Edward B. Stratton
American architect
Edward B. Stratton (March 21, 1870 – June 1, 1953) was an American architect in practice in Boston during the early 20th century. Chiefly a residential architect, Stratton designed apartment buildings and homes throughout Greater Boston.
Life and career
Edward Bowman Stratton was born March 21, 1870, in Chelsea, Massachusetts, to William A. Stratton and Ellen M. Stratton, née Paine. He worked as a drafter for several Boston architects, spending the longest amount of time with J. Williams Beal. He was a member of the Boston Architectural Club (BAC) and took advantage of the club's night classes in architecture and design. In 1897 he was the inaugural, and possibly only, recipient of a BAC traveling scholarship which enabled him to spend a year studying abroad. He began practice c. 1900 as a partner of Frederic P. Simonds in the firm of Stratton & Simonds. Then, c. 1903, he joined Arthur Bowditch to form Bowditch & Stratton. This lasted until c. 1907, after which Stratton practiced independently for the rest of his career.
With Bowditch, Stratton was involved in the design of the Vermont Building (1904, NRHP-listed) and the Stoneholm (1907), "a splendid Baroque extravanganza" of an apartment building in Brookline.
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