Henry Hobson Richardson additional drawings and papers, 1858-1886.

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Henry Hobson Richardson additional drawings and papers, 1858-1886.

Miscellaneous drawings and correspondence by and relating to H. H. Richardson; Richardson's sketchbook; photographs of architectural drawings (some now lost) and built works by Richardson; study photographs of other buildings.

2 boxes (1.6 linear ft.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7799285

Houghton Library

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Richardson, H. H. (Henry Hobson), 1838-1886

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Architect Henry Hobson Richardson was born and raised in Louisiana. He attended Harvard College (class of 1859) and was the second American to enroll in the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Upon his return in 1866, he opened a small office in New York City in partnership with Charles Gambrill. In 1872 he received the design commission for Trinity Church in Boston and in 1874 he moved his home and office to Brookline to handle his growing practice in New England. The following years were to be the ...