Bradlee, Winslow & Wetherell

Bradlee, Winslow & Wetherell

Company type	Architectural firm
Industry	Architecture
Founded	1872
Founder	Nathaniel Jeremiah Bradlee, Walter Thacher Winslow, George Homans Wetherell
Defunct	1888
Headquarters	Boston , United States
Area served	Boston, New England, Seattle, Kansas City

Bradlee, Winslow & Wetherell operated as an architectural firm in Boston from 1872 to 1888. The founding partners were Nathaniel Jeremiah Bradlee (1829–1888), Walter Thacher Winslow (1843–1909), and George Homans Wetherell (1854–1930). While their primary focus was on projects within Boston and the broader New England region, the firm also undertook select commissions in cities such as Seattle and Kansas City.

Nathaniel Bradlee initially practiced independently beginning in 1854. In 1872, he joined forces with Walter Winslow, creating the partnership known as Bradlee & Winslow, which endured for twelve years. During this timeframe, Bradlee occasionally retained sole credit on certain works, including the Danvers State Hospital. The partnership expanded in 1884 with the addition of George Wetherell, resulting in the formation of Bradlee, Winslow & Wetherell. Following Bradlee’s passing in 1888, Winslow and Wetherell continued their collaboration under the name Winslow & Wetherell. Around 1898, Henry Forbes Bigelow became part of the firm, prompting a series of name changes: first to Winslow, Wetherell & Bigelow, then to Winslow & Bigelow, and eventually to Winslow, Bigelow & Wadsworth. After Winslow died in 1909, Bigelow took over leadership responsibilities.

Numerous buildings designed by this firm have been recognized on the National Register of Historic Places.

Work

Key projects associated with the firm include:

• Wigglesworth Building, Boston, 1873 (Bradlee & Winslow)
• St. Andrew's By-The-Sea, Rye, NH, 1876 (Winslow and Wetherell), listed on the NRHP
• Bijou Theatre, Boston, 1882 (Bradlee & Winslow)
• Chickering Hall, Boston, 1883 (Bradlee & Winslow)
• Old New England Building, Kansas City, MO, 1886 (Bradlee, Winslow & Wetherell), NRHP-listed
• Union Station, Portland, ME, 1888 (Bradlee, Winslow & Wetherell)
• Maine Central Railroad General Office Building, Portland, ME, 1889 (Bradlee, Winslow & Wetherell), NRHP-listed
• The Oaks, Staunton, VA, 1890 (Winslow & Wetherell), NRHP-listed
• Building at 30–34 Station Street, Brookline, MA, 1892 (Winslow & Wetherell), NRHP-listed
• Boston Block, Seattle, WA, 1896 (demolished in 1921)
• Banigan Building in Providence, RI’s inaugural skyscraper, 1896 (Winslow & Wetherell)
• Steinert Hall, Boston, 1896 (Winslow & Bigelow)
• Boston Hotel Buckminster, Boston, 1897 (Winslow & Bigelow)
• Hotel Touraine, Boston, 1897 (Winslow & Bigelow)
• St. Mark's School, Southborough, MA, 1902 (Winslow & Bigelow)
• Needham Town Hall Historic District, Needham, MA, 1902 (Winslow & Bigelow)
• Compton Building, Boston, 1903 (Winslow & Bigelow)
• Boston Edison Electric Illuminating Company building, Boston, 1906 (Winslow & Bigelow)
• Antiquitarian Hall for the American Antiquarian Society located in Worcester, MA, completed in 1910 (Winslow, Bigelow & Wadsworth)
• Children's Hospital Boston facility on Huntington Avenue designed during the Bradlee, Winslow & Wetherell era
• Various structures within the Baker Chocolate mill complex situated in the Dorchester-Milton Lower Mills Industrial District in Massachusetts developed across multiple partnership phases