John Ashton (architect)

John Ashton (1861-1953) was an English-born American architect from Lawrence, Massachusetts.

[2] He worked as a mechanic with Joseph James through at least 1889,[3] about the time be appears to have begun to study architecture.

[2] In 1892 he enrolled in a special course in architecture in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and opened an office of his own in 1893.

[4] He quickly rose through the profession, and became a major competitor of the more-established George G. Adams, the city's leading architect.

[1][8] Several buildings by Ashton and his firms are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.