Withey & Withey, Biographical Dictionary of American Architects (Deceased) (1956)
Robert Day Williams (1857-1928) [was] a prominent architect in Boston for many years, formerly senior member of the firm of Andrews, Jacques & Rantoul. In later years he was head of the firm of Andrews, Jones, Biscoe & Whitmore.
Born at Hartford, Conn., and educated in the city schools, Mr. Andrews studied two years at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and after a few years of supplementary training in architectural offices in Boston, continued his studies during an extended tour of Europe. Returning to this country, the young man joined the office of the late Henry Hobson Richardson at Brookline, Mass., where he developed skill in draftsmanship. In 1885 Mr. Andrews established a partnership in Boston, associated with Herbert Jacques and A. Neal Rantoul, launching a career that covered a period of nearly forty years. The buildings he designed independently or with his various associates were erected not only in New England but in widely separated cities over the country, notably public structures, banks and office buildings, and both urban and country residences. In Boston his outstanding achievement in architecture was the addition to the State House of the East and West wings, between 1895 and 1913. Among other buildings with which he was identified were the Brookline High School, an early work of Romanesque design; the County Court House at Worcester, Mass., of pure classic architecture; Jamaica Plain (Boston) High School; Dexter Building, Boston; Town Hall, Nahant, Mass.; Connecticut School for the Blind at Hartford, Conn.; Buildings for the Equitable Life Insurance Company at Denver, Colo., and Des Moines, Iowa, c. 1892; the Boston Building at Denver; Buildings at the Colorado College, Colorado Springs; and restoration of the Connecticut State Capitol between 1913 and 1917.
One of Boston's oldest and most respected architects at the time of his death, Mr. Andrews was an early member of the Boston Society of Architects, A.I.A., and in 1891 was elected to Institute Fellowship. He was also prominently identified with the Boston Architectural Club of which he was a co-founder. -- References: Obit., Boston Society of Architects, Bulletin, Oct., 1928; American Art Annual, Vol. 26.
The son of Samuel J. and Catherine (Day) Andrews of Hartford, CT. He married Sarah Elizabeth Seaman in 1887.
Robert Day Williams (1857-1928) [was] a prominent architect in Boston for many years, formerly senior member of the firm of Andrews, Jacques & Rantoul. In later years he was head of the firm of Andrews, Jones, Biscoe & Whitmore.
Born at Hartford, Conn., and educated in the city schools, Mr. Andrews studied two years at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and after a few years of supplementary training in architectural offices in Boston, continued his studies during an extended tour of Europe. Returning to this country, the young man joined the office of the late Henry Hobson Richardson at Brookline, Mass., where he developed skill in draftsmanship. In 1885 Mr. Andrews established a partnership in Boston, associated with Herbert Jacques and A. Neal Rantoul, launching a career that covered a period of nearly forty years. The buildings he designed independently or with his various associates were erected not only in New England but in widely separated cities over the country, notably public structures, banks and office buildings, and both urban and country residences. In Boston his outstanding achievement in architecture was the addition to the State House of the East and West wings, between 1895 and 1913. Among other buildings with which he was identified were the Brookline High School, an early work of Romanesque design; the County Court House at Worcester, Mass., of pure classic architecture; Jamaica Plain (Boston) High School; Dexter Building, Boston; Town Hall, Nahant, Mass.; Connecticut School for the Blind at Hartford, Conn.; Buildings for the Equitable Life Insurance Company at Denver, Colo., and Des Moines, Iowa, c. 1892; the Boston Building at Denver; Buildings at the Colorado College, Colorado Springs; and restoration of the Connecticut State Capitol between 1913 and 1917.
One of Boston's oldest and most respected architects at the time of his death, Mr. Andrews was an early member of the Boston Society of Architects, A.I.A., and in 1891 was elected to Institute Fellowship. He was also prominently identified with the Boston Architectural Club of which he was a co-founder. -- References: Obit., Boston Society of Architects, Bulletin, Oct., 1928; American Art Annual, Vol. 26.
The son of Samuel J. and Catherine (Day) Andrews of Hartford, CT. He married Sarah Elizabeth Seaman in 1887.
Withey & Withey, Biographical Dictionary of American Architects (Deceased) (1956)
Robert Day Williams (1857-1928) [was] a prominent architect in Boston for many years, formerly senior member of the firm of Andrews, Jacques & Rantoul. In later years he was head of the firm of Andrews, Jones, Biscoe & Whitmore.
Born at Hartford, Conn., and educated in the city schools, Mr. Andrews studied two years at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and after a few years of supplementary training in architectural offices in Boston, continued his studies during an extended tour of Europe. Returning to this country, the young man joined the office of the late Henry Hobson Richardson at Brookline, Mass., where he developed skill in draftsmanship. In 1885 Mr. Andrews established a partnership in Boston, associated with Herbert Jacques and A. Neal Rantoul, launching a career that covered a period of nearly forty years. The buildings he designed independently or with his various associates were erected not only in New England but in widely separated cities over the country, notably public structures, banks and office buildings, and both urban and country residences. In Boston his outstanding achievement in architecture was the addition to the State House of the East and West wings, between 1895 and 1913. Among other buildings with which he was identified were the Brookline High School, an early work of Romanesque design; the County Court House at Worcester, Mass., of pure classic architecture; Jamaica Plain (Boston) High School; Dexter Building, Boston; Town Hall, Nahant, Mass.; Connecticut School for the Blind at Hartford, Conn.; Buildings for the Equitable Life Insurance Company at Denver, Colo., and Des Moines, Iowa, c. 1892; the Boston Building at Denver; Buildings at the Colorado College, Colorado Springs; and restoration of the Connecticut State Capitol between 1913 and 1917.
One of Boston's oldest and most respected architects at the time of his death, Mr. Andrews was an early member of the Boston Society of Architects, A.I.A., and in 1891 was elected to Institute Fellowship. He was also prominently identified with the Boston Architectural Club of which he was a co-founder. -- References: Obit., Boston Society of Architects, Bulletin, Oct., 1928; American Art Annual, Vol. 26.
The son of Samuel J. and Catherine (Day) Andrews of Hartford, CT. He married Sarah Elizabeth Seaman in 1887.
Robert Day Williams (1857-1928) [was] a prominent architect in Boston for many years, formerly senior member of the firm of Andrews, Jacques & Rantoul. In later years he was head of the firm of Andrews, Jones, Biscoe & Whitmore.
Born at Hartford, Conn., and educated in the city schools, Mr. Andrews studied two years at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and after a few years of supplementary training in architectural offices in Boston, continued his studies during an extended tour of Europe. Returning to this country, the young man joined the office of the late Henry Hobson Richardson at Brookline, Mass., where he developed skill in draftsmanship. In 1885 Mr. Andrews established a partnership in Boston, associated with Herbert Jacques and A. Neal Rantoul, launching a career that covered a period of nearly forty years. The buildings he designed independently or with his various associates were erected not only in New England but in widely separated cities over the country, notably public structures, banks and office buildings, and both urban and country residences. In Boston his outstanding achievement in architecture was the addition to the State House of the East and West wings, between 1895 and 1913. Among other buildings with which he was identified were the Brookline High School, an early work of Romanesque design; the County Court House at Worcester, Mass., of pure classic architecture; Jamaica Plain (Boston) High School; Dexter Building, Boston; Town Hall, Nahant, Mass.; Connecticut School for the Blind at Hartford, Conn.; Buildings for the Equitable Life Insurance Company at Denver, Colo., and Des Moines, Iowa, c. 1892; the Boston Building at Denver; Buildings at the Colorado College, Colorado Springs; and restoration of the Connecticut State Capitol between 1913 and 1917.
One of Boston's oldest and most respected architects at the time of his death, Mr. Andrews was an early member of the Boston Society of Architects, A.I.A., and in 1891 was elected to Institute Fellowship. He was also prominently identified with the Boston Architectural Club of which he was a co-founder. -- References: Obit., Boston Society of Architects, Bulletin, Oct., 1928; American Art Annual, Vol. 26.
The son of Samuel J. and Catherine (Day) Andrews of Hartford, CT. He married Sarah Elizabeth Seaman in 1887.
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