Henry Hobson Richardson Essay Examples

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A Biography of Henry Hobson Richardson, a Prominent American Architect (547 words, 1 pages)

The Chicago School marks the beginning of a new development in architecture. Based on the earlier Victorian models, from about 1885 great commercial structures are built with new designs and new construction techniques. During these later years Richardson produced the buildings upon which his reputation principally rests. He designed houses, ... Read More

A Discussion About Henry Hobson Richardson’s Most Famous Building the Trinity Church (1538 words, 2 pages)

Henry Hobson Richardson designed his most famous building, Trinity Church in Copley Square, after winning a competition in 1972. James OGorman described Trinity as a cultural even of the first importance in American history. The building both represents a departure of the Bostons mind from its Puritan past, and emergence ... Read More

A Biography of the Life and Times of Stanford White (808 words, 2 pages)

Stanford White, the son of Richard Grant White a noted writer, editor, music critic, and Shakespearean scholar, was born in New York City on November 9, 1853. As a boy, he showed a talent and interest in drawing and the arts, which was greatly encouraged by his family. Although he ... Read More

A Biography of Henry Hobson Richardson an Architect (797 words, 2 pages)

Henry Hobson Richardson, Architect born in Priestley Plantation, La. He graduated from Harvard (1859) and studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris. He returned to open his practice in New York in 1866, in an early partnership (1867--78) with Charles Dexter Gambrill, designing chiefly churches. After employment in Paris, he ... Read More

A Biography of Stanford White, Shakespeare’s Scholar Born in New York City (799 words, 2 pages)

Stanford White Stanford White, the son of Richard Grant White a noted writer, editor, music critic, and Shakespearean scholar, was born in New York City on November 9, 1853. As a boy, he showed a talent and interest in drawing and the arts, which was greatly encouraged by his family. ... Read More

An Overview of the Popular Marshal Field Wholesale Store in the U.S. (554 words, 1 pages)

Marshall Field Whole Sale StoreThe Chicago School marks the beginning of a new development in architecture. Based on the earlier Victorian models, from about 1885 great commercial structures are built with new designs and new construction techniques. During these later years Richardson produced the buildings upon which his reputation principally ... Read More

The Defining Features of Romanesque Architecture (1528 words, 2 pages)

A Biography of Henry Hobson Richardson as a Architecture (788 words, 2 pages)

Published: Friday 25th of January 2013