Lucius Wallace Briggs | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1866 |
| Died | September 10, 1940 Worcester, Massachusetts |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Practice | L. W. Briggs; Frost, Briggs & Chamberlain; L. W. Briggs Company |
| Buildings | Greendale Branch Library; Worcester Memorial Auditorium |
Lucius W. Briggs (1866-1940) was an American architect practicing in Worcester, Massachusetts.
Lucius Wallace Briggs was born August 26, 1866 [1] in Worcester to Cornelius W. and Lucy R. (Wallace) Briggs. His father was a mechanical engineer. He attended the public schools and graduated from Worcester Classical High School. He attended a special course in architecture at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston before coming home to Worcester. He worked as a draftsman for the architecture firms of Barker & Nourse and Fuller & Delano, [2] and the large contracting firm of Norcross Brothers. [3] In 1896 he left the firm of Fuller, Delano & Frost and opened his own office. [4]
In 1899 he joined architects Howard Frost and C. Leslie Chamberlain in the new firm of Frost, Briggs & Chamberlain. [5] The new firm quickly outpaced Worcester's other architects and became the city's most prominent architects. This firm was, among other projects, responsible for the design of such landmarks as the Slater Building and the former Worcester Technical High School. However, in 1912, after thirteen years, the partnership was dissolved. Frost & Chamberlain continued their practice, and Briggs incorporated the L. W. Briggs Company. [2] He continued in his former success, and at the time of his death was thought to be Worcester's best known architect. Briggs' death occurred in Worcester, September 10, 1940. [3]
After his death the L. W. Briggs Company was continued by his son, Stuart Wallace Briggs. The younger Briggs was a graduate of the Worcester Polytechnic Institute [6] and had been associated with his father's business since 1920. [3] In 1949 he changed the firm's name to L. W. Briggs Associates, which practiced through the 1960s. [6]
Briggs joined the American Institute of Architects in 1902, and was president of the Worcester chapter for some twenty years. He was also a long time member of the Worcester Planning Board. [3]
Briggs married Lillian Fraser Vickers of Portland, Maine [2] in 1889. [1] They had four children together. Stuart Wallace, who would be associated with his father, was the youngest. [2]
In addition to his professional associations, Briggs was also a member of several social and historical organizations. [2] [3]
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