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 1872-77

Introduced 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 Richardson

Shepley, 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?