Background
Aldrich, Nelson Wilmarth was born on April 6, 1911 in New York City. Son of William Truman and Dorothea (Davenport) Aldrich.
Aldrich, Nelson Wilmarth was born on April 6, 1911 in New York City. Son of William Truman and Dorothea (Davenport) Aldrich.
Bachelor of Arts, Harvard, 1934; Master in Architecture, Harvard, 1938; Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Tufts U., 1956; Doctor of Laws, Emerson College, 1962.
Designer Harrison & Abramoviz, 1939-1940. Project planner United States Housing Authority, 1940-1942. Partner Campbell, Aldrich & Nulty, Boston, 1947-1974.
President Aldrich, Pounder & Associates, Inc., 1974-1986. Consultant architect Dartmouth, Bradford Junior College, Phillips Exeter Academy. Associate architect Boton City Hall.
Architect, developer Portsmouth (New Hampshire) Urban Renewal Project. Co-founder, chairman Boston Arts Festival, 1952-1964. Director Boston Architectural Center, 1968-1972.
Chairman Boston Art Commission, 1955-1975. Member Planning Board Town of Marblehead, Massachusetts, 1979-1985. President Institute Contemporary Art, 1947-1960, trustee, 1960-1964.
Member architectural design advisory committee Boston Redevelopment Authority, Boston, 1959-1968.
Member Massachusetts Board Regional Community Colleges, 1961-1972. Trustee Boston Museum of Fine Arts, 1954-1986, Radcliffe College, 1957-1971, vice chairman, 1961-1966. Vice president Metropolitan Boston Arts Center, 1958-1960, president, 1960-1963.
Board directors New England History Seaport, 1977-1985. Served as lieutenant Commander United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1946. Charge combat aircraft service units, Pacific.
Fellow American Institute of Architects, American Academy Arts and Sciences. Member Boston Society Architects, Massachusetts Association Architects (director 1950-1958), Harvard Alumni Association (director 1962-1965) Clubs: Tavern (Boston).
Married Eleanor Tweed (divorced). 1 child, Nelson Wilmarth. Married Frances Turner, November 9, 1940.
Children— Frances D. Maher, Abigail Cheever, Rosalie C. West.