Commissions + Clients
Minerva Parker Nichols designed over 80 projects—and likely many more.
Her projects spanned the United States, from coast to coast. She had the biggest impact in the railroad suburbs of Philadelphia, but her blueprints also made their way to Virginia, Ohio, Texas, California, Massachusetts, and beyond.
Click through to learn more about each client/commission. This research (including firsthand fieldwork) is ongoing, conducted primarily by myself and Bill Whitaker, with additional contributors where noted. Check back periodically for updates.
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1888 | Isaac Ashmead
Wyncote, Pennsylvania
Residence, Extant
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1888 | Max Suppes
Johnstown, Pennsylvania
Residence, Undetermined
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1888 | George + Mary Christy
Narberth, Pennsylvania
Residence, Extant
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1889 | Mrs. Sarah E.W. Bewley
Narberth, Pennsylvania
Residence, Extant
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1889 | William + Katherine Wright
Narberth, Pennsylvania
Residence, Extant
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1889 | Amanda Maxwell
Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania
Residence, Never built
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1889 | Lewis + Emma Brooke
Radnor, Pennsylvania
Residence, Extant
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1889 | E.J. Davis
Narberth, Pennsylvania
Residence, Undetermined -
1889 | John M. Kennedy
Narberth, Pennsylvania?
Residence, Undetermined -
1889 | F. Millwood + Mary Justice
Narberth, Pennsylvania
Residence, Extant -
1889 | Parksley Land Dev. Co.
Parksley, Virginia
Hotel, Never built
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1889 | James F. Beale
Berwyn, Pennsylvania
Residence, Extant
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1889 | Mr. Bulow
Narberth, Pennsylvania
Residence, Undetermined
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1889-90 | James A. Patterson
Overbrook [Philadelphia], Pennsylvania
Residence + Stable, Demolished
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1889-90 | Mrs. Eliza C. Hartel
Lansdowne, Pennsylvania
Residence/Store, Demolished
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1890 | Henry R. Bennett
Parksley, Virginia
Residence, Undetermined
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1890 | Parksley Land Dev. Co.
Parksley, Virginia
Speculative Residences, Undetermined
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c. 1890 | George Christy
Narberth, Pennsylvania
Speculative Residence, Undetermined
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1890 | Miss Elizabeth E. Gallagher
Prospect Park, Pennsylvania
Residence, Demolished
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1890 | Miss Mary Potts
Germantown [Philadelphia], Pennsylvania
Residence, Extant
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1890 | Edward + Harriett Taylor
Germantown [Philadelphia], Pennsylvania
Residence, Extant
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1890 | William + Margaret Painter
Darby, Pennsylvania
Residence, Extant
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1890 | Miss Elizabeth Newport
Longport, New Jersey
Residence, Demolished
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1890 | J.H. Carter (Ludlow St)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Speculative Residences, Never Built
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1890 | J.H. Carter (Market St)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Speculative Residences, Never Built
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1890 | F.B. Crooke
Location unknown
Residence, Undetermined
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1890 | C.F. Johnson
near Beaumont, Texas
Residence, Undetermined
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1890 | Guano + Raggio
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Factory, Undetermined
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1890 | Miss Sarah A. Stewart
Avon by the Sea, New Jersey
Residence, Extant
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1890 | Self
Cheltenham Township, Pennsylvania
Residence, Never built
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1890 | Mrs. Baugh
Lansdowne, Pennsylvania
Residence, Undetermined
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1890 | Rachel Foster Avery
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Residence, Extant
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1890 | Overbrook Land Imp. Co.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Speculative Residence, Extant
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1890-91 | Overbrook Land Imp. Co.
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Speculative Residences, Undetermined
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1890-91 | Queen Isabella Assoc.
Chicago, Illinois
Women’s Club, Never Built
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1890-91 | F. Wallace Munn
Oak Lane [Philadelphia], Pennsylvania
Residence, Extant
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1890-93 | Francis Jr. + Amelia Jordan
Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania
Residence, Extant
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1891 | Abraham Pennock
Lansdowne, Pennsylvania
Alterations - Residence, Undetermined
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1891 | William J. Nicolls
Bellefonte, Pennsylvania
Residence, Extant
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1891 | Mrs. McCammon
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Residence, Undetermined
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c. 1891 | [Small house]
Location undetermined
Residence, Undetermined
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c. 1891 | Wendell & Smith
Wayne, Pennsylvania
Speculative Residence, Extant
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1891-92 | New Century Club, Phila
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Women’s Club, Demolished
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1891-92 | Mary + Jane Campbell
Germantown [Philadelphia], Pennsylvania
Residence, Extant
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1891-92 | Dr. Ida V. Stambach
Santa Barbara, California
Residence, Demolished
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1891-92 | First Unitarian, Wilm.
Wilmington, Delaware
Sunday School Building, Demolished
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1891-92 | Silas + Edith R. Gaskell
Canton, Ohio
Residence, Undetermined
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1891-92 | Iron Eagle Foundry
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Foundry, Demolished
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pre-1892 | Spring Garden Unitarian
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Alterations - Church, Demolished
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pre-1892 | Oak Lane Presbyterian
Oak Lane [Philadelphia], Pennsylvania
Church, Undetermined
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pre-1892 | [House]
Location unknown
Residence, Undetermined
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1892 | Dr. Maria Nye Johnson
San Francisco, California (?)
Residence, Undetermined
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1892 | Moore Brothers
Location unknown
Speculative Residences, Undetermined
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1892 | F.L. Harrington
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Residence, Undetermined
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1892 | Guano + Raggio
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Factory, Demolished
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1892-93 | New Century Club, Wilm.
Wilmington, Delaware
Women’s Club, Extant
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1892-93 | Mrs. Margaret M. Barber
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Residence, Demolished
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1893 | John O. Sheets
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Alterations - Residence, Extant
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1893 | John Otto + Mary Ella Keim
Cheltenham, Pennsylvania
Alterations - Residence, Demolished
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1893 | New Century Guild
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Women’s Club, Never Built?
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1893-94 | Irwin Megargee (House)
Gladwyne, Pennsylvania
Residence, Demolished
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1893-94 | Irwin Megargee (Cottage)
Gladwyne, Pennsylvania
Residence, Extant
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1896 | [House]
Location unknown
Residence, Undetermined
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post-1896 | Riverside Houses
Brooklyn, New York
Low-Income Apts, Undetermined
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1896-97 | Buckingham Browne Nichols School
Cambridge, Massachusetts
School, Demolished
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pre-1901 | [Church]
Gouverneur, New York
Alterations - Church, Undetermined
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1900 | Brooklyn Bureau of Charities
Brooklyn, New York
Addition - Social Services Building, Demolished
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c. 1900 | Hackley School
Tarrytown, New York
School, Undetermined
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c. 1903 | Nichols summer residence
Old Orchard Beach, Maine
Alterations - Residence, Extant
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c. 1907 | Nichols summer residence
Wilton, Connecticut
Residence, Extant
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c. 1908-1909 | John W.T. Nichols
Oyster Bay, New York
Residence, Demolished
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c. 1909 | Cathedral of St. John the Divine
New York, New York
Church, scope of work undetermined
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1913 | First Church, Deerfield
Deerfield, Massachusetts
Alterations - Church, Undetermined
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1924-1925 | Adelaide Nichols Baker / Self
Westport, Connecticut
Residence, Extant
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1929 | Adelaide Nichols Baker + Jack Baker
Westport, Connecticut
Residence, Extant
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1936 | Charles A. and Gertrude R. Lubrecht
Westport, Connecticut
Residence, Extant
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c. 1945-47 | Homes for Veterans
Westport and Weston, Connecticut?
Residence(s), Undetermined
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Unknown | [Small nursery school]
Location unknown
School, Undetermined