Chester Holmes Aldrich

Chester Holmes Aldrich (4 June 1871 – 26 December 1940) was an American architect and director of the American Academy in Rome.

Early life Aldrich was born in Providence, Rhode Island.

As a child, he was a member of the Providence Art Club. Delano had also attended the École des Beaux-Arts, graduating in 1902. Aldrich's correspondence is held by the Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library at Columbia University.

Personal life Aldrich never married but lived with his sister Amey, who shared his interest in social work. From 1917 to 1919, during World War I, he was the director general for civil affairs of the American Red Cross Commission to Italy.

For twenty years, Aldrich was the president of the Kips Bay Boys Club. He was a board member of the Greenwich Settlement House, the Third Street Music School Settlement, and the American Red Cross. He also founded his charity, Aldrich Farms, a Staten Island country retreat for boys requiring rehabilitation after being discharged from New York City hospitals.

He was a member of the Century Association, The Coffee House Club, the Digressionists, and the St. Anthony Club of New York. He was also president of the New York branch of Tribute to Italy and vice-president of the Italy-America Society.

The Rhode Island School of Design Museum and the Fogg Art Museum of Harvard University exhibited his paintings after his death.

In 1940, Aldrich died in Rome at the age of 69. His funeral was held at Campo Cestio. He was buried at Swan Point Cemetery in Providence, Rhode Island.