Joshua Foster Ober

[1] His work included the design of the Odd Fellows' Hall in Beverly, Massachusetts, and an 1881 expansion to the Hotel Vendome in Boston.

[3] Joshua Foster Ober was born September 1, 1839, in Beverly, Massachusetts.

[4] Moving to Boston, he entered the firm of Snell & Gregerson as a student.

[6] Upon his return to Boston, he was employed by the firm of Bryant & Rogers, and established his own practice in 1872.

[5] Outside of a partnership with George D. Rand from 1877 to 1881, Ober practiced alone until his death, which occurred August 12, 1896, at his home in West Newton.