Robert Andrews (architect)

Robert Day Andrews (March 5, 1857 – September 19, 1928) was an American architect and founder of the firm Andrews, Jaques & Rantoul.

Robert Day Andrews
Born(1857-03-05)March 5, 1857
Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
DiedSeptember 19, 1928(1928-09-19) (aged 71)
Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
OccupationArchitect
PracticeAndrews, Jaques & Rantoul

Andrews was born March 5, 1857, in Hartford, Connecticut. From 1875 to 1876, he studied at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, followed by training in various Boston architectural offices and in Europe. He joined the office of Henry Hobson Richardson after returning to the United States. In 1885, he partnered with Herbert Jacques and A. Neal Rantoul to form Andrews, Jacques & Rantoul.

Andrews died September 19, 1928, in Boston. He was a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, and member of the Boston Society of Architects and Tavern Club.[1]

His work was part of the architecture event in the art competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics.[2]

References
  1. Marquis, Albert Nelson (1909). "Andrews, Robert Day". Who's Who in New England. p. 40 – via Internet Archive.
  2. "Robert Andrews". Olympedia. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
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