[1] In 1910, Desmond designed the Fidelity Trust Building in Portland, Maine, which was the state's first skyscraper.

[3] Their office was at 15 Beacon Street,[3] which was the former home of Codman and Despradelle.

The family lived at the corner of Braemore Road and Commonwealth Avenue in Boston, in a house which Desmond designed.

[1] After retiring, Desmond moved to Marblehead Neck, Massachusetts.

He was interred in Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Massachusetts.