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Lord & Fuller was a 19th century American architectural firm from Salem and Boston, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1863 in Salem by George C. Lord and George A. Fuller.

History
The firm was established in 1863 by George C. Lord and George A. Fuller. The partnership appears to have been discontinued in 1864, but resumed in 1865. Their first notable project came that year when they took second prize in the competition to design the new Lynn City Hall, which was won by Gridley J. F. Bryant. Continued expansion of the practice from this point allowed for the establishment of a second office at Boston in the early 1870s. This was destroyed in the Great Boston Fire of 1872, but the office carried on at a new address. In 1874, they added Horace G. Wadlin as a partner, as Lord, Fuller & Wadlin. Wadlin established his own office in 1875. Lord and Fuller formally dissolved their partnership on January 1, 1895.

Partners
George Cornelius Lord was born on September 18, 1835, in Salem. His early training is unknown, but he was in private practice as an architect by 1862. The following year he formed the partnership with Fuller. In July of 1864 he enlisted in the Union Army, serving in the 6th Massachusetts Militia Regiment. He was discharged in October of that year at Readville. He died in Salem on April 14, 1903.

George Augustus Fuller was born on June 26, 1836 in Salem. By 1888, after some years of practice, his reputation was such that he was called as an expert witness in an inquiry into the construction of the High Service Pumping Station at Chestnut Hill. He died in Lynnfield on February 7, 1920.

Legacy
Lord & Fuller were responsible for a number of prominent civic buildings, including the town halls of Marblehead, Saugus and Topsfield, Massachusetts. Those in Marblehead and Saugus have been individually listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places, and a number of others contribute to listed historic districts.

Architectural works

 * Pickering School (former), Salem, Massachusetts (1862)
 * Chapel, First Baptist Church (former), Beverly, Massachusetts (1863)
 * Remodeling of the First Baptist Church (former), Salem, Massachusetts (1868)
 * Peabody Center School, Peabody, Massachusetts (1869, burned 1952)
 * Remodeling of the Salem Normal School (former), Salem, Massachusetts (1870)
 * First Baptist Church, Swampscott, Massachusetts (1872, demolished)
 * Topsfield Town Hall, Topsfield, Massachusetts (1873)
 * Saugus Town Hall, Saugus, Massachusetts (1874, NRHP 1985)
 * Christ Church Cathedral, Springfield, Massachusetts (1874)
 * New Bedford High School, New Bedford, Massachusetts (1875, demolished)
 * Abbot Hall, Marblehead, Massachusetts (1876, NRHP 1974)
 * Central Building, Lynn, Massachusetts (1876)
 * House for Edward B. Rice, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts (1876, demolished)
 * Chase Block, Hudson, Massachusetts (1880, burned 1894)
 * Jefts Block, Hudson, Massachusetts (1880, altered)
 * Kinsman Block, Salem, Massachusetts (1882)
 * Hotel Humboldt and Hotel Holborn, Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts (1884)
 * Hotel Vera, Roxbury, Boston, Massachusetts (1886)
 * House for Charles Odell, Salem, Massachusetts (1887)
 * Odell Block, Salem, Massachusetts (1890)
 * House for Howard Gleason, Gleasondale, Massachusetts (1892)