Seth C. Bradford
Chateau-sur-Mer, Newport, RI. 1851.
Seth C. Bradford (1801-1878)[1] was an American architect from Newport, Rhode Island.
During his career, Bradford was known as a designer and builder of Italianate-style residences for Newport summer residents. However, at least three of his designs utilized a Gothic Revival vocabulary.
Today, he is most remembered for his design of Chateau-sur-Mer, the Wetmore family residence on Bellevue Avenue. In addition to being Bellevue Avenue's first great mansion, it is also credited with introducing the Second Empire style to Newport (although the original mansard has since been replaced).[1]
His popularity in Newport waned in the 1850s, as other local architects like Thomas A. Tefft and George C. Mason began to exert their influence.
Architectural Works
- Charles Lyman Cottage, 66 Webster St., Newport, RI (1847–48)[1]
- Rockry Hall (Albert Sumner Cottage), 425 Bellevue Ave., Newport, RI (1848)[1]
- James H. Van Alen Cottage, 424 Bellevue Ave., Newport, RI (1849–51) - Burned 1851.[1]
- Belair (H. Allan Wright Cottage), 50 Old Beach Rd., Newport, RI (1850) - Remodeled by Dudley Newton in 1870.[2]
- Ralph S. Izard Cottage, 10 Pell St., Newport, RI (c.1850)[2]
- Mary A. D. Bruen Cottage, 6 Howe Ave., Newport, RI (1851) - Remodeled by R. M. Hunt in 1870-72.[3]
- Chateau-sur-Mer (William S. Wetmore House), 424 Bellevue Ave., Newport, RI (1851–53)[1]
- Fairlawn (Andrew Ritchie Cottage), Bellevue & Ruggles Aves., Newport, RI (1852–53)[1]
- Robert M. Mason Cottage, 180 Rhode Island Ave., Newport, RI (1852) - Remodeled by H. H. Richardson in 1883. Burned 1899.[1]
- Porter Villa (James C. Porter Cottage), 23 Greenough Pl., Newport, RI (1855–56)[4]
- Gatehouse, Beach Cliffe (Oliver DeLancey Kane Estate), 77 Memorial Blvd., Newport, RI (c.1859)[5]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Yarnall, James L. Newport Through its Architecture. 2005.
- 1 2 Kay Street - Catherine Street - Old Beach Road Historic District NRHP Nomination. 1973.
- ↑ Hirayama, Hina. "With Éclat": The Boston Athenaeum and the Origin of the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. 2013.
- ↑ "Mary T. Porter House, 25 Greenough Place, Newport, Newport County, RI". http://www.loc.gov/. n.d. Web.
- ↑ Miller, Paul F. Lost Newport: Vanished Cottages of the Resort Era. 2008.
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