Lucius W. Briggs

Greendale Branch Library, Worcester, MA. 1913.

Worcester Memorial Auditorium, Worcester, MA. 1931-33.

Leicester Town Hall, Leicester, MA. 1939.

Lucius Wallace Briggs (1866-1940)^[1][2] was an architect from Worcester, Massachusetts.

Briggs first opened his office in 1896, but closed it when he became a partner with Frost, Briggs & Chamberlain in 1899.^[3] With that firm, he contributed to the design of such landmarks as the Slater Building and Worcester Technical High School. He left in 1912 to form his own firm, the Lucius W. Briggs Company. The firm continued in business past Briggs' death, at least until 1954.^[4]

Works

• Clubhouse, Worcester Country Club, 2 Rice St., Worcester, MA (1913)^[5]
• Greendale Branch Library, 470 West Boylston St., Worcester, MA (1913) - Now the Frances Perkins Branch.^[6]
• Worcester Technical High School (Additions), 34 Grove St., Worcester, MA (1916) - A Major expansion.^[7][8]
• Crompton & Knowles Warehouse, 21 Illinois St., Worcester, MA (1920)^[9]
• Worcester Fire Alarm Station, 230 Park Ave., Worcester, MA (1925)^[10]
• Katz and Leavitt Apartments, 53 Elm St., Worcester, MA (1926)^[11]
• Center School, Ash St., Hopkinton, MA (1928)^[12]
• Worcester Memorial Auditorium, 1 Lincoln Sq., Worcester, MA (1931) - With Frederic C. Hirons of New York.^[13]
• Auburn High School, 99 Auburn St., Auburn, MA (1935) - Demolished.^[14]
• Leicester Town Hall, 3 Washburn Sq., Leicester, MA (1939)^[15]

References

1. Progressive Architecture - Volume 21 - Page 712
2. http://public.aia.org/sites/hdoaa/wiki/Wiki%20Pages/ahd1005055.aspx
3. History of Worcester and its People. Vol. 4. Ed. Charles Nutt. 1919.
4. School Executive 1954: 15.
5. "Worcester Country Club". mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission. n.d. Web.
6. "Greendale Branch Public Library". mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission. n.d. Web.
7. "Worcester Industrial Technical Institute". mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission. n.d. Web.
8. Brickbuilder July 1916: 166.
9. American Contractor 29 May 1920: 48.
10. "Fire Alarm and Telegraph Headquarters Building". mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission. n.d. Web.
11. "Katz and Leavitt Apartment House". mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission. n.d. Web.
12. "Center School". mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission. n.d. Web.
13. "Worcester War Memorial Auditorium". mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission. n.d. Web.
14. Bridgemen's Magazine Jan. 1935: 33.
15. "Leicester Town Hall". mhc-macris.net. Massachusetts Historical Commission. n.d. Web.