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Ernest Machado (June 30, 1868- Sept. 22, 1907) was a successful Salem architect. | Ernest Machado (June 30, 1868- Sept. 22, 1907) was a successful Salem architect who tragically died quite young. | ||
Ernest | Ernest M. A. Machado was born in Manchester, Massachusetts in 1868. His father was a descendant of one of the oldest families of Cuba, and his mother was similarly identified with prominent Massachusetts families such as the Bradfords and the Websters. | ||
as well as buildings in New Haven, CT, and Ottawa, Canada, where his older brother Joe was the general manager of the American Bank Note Co. | Ernest attended M.I.T and studied architecture before entering that profession. He was successful; he designed a number of private houses and public buildings in the Boston area, especially the North Shore, as well as buildings in New Haven, CT, and Ottawa, Canada, where his older brother Joe was the general manager of the American Bank Note Co. | ||
He drowned in a tragic accident when the canoe that he and his nephew Maurice M. Osborne were paddling capsized. His nephew Maurice was rescued but Ernest drowned probably due to his heavy clothing | He drowned in a tragic accident when the canoe that he and his nephew Maurice M. Osborne were paddling capsized. His nephew Maurice was rescued but Ernest drowned probably due to his heavy clothing and the fact that one of his arms was very weak due to a recently healed break. | ||
and | He designed the Blake Memorial Chapel at Harmony Grove Cemetery and he and his family are buried there. He designed their grave markers as well. | ||
There is a collection of his photographs at M.I.T. | |||
The Machado family lived | The Machado family lived at 5 Carpenter Street for many years. | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
[https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60336723/ernesto-miguel_antonio-machado Ernest Machado] Find-a-grave | [https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/60336723/ernesto-miguel_antonio-machado Ernest Machado] Find-a-grave | ||
[https://streetsofsalem.com/2016/04/08/ernest-m-a-machado-salem-architect/ Ernest M.A. Machado, Salem Architect] Street of Salem blog | |||
Latest revision as of 08:56, 16 August 2024
Ernest Machado (June 30, 1868- Sept. 22, 1907) was a successful Salem architect who tragically died quite young.
Ernest M. A. Machado was born in Manchester, Massachusetts in 1868. His father was a descendant of one of the oldest families of Cuba, and his mother was similarly identified with prominent Massachusetts families such as the Bradfords and the Websters.
Ernest attended M.I.T and studied architecture before entering that profession. He was successful; he designed a number of private houses and public buildings in the Boston area, especially the North Shore, as well as buildings in New Haven, CT, and Ottawa, Canada, where his older brother Joe was the general manager of the American Bank Note Co.
He drowned in a tragic accident when the canoe that he and his nephew Maurice M. Osborne were paddling capsized. His nephew Maurice was rescued but Ernest drowned probably due to his heavy clothing and the fact that one of his arms was very weak due to a recently healed break.
He designed the Blake Memorial Chapel at Harmony Grove Cemetery and he and his family are buried there. He designed their grave markers as well.
There is a collection of his photographs at M.I.T.
The Machado family lived at 5 Carpenter Street for many years.
See Also
Ernest Machado Find-a-grave
Ernest M.A. Machado, Salem Architect Street of Salem blog
