Hutton, Addison, 1834-1916

Addison Hutton was born in 1834 in Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania. As a young man, he worked as both a teacher and a carpenter and learned architectural drawing from a fellow workman. He worked as office assistant and draftsman for Samuel Sloan from 1857 to 1861. He opened his own office in Philadelphia in 1863. After a brief period in partnership with Samuel Sloan (Sloan & Hutton, 1864-1867), he returned to independent practice. Hutton was the architect for the Nurses' Residence, which was built on the University of Pennsylvania in 1891. In 1892, Hutton submitted a design proposal for dormitories at the University of Pennsylvania. Hutton enclosed the entire block bounded by 36th Street, Spruce Street and Woodland Avenue by the dormitory building. The central area is labeled "quadrangle." In 1902 Hutton was recruited to teach at the new Department of Architecture at the University of Pennsylvania, where he lectured on construction. In 1904 he formed a partnership with his nephews, which later became the firm of Savery, Scheetz & Savery. He became a consultant to the firm in 1907 and retired fully in 1910.

Epithet: MD; FRS