion. After receiving technical education at the Lawrence Scientific School at Harvard, he served as a draftsman for the architectural firm of Ware and Van Brunt. He then established his own practice with offices in Boston and for a short time in New Bedford, but always called Marion home. He was elected a Fellow of the Boston Chapter of the American Institute of Architects in 1879. He appears to have acquired an excellent reputation although evidence of his work is scant. Allen served as a town official in Marion late in life as well as being a real estate developer. He died February 13, 1912 leaving a wife and two children, one of which was Dr Horatio C. Allen of New
Bedford. Source: New Bedford Preservation Society: "Three Victorian Architects," www.nbpreservationsociety.org
Bedford. Source: New Bedford Preservation Society: "Three Victorian Architects," www.nbpreservationsociety.org
John Mitchell Allen (1842-1912) was a life long resident of Marion. After receiving technical education at the Lawrence Scientific School at Harvard, he served as a draftsman for the architectural firm of Ware and Van Brunt. He then established his own practice with offices in Boston and for a short time in New Bedford, but always called Marion home. He was elected a Fellow of the Boston Chapter of the American Institute of Architects in 1879. He appears to have acquired an excellent reputation although evidence of his work is scant. Allen served as a town official in Marion late in life as well as being a real estate developer. He died February 13, 1912 leaving a wife and two children, one of which was Dr Horatio C. Allen of New
Bedford. Source: New Bedford Preservation Society: "Three Victorian Architects," www.nbpreservationsociety.org
Bedford. Source: New Bedford Preservation Society: "Three Victorian Architects," www.nbpreservationsociety.org
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