Gridley J. F. Bryant, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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American architect
Date of Birth: 29-Aug-1816
Place of Birth: Scituate, Massachusetts, United States
Date of Death: 08-Jun-1899
Profession: architect
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Virgo 
About Gridley J. F. Bryant
- Gridley James Fox Bryant (August 29, 1816 – June 8, 1899), often referred to as G.
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- Bryant, was a Boston architect, builder, and industrial engineer whose designs "dominated the profession of architecture in [Boston] and New England." One of the most influential architects in New England, he designed custom-made houses, government buildings, churches, schoolhouses, and private residences across the United States, and was popular among the Boston elite.
- His most notable designs are foundational buildings on numerous campuses across the northeastern United States, including Tufts College, Bates College, and Harvard College.
- He has been credited as one of the first modern architects in America, and at the height of his career he was the most commissioned architect in New England.
- He is also the most commissioned architect in Boston history. A native of Massachusetts, his early life was heavily influenced by his father's work in construction engineering.
- His father, Gridley Bryant, built the Granite Railway, the first publicly chartered railway in the U.S.
- The younger Bryant received no formal training in architecture but taught himself industrial engineering and construction analysis as well as building design.
- Bryant's first informal mentor was Alexander Parris, who introduced him to neoclassical design and Second Empire architectural templates.
- His self-started firm, Bryant & Associates, was one of the most selective and popular architectural firms in New England.
- Bryant designed institutions providing high personal or societal value, or when sufficient payment was made to him personally, oftentimes described as "ludicrously expensive".
- He was the first architect to be featured on London's The Builder.
- A record three of his designs were featured.
- Such publicity propelled him into the public eye and earned him expensive and large commissions.
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