Uriel Serna Spring 2005 ARCH 71 Architecture History 2 Instructor: Rolando L. Gonzalez, M. Arch. Mr. Romanesque
Feb 10, 2016
Uriel Serna Spring 2005ARCH 71 Architecture History 2 Instructor: Rolando L. Gonzalez, M. Arch. Architect A.I.A
Mr. Romanesque
Born September 29, 1838
Who was Henry H. Richardson?
Second American to Attend the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris (Richard Morris Hunt was the first)
Raised in New Orleans, Louisiana
Richard M. Hunt
Returned to the United States after the Civil War in 1865
Baby Richardson (AKA Fez) Gettysburg Address
The Family Tree of a Brilliant Architect
Great-Grandson of Dr. Joseph Priestley
Henry H. Hobson
Henry D. Richardson Catherine C. Priestly
PriestleyMother
Mary Wilkinson Dr. Joseph Priestley
Ann Maudesley? John Wilkinson
Great, Great-Grandson of John Wilkinson
Richardson’s Brilliance Becomes Evident
Trinity Church constructed in Boston, Massachusetts 1872-77Introduced the Romanesque Revival or Richardsonian Style
His buildings had rough, massive & masculine signature elements tied with a strong sense of unity
Ames Gate Lodge; North Easton, Mass. 1880-81 Glessner House; Chicago Ill. 1886-87
Marshall Field Store; Chicago Ill. 1885-87
His Buildings Become Admirable Icons
Stoughton House, Cambridge Mass. 1882-83
Richardson had enjoyed a lavish lifestyle of food, wine & fine commodities
Survived by his wife Julia and their six children
Suffered from nephritis
Died April 27, 1886, age 47
A Premature Departure
The Legacy Continues…His style influenced many, including some protégés
White and McKim had worked for RichardsonShepley, Rutan and Coolidge inherited Richardson’s firm
His grandson was president of the firm a century after the original firm was established
www.sbrc.com
Today the firm is known as Shepley Bulfinch Richards & Abbott
Any Questions?