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Edward Brodhead Green Edward Brodhead Green (May 10, 1855 – February 2, 1950), very often referred to as E. B. Green, was a major American architect from New York state. Early life and education Green was born in Utica, New York, on May 10, 1855. He attended Corn ...
was an 1878 graduate of
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's College of Architecture, and designed a number of buildings which made up Cornell's Agriculture Quadrangle, including Bailey Hall (1912), Caldwell Hall (1913), the Computing and Communications Center (1912, originally known as Comstock Hall), Fernow Hall (1915), and the original Roberts Hall (1906, demolished 1990). Green's best-known commissions were designed with his partner William Sydney Wicks (1854–1917), as Green & Wicks. The firm's chronology is: *1884: Green & Wicks founded *1917: Renamed E.B. Green & Son *1933: Renamed E. B Green after his son's death *1936: Renamed Green & James *1945: Renamed Green, James & Meadows *1950: Renamed James & Meadows after Green's death *1952: Renamed James, Meadows & Howard *1974: Firm dissolved The firm's records survive in the library collections of the Buffalo History Museum. A number of their works are listed on the U.S.
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Projects

Notable works of the Green & Wicks architectural firm include: *
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(Green & Wicks), NRHP-listed * American Radiator Company Factory Complex, Buffalo, NY, NRHP-listed * Bailey Hall,
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, 1912, NRHP-listed *Buffalo Crematorium Company, 901 W Delavan Ave, Buffalo, NY * Birge-Horton House, 477 Delaware Ave.
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(Green and Wicks), NRHP-listed * Brick Presbyterian Church, 6 Church St. Perry, NY (Green & Wicks), NRHP-listed *Brost Building (c. 1935) in the Broadway Historic District,
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* Buffalo Savings Bank Building *
Caldwell Hall Caldwell Hall may refer to: ;In the United States * Caldwell Hall (Catholic University of America), a residence hall * Caldwell Hall (Pine Bluff, Arkansas), listed on the NRHP in Arkansas * Caldwell Hall (Georgia Tech), a residence hall at the Geo ...
, Cornell University campus
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(Green & Wicks), NRHP-listed * Charles W. Goodyear House, Buffalo, NY *
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*Dun Building, 110 Pearl Street, Buffalo, NY *D.S. Morgan building, (destroyed), Buffalo, NY * Erie County Holding Center * Fernow Hall, Cornell University campus
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(Green & Wicks), NRHP-listed * Fidelity Trust Building, now known as "Swan Tower", 284 Main Street, Buffalo, NY * Kibler High School, 284 Main St.,
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* Marine National Bank, 1913 *Market Arcade Building, 617 Main St, Buffalo, NY * Old West End District, Roughly bounded by Delaware, Collingwood, and Glenwood Aves. and Grove Pl. Toledo, OH (Green & Wicks), NRHP-listed *
Ransom School "Pagoda" The Ransom Everglades School "Pagoda" is a historic school building at 3575 Main Highway in Coconut Grove, Miami, Florida. On July 25, 1973, it was added to the U.S. National Register of Historic Places as the Ransom School "Pagoda". The Pagoda ...
, 3575 Main Hwy.
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(Greene & Wicks), NRHP-listed * South Park High School *
Stephen Merrell Clement Stephen Merrell Clement or S. M. Clement, Jr. (November 4, 1859 – March 26, 1913) was an American banker, businessman and industrialist in Buffalo, New York. Early life Clement was born on November 4, 1859, in Fredonia, New York, to Steph ...
House, 1913, 786 Delaware Ave, Buffalo, NY, Extant as the Red Cross Building *St. Vincent's Female Orphan Asylum, 1313 Main St. Buffalo, NY *University Club Building (Buffalo) * Twentieth Century Club (Buffalo, New York) * Watson-Curtze Mansion, 356 W. 6th St.
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(Green & Wicks), NRHP-listed * Wing Hall, Cornell University campus
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(Green & Wicks), NRHP-listed * Young Men's Christian Association Central Building, 45 W. Mohawk St.
Buffalo, NY Buffalo is a city in the U.S. state of New York and county seat of Erie County. It lies in Western New York at the eastern end of Lake Erie, at the head of the Niagara River on the Canadian border. With a population of 278,349 according to ...
(Green & Wicks), NRHP-listed Notable works of the E.B. Green and Sons architectural firm include: *Abbot Hall / Lockwood Memorial Library, University at Buffalo (South Campus), 1933 *Crosby Hall, University at Buffalo (South Campus), 1931 *
Electric Tower __NOTOC__ Electric Tower (or General Electric Tower) is a historic office building and skyscraper located at the corner of Washington and Genesee Streets in Buffalo. It is the seventh tallest building in Buffalo. It stands and 14 stories tal ...
, 535 Washington St.
Buffalo, NY Buffalo is a city in the U.S. state of New York and county seat of Erie County. It lies in Western New York at the eastern end of Lake Erie, at the head of the Niagara River on the Canadian border. With a population of 278,349 according to ...
, NRHP-listed * Michael J. Dillon Memorial United States Courthouse, 68 Court Street, Buffalo NY * Garret Club, 91 Cleveland Ave., Buffalo, NY, 1929 Notable works of the Green & James architectural firm include: *
Buffalo Memorial Auditorium Buffalo Memorial Auditorium, colloquially known as The Aud, was a multipurpose indoor arena in downtown Buffalo, New York. Opened on October 14, 1940, it was home to the Canisius Golden Griffins men's basketball, Canisius Golden Griffins (Nationa ...
, (destroyed), Buffalo NY *Parker Hall, University at Buffalo (South Campus), 1945


Gallery

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The Marin The Marin, previously the Main Seneca Building, and originally known as the Marine Midland Trust Company Building or the "Marine Trust Building," is a 17-story Renaissance Revival style highrise in downtown Buffalo, New York. The building wa ...
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Dayton Art Institute The Dayton Art Institute (DAI) is a museum of fine arts in Dayton, Ohio, Dayton, Ohio, United States. The Dayton Art Institute has been rated one of the top 10 best art museums in the United States for children. The museum also ranks in the top 3% ...
File:Albright Art Gallery 1913.jpg,
Albright-Knox Art Gallery The Buffalo AKG Art Museum, formerly known as the Albright–Knox Art Gallery, is an art museum located adjacent to Delaware Park, Buffalo, New York, United States. The museum shows modern art and contemporary art. It is directly opposite Buff ...
in 1913 File:Albright Memorial Library 3.jpg,
Albright Memorial Building The Albright Memorial Library, also commonly referred to as the Scranton Public Library, is a historic public library located in Scranton, Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania. The library is located on the corner of Vine Street and Washington Aven ...
File:Watson-Curtze Mansion 02.jpg, Watson-Curtze Mansion


See also

* Esenwein & Johnson


References


External links


E.B. Green
at www.buffaloah.com
Green & Wicks
A bibliography courtesy of the Buffalo History Museum. {{Authority Control * Defunct architecture firms based in New York (state) Architects from Buffalo, New York Companies based in Buffalo, New York Design companies established in 1884 1884 establishments in New York (state) Design companies disestablished in 1971 1971 disestablishments in New York (state) Historicist architects