# Harrison H. Atwood

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American architect and politician

Harrison Henry Atwood Atwood c. 1894 Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 10th district In office March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897 Preceded by Michael J. McEttrick Succeeded by Samuel J. Barrows Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives In office 1887–1889 Preceded by Patrick D. Dwyer Matthew Dolan Succeeded by Joseph P. Lomasney Constituency 8th Suffolk district In office 1915–1915 Preceded by Timothy J. Ahern Sanford Bates Charles S. Lawler Succeeded by Charles S. Lawler Constituency 24th Suffolk district In office 1917–1918 Succeeded by Frank L. Brier Elihu D. Stone Constituency 19th Suffolk district In office 1923–1924 Preceded by Frank L. Brier Herbert W. Burr Charles Shulman Succeeded by Bernard P. Casey Bernard Ginsburg Constituency 19th Suffolk district In office 1927–1928 Preceded by Peter J. Fitzgerald Joseph J. Mulhern Succeeded by Frank J. McFarland Constituency 17th Suffolk district 5th City Architect of Boston In office 1889–1891 Preceded by Charles J. Bateman Succeeded by Edmund M. Wheelwright Personal details Born (1863-08-26)August 26, 1863 North Londonderry, Vermont, U.S. Died October 22, 1954(1954-10-22) (aged 91) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. Party Republican Progressive Spouse Clara Stein Children Harrison Jr. August Profession Architect [1]

**Harrison Henry Atwood** (August 26, 1863 – October 22, 1954) was an American architect and politician who represented Boston in the [United States House of Representatives](/source/United_States_House_of_Representatives) from 1895 to 1897 and for several nonconsecutive terms in the [Massachusetts House of Representatives](/source/Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives). He was a member of the [Republican Party](/source/Republican_Party_(US)) but was also supported by the [Progressive Party](/source/Progressive_Party_(United_States%2C_1912)) during his later terms in the Massachusetts House.

## Biography

Born at the home of his grandmother in [North Londonderry, Vermont](/source/Londonderry%2C_Vermont), Atwood attended public schools in [Boston](/source/Boston). He studied architecture and engaged in that profession in Boston. Atwood was elected as a [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) to the [Fifty-fourth](/source/54th_United_States_Congress) Congress (March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897). Atwood defeated incumbent Democrat [Michael J. McEttrick](/source/Michael_J._McEttrick).[2] He was a member of the Republican State Committee.

Atwood was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1896 to the [Fifty-fifth](/source/55th_United_States_Congress) Congress. He resumed his former profession in Boston. From 1888 to 1894 he was a member of and secretary to the Boston Republican City Committee. From 1889 to 1890 he was City Architect of Boston, designing the [Bowditch School](/source/Bowditch_School), the [Congress Street Fire Station](/source/Congress_Street_Fire_Station), and the [Harvard Avenue Fire Station](/source/Harvard_Avenue_Fire_Station), all on the [National Register of Historic Places](/source/National_Register_of_Historic_Places). Atwood also designed several churches for the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston. He was again a member of the [Massachusetts House of Representatives](/source/Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives) in 1915, 1917, 1918, 1923, 1924, 1927, and 1928.

He was an unsuccessful candidate for election in 1918 to the [Sixty-sixth](/source/66th_United_States_Congress) Congress, and then resumed his work as an architect in [Boston](/source/Boston). In April 1938, he moved to [Wellesley Hills, Massachusetts](/source/Wellesley_Hills%2C_Massachusetts).

## Death

Atwood died in [Boston](/source/Boston) on October 22, 1954, and was interred in [Forest Hills Cemetery](/source/Forest_Hills_Cemetery) in the [Forest Hills](/source/Forest_Hills%2C_Boston) neighborhood of Boston.

## Buildings on the National Register of Historic Places designed by H.H. Atwood

		- [Bowditch School](/source/Bowditch_School)

		- [Harvard Avenue Fire Station](/source/Harvard_Avenue_Fire_Station)

		- [Congress Street Fire Station](/source/Congress_Street_Fire_Station)

## See also

- [1915 Massachusetts legislature](/source/1915_Massachusetts_legislature)

- [1917 Massachusetts legislature](/source/1917_Massachusetts_legislature)

- [1918 Massachusetts legislature](/source/1918_Massachusetts_legislature)

- [1923–1924 Massachusetts legislature](/source/1923%E2%80%931924_Massachusetts_legislature)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** [*Who's Who in State Politics*](https://archive.org/details/whoswhoinstatepo1915bost). Boston: Practical Politics. 1915.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** "FIGHTING 10TH. District Captured by the Republicans. Atwood Leads in the Exciting Race. Elected to Congress Beyond Doubt. McEttrick Second and 1029 Behind. But He Led McNary by No Less Than 1655 Votes. Fitzgerald in 9th Defeats Jesse M. Gove. Both Cronan and Coakley Left Out in the Cold. FITZGERALED'S FIGHT. How He Defeated Jesse Gove in the 9th Congressional District. FULLER THE VICTOR. He Defeats Both Cronan and Coakley for the Senate.", *Boston Daily Globe*, Boston, MA, p. 1, November 7, 1894

## Bibliography

- United States Congress. ["Harrison H. Atwood (id: A000336)"](http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=A000336). *[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress](/source/Biographical_Directory_of_the_United_States_Congress)*.

- [Official Congressional Directory](https://books.google.com/books?id=qmn1dLCOR_oC) By United States Congress

This article incorporates [public domain material](/source/Copyright_status_of_works_by_the_federal_government_of_the_United_States) from [*Biographical Directory of the United States Congress*](http://bioguide.congress.gov). [Federal government of the United States](/source/Federal_government_of_the_United_States).

U.S. House of Representatives Preceded by Michael J. McEttrick Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Massachusetts's 10th congressional district March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1897 Succeeded by Samuel J. Barrows

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