Henry Hobson Richardson
American architect (1838–1886)
Henry Hobson Richardson (September 29, 1838 – April 27, 1886) was an American architect. He designed buildings in Albany, Boston, Buffalo, Chicago, Pittsburgh, Milwaukee and other cities. The style he popularized is named for him: Richardsonian Romanesque. Along with Louis Sullivan and Frank Lloyd Wright, Richardson is one of "the recognized trinity of American architecture".
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Close-up of Henry Hobson Richardson, portrait by Sir Hubert von Herkomer from the National Portrait Gallery in Washington, D.C. | |
Born | |
Died | April 27, 1886 Brookline, Massachusetts, U.S. | (aged 47)
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Harvard College, Tulane University, École des Beaux Arts |
Occupation | Architect |
Buildings | Trinity Church, Boston |
Design | Richardsonian Romanesque |
Other websites
changeMedia related to H. H. Richardson at Wikimedia Commons
- Richardson's present day successor firm, Shepley Bulfinch Richardson and Abbott Archived 2013-11-07 at the Wayback Machine
- Henry Hobson Richardson at the Open Directory Project
- Henry Hobson Richardson at Find a Grave
- The 53 extent Richardson sites and his Brookline, MA house