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Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge

January 05, 2023

Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge was a successful architecture firm based in Boston, Massachusetts, operating between 1886 and 1915, with extensive commissions in monumental civic, religious, and collegiate architecture in the spirit and style of Henry Hobson Richardson.

History

The firm grew out of Richardson's architectural practice. After Richardson's death at age 47 in 1886, a trio consisting of George Foster Shepley (1860–1903), Charles Hercules Rutan (1851–1914), and Charles Allerton Coolidge (1858–1936) gained control of the firm and completed all of its nearly two dozen pending projects, including the John J. Glessner House in Chicago. Many of Richardson's projects were completed and modified in stages over years, making exact attribution difficult for such buildings as the Ames Gate Lodge in North Easton, Massachusetts, and even Richardson's masterwork Trinity Church, Boston.

Two of the principals had been educated at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Shepley (class of 1882) and Coolidge (class of 1883). Shepley married Richardson's daughter; and Coolidge later married Shepley's sister.

In 1888, the firm was commissioned by Senator and Mrs. Leland Stanford to join landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted in planning the campus for Stanford University. For major commissions in Chicago and the World's Columbian Exposition, Coolidge moved to Chicago and the firm opened its branch office there in 1893, in which many Prairie School architects received their early professional training, notably Hermann V. von Holst who was head draughtsman. A St. Louis branch office began the career of John Mauran; a Pittsburgh branch office developed into several firms, including Rutan & Russell formed by Frank Rutan, the younger brother of Charles. Other Pittsburgh firms developed by branch office employees include Longfellow, Alden & Harlow and Frank I. Cooper; Pasadena architect Myron Hunt spent three years with them in Boston as draftsman.

Stylistically, the firm continued to work mainly in the architectural vocabulary of Richardsonian Romanesque, although with less imagination—for instance, Richardson's asymmetry disappears. The firm continued as Shepley Rutan and Coolidge through 1915, then became Coolidge and Shattuck (Boston) and Coolidge and Hodgdon (Chicago) concurrently from 1915 through 1924, then Coolidge Shepley Bulfinch and Abbott from 1924 through 1952, Shepley Bulfinch Richardson and Abbott from 1952, and is still in operation as Shepley Bulfinch.

Work

 
Conant Hall at Harvard University (1894)

Gallery

Sources

  • online biography at University of Nebraska
  • Lyndon, Donlyn. (1982) The City Observed: Boston, A Guide to the Architecture of the Hub. Vintage Books
  • Pridmore, Jay, and Kiar, Peter, The University of Chicago: an architectural tour
  • *Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge at archINFORM
  • Ochsner, Jeffrey Karl Ochsner, H.H. Richardson, Complete Architectural Works
  • photos of 1890 Bell Telephone Building, St. Louis

References

  1. ^ Ochsner, Jeffrey Karl (June 1988). "Architecture for the Boston & Albany Railroad: 1881-1894". Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians. 47 (2): 109–131. doi:10.2307/990324. JSTOR 990324.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Potter, Janet Greenstein (1996). Great American Railroad Stations. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. pp. 66, 81, 85, 92, 97, 190, 396. ISBN 9780471143895.
  3. ^ Liebs, Chester H. (July 1970). . Archived from the original on September 14, 2011. Retrieved April 18, 2009. and Accompanying two photos, exterior, from 1905 and undated
  4. ^ Lovecraft, H. P. (October 1, 2013). The Thing on the Doorstep and Other Weird Stories. Penguin. ISBN 9781101663035.
  5. ^ "Tilden-Thurber memories". Architecture Here and There. May 21, 2016. Retrieved June 13, 2018. The Tilden-Thurber Building, erected in 1895, designed by Shepley, Rutan & Coolidge, of Boston, was sold last week

External links

  •   Media related to Shepley, Rutan and Coolidge at Wikimedia Commons

January 05, 2023
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Shepley Rutan and Coolidge was a successful architecture firm based in Boston Massachusetts operating between 1886 and 1915 with extensive commissions in monumental civic religious and collegiate architecture in the spirit and style of Henry Hobson Richardson Shadyside Presbyterian Church Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 1890 Contents 1 History 2 Work 3 Gallery 4 Sources 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed January 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Charles Allerton Coolidge The firm grew out of Richardson s architectural practice After Richardson s death at age 47 in 1886 a trio consisting of George Foster Shepley 1860 1903 Charles Hercules Rutan 1851 1914 and Charles Allerton Coolidge 1858 1936 gained control of the firm and completed all of its nearly two dozen pending projects including the John J Glessner House in Chicago Many of Richardson s projects were completed and modified in stages over years making exact attribution difficult for such buildings as the Ames Gate Lodge in North Easton Massachusetts and even Richardson s masterwork Trinity Church Boston Two of the principals had been educated at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Shepley class of 1882 and Coolidge class of 1883 Shepley married Richardson s daughter and Coolidge later married Shepley s sister In 1888 the firm was commissioned by Senator and Mrs Leland Stanford to join landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted in planning the campus for Stanford University For major commissions in Chicago and the World s Columbian Exposition Coolidge moved to Chicago and the firm opened its branch office there in 1893 in which many Prairie School architects received their early professional training notably Hermann V von Holst who was head draughtsman A St Louis branch office began the career of John Mauran a Pittsburgh branch office developed into several firms including Rutan amp Russell formed by Frank Rutan the younger brother of Charles Other Pittsburgh firms developed by branch office employees include Longfellow Alden amp Harlow and Frank I Cooper Pasadena architect Myron Hunt spent three years with them in Boston as draftsman Stylistically the firm continued to work mainly in the architectural vocabulary of Richardsonian Romanesque although with less imagination for instance Richardson s asymmetry disappears The firm continued as Shepley Rutan and Coolidge through 1915 then became Coolidge and Shattuck Boston and Coolidge and Hodgdon Chicago concurrently from 1915 through 1924 then Coolidge Shepley Bulfinch and Abbott from 1924 through 1952 Shepley Bulfinch Richardson and Abbott from 1952 and is still in operation as Shepley Bulfinch Work Edit South Station Boston Conant Hall at Harvard University 1894 Harvard Medical School Boston Conant Hall Harvard University 1894 Harvard Medical School campus 1906 completion of the Franklin MacVeagh Residence Chicago 1885 1887 razed 1922 23 stations for the Boston amp Albany Railroad 1886 through 1894 1 Newton Highlands still standing Chatham NY still standing Allston still standing Newton Lower Falls located in Wellesley Ashland still standing Reservoir Dalton still standing Springfield Wellesley Newton Centre still standing 2 Huntington Warren still standing 2 Charlton Brookline Hills Hinsdale Canaan NY Millbury Riverside Longwood East Brookfield Wellesley Farms still standing Saxonville East Chatham Freemason s Hall Pittsburgh Pennsylvania destroyed Bell Telephone Building St Louis Missouri 1889 Main Quad Encina Hall Leland Stanford Residence Stanford University Stanford California 1886 1906 New London Public Library New London Connecticut 1889 Hartford Union Station Hartford Connecticut 1889 executed a design by George Keller 2 Shadyside Presbyterian Church Pittsburgh Pennsylvania 1890 Bell Telephone Building St Louis Missouri 1890 Williams Memorial Institute New London Connecticut 1891 Montreal Board of Trade Building Montreal Quebec 1892 destroyed 1902 Chicago Public Library 1892 now the Chicago Cultural Center Medfield State Hospital Medfield Massachusetts 1892 Flour and Grain Exchange Building Boston Massachusetts 1892 Lake Shore amp Michigan Southern Station Sandusky Ohio 1892 2 North Union Station 1893 razed 1927 Ames Building Boston Massachusetts 1893 Art Institute of Chicago 1893 built as the World s Congress Auxiliary Building for the World s Columbian Exposition Completion of Trinity Church Boston 1894 1897 Coraopolis Train Station Coraopolis Pennsylvania 1896 2 Glassport P amp LE Railroad Station Glassport Pennsylvania ca 1895 1896 New Castle Junction P amp LE Railroad Station New Castle Pennsylvania ca 1895 1896 destroyed Guardian Bank Building Cleveland Ohio 1896 Medill McCormick Residence Cantigny Park Illinois 1896 Glenbard West High School Glen Ellyn Illinois 1922 chapel at the Second Presbyterian Church St Louis Missouri 1896 Third St Joseph County Courthouse South Bend Indiana 1897 Congregational Library amp Archives Boston 1898 South Station Boston 1898 2 Albany Union Station Albany New York 1899 3 2 Sedalia Public Library Sedalia Missouri 1900 Metropolitan Water Board Chestnut Hill Pump Station Boston 1900 Master plan and more than fifteen buildings for the University of Chicago 1901 1915 Manufactures and Liberal Arts Building and Agriculture Building for the Pan American Exposition Buffalo New York 1901 Bartlett Gymnasium University of Chicago 1904 John Carter Brown Library Brown University Providence Rhode Island 1904 Hildene the Robert Todd Lincoln mansion Manchester Vermont 1905 All Saints Episcopal Church Appleton Wisconsin 1905 Langdell Hall Harvard Law School 1907 Corn Exchange Bank Building also known as National Republican Bank Chicago Illinois 1908 razed circa 1985 additions to Richardson s Hampden County Courthouse Springfield Massachusetts 1908 1912 Boston Safe Deposit Building Boston Massachusetts 1908 1911 Union Station in Springfield Massachusetts 1910 John Hay Library Brown University Providence Rhode Island 1910 4 Harper Memorial Library University of Chicago 1910 1912 Boston YMCA Boston Massachusetts 1911 First Congregational Church of Fall River Fall River Massachusetts 1912 Multiple buildings at the University of Nebraska 1914 1925 Temple Sholom of Chicago assisting students at the School of Architecture at Armor Institute Dallas Hall Southern Methodist University University Park Texas Dallas 1915 Ida Noyes Hall University of Chicago Chicago Illinois 1916 Rockland Railroad Station Rockland Maine 1917 as Coolidge and Shattuck 2 Gallery Edit Main Quad Stanford University Stanford CA 1887 1906 New London Public Library New London CT 1889 Flour and Grain Exchange Building Boston MA 1892 Chicago Cultural Center Chicago IL 1892 Art Institute of Chicago Chicago IL 1893 Ames Building Boston MA 1893 Coraopolis Railroad Station Coraopolis PA 1895 Tilden Thurber Building in Providence Rhode Island 1895 5 Congregational House Boston MA 1898 Albany Union Station Albany NY 1899 Third St Joseph County Courthouse South Bend IN 1897 John Carter Brown Library Brown University Providence RI 1904 Union Station Springfield MA 1910 John Hay Library Brown University Providence RI 1910 Harper Library University of Chicago Chicago IL 1912 Dallas Hall Southern Methodist University University Park TX 1915 Sources Editonline biography at University of Nebraska Lyndon Donlyn 1982 The City Observed Boston A Guide to the Architecture of the Hub Vintage Books Pridmore Jay and Kiar Peter The University of Chicago an architectural tour Shepley Rutan and Coolidge at archINFORM Ochsner Jeffrey Karl Ochsner H H Richardson Complete Architectural Works photos of 1890 Bell Telephone Building St LouisReferences Edit Ochsner Jeffrey Karl June 1988 Architecture for the Boston amp Albany Railroad 1881 1894 Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians 47 2 109 131 doi 10 2307 990324 JSTOR 990324 a b c d e f g h Potter Janet Greenstein 1996 Great American Railroad Stations New York John Wiley amp Sons Inc pp 66 81 85 92 97 190 396 ISBN 9780471143895 Liebs Chester H July 1970 National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Albany Union Station Archived from the original on September 14 2011 Retrieved April 18 2009 and Accompanying two photos exterior from 1905 and undated Lovecraft H P October 1 2013 The Thing on the Doorstep and Other Weird Stories Penguin ISBN 9781101663035 Tilden Thurber memories Architecture Here and There May 21 2016 Retrieved June 13 2018 The Tilden Thurber Building erected in 1895 designed by Shepley Rutan amp Coolidge of Boston was sold last weekExternal links Edit Media related to Shepley Rutan and Coolidge at Wikimedia Commons Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Shepley Rutan and Coolidge amp oldid 1126153259, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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