Male, US, born 10/20/1885, died 10/09/1971

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Houghton, Vernon W., Engineer


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Born in 10/1885 in IL, lived in OH c. 1888 and Queens, NY, in 1900. In Queens, he lived with his parents and siblings on Johnson Avenue. In 12/1918, on a US Immigration document, he indicated that his address in the US was Saint Albans, VT. Houghton resided in San Francisco, CA, in 1920, as a boarder in a rooming house at 2900 Pacific Avenue. His profession was listed as a construction engineer in the US Census of 1920. By at least 1945, Houghton had moved to Southern CA; he last resided in the 91006 zip code of Arcadia, CA.

His father, Alfred Houghton (born 01/1855 in VT), worked as a physician, his mother, Harriet L. Houghton, (born 06/1854 in NY) raised the children and kept house. Alfred and Harriet married c. 1882 and had three children: Mary E. (born 12/1883 in NY), Vernon and Theodore S. Houghton (born 03/1888 in OH). He may also have lived in CT at some point.

On 12/19/1918, Houghton returned to San Francisco aboard the Shinyo Maru sailing from Hong Kong.



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  • Los Angeles, CA (Architect's Death)
    Los Angeles, CA

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  • Chicago, IL (Architect's Birth)
    Chicago, IL

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PCAD id: 929