Loring Andrews House, Newport, 1871.Isaac P. White House, Newport, 1872.Commandant's House, Fort Adams, 1873.George C. Mason House, Newport, 1873.Parkgate, Newport, now Elks Lodge #104, 1881Luce Hall, Naval War College, 1891.
It was a father-son firm, the principals being George C. Mason (1820-1894) and George C. Mason Jr. (1849-1924). Mason established his office in 1860, and was the first true architect to work out of Newport. His son began working for him in 1867, and became a partner in January 1871.[1] Mason Jr. married a Philadelphia woman in 1886, and opened a branch office of the firm in that city in 1888.[2] The firm was dissolved with the elder Mason's death in 1894.
With the exception of the Philadelphia work, almost all of the Masons' known architectural work is in Newport County, Rhode Island. They were mainly noted for their residential designs for summer residents, though they also designed churches and civic structures of occasion.
Acorn House (Edward Cunningham Cottage), 1 Cottage St., Newport, RI (1871)[3]
Frederick Sheldon Cottage, Narragansett Ave. & Annandale Rd., Newport, RI (1871–72) - Demolished.[4]
Misses Hazard Cottage, 54 Kay St., Newport, RI (1871)[3]
Loring Andrews Cottage, 553 Bellevue Ave., Newport, RI (1871–72) - Replaced by Friedham in 1888, also by Mason & Son.[1]
Philip B. Case House, 60 Kay St., Newport, RI (1871)[3]
Maple Shade (John D. Ogden Cottage), 1 Red Cross Ave., Newport, RI (1871–72)[3]
Isaac P. White House, 66 Ayrault St., Newport, RI (1872)[3]
Heartseas (Charles N. Beach Cottage), 45 Ayrault St., Newport, RI (1873–74)[5]
Mason & Son also submitted designs in the architectural competition for the new Rhode Island State House in 1890. Their entry did not make it past the first round.[11]
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