H.H. Richardson, series 1:
Brattle Square Church, Boston

Richardson received the commission to design a new building for the Brattle Square Congregational Church of Boston in 1870.  In his design, for the first time, he drew inspiration from the Romanesque style with which his designs became synonymous throughout the remainder of his career.  The building is now used by the First Baptist Church.  Click on any picture to enlarge it.

Photographs © Robert W. Cherny.   I took these photographs on site in May 2000, and I scanned them and manipulated them for use on this website.  Feel free to use them for non-commercial educational purposes.   If you want to use any of these images for commercial uses or for-profit educational uses, you must request permission:  <cherny@sfsu.edu>.