L.F. Goodrich
Lewis Ford Goodrich | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 8, 1848 |
| Died | July 27, 1929 (aged 81) |
| Nationality | American |
| Occupation | Architect |
Lewis F. Goodrich (1848-1929), frequently known as L. F. Goodrich, was an American architect based in Augusta, Georgia. He designed public buildings in Georgia and South Carolina.
Life and career[edit]
Lewis Ford Goodrich was born July 8, 1848, in Augusta to William Henry Goodrich, a contractor and builder,[a] and Susan (Clark) Goodrich.[1] As a young man Goodrich worked variously in the grocery and furniture businesses,[2][3] but was otherwise associated with his father. After his father's death in 1877, he succeeded to the business. He opened an architect's office in Augusta in 1888.[4] Goodrich's works included a number of county courthouses and the Athens City Hall. By 1913 his chief assistant was Cortez Clark.[5] In December 1915 Goodrich formed the firm of Goodrich, Hoefer & Clark with Clark and former New York City architect Herman W. Hoefer.[6] Hoefer returned north soon after the Augusta fire of 1916, which destroyed their offices, and the firm of Goodrich & Clark continued until the retirement of Goodrich in 1920. Clark then practiced in partnership with J. B. Story into the 1930s.[7]
Personal life[edit]
Goodrich was married in 1872 to Lena Walker, who died in 1916.[8] In later life, Goodrich lived in White Plains, Georgia. He died July 27, 1929.[1]
Legacy[edit]
In 1892 Goodrich was among the organizers of the Southern Chapter of the American Institute of Architects.[9] He was the chapter's first vice president, and its second president.[10] The chapter faltered and was inactive from 1896, but is seen as a major step in the professionalization of architecture in the South.[11]
At least seven buildings designed or renovated by Goodrich have been listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places, and another contributes to a listed historic district.
Architectural works[edit]
- Engine Company Number One, 452 Ellis St, Augusta, Georgia (1892, NRHP 1988)[12]
- John W. Morrah house,[b] 195 State Rd S-33-303, Mount Carmel, South Carolina (1896)[13]
- Bamberg County Courthouse, 444 2nd St, Bamberg, South Carolina (1897, altered 1950)[14]
- Screven County Courthouse, S Main St, Sylvania, Georgia (1897, demolished 1965)[15]
- Burke County Courthouse remodeling, 602 N Liberty St, Waynesboro, Georgia (1899-1900, NRHP 1980)[16]
- Washington County Courthouse remodeling, 132 W Haynes St, Sandersville, Georgia (1899, NRHP 1980)[17]
- Taliaferro County Courthouse, 113 Monument St, Crawfordville, Georgia (1901–02, NRHP 1980)[18]
- Athens City Hall, 301 College Ave, Athens, Georgia (1903–04)[19]
- John Milledge School, 1835 Walker St, Augusta, Georgia (1908, demolished)[20]
- Jenkins County Courthouse, 611 E Winthrope Ave, Millen, Georgia (1910–11, NRHP 1980)[21]
- Emanuel County Sheriff Department, 101 N Main St, Swainsboro, Georgia (1912, NRHP 1995)[22]
- Houghton School (former), 333 Greene St, Augusta, Georgia (1916–17)[23]
- Emanuel County Courthouse, 101 N Main St, Swainsboro, Georgia (1919–20, burned 1938)[24]
Notes[edit]
- ^ W. H. Goodrich was the builder of the Academy of Richmond County (1856-57, NRHP 1973) and the Gould-Weed House (1860-61, NRHP 1979).
- ^ A contributing property to the Mount Carmel Historic District, NRHP-listed in 1982.
References[edit]
- ^ a b Gravestone, Walker Family Cemetery, Augusta, Georgia
- ^ "Notice" in Weekly Constitutionalist, September 8, 1869, 7.
- ^ Daily Constitutionalist, October 9, 1873, 2.
- ^ "Lewis F. Goodrich" in Augusta Daily Herald, March 6, 1888, 5.
- ^ The Architects Directory and Specification Index (New York: William T. Comstock Company, 1913): 48.
- ^ "New Architectural Firm is Announced" in Augusta Herald, December 5, 1915, 7.
- ^ Augusta Herald, March 28, 1920, 7.
- ^ "Funeral Notices" in Augusta Herald, April 15, 1916, 7.
- ^ Proceedings of the Twenty-fifth Annual Convention of the American Institute of Architects (Chicago: Inland Architect Press, 1892)
- ^ "Societies" in American Architect and Building News 29, no. 892 (January 28, 1893): 61.
- ^ Paula Mohr, "Architecture" in The South: The Greenwood Encyclopedia of American Regional Cultures, ed. Rebecca Mark and Rob Vaughan (Westport: Greenwood Press, 2004): 20.
- ^ Engine Company Number One NRHP Registration Form (1988)
- ^ Mount Carmel Historic District NRHP Registration Form (1982)
- ^ Engineering News (June 10, 1897): 215.
- ^ Wilber W. Caldwell, The Courthouse and the Depot: The Architecture of Hope in an Age of Despair (Macon: Mercer University Press, 2001)
- ^ Burke County Courthouse NRHP Registration Form (1980)
- ^ Washington County Courthouse NRHP Registration Form (1980)
- ^ Taliaferro County Courthouse NRHP Registration Form (1980)
- ^ American Architect and Building News (March 21, 1903): x.
- ^ Joseph M. Lee III, Augusta: A Postcard History (Charleston: Arcadia Publishing, 1997)
- ^ Jenkins County Courthouse NRHP Registration Form (1980)
- ^ Emanuel County Courthouse NRHP Registration Form (1980)
- ^ Engineering News 75, no. 19 (May 11, 1916): 346.
- ^ Engineering and Contracting (September 24, 1919): 40.