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Quincy Historical Society invites you to its 2025 Annual Meeting where authors Jay Wickersham, Chris Milford, and Hope Mayo will discuss the subject of their new book "Henry Hobson Richardson: Drawings from the Collection of Houghton Library, Harvard University." This program explores Richardson’s work with a focus on one of Quincy’s beloved architectural gems, the Thomas Crane Public Library. H. H. Richardson is 19th century America’s most iconic architect. Richardson’s preferred Romanesque Revival style makes his work playfully eye-catching, and instantly recognizable. Wickersham, Milford, and Mayo’s book, is the first in-depth publication of drawings by H. H. Richardson. The trove of over 4,000 drawings, preserved since Richardson’s death and kept by Harvard University, have been largely unpublished until now. The book presents full-color reproductions of 450 sketches and renderings by the architect and his studio assistants.
It includes more than 50 projects, including such masterpieces as Boston’s Trinity Church; the Allegheny County Courthouse and Jail in Pittsburgh; the Marshall Field Store and Glessner House in Chicago; and five libraries, including Quincy’s own Thomas Crane Public Library.
The authors will discuss the Richardson drawings, and what they reveal about collaboration in Richardson’s studio, with a focus on the design process that produced the Crane Library.
This event is open to all and free to attend.
As the Historical Society’s Annual Meeting officers and board members will be elected for the coming year.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
8 Adams St, Quincy, MA, United States, Massachusetts 02169
