Willson, Edmund R., 1856-1906
Variant namesEdmund Russell Willson earned his Harvard AB in 1875
From the description of Account book, 1874-1878. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 228509863
Edmund Willson was born in Roxbury, Mass.; educated at Harvard, and following graduation in 1875, entered "Boston Tech" as an architectural student; later studied in Paris at the Ecole des Beaux Arts. Beginning a professional career in Providence, R.I., Willson established an independent office. In 1890, he joined the firm of Stone & Carpenter, and in the succeeding years assisted in designing the following buildings in Providence: Public Library, ca. 1900, Pendelton Museum, Provident Institute of Savings, Central Police Station and District Court, Pembroke Hall at Brown University, and many private homes.
From the description of Photographs of American architecture, 1886-1899 (inclusive). (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 188580829
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| referencedIn | Harvard University Archives Photograph Collection: Portraits, ca. 1852-ca. 2004 | Harvard University Archives. | |
| creatorOf | Willson, Edmund R., 1856-1906. Account book, 1874-1878. | Harvard University Archives. | |
| creatorOf | Willson, Edmund R., 1856-1906. Photographs of American architecture, 1886-1899 (inclusive). | Harvard University, Frances Loeb Library |
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| associatedWith | Richardson, H. H. (Henry Hobson), 1838-1886. | person |
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Birth 1856
Death 1906
Male
Americans
