Alexander Wadsworth Longfellow Jr.

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Alexander Wadsworth Longfellow Jr.
Born(1854-08-18)August 18, 1854
DiedFebruary 16, 1934(1934-02-16) (aged 79)
Education
OccupationArchitect
RelativesHenry Wadsworth Longfellow (uncle)
PracticeLongfellow, Alden & Harlow

Alexander Wadsworth Longfellow Jr. (August 18, 1854 – February 16, 1934) was an American architect and nephew of poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

Biography

Alexander Wadsworth Longfellow Jr. was born August 18, 1854, in

's office.

Career

After Richardson's death in 1886, Longfellow teamed up with

Horatio Hollis Hunnewell
in 1903.

Longfellow later moved to Boston, where he worked in association with his cousin,

fountain, and chemical laboratories.

He also designed the

West Roxbury, the Merrill Memorial Library in Yarmouth, Maine,[2] the Curtis Memorial Library in Brunswick, Maine,[3] and a Maine Historical Society library building. He served on the board of directors of the Dedham Pottery company and designed their plant.[4]

Longfellow also designed and built Eliestoun, a large shingle-style summer home, rare in the midwest. Eliestoun was completed in 1890[5] and is on the Principia College[6] campus in Elsah, Illinois.

Works

  • Floor plans for the Cambridge City Hall. Built between 1888 and 1889.
    Floor plans for the Cambridge City Hall. Built between 1888 and 1889.
  • Eliestoun
    Eliestoun House was designed by Longfellow. It was completed in 1890 and is on the Principia College campus. Photographed in 2014.
  • The Arnold Arboretum headquarters, the Hunnewell Building named after Horatio Hollis Hunnewell, designed by Longfellow, Alden & Harlow in 1892.
    The
    Horatio Hollis Hunnewell, designed by Longfellow, Alden & Harlow
    in 1892.
  • Duck house designed by Longfellow, in Boston's Back Bay Fens. Built in 1897.
    Duck house designed by Longfellow, in Boston's Back Bay Fens. Built in 1897.

Interests

Longfellow was one of the founders of

Boston Museum of Fine Arts and the Boston Athenæum.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Family listing" (PDF). www.hwlongfellow.org.
  2. ^ "Merrill Memorial Library – Yarmouth, Maine » About the Library". yarmouthlibrary.org. Archived from the original on 2015-07-05. Retrieved 2015-09-10.
  3. ^ "A History of the Public Library in Brunswick, Maine". community.curtislibrary.com.
  4. . Retrieved August 11, 2019.
  5. ^ "History of Eliestoun". Archived from the original on 2015-02-01.
  6. ^ "Principia College". Archived from the original on 2009-10-27.
  7. ^ "LONGFELLOW, Alexander Wadsworth". Who's Who in New England. Vol. 1. 1909. pp. 600–601.

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