23. Harry Britton Little: Concord Architect
In 1930, not long after the threatened “Williamsburg on the Mill Dam” fiasco, the façade of the Anderson Market building was remodeled by Concord architect Harry Britton Little (1882-1944). Little had a national reputation, and his most recent major work was the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C. He made Concord his permanent home in 1914.
Little's designs primarily reinforced Concord's appearance as a classic New England town. His local work includes the Trinitarian Congregational Church (1924), the Concord Museum (1930), the Fowler Branch of the Concord Free Public Library (1930), and the Middlesex Savings Bank (1932). In 1934, he transformed the Concord Free Public Library into a structure reminiscent of Thomas Jefferson's Monticello. He also designed several private homes, including his own, Littleholme, in 1914. In addition to the Anderson Market renovation, Little's commercial designs includ Crosby's filling station, the building that houses Helen's Restaurant, and the display windows at 23-25 Main Street.
