Charles Brigham
Encyclopedia
Charles Brigham was a prominent American architect.
Life
Born, raised, and educated in Watertown, MassachusettsWatertown, Massachusetts
The Town of Watertown is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 31,915 at the 2010 census.- History :Archeological evidence suggests that Watertown was inhabited for thousands of years before the arrival of settlers from England...
, he apprenticed to the Boston architect Gridley J.F. Bryant. Brigham served as a sergeant
Sergeant
Sergeant is a rank used in some form by most militaries, police forces, and other uniformed organizations around the world. Its origins are the Latin serviens, "one who serves", through the French term Sergent....
in the Union Army
Union Army
The Union Army was the land force that fought for the Union during the American Civil War. It was also known as the Federal Army, the U.S. Army, the Northern Army and the National Army...
during the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
, then began work for John Hubbard Sturgis
John Hubbard Sturgis
John Hubbard Sturgis was an American architect active in the Boston area.Sturgis was born in Macau, China, the son of Russell Sturgis , a wealthy Boston merchant active in the China trade. After attending Boston Latin School, he travelled extensively in Europe when his father became a partner in...
. His 1866 partnership with Sturgis lasted 20 years, and resulted in the original building for the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston
The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Massachusetts, is one of the largest museums in the United States, attracting over one million visitors a year. It contains over 450,000 works of art, making it one of the most comprehensive collections in the Americas...
.
Brigham subsequently designed the 1898 annex to the Massachusetts State House
Massachusetts State House
The Massachusetts State House, also known as the Massachusetts Statehouse or the "New" State House, is the state capitol and house of government of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is located in Boston in the neighborhood Beacon Hill...
in Boston, the 1906 The First Church of Christ, Scientist in Boston, and many residential buildings especially in the Boston Back Bay and Newport Rhode Island.
Brigham's work reflects the eclecticism and historicism prevalent in the last quarter of the 19th century, initiating fusion of the complex eclectic references of the English Queen Anne
Queen Anne Style architecture
The Queen Anne Style in Britain means either the English Baroque architectural style roughly of the reign of Queen Anne , or a revived form that was popular in the last quarter of the 19th century and the early decades of the 20th century...
revival with American colonial design. The resulting coastal New England houses of the 1880s by Brigham and other Boston architects defined the shingle style in one of the most original and distinguished epochs of American architectural history, from which other notable architects, such as Henry Hobson Richardson
Henry Hobson Richardson
Henry Hobson Richardson was a prominent American architect who designed buildings in Albany, Boston, Buffalo, Chicago, Pittsburgh, and other cities. The style he popularized is named for him: Richardsonian Romanesque...
, emerged. He also designed the Watertown town seal.
Work
With John Hubbard Sturgis:- Codman BuildingCodman BuildingThe Codman Building is a historic building at 55 Kilby Street in Boston, Massachusetts.The building was constructed in 1873 by Sturgis and Brigham and T.J. Whidden. It was added to the National Historic Register in 1983....
, Boston, 1873 - Church of the Advent, Boston, 1875-1888
- Museum of Fine Arts, BostonMuseum of Fine Arts, BostonThe Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, Massachusetts, is one of the largest museums in the United States, attracting over one million visitors a year. It contains over 450,000 works of art, making it one of the most comprehensive collections in the Americas...
, 1876 - 86 Marlborough Street, Boston 1872
In solo practice:
- Trinity Episcopal Church (Melrose, Massachusetts)Trinity Episcopal Church (Melrose, Massachusetts)The Trinity Episcopal Church is a historic church at 131 W. Emerson Street in Melrose, Massachusetts.The church was built in 1886 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995....
, 1886 - Stoughton (MBTA station)Stoughton (MBTA station)Stoughton is a railroad station on the MBTA Commuter Rail's Providence/Stoughton Line located in Stoughton, Massachusetts. It is the terminus of the Stoughton branch of the Providence/Stoughton Line....
, Stoughton, MassachusettsStoughton, MassachusettsStoughton is a town in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 26,962 at the 2010 census. The town is located approximately from Boston, from Providence, and from Cape Cod.-History:...
, 1888 - Fairhaven Town HallFairhaven Town HallFairhaven Town Hall is a historic town hall at Center Street in Fairhaven, Massachusetts.The town hall was built in 1892 and added to the National Historic Register in 1981....
, Fairhaven, MassachusettsFairhaven, MassachusettsFairhaven is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, in the United States. It is located on the south coast of Massachusetts where the Acushnet River flows into Buzzards Bay, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean...
, 1892 - Millicent LibraryMillicent LibraryMillicent Library in Fairhaven, Massachusetts was donated to the town by the family of Millicent Gifford Rogers, the youngest daughter of Abbie Gifford and wealthy industrialist Henry Huttleston Rogers. Young MIllicent had died of heart failure in 1890 when she was barely seventeen years old...
, Fairhaven, MassachusettsFairhaven, MassachusettsFairhaven is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, in the United States. It is located on the south coast of Massachusetts where the Acushnet River flows into Buzzards Bay, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean...
, 1893 - New Bedford Institution for Savings, New Bedford, Massachusetts, 1897
- annex to the Massachusetts State HouseMassachusetts State HouseThe Massachusetts State House, also known as the Massachusetts Statehouse or the "New" State House, is the state capitol and house of government of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. It is located in Boston in the neighborhood Beacon Hill...
in Boston, 1898 - Albert C. Burrage House, Back Bay, Boston, 1899
- Albert C. Burrage House, 1205 West Crescent Avenue, Redlands CA, 1899/1900 (http://www.rahs.org/heritage-awards/heritage-2010/1205-w-crescent-avenue/)
- Madison Public Library, now the Museum of Early Trades and CraftsMuseum of Early Trades and CraftsThe Museum of Early Trades and Crafts is a non-profit educational institution in Madison, New Jersey. The museum's mission is:The museum's historic structure, the Madison Public Library and the James Building, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places .-History:The museum was founded in...
, Madison, New JerseyMadison, New JerseyMadison is a borough in Morris County, New Jersey, in the United States. As of the 2000 United States Census, the population was 16,530. It also is known as "The Rose City".-Geography:Madison is located at ....
, 1900 - Unitarian Memorial ChurchUnitarian Memorial ChurchUnitarian Memorial Church is an historic church on 102 Green Street in Fairhaven, Massachusetts.The church was built in 1901 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1996....
, Fairhaven, MassachusettsFairhaven, MassachusettsFairhaven is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, in the United States. It is located on the south coast of Massachusetts where the Acushnet River flows into Buzzards Bay, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean...
, 1901 - Fairhaven High School and AcademyFairhaven High School and AcademyFairhaven High School and Academy is a historic school on Huttleston Avenue in Fairhaven, Massachusetts.The school was built in 1905 and added to the National Historic Register in 1981.-References:...
, Fairhaven, MassachusettsFairhaven, MassachusettsFairhaven is a town in Bristol County, Massachusetts, in the United States. It is located on the south coast of Massachusetts where the Acushnet River flows into Buzzards Bay, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean...
, 1905 - Messiah Home for Children, Bronx, New York City, 1905-1908
- Coddington SchoolCoddington SchoolThe Coddington School is a historic school at 26-44 Coddington Street in Quincy, Massachusetts.It was built in 1909 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1989....
, Quincy, MassachusettsQuincy, MassachusettsQuincy is a city in Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States. Its nicknames are "City of Presidents", "City of Legends", and "Birthplace of the American Dream". As a major part of Metropolitan Boston, Quincy is a member of Boston's Inner Core Committee for the Metropolitan Area Planning Council...
, 1909 - Old Watertown High SchoolOld Watertown High SchoolOld Watertown High School is a historic school at 341 Mount Auburn Street in Watertown, Massachusetts.It was built in 1913 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2006.-References:...
, Watertown, MassachusettsWatertown, MassachusettsThe Town of Watertown is a city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 31,915 at the 2010 census.- History :Archeological evidence suggests that Watertown was inhabited for thousands of years before the arrival of settlers from England...
, 1913 - St. Mark the Evangelist Church, Dorchester, MA
- St. Francis of Assisi Church, Braintree, MA