Personal Data
Henry Forbes Bigelow was born on May 12, 1867, in Clinton, the son of Henry Nelson Bigelow and Clarisa Forbes (daughter of Franklin Forbes).
He married on October 15, 1896, in Worcester, to Eliza Frothingham Davis (b. 17January1871 in Worcester; d. 20Jun1907), daughter of Edward L. Davis and his wife, Maria L. Robbins.
He married second on June 1, 1912, in Lancaster, to Susan Thayer (b. 1Oct1885 in Boston), daughter of Eugene van Rensselaer Thayer and his wife, Susan Spring (daughter of Isaac H. Spring).
Henry Bigelow died on August 12, 1929.
Career
Henry Bigelow studied at MIT. In the early 1890s, he joined the offices of Winslow and Wetherell (Walter Thacher Winslow and George Homans Wetherell), and in 1898, he had become a partner, the firm becoming Winslow, Wetherell, and Bigelow.
In about 1901, George Wetherell left the firm and it became Winslow and Bigelow, which it remained until Walter Winslow’s death in January of 1909.
In February of 1909, Philip Wadsworth (who had been a draftsman in the office since 1907) became Henry Bigelow’s partner and the firm became Bigelow and Wadsworth. The firm remained Bigelow and Wadsworth until about 1928, when Edward A. Hubbard and Giles M. Smith — both of whom already were with the firm — were made partners, and it became Bigelow, Wadsworth, Hubbard, and Smith. After Bigelow’s death in August of 1929, the firm continued as Wadsworth, Hubbard, and Smith.
According to Withey’s Biographical Dictionary of American Architects, Henry F. Bigelow “probably contributed more to the creation of charming and distinguished house interiors than any one person of his time.”
Back Bay Work
1903 |
285 Commonwealth [Winslow and Bigelow] |
1906 |
189 Marlborough [Winslow and Bigelow] |
1910 |
400 Beacon (Remodeling) [Bigelow and Wadsworth] |
1912 |
340 Beacon (Remodeling) [Bigelow and Wadsworth] |
1913 |
448 Beacon (Remodeling) [Bigelow and Wadsworth] |
1915 |
417 Beacon (Remodeling) [Bigelow and Wadsworth] |
1915 |
9 Gloucester (Remodeling) [Bigelow and Wadsworth] |
1916 |
149 Beacon (Remodeling) [Bigelow and Wadsworth] |
1916 |
169 Marlborough (Remodeling) [Bigelow and Wadsworth] |
1916 |
249 Marlborough (Remodeling) [Bigelow and Wadsworth] |
1917 |
263 Beacon (Remodeling) [Bigelow and Wadsworth] |
1917 |
39 Commonwealth (Remodeling) [Bigelow and Wadsworth] |
1919 |
278 Clarendon (203 Beacon) (Remodeling) [Bigelow and Wadsworth] |
1919 |
191 Marlborough (Remodeling) [Bigelow and Wadsworth] |
1921 |
340 Beacon (Remodeling) [Bigelow and Wadsworth] |
1922 |
292 Beacon (Remodeling) [Bigelow and Wadsworth] |
1925 |
137 Marlborough [Bigelow and Wadsworth] |
1925 |
180 Marlborough (Remodeling) [Bigelow and Wadsworth] |
1926 |
129 Commonwealth (Remodeling) [Bigelow and Wadsworth] |
1926 |
150 Commonwealth (Remodeling) [Bigelow and Wadsworth] |
1926 |
192 Commonwealth [Bigelow and Wadsworth] |
1926 |
174 Marlborough (Remodeling) [Bigelow and Wadsworth] |
1927 |
172 Beacon [Bigelow and Wadsworth] |
1927 |
264 Beacon [Bigelow and Wadsworth] |
1927 |
9 Exeter (Remodeling) [Bigelow and Wadsworth] |
1929 |
7 Commonwealth (Remodeling) [Bigelow, Wadsworth, Hubbard, and Smith] |
1929 |
80 Commonwealth (Remodeling) [Bigelow, Wadsworth, Hubbard, and Smith] |
1929 |
167 Marlborough (Remodeling) [Bigelow, Wadsworth, Hubbard, and Smith] |
1929 |
169 Marlborough (Remodeling) [Bigelow, Wadsworth, Hubbard, and Smith] |
1929 |
180 Marlborough (Remodeling) [Bigelow, Wadsworth, Hubbard, and Smith] |
1930 |
276 Marlborough (16 Fairfield) [Bigelow, Wadsworth, Hubbard, and Smith] |