Russell Warren (architect)
Russell Warren (1783 – 1860) was an American architect, best known for his Greek Revival style, and notably the design of the Weybosset Arcade, now known as the Westminster Arcade in Providence, Rhode Island.
Warren was born in Tiverton, Rhode Island. By the early nineteenth century, he operated out of Bristol, Rhode Island where he constructed numerous houses for the DeWolfs, a family of prominent slave traders. Warren built numerous buildings throughout Rhode Island and Massachusetts. He also built several notable buildings in South Carolina, where he spent winters.[1]
Notable works
- Linden Place, Bristol, Rhode Island, 1810
- Bristol Statehouse/Courthouse, Bristol, Rhode Island, 1814 [2]
- Westminster Arcade, Providence, Rhode Island, 1828 (first enclosed shopping mall)
- St. Mark's Episcopal Church, Warren, Rhode Island, 1830 [3]
- Grinnell Mansion, New Bedford, Massachusetts, 1832 [4]
- Pilgrim Hall portico, Plymouth, Massachusetts, 1834 [5]
- Levi H. Gale House, Newport, Rhode Island, 1835
- New Bedford Public Library, New Bedford, Massachusetts, 1839 [6]
- Smithville Seminary, Scituate, Rhode Island, 1839
- State Arsenal, Providence, Rhode Island, 1839
- Pearl Street Depot, New Bedford, Massachusetts, 1840 (demolished in 1880s)
- Osborn House, Fall River, Massachusetts, 1843
- James D. Hathaway House, Fall River, Massachusetts, 1843
- William Lindsey House, Fall River, Massachusetts, 1844
- Warren Baptist Church, Warren, Rhode Island, 1844 [3]
- Longfield/Charles Dana Gibson House, Bristol, Rhode Island, 1848
- Old Third District Courthouse, New Bedford, Massachusetts, 1853 (and many other buildings in the New Bedford Historic District)
- Governor Henry Lippitt House, Providence, Rhode Island, 1862
- The Jane Pickens Theater & Event Center (formerly The Zion Episcopal Church), 1834.
References and external links
- Downing, Antoinette F. Macmillan Encyclopedia of Architects. Vol. 4 of 4. New York : The Free Press, 1982.
- Woodward, W. McKenzie. PPS/AlAri Guide to Providence Architecture. Providence : Providence Preservation Society, 2003.
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Warren, Russell |
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1780 |
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1860 |
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