Alexander Parris: Difference between revisions

 

==Boston and federal patronage==

In 1815, he moved to Boston, where he found a position in the office of Charles Bulfinch. Like his famous employer, Parris produced refined residences, churches and commercial buildings. When in 1817 Bulfinch was called to [[Washington, D.C.|Washington]] to work on the [[U.S. Capitol Building]], Parris helped complete the Bulfinch Building at [[Massachusetts General Hospital]]. With Bulfinch's departure, Parris soon became the city's leading architect, and a proponent of what would be called "Boston [[Granite]] Style," with austere, monolithic stonework. Around 1818-1823 he kept an office on [[Court Street (Boston, Massachusetts)|Court Street]].<ref>Boston Directory. 1818, 1823</ref> He belonged to the [[Massachusetts Charitable Mechanic Association]].<ref>Joseph Jenkins. An address delivered before the Massachusetts Charitable Mechanick Association, December 17, 1818, being the anniversary of the choice of officers, and fourth triennial celebration of their public festival. (Boston: Munroe & Francis, 1819)</ref>