by Laurel | November 4th, 2011
On 03 November 1942, well-known architect George Perkins Bissell Alderman died, his obituary appeared in newspapers the following day. At the time of his death, Alderman resided at 76 Westfield Road and had been in Holyoke Hospital for nearly a week. A few of the numerous buildings Alderman designed are listed below, but if you are from or have lived in Holyoke you have seen (and probably been inside) G. P. B. Alderman’s work:
- Park National Bank
Rackliffe Building on Suffolk Street
Elks Home
Masonic Temple (Chestnut Street)
Buildings for A. Steiger & Co. in Holyoke, Springfield, New Bedford, Fall River and Port Chester, NY.
First Congregational Church
Mater Dolorosa Church
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Holyoke High School, Trade School and William Whiting School
The Masonic Lodge:
The Alderman family plot is in Forestdale cemetery, Section P-1.