Background
Northrop was born in New Haven on July 8, 1860.
Northrop was born in New Haven on July 8, 1860.
He practiced in Bridgeport, Connecticut and was prominent in that city in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In 1882 he moved to Hartford where he worked for architect George Keller. In 1885 he relocated to Bridgeport to open his own office.
He had a son, Joseph West. Northrop, Junior.
(b 1886), who would go on to be a prominent architect in Houston, Texas. Northrop died in Bridgeport May 24, 1940.
