St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1906-03-14

Packard,

Lambert Packard died at his home,
sheltered Cables" Thursday morning
after lingering illness. He was born in
Waterford, Nov. 2. 1882, being de.
scendant of Samuel Packard, a French
Huguenot who settled in Plymouth col
ony 18 years after the landing of the
Pilgrims. He was one of nine children OF
Jefferson Packard and early in life was
thrown upon his own resources. He
learned the carpenters and joiner's
trade Of his father and when Is years
old went to Massachusetts,, finding
employment first in an engineers office
and later as draughtsman in an archi.
tect's Office. Afterwards he located in
Boston as pattern maker. He came to
St. Johnsbury in 1866 and for over 25
years was the foreman of the carpenter
shop at the scale works.
1t is related that when small boy he
begged his parents to buy work on
architecture which cost SIS. This was a
large sum in those days TOR any book,
but the boys desire was grati6ed and be
showed even in childhood his profession
al bent. AS an architect Mr.. Packard
ranked with any in Vermont and bis
works are all about us. Among he pub
lie buildings may be mentioned the Mu-
scum, The North church, the Academy
buildings, the Y. M. c. A., the Summer
vile schoolhouse; the business blocks in
clude the brick block on Main street, the
Passumpsic Savings Bank, the PVthian
building, the Citizens Bank block, the
Merchants Bank block and many others.
Among the residences which he designed
are Undercly FIFE, Brantvlew, Robert Mac.
kinnon's house and many others. His
work was not confined to st. Johnsbury
as he was the architect of numerous
| schoolhouses throughout the state, Pink.
erton Academy at Derry, N. H., the hotel
and Y. Nd. c. A. building at Hanover,
the Bradford public library and other
libraries in this vicinity.
Mr.. Packard married on Feb. 13,
Amanda Richardson of Lawrence, Mass.
They had three children, two sons and
a daughter. The latter Miss Mary E.
Packard, is the only one of the family
living, Mrs. Packard having died at
Hampton Beach, N. H., Sept Z, 1904
He also leaves two brothers, Charles and
Alonz) Packard, former residents OF St.
Johnsbury who now live in South Pasa-
dena, Cal. The funeral was held Satur-
nay afternoon, conducted by Rev. DR..
Edward D. Baton, who spoke apprecia.
lively ol the work of the man and the
legacy he had lett to the community in
the buildings of brick and stone which be
had reared. There was a profusion OF
floral tributes, Passumpsic Lodge, No.
27. F. & A M, and Palestine Command.
cry, No. S, K. T., contributing designs,
besides fiJral offerings from friends. The
b,a arers were w. W. Sprague, William
Wetherbee, ]. T. Borand, Amasa Hud.
son, Henry R. Albee and T. H. Under
wood. The members of Passumpsic
Lodge acted as escort to the grave and
conducted the burial service.
Mr.. Packard was a member of the
North church and the various Masonic
bodies. He was good conversational
ist and kept well posted on the affairs of
the day by reading and study. Though
denied the advantages of an educa ation,
or extended travel, he wasa close observ-
er of the work of Others and a remark.
able example OF seltmade man. He
cordially hated cant and hypocrisy and
stood himself for sincerity and faith. The
community is indeed richer for having
had for two generations such man as
Lambert Packard