J. Pickering Putnam

J. Pickering Putnam (April 3, 1847 – February 23, 1917), also known as J. P. Putnam or John Pickering Putnam, was an American architect and designer who "pioneered the concept of the modern apartment building." He designed several buildings in the Back Bay area of Boston, Massachusetts. He earned a number of design patents related to plumbing, ventilation, and the like, such as US Patent No.563,064 (1896), a design for a washbasin.

J. Pickering Putnam
Born
John Amory Putnam

(1847-04-03)April 3, 1847
Boston, Massachusetts
DiedFebruary 23, 1917(1917-02-23) (aged 69)
Boston, Massachusetts
EducationHarvard College
OccupationArchitect
Spouse
Grace Cornelia Stevens
(m. 1885)
Children2
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