▁He ▁played ▁a ▁significant ▁role ▁in ▁the ▁later ▁years ▁of ▁the ▁Ch es ape ake ▁and ▁Ohio ▁Canal . ▁He ▁served ▁as ▁Chief ▁Engine er ▁from ▁ 1 8 6 9 - 1 8 7 1 , ▁and ▁as ▁a ▁consult ing ▁engineer ▁until ▁ 1 8 8 0 . ▁Under ▁him , ▁the ▁canal ▁was ▁w iden ed ▁to ▁its ▁full ▁pr ism ▁width , ▁and ▁had ▁augment ed ▁the ▁banks ▁to ▁resist ▁flo oding . ▁He ▁also ▁worked ▁on ▁mac ad am izing ▁the ▁to w path , ▁d red ging ▁the ▁Rock ▁Creek ▁bas in , ▁and ▁the ▁Ge or get own ▁incl ined ▁plane . ▁ ▁H utton ▁also ▁pract iced ▁as ▁an ▁architect , ▁working ▁in ▁partners hip ▁with ▁his ▁young est ▁brother ▁Nathan iel ▁Henry ▁H utton ▁( 1 8 3 4 – 1 9 0 7 ) ▁between ▁ 1 8 7 3 ▁and ▁ 1 8 8 0 , ▁but ▁little ▁is ▁known ▁of ▁his ▁work ▁in ▁this ▁field . ▁He ▁re located ▁to ▁New ▁York ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 8 0 s , ▁serving ▁as ▁Chief ▁Engine er ▁for ▁the ▁Washington ▁Bridge ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 8 ▁and ▁ 1 8 8 9 ▁and ▁the ▁Hudson ▁River ▁T unnel ▁from ▁ 1 8 8 9 ▁to ▁ 1 8 9 1 . ▁He ▁consult ed ▁on ▁projects ▁including ▁the ▁New ▁Cro ton ▁Aqu ed uct ▁and ▁designed ▁the ▁lo cks ▁on ▁the ▁K ana wh a ▁Canal . ▁ ▁H utton ▁died