Edward Brodhead Green
| Edward Brodhead Green | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 10, 1855 Utica, NY |
| Died | February 11, 1950 Buffalo, NY |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Cornell University |
| Awards | Fellow of the American Institute of Architects (1890) |
| Work | |
| Practice | Green & Wicks architectural firm, Edward B. Green & Son |
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[edit] Biography
E. B. Green (1855 – 1950) was a major American architect from New York State. He was born in Utica, NY. He attended Cornell University, and moved to Buffalo, NY in 1881, where he was active through about 1930. His work left a lasting impression on the city of Buffalo, and it includes such noteworthy structures as the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Young Men's Christian Association Central Building (both listed on the National Register of Historic Places), and Twentieth Century Club (1894). His public buildings include the Buffalo Savings Bank, Market Arcade, the Buffalo Crematory, and South Park High School, The First Presbyterian Church, Kibler High School, Kenmore-Tonawanda Municipal Building, and Dayton Art Institute (1930) among others. He also designed and built many private residences, including the Charles W. Goodyear Residence, the Granger Mansion, and his own residence at 180 Summer Street, which is not visible from the road. During his 72-year career, he designed more than 370 major structures. More than 160 of his Buffalo buildings survive today. Green died in Buffalo in 1950, and is buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery.[1]
[edit] Pratice
Green's best-known commissions were designed with his partner William Sydney Wicks (1854-1917), as Green & Wicks. The firm's chronology is:
- 1884: Green & Wicks founded
- 1917: Renamed E.B. Green & Son
- 1933: Renamed E. B Green after his son's death
- 1936: Renamed Green & James
- 1945: Renamed Green, James & Meadows
- 1950: Renamed James & Meadows after Green's death
- 1952: Renamed James, Meadows & Howard
- 1971: Firm dissolved
The firm's records survive in the library collections of the Buffalo and Erie County Historical Society.[2]
A number of their works are listed on the U.S. national Register of Historic Places.[3]
[edit] Projects
Notible works of the Green & Wicks architectural firm include:
- Albright-Knox Art Gallery
- Albright Memorial Building, N. Washington Ave. and Vine St. Scranton, PA (Green & Wicks), NRHP-listed
- Birge-Horton House, 477 Delaware Ave. Buffalo, NY (Green and Wicks), NRHP-listed
- Brick Presbyterian Church, 6 Church St. Perry, NY (Green & Wicks), NRHP-listed
- Buffalo Athletic Club
- Buffalo Savings Bank Building
- Caldwell Hall, Cornell University campus Ithaca, NY (Green & Wicks), NRHP-listed
- Dun Building (Buffalo)
- Erie County Holding Center
- Fernow Hall, Cornell University campus Ithaca, NY (Green & Wicks), NRHP-listed
- Fidelity Trust Building (Buffalo)
- Marine National Bank
- Market Arcade Building (Buffalo)
- Old West End District, Roughly bounded by Delaware, Collingwood, and Glenwood Aves. and Grove Pl. Toledo, OH (Green & Wicks), NRHP-listed
- Ransom School "Pagoda", 3575 Main Hwy. Miami, FL (Greene & Wicks), NRHP-listed
- South Park High School
- St. Vincent's Female Orphan Asylum (Buffalo)
- University Club Building (Buffalo)
- Twentieth Century Club (Buffalo, New York)
- Watson-Curtze Mansion, 356 W. 6th St. Erie, PA (Green & Wicks), NRHP-listed
- Wing Hall, Cornell University campus Ithaca, NY (Green & Wicks), NRHP-listed
- Young Men's Christian Association Central Building, 45 W. Mohawk St. Buffalo, NY (Green & Wicks), NRHP-listed
Notible works of the E.B. Green and Sons architectural firm include:
- Electric Tower, 535 Washington St. Buffalo, NY, NRHP-listed
[edit] References
- ^ BECHS Library (2008). "About - Green & Wicks". BECHS Library. http://www.bechs.org/Greenstone/green/about_bios.php. Retrieved February 25, 2012.
- ^ "Green & Wicks Bibliography". http://www.worldcat.org/profiles/BECHS/lists/790061. Retrieved 2010-11-19.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
[edit] External links
- E.B. Green at www.buffaloah.com
- Green & Wicks in Print at Yahoo Groups
