John Lawrence Hutcherson (c. 1852-1918), Architect-Builder
dba: J. L. Hutcherson; Hutcherson & Bell (Architects & Superintendents)[7], Price & Hutcherson (contractors)[9]
John L. Hutcherson was born in Indiana c. 1852 to Francis A. and Lucinda Hutcherson.[1][a] Francis was listed variously in census records as a house carpenter (1850), "Sup't [superintendent] Agric[ultural] Manufactory" (1860), "Life ins agt" (1870), and house joiner (1880). John and his wife Anna, with one-year-old son Herbert, lived with Francis and Lucinda in Indiana as late as 1880, when John was listed as a plasterer.[1][3] John and Anna moved to York, Nebraska by 1884, when John had the contract to construct an opera house.[4] In 1886 his bid was accepted to build the York County Courthouse.[6] He built around the region in the late 1880s, sometimes from his own designs, and advertised with T. M. Bell as "Architects and Superintendents."[7] He moved to Seattle by 1890 and was listed in city directories there as an architect, before moving to Salt Lake City in 1892 with his mother Lucinda, who died and was interred there in 1892. Hutcherson was a "manufacturer's representative" in Utah for Muscatine, Iowa sash and door factory for three or four years.[8]. By 1899 Hutcherson was residing in San Francisco, working as a carpenter and contractor.[9][11] He died in San Francisco in 1918.[10]
This page is a contribution to the publication, Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects. See the format and contents page for more information on the compilation and page organization.
Contents
Compiled Nebraska Directory Listings
Educational & Professional Associations
Buildings & Projects
[[John J. Kouhn (1854-1917), Architect
Notes
a. Hutcherson's surname has been entered, or interpreted, in various records as Hutcherson, Hutcheson, Hutchison, and Hutchinson. John Lawrence's wife Anna is interred in California with her name literally carved in stone as Hutcherson.[2]
References
1. Ancestry.com. 1860 United States Federal Census, s.v. "Francis A." and "Lucinda Hutchison [sic]," [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2009.
2. FindAGrave database on-line accessed March 20, 2023 at https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/87841857/anna-alwilda-hutcherson
3. Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. 1880 United States Federal Census, s.v. "Lucinda Hutcherson" and "F. A. Hutcherson," [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010.
4. "J. N. Shoemaker and J. L. Hutcherson of this place have secured the contract for a new Opera House, at Utica," The York (Nebraska) Republican (May 7, 1884), 2.
5. "Mr. J. w. Barnes, of Plattsmouth, was in town..." The York (Nebraska) Republican (February 25, 1885), 2.
6. "Supervisors' Proceedings," The York (Nebraska) Republican (April 28, 1886), 2.
7. "Hutcherson & Bell, Architects and Superintendents, York, Neb.," advertisement in The (Fairmont) Nebraska Signal (April 25, 1889), 4; repeating requently through September 18, 1890.
8. "Personal Mention...J. L. Hutcherson and famkly have moved to this city from Seattle..." The Salt Lake City (Utah) Tribune (March 15, 1892), 8; notice of Lucinda Hutcherson's death, The Salt Lake City (Utah) Tribune (July 31, 1892), 7; "Irish-Americans. A Large Attendance at Their Ball Last Evening" (including J. L. Hutcherson), ''The Salt Lake City (Utah) Tribune (March 19, 1895), 5.
9. San Francisco city directories, listing John L. or J. L. Hutcherson from 1900-1917, with "Price & Hutcherson, contractors," 1910-1917. Also "Liens," John Price & J. L Hutcherson file for $50.20, The (San Francisco) Recorder (September 12, 1914), 10.
10. Ancestry.com. San Francisco Area, California, U.S., Funeral Home Records, 1850-1931, s.v. "John Lawrence Hutcherson," [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014.
11. J. L. Hutcherson among long list of "Union Men Erect Piazza fro the Homeless Tots," San Francisco Examiner (September 4, 1905), 5.
Page Citation
E. F. Zimmer & D. Murphy, “John Lawrence Hutcherson (c. 1852-1918), Architect-Builder,” in David Murphy, Edward F. Zimmer, and Lynn Meyer, comps. Place Makers of Nebraska: The Architects. Lincoln: Nebraska State Historical Society, March 20, 2023 http://www.e-nebraskahistory.org/index.php?title=Place_Makers_of_Nebraska:_The_Architects Accessed, November 22, 2024.
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