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Maurice Biscoe
Maurice B. Biscoe (July 19, 1871 – December 29, 1953) was an American architect. He spent his early and mature career in Boston, and the intervening years in Denver. He spent most of his career with the Boston architectural firm of Andrews, Jones, Biscoe & Whitmore. Life and career Maurice Bigelow Biscoe was born July 19, 1871, in Westborough, Massachusetts, to Arthur G. Biscoe and Helen Biscoe, née Bigelow. He was educated at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, graduating in 1893. After a year of postgraduate work he joined the office of H. Langford Warren. In 1898, after two years with Warren and two with Peabody & Stearns, he formed the firm of Smith & Biscoe with F. Patterson Smith. In 1900 they merged their practice with Warren's, forming Warren, Smith & Biscoe."Biscoe, Maurice Bigelow" in ''Massachusetts Institute of Technology: Class of 1893 Thirtieth Anniversary Report'' (Boston: Thomas Todd Company, printer, 1924): 71-72. In 1906 he left Boston for Denver, whe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westborough, Massachusetts
Westborough is a New England town, town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 21,567 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, in over 7,000 households. Incorporated in 1717, the town is governed under the New England open town meeting system, headed by a five-member elected Board of Selectmen whose duties include licensing, appointing various administrative positions, and calling a town meeting of citizens annually or whenever the need arises. History Before recorded time, the area now known as Westborough was a well-travelled crossroads. As early as 7,000 Common Era, BCE, prehistoric people in dugout canoes followed the Sudbury River, Sudbury and Assabet River, Assabet Rivers to their headwaters in search of quartzite for tools and weapons. From 1200 to 1600 Common Era, CE, seasonal migrations brought Nipmuc Nation, Nipmuc Indians to hunt and fish near Cedar Swamp and Lake Hoccomocco. Using Fay Mountain as a landmark, Indians crisscrossed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
