Name: Conversation: H.H. Richardson - “The Greatest Architect of the 19th Century”
Start: 2025-11-17T16:30:00-05:00
Location: New York Court of Appeals

$Conversation: H.H. Richardson - \u201cThe Greatest Architect of the 19th Century\u201d$

Join us for a moderated discussion about Henry Hobson Richardson, the visionary 19th-century architect who helped create and shape Albany’s architectural landscape, and a rare opportunity to visit the Richardson-designed Courtroom of the Court of Appeals.
Featuring authors of "Henry Hobson Richardson: Drawings from the Collection of Houghton Library, Harvard University," which contains more than 4,000 drawings, unpublished sketches, renderings, and plans of more than 50 projects.
-- Jay Wickersham is an architect, lawyer, architectural historian and former professor in practice at the Harvard Graduate School of Design.
-- Chris Milford is a partner in the architectural firm of Milford & Ford Associates, specializing in historic preservation and restoration.
-- Hope Mayo is the former Philip Hofer Curator of Printing and Graphic Arts at Harvard’s Houghton Library.
The presentation will take place in the Courtroom of the Court of Appeals designed by Richardson in 1881. With its elaborate hand-carved oak paneling, furniture, and marble and Mexican onyx fireplace, the Courtroom is considered one of the finest 19th-century governmental chambers and was moved in pieces from its original location in the Capitol building.
A reception will follow the event in Albany’s City Hall, 24 Eagle St, Albany, NY 12207, another magnificent example of Richardson’s trademark “Romanesque Revival” work, built in 1883.
4:30 p.m. Monday, November 17
New York State Court of Appeals
20 Eagle Street, Albany NY 12207
The event is free. Registration required – space is limited.
RSVP to [email protected]