page_title: Isaac Melvin
hierarchical_section_title: Isaac Melvin
caption_attribution_description: Prospect Hall, Lesley University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. Originally built for the Old Cambridge Baptist Church in 1845, by local architect Isaac Melvin, and sold to the North Avenue Congregational Society in 1866 when it was renamed the North Avenue Congregational Church. In 1867 it was moved up Massachusetts Avenue to its current location. Sold to Lesley University in 2006.
context_page_description: Isaac Melvin was an American architect from Massachusetts.
  Melvin was born in Concord, Massachusetts in 1811. In the 1830s, he established himself as a builder in Lexington. In 1841 he relocated to Cambridge, where he added architecture to his profession. In about 1848 he gave up construction, taking up solely architecture. He formed a partnership with Isaiah B. Young, and the two opened an office in Boston. They dissolved their partnership in 1852, when Melvin decided to go to San Francisco. He grew ill on the voyage, and died in San Francisco soon after his arrival.
  After Melvin's departure, Young pursued an architectural career in Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and Cincinnati.
context_section_description: Isaac Melvin (1811-1853) was an American architect from Massachusetts.
  Melvin was born in Concord, Massachusetts in 1811.  In the 1830s, he established himself as a builder in Lexington.  In 1841 he relocated to Cambridge, where he added architecture to his profession.  In about 1848 he gave up construction, taking up solely architecture.  He formed a partnership with Isaiah B. Young (who had worked with him since 1846), and the two opened an office in Boston.  They dissolved their partnership in 1852, when Melvin decided to go to San Francisco.  He grew ill on the voyage, and died in San Francisco soon after his arrival.
  After Melvin's departure, Young pursued an architectural career in Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and Cincinnati.
caption: Old Cambridge Baptist Church, Cambridge, MA. 1845.
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