Edmund M. Wheelwright

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Edmund March Wheelwright (September 14, 1854, Roxbury, Massachusetts – August 15, 1912), architect for the City of Boston from 1891 to 1895, was one of New England's most important architects in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Contents 1 Life 2 Landmarks 3 Firms 4 Footnotes 5 References 6 Bibliography

[edit] Life

Wheelwright was educated at Roxbury Latin School and graduated from Harvard University in 1876. In June 1887, Wheelwright married Elizabeth Boott Brooks. Wheelwright was a fellow and twice director of the American Institute of Architects and a fellow of the Boston Society of Architects. Charles Donagh Maginnis was his apprentice.

[edit] Landmarks

Wheelwright designed the following:

• Boston Public Library Wheelwright worked on the BPL while working for the firm of McKim, Mead, and White.
• Harvard Lampoon Building ^[1]
• Horticultural Hall
• Larz Anderson Auto Museum ^[2]
• Longfellow Bridge
• Massachusetts Historical Society Headquarters
• New England Conservatory's Jordan Hall
• Anderson Memorial Bridge^[3]

In addition, he was a consulting architect for:

• Boston Museum of Fine Arts
• Bulkeley Bridge in Hartford, Connecticut
• Cleveland Museum of Art

[edit] Firms

Mid-career, Wheelwright worked as an architect for the firm of McKim, Mead, and White. In 1909 he formed a partnership and created the firm of "Wheelwright & Haven". This later became "Wheelwright, Haven and Hoyt", and (after Wainwright's death) "Haven and Hoyt." The firm operated until c. 1930. The Haven and Hoyt Collection at the Boston Public Library holds a variety of materials related to Wheelwright, including renderings and photographs.

[edit] Footnotes

1. ^ Wheelwright and his brother John Tyler Wheelwright were among The Lampoon's founders
2. ^ Built as carriage house for William Fletcher Weld in 1889, became a museum in 1949
3. ^ Credited to Wheelwright, Haven and Hoyt

[edit] References

• Walking Tour Guide for Larz Anderson Auto Museum in PDF format
• Boston Public Library Special Collections Departmentt

[edit] Bibliography

Marquis, Albert Nelson (ed.), Who's who in New England, Chicago: A. N. Marquis & Company, 1909.