About Charles Brigham
Lived 1841 – 1925 (aged 83–84). Charles Brigham was an American architect.
Charles Brigham (June 21, 1841 – July 1925) was an American architect based in Boston, Massachusetts.
Life Brigham was born, raised, and educated in Watertown, Massachusetts schools and graduated at age 15 in 1856 in the first class of Watertown High School. He had no formal education in architecture.
In solo practice
Trinity Episcopal Church (Melrose, Massachusetts), 1886 Hollis Hunnewell Cottage, Wellesley, Massachusetts, 1869 Stoughton (MBTA station), Stoughton, Massachusetts, 1888 Unitarian Building, First Parish of Watertown, Massachusetts, 1889 Fairhaven Town Hall, Fairhaven, Massachusetts, 1892 Millicent Library, Fairhaven, Massachusetts, 1893 Annex to the Massachusetts State House in Boston, 1895 New Bedford Institution for Savings, New Bedford, Massachusetts, 1897 Scollay Square and Adams Square station entrances, 1898 Albert C. Burrage House, Back Bay, Boston, 1899; designated as a Boston Landmark by the Boston Landmarks Commission in 2003 Albert C. Burrage House, 1205 West Crescent Avenue, Redlands, California, 1899/1900 Madison Public Library, now the Museum of Early Trades and Crafts, Madison, New Jersey, 1900 Unitarian Memorial Church, Fairhaven, Massachusetts, 1901 Fairhaven High School, Fairhaven, Massachusetts, 1905 Messiah Home for Children, The Bronx, New York City, 1905–19hool Old Watertown High School, Watertown, Massachusetts, 1913 St. Mark the Evangelist Church, Dorchester, Massachusetts St. Francis of Assisi Church, Braintree, Massachusetts
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Who was Charles Brigham?
American architect
When was Charles Brigham born?
Charles Brigham was born on 21 June 1841 in Watertown.
When did Charles Brigham die?
Charles Brigham died in 1925 in Shelter Island.
What was Charles Brigham's occupation?
Charles Brigham was an architect.
What nationality was Charles Brigham?
Charles Brigham was American.
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