Shepley is credited for redirecting the firm's stylistic output from the idiosyncratic Richardsonian Romanesque style to the Classical architecture of the Beaux-Arts movement.[1]
In 1886 Shepley was married to Julia Hayden Richardson, daughter of H. H. Richardson. The marriage took place about two months after her father's death. Together the couple had five children, including three sons and two daughters.[1] Their eldest child, Henry Richardson Shepley (1887–1962), was also an architect. He joined Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge in 1914 and became a partner in its successor firm, Coolidge, Shepley, Bulfinch & Abbott, in 1924.[4] Hugh Shepley (1928–2017), son of Henry R. Shepley, was also later a partner in the firm.[5]
Shepley died July 17, 1903, in St. Moritz, Switzerland, where he had traveled for health-related reasons.[1]
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^"Shepley, George F." in Boston of To-day: A Glance at its History and Characteristics, ed. Richard Herndon (Boston: Post Publishing Company, 1892): 389.
^"Shepley, Henry Richardson" in American Architects Directory (New York: R. R. Bowker & Company, 1962): 638.
^"Shepley, Hugh" in American Architects Directory (New York: R. R. Bowker & Company, 1970): 831.
January 01, 1970
george, foster, shepley, architect, american, civil, general, george, shepley, general, george, foster, shepley, faia, november, 1860, july, 1903, american, architect, senior, partner, firm, shepley, rutan, coolidge, boston, chicago, successor, firm, architect. For the American Civil War general see George F Shepley general George Foster Shepley FAIA November 7 1860 July 17 1903 was an American architect He was the senior partner in the firm of Shepley Rutan amp Coolidge of Boston and Chicago the successor to the firm of architect Henry Hobson Richardson George Foster ShepleyFAIABorn 1860 11 07 November 7 1860St Louis MissouriDiedJuly 17 1903 1903 07 17 aged 42 St Moritz Grisons SwitzerlandOccupationArchitectSpouseJulia Hayden Richardson m 1886 wbr PracticeShepley Rutan amp CoolidgeBuildingsAmes Building South Station Art Institute of Chicago Chicago Cultural Center Guardian Bank BuildingEducationWashington University B A 1880 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 1882 RelativesEther Shepley grandfather Henry Hobson Richardson father in law South Station in Boston designed by Shepley Rutan amp Coolidge and completed in 1899 The Harvard Medical School campus completed in 1906 Contents 1 Life and career 2 Legacy and personal life 3 See also 4 ReferencesLife and career editGeorge Foster Shepley was born on November 7 1860 in St Louis Missouri to John Rutledge Shepley a lawyer and Mary Augusta Clapp Shepley Senator Ether Shepley of Maine was his grandfather 1 He received his B A from Washington University in St Louis in 1880 and graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1882 2 Shepley worked briefly for the Boston firm of Ware amp Van Brunt before joining the Brookline studio of Henry Hobson Richardson Shepley had worked for Richardson for about four years when he died in April 1886 Shepley and two other senior employees Charles Hercules Rutan and Charles Allerton Coolidge then took charge of the studio and its uncompleted work In June 1886 the three formed a formal partnership Shepley Rutan amp Coolidge to succeed to Richardson s practice and in 1887 moved the office to Boston 3 Shepley was senior partner of the firm until his death in 1903 1 During his lifetime the firm completed many major works including the Inner Quad 1891 of Stanford University in California the Ames Building 1893 and South Station 1899 in Boston the Art Institute of Chicago 1893 and Chicago Cultural Center 1897 in Chicago and the Guardian Bank Building 1896 in Cleveland At the time of his death he was at work on designs for the new campus of the Harvard Medical School 1 Shepley was a member of the Boston Society of Architects and joined the American Institute of Architects in 1889 as a Fellow He was also a member of the Somerset Club and the Tavern Club 1 Legacy and personal life editShepley is credited for redirecting the firm s stylistic output from the idiosyncratic Richardsonian Romanesque style to the Classical architecture of the Beaux Arts movement 1 In 1886 Shepley was married to Julia Hayden Richardson daughter of H H Richardson The marriage took place about two months after her father s death Together the couple had five children including three sons and two daughters 1 Their eldest child Henry Richardson Shepley 1887 1962 was also an architect He joined Shepley Rutan amp Coolidge in 1914 and became a partner in its successor firm Coolidge Shepley Bulfinch amp Abbott in 1924 4 Hugh Shepley 1928 2017 son of Henry R Shepley was also later a partner in the firm 5 Shepley died July 17 1903 in St Moritz Switzerland where he had traveled for health related reasons 1 See also editShepley Bulfinch Shepley Rutan and CoolidgeReferences edit a b c d e f g Shepley George Foster in The National Cyclopedia of American Biography 22 New York James T White amp Company 1932 99 Lathrop Alan K Churches of Minnesota An Illustrated Guide U of Minnesota Press ISBN 978 1 4529 0440 5 Shepley George F in Boston of To day A Glance at its History and Characteristics ed Richard Herndon Boston Post Publishing Company 1892 389 Shepley Henry Richardson in American Architects Directory New York R R Bowker amp Company 1962 638 Shepley Hugh in American Architects Directory New York R R Bowker amp Company 1970 831 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title George Foster Shepley architect amp oldid 1196493632, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
