Arthur W. Rice, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Arthur W. Rice

American architect

Date of Birth: 18-Jul-1869

Place of Birth: Roxbury, Massachusetts, United States

Date of Death: 23-Mar-1938

Profession: architect

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Arthur W. Rice

  • Arthur Wallace Rice, FAIA (July 8, 1869 – March 23, 1938) was a prominent architect in Boston during the early 20th Century as a major contributor to the Beaux-Arts architectural movement in America.
  • In his early years in partnership with William Y.
  • Peters, he focused on large residences in the Back Bay neighborhood of Boston, primarily in the Georgian Revival style.
  • As a partner in the firm of Parker, Thomas & Rice, he produced a number of landmark buildings and early skyscrapers in the Beaux-Arts style.
  • Near the end of his career, his 1929 United Shoe Machinery Corporation Building in Boston was notable as one of the first skyscrapers in America to be built in the Art-Deco style that would become very popular in the following two decades.

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