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H.H. Richardson

American architect, 1838 to 1886

Bagley Memorial Fountain, Detroit, 1887 Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

The Bagley Memorial Fountain leads Richardson's work on record here, the monument that was dedicated in Detroit in 1887, on the National Register since 1971. The Light Infantry Armory, Detroit (1886), is the other Richardson work on record here.

notable works beyond Metro Detroit
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H.H. Richardson's skyline, here and beyond

Both of Richardson's works on record, with 6 of Richardson's notable works elsewhere drawn paler, oldest at left. None has a height on record, so each is drawn at one standard size in the shape of its kind.

Both of Richardson's works on record, with 5 of Richardson's notable works elsewhere drawn paler, oldest at left. None has a height on record, so each is drawn at one standard size in the shape of its kind.

Bagley Memorial Fountain

1887, Detroit, height not on record, drawn at one standard size

Still standing, photographed 2022

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The story

By Victoria Jackson, Editor in Chief Updated

The American architect H.H. Richardson was born in 1838 and died in 1886. The work that leads Richardson's record here is the Bagley Memorial Fountain, a monument in Detroit, finished in 1887 and listed on the National Register in 1971.

Far from Woodward Avenue, Richardson sculpted the New London Union Station in New London, Connecticut (1848), First Baptist Church in Boston, Massachusetts (1872), and Trinity Church in Boston, Massachusetts (1877). Richardson's Metro Detroit work on record runs from the Light Infantry Armory in 1886 to the Bagley Memorial Fountain in 1887. The region has lost the Light Infantry Armory, demolished in 1957 from Richardson's record.

The Bagley Memorial Fountain still stands. Henry Hobson Richardson is credited beside Richardson on the Bagley Memorial Fountain. Go see the Bagley Memorial Fountain at Cadillac Square for yourself.

Henry Hobson Richardson, FAIA (September 29, 1838, April 27, 1886) was an American architect, best known for his work in a style derived from Romanesque Revival that became known as Richardsonian Romanesque.

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H.H. Richardson's mark on Metro Detroit, building by building

Where their buildings stand

2 works on the map

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H.H. Richardson's work elsewhere

12 notable works by H.H. Richardson in 10 places, from 1848 to 2001, as Wikidata lists them.

Who Richardson worked with

Where the work stands

Photo credits

All 13 photos on H.H. Richardson's page, each with its author, license and the original.

  1. Bagley Memorial Fountain in Detroit MI, 2008 Photo: Andrew Jameson, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  2. New London Union Station Photo: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  3. First Baptist Church Photo: Original uploaded by Swampyank (Transfered by archinform), CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  4. Trinity Church Photo: The original uploader was Daderot at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  5. Ames Monument Photo: Jack Boucher, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
  6. Albany City Hall Photo: UpstateNYer, CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  7. Ames Free Library Photo: Daderot, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  8. John J. Glessner House Photo: Cervin Robinson, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
  9. Allegheny County Courthouse Photo: TheZachMorrisExperience, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  10. Castle Hill Light Photo: The original uploader was Thomsonsr at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  11. New York State Capitol Photo: This image or media was taken or created by Matt H. Wade...., CC BY 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  12. Framingham station Photo: 4300streetcar, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
  13. Thomas Crane Public Library Photo: Upstateherd, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Sources

The facts on H.H. Richardson come from Historic Detroit, Wikidata, and Wikipedia; Rebuild Detroit wrote the story above from them, and each photo names its license.