Warren R. Briggs
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Warren R. Briggs was an American architect
who worked in Bridgeport, Connecticut
. He was a "native of Boston" and trained at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris. His work was greatly influenced by H. H. Richardson.
He was inventor of the baseball catcher's mask.
In 1899, he authored Modern American School Buildings--Being A Treatise Upon And Designs For The Construction of School Buildings.
"In 1909, in his book Modern American School Buildings, Warren Briggs comments:
He designed the Connecticut Building in the World's Columbian Exposition
Buildings he designed which survive and are listed on the National Register of Historic Places
include:
Architect
An architect is a person trained in the planning, design and oversight of the construction of buildings. To practice architecture means to offer or render services in connection with the design and construction of a building, or group of buildings and the space within the site surrounding the...
who worked in Bridgeport, Connecticut
Bridgeport, Connecticut
Bridgeport is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Connecticut. Located in Fairfield County, the city had an estimated population of 144,229 at the 2010 United States Census and is the core of the Greater Bridgeport area...
. He was a "native of Boston" and trained at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris. His work was greatly influenced by H. H. Richardson.
He was inventor of the baseball catcher's mask.
In 1899, he authored Modern American School Buildings--Being A Treatise Upon And Designs For The Construction of School Buildings.
"In 1909, in his book Modern American School Buildings, Warren Briggs comments:
As to the exterior, it seems to me that a school building should show some idea of architectural proportion and symmetry; because a structure is designed for simple and homely purposes it does not follow that it must be unsurpassingly ugly; yet how few of the village schools that dot the pleasant landscape of our country are pleasing to look upon? It is true that they have the simplest of lines and are usually built of the homeliest materials; but even with these drawbacks, well-studied lines and carefully proportioned masses combined with the plainest materials may in skillful hands make a village school building a thing of beauty."
He designed the Connecticut Building in the World's Columbian Exposition
World's Columbian Exposition
The World's Columbian Exposition was a World's Fair held in Chicago in 1893 to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival in the New World in 1492. Chicago bested New York City; Washington, D.C.; and St...
Buildings he designed which survive and are listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
include:
- Fairfield County Courthouse (Bridgeport, Connecticut)Fairfield County Courthouse (Bridgeport, Connecticut)The Fairfield County Courthouse, also known as the Court of Common Pleas, in Bridgeport, Connecticut is a Richardsonian Romanesque brick building built in 1888...
, 172 Golden Hill St., Bridgeport, CT, built in 1888 - Fairfield County Courthouse (Danbury, Connecticut)Fairfield County Courthouse (Danbury, Connecticut)The Fairfield County Courthouse in Danbury, Connecticut is a historic building that was designed by architect Warren R. Briggs, who also designed the Fairfield County Courthouse in BridgeportIt is a contributing building in the Main Street Historic District....
- Locust Avenue School, Locust Ave., Danbury, CT
- Seaside InstituteSeaside InstituteThe Seaside Institute in Bridgeport, Connecticut is a Richardsonian Romanesque rock-faced granite, brick, brownstone and terracotta building designed by Warren R. Briggs and completed in 1887 at the corner of Lafayette and Atlantic avenues, not far from Seaside Park...
, 299 Lafayette Ave., Bridgeport, CT - One or more buildings in Walnut Hill District, New Britain, CT
- One or more buildings in Barnum-Palliser Development Historic District, Bridgeport, CT