Crowninshield House
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The Crowninshield House is an historic house designed by Henry Hobson Richardson, located at 164 Marlborough Street in Boston, Massachusetts.
, the house was designed in 1868 and built in 1870 by H.H. Richardson. It is the earliest, still surviving, example of Richardson's private residence work. Unlike many of his later works and the signature Romanesque style that he would develop, this work is entirely in brick and features black brick trims and decorative green and blue tiles. This house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.
Crowninshield family
. He attended Harvard College
, graduating in 1858, along with classmates H.H. Richardson and Henry Adams. Adams' Education of Henry Adams (1918) includes descriptions of his friendship with Crowninshield.
Crowninshield pursued the study of history, publishing and speaking on various topics, such as yachting and military history. Published works include A History of the First Regiment of Massachusetts Cavalry Volunteers (Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Co., 1891).
In 1868, Crowninshield commissioned his friend Richardson to design and build the house on Marlborough Street in the newly land-filled Back Bay area of Boston.
Architecture
Commissioned by Benjamin W. CrowninshieldBenjamin W. Crowninshield
Benjamin William Crowninshield was a member of the Boston Brahmin Crowninshield family.-Life:He was born in Boston March 12, 1837. His father was Francis Boardman Crowninshield and mother was Sarah Putnam ....
, the house was designed in 1868 and built in 1870 by H.H. Richardson. It is the earliest, still surviving, example of Richardson's private residence work. Unlike many of his later works and the signature Romanesque style that he would develop, this work is entirely in brick and features black brick trims and decorative green and blue tiles. This house was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972.
Benjamin Crowninshield
Benjamin William Crowninshield (1837–1892) was a member of the Boston BrahminBoston Brahmin
Boston Brahmins are wealthy Yankee families characterized by a highly discreet and inconspicuous life style. Based in and around Boston, they form an integral part of the historic core of the East Coast establishment...
Crowninshield family
Crowninshield family
The Crowninshield family is an American family that has been prominent in seafaring, political and military leadership, and the literary world. The founder of the American family immigrated in the late 17th century from what is now Germany...
. He attended Harvard College
Harvard University
Harvard University is a private Ivy League university located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States, established in 1636 by the Massachusetts legislature. Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States and the first corporation chartered in the country...
, graduating in 1858, along with classmates H.H. Richardson and Henry Adams. Adams' Education of Henry Adams (1918) includes descriptions of his friendship with Crowninshield.
Crowninshield pursued the study of history, publishing and speaking on various topics, such as yachting and military history. Published works include A History of the First Regiment of Massachusetts Cavalry Volunteers (Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Co., 1891).
In 1868, Crowninshield commissioned his friend Richardson to design and build the house on Marlborough Street in the newly land-filled Back Bay area of Boston.