Joseph Priestley Richardson

Background

Richardson, Joseph Priestley was born on April 9, 1913 in Needham, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Frederick L.W. and Anne (Blake) Richardson.

Education

Bachelor of Arts cum laude, Harvard, 1935, B. Architecture, 1938.

Career

Assistant resident engineer Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, 1938-1939. Private practice architecture, 1939-1940. Partner Jackson & Richardson, Boston, 1940-1941.

Engaged in contracting business, 1941-1942.

Architect Coolidge Shepley Bulfinch & Abbott, Boston, 1945-1950, partner, 1950-1952. Partner Shepley Bulfinch Richardson & Abbott, Boston, 1952-1979.

Principle works include Wellesley College dormitories (Bates, Freeman, McAfee), Quincy House at Harvard (Parker medal 1960), Division Employment Security Building, Government Center, Massachusetts, Ski terminal, Squaw Valley, California (Honor award American International Assurance 1970). Honorary member Boston Architectural Center.

Member building commission, Brookline, Massachusetts.

Achievements

• Joseph Priestley Richardson has been listed as a notable architect. by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served to commander of The United States Navy Reserve, 1942-1945. (Fellow) The American Institute of Architects. Member Boston Society Architects (president 1968), Massachusetts Association Architects, Harvard Graduate School Design Association, Institute Contemporary Artist

Clubs: Harvard, Somerset (Boston) Country (Brookline).

Connections

Married Margaret Stevenson, October 5, 1940. Children: Joseph Priestley (deceased) Philip Stevenson, Anne Blake, Alison Greenough, Emilie Randolph, Margery.

Father:

Frederick L.W. Richardson

Mother:

Anne (Blake) Richardson

Spouse:

Margaret Stevenson

child:

Joseph Priestley Richardson (deceased) Philip Stevenson

child:

Anne Blake Richardson

child:

Margery Richardson

child:

Emilie Randolph Richardson

child:

Alison Greenough Richardson