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Frederick Lothrop Ames (June 8, 1835 – September 13, 1893) was heir to a fortune in railroads and shovel manufacturing. He was Vice President of the Old Colony Railroad, a director of the Union Pacific railroad, and a co-founder of General Electric. [1] [2] At the time of his death, Ames was reported to be the wealthiest person in Massachusetts.
Frederick Lothrop Ames Jr. (July 23, 1876 – June 19, 1921) was a Massachusetts financier and socialite. He was the great-grandson of Oliver Ames, who established the Ames Shovel Company, grandson of Oliver Ames Jr., and son of Frederick Lothrop Ames .
May 1, 2020 · Enter Frederick Lothrop Ames II (1876-1921), grandson of the shovel works founder and builder of Stone House Hill House. Two generations of wealth have produced a most elegant looking man, seemingly at his ease in the world of the so-called “Ultra-Exclusives.”
AMES, Frederick Lothrop, capitalist, was born in Easton, Mass., June 8, 1835, the only son of Oliver and Sarah (Lothrop) Ames, his mother being a sister of George Van Ness Lothrop, United States minister to Russia.
Dec 6, 2021 · December 6, 2021 Buildings of New England. The country estate of Frederick Lothrop Ames (1835-1893), “Langwater” sits in North Easton amongst a collection of some of America’s greatest architectural treasures, all thanks to the Ames Family.
In its early years, the residence passed through the hands of some of the city’s most influential industrial magnates and cultural benefactors, including Frederick Lothrop Ames, whose fascination with European art and fine craftsmanship resulted in the merging of artistry and architecture in his family’s urban home.
Nov 10, 2015 · Frederick Lothrop Ames, son of Oliver Ames II, went to Harvard, met H.H. Richardson and commissioned him to design the Ames Free Library (built 1877-79) in North Easton, MA. The 4,350-sq.ft. stone building features an arched entrance facing the street, with a tower connecting the entry to the main portion of the building.
