Russell Warren (1783–1860) was an American

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, best known for his work in the

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. He practiced in

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and

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Life and career

Warren was born in

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. He arrived in Bristol in 1800, and began to design and build unique

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houses for the upper and middle class residents of that town. In 1823, Warren left Providence and went south to

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, where he became a

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. In 1826 Warren moved back to Rhode Island, opening an architect's office in Providence. In 1828, he collaborated with fellow Providence architect James C. Bucklin of

Tallman & Bucklin James C. Bucklin (1801-1890) was an American architect working in Providence, Rhode Island. Life and career Bucklin was born on 26 July 1801, in a part of Rehoboth that is now part of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, to James and Lorania (Pearce) Buckl ...

in the design of the

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, designing the Westminster Street facade. He joined Tallman & Bucklin formally in 1830, the firm becoming Warren, Tallman & Bucklin. This firm was dissolved the following year, although they occasionally collaborated in later years.Jordy, William H. and Christopher P. Monkhouse. ''Buildings on Paper: Rhode Island Architectural Drawings, 1825-1945''. 1982. Warren would become the foremost architect in southeastern New England, working as far away as

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. For a few months in 1835 and 1836, Warren worked with Alexander J. Davis in New York, who had recently left his partnership with

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. The Congregational Church in New Bedford was conceived under Davis at this time, but was built by Warren after he had returned to Providence. Although he had never been to

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, Warren was a master of Greek architectural styles. In 1838, he designed a set of three Greek Revival houses within 50 feet of each other on Hope Street in Bristol. Each house represented one of the different Greek styles: an Ionic house for future governor Francis M. Dimond, a

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house for Captain Josiah Talbot, and a

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house for Captain John Fletcher. The latter is now demolished. Warren continued in solo practice until 1846, when he took his son Osborn Warren as partner. The new firm was known as Russell Warren & Son, and lasted for two years, when Russell and Osborn are listed separately in the directory. From then until his death, Warren practiced independently. His commissions waned in the 1850s, owing to the emergence of other architects such as

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and

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. Warren died in 1860. In 1842, at the dedication at

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of Warren's new Parker House, the president of the corporation said of Warren and Providence, "Her architects have made it a “City of Palaces”; she has furnished us with hosts who will give to the world a stranger’s welcome."Medeiros, Peggy. "A Lost Warren Building?". ''http://blogs.southcoasttoday.com/''. 5 Sept. 2014. Web.

Architectural works

Russell Warren, 1800–1823 and 1826–1830

* William van Doorn House, 86 State St., Bristol, RI (1807)''Historic and Architectural Resources of Bristol, Rhode Island''. 1990. * Hey-Bonnie Hall (William DeWolf House), 127 Poppasquash Rd., Bristol, RI (1808) - Demolished 1944. * Russell Warren House, 92 State St., Bristol, RI (1810) * Thomas Nelson House, 82 State St., Bristol, RI (1810) *

Linden Place Linden Place mansion is a Federal-style mansion located in Bristol, Rhode Island. It was built in 1810 by slave trader, merchant, privateer and ship owner General George DeWolf and was designed by architect, Russell Warren. The mansion now opera ...

(George DeWolf House), 500 Hope St., Bristol, RI (1810) * Benjamin Bosworth House, 515 Hope St., Bristol, RI (1815) - Demolished.Simpson, Richard V. ''Historic Bristol: Tales from an Old Rhode Island Seaport''. 2008. *

, 130 Westminster St., Providence, RI (1827–28) - Designed in association with

.Woodward, Wm. McKenzie. ''Providence: A Citywide Survey of Historic Resources''. 1986. * Bristol County Courthouse, 441 County St.,

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(1828–31) * Westminster Congregational Church, 121 Mathewson St., Providence, RI (1828–29) - Later the Rialto Theatre. Mostly demolished. * St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 21 Lyndon St.,

Warren, RI Warren is a town in Bristol County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 11,147 at the 2020 census. History Warren was the site of the Pokanoket Indian settlement of Sowams located on a peninsula within the Pokanoket region. The reg ...

(1829) - Altered. *

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House, 379 County St., New Bedford, MA (1830)"County Street Walking Tour". ''http://www.nbpreservationsociety.org/''. 2012. Web.

Warren, Tallman & Bucklin, 1830–1831

* Chatham County Courthouse, 133 Montgomery St.,

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(1830–33) - Demolished in 1889. * City Hotel, 164 Weybosset St., Providence, RI (1831) - Demolished in 1903.

Russell Warren, 1831–1835

* Mechanics' and Merchants' Banks Building, 56-62 N. Water St.,

(1831) - Built as the home of these two competing institutions.Silvia, Joe. "The Grand Designs of Russell Warren; New Bedford Architecture". ''http://www.newbedfordguide.com/''. 16 April 2013. Web. * Grace Episcopal Church, 175 Mathewson St., Providence, RI (1832) - Demolished only a decade later for the

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church. *

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(Portico), 75 Court St.,

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(1833–34) - The building stands, but Warren's portico was replaced in 1922. * Elmhyrst (William Vernon, Jr. House), 23 Freeborn St., Middletown, RI (1833)Yarnall, James L. ''Newport Through its Architecture''. 2005. * North Christian Church, Purchase & Middle Sts., New Bedford, MA (1833) - Demolished 1923.Telley, Jesse T. ''History of the Churches of New Bedford''. 1869. * St. Michael's Episcopal Church, 399 Hope St.,

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(1833) - Burned 1858. * St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 2679 E. Main Rd.,

Portsmouth, RI Portsmouth is a town in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States. The population was 17,871 at the 2020 U.S. census. Portsmouth is the second-oldest municipality in Rhode Island, after Providence; it was one of the four colonies which merged ...

(1833) - Altered. * William R. Rodman House, 188 County St., New Bedford, MA (1833–36) * John Avery Parker House, County & Pearl Sts., New Bedford, MA (1834) - Demolished c.1902. * Levi H. Gale House, 89 Touro St.,

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(1834) * Manning Hall,

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, Providence, RI (1834) * North Baptist Church, N. Baptist & Farewell Sts., Newport, RI (1834) - Demolished 1906. *

(Remodeling), 500 Hope St., Bristol, RI (1834)Jordy, William H. ''Buildings of Rhode Island''. 2004. * Warren Ladies' Seminary, 340 Main St.,

(1834) - Burned in 1863.''Warren, Rhode Island: Statewide Preservation Report B-W-1''. 1975. * Zion Episcopal Church, 49 Touro St., Newport, RI (1834) - Later St. Joseph's, now the Jane Pickens Theatre. Altered. * Grace Episcopal Church, Union St., New Bedford, MA (1835) - Demolished.

Davis & Warren, 1835–1836

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, 132 Grand St.,

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(1835)Truettner, Julia M. ''Aspirations for Excellence: Alexander Jackson Davis and the First Campus Plan for the University of Michigan, 1838''. 2002. * White Hall, Bristol College, Croydon, PA (1835) - Largely demolished. * First Congregational (Unitarian) Church, 71 8th St.,

(1836)

Russell Warren, 1836–1845

* John Fletcher House, 601 Hope St., Bristol, RI (c.1836) - Demolished. * Edwin L. Kerrison House, 138 Wentworth St.,

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(1838) * Francis M. Dimond House, 617 Hope St., Bristol, RI (1838) * Josiah Talbot House, 647 Hope St., Bristol, RI (1838) * New Bedford City Hall, 613 Pleasant St., New Bedford, MA (1839) - Now the Free Public Library. * Rhode Island State Arsenal, 176 Benefit St., Providence, RI (1839) *

Smithville Seminary The Smithville Seminary was a Freewill Baptist institution established in 1839 on what is now Institute Lane in Smithville-North Scituate, Rhode Island. Renamed the Lapham Institute in 1863, it closed in 1876. The site was then used as the campus ...

, 29 Institute Ln., North Scituate, RI (1839) * Atlantic House, 141 Pelham St., Newport, RI (1840) - Demolished in 1876. * Jonathan R. Bullock House, 15 John St., Bristol, RI (1840) - Moved from Hope Street in 1900, for construction of Belvedere Hotel. Altered. * Mark Anthony DeWolf House, Poppasquash Neck, Bristol, RI (1840) - Burned 1919. * Nathan Durfee House, Prospect St. at Rock,

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(c.1840) - Demolished. * Pearl Street Depot, Pearl St. between Purchase & Acushnet, New Bedford, MA (1840) - A rare

Egyptian Revival Egyptian Revival is an architectural style that uses the motifs and imagery of ancient Egypt. It is attributed generally to the public awareness of ancient Egyptian monuments generated by Napoleon's conquest of Egypt and Admiral Nelson's defeat ...

design. Demolished 1886. * William Foster House, 19 Charlesfield St., Providence, RI (1840) - Demolished. * Parker House, 888-908 Purchase St., New Bedford, MA (1841–42) - Demolished. * St. Patrick R. C. Church, Davis & State Sts., Providence, RI (1841) - Demolished in 1906. * Joseph Durfee House, 456 Rock St., Fall River, MA (1843) * Warren Baptist Church, 407 Main St., Warren, RI (1844) * William Lindsey House, 373 N. Main St., Fall River, MA (1844) * Athenaeum Row, 257-259-261-263-265 Benefit St., Providence, RI (c.1845)

Russell Warren & Son, 1846–1848

* Ocean House, 250-284 Bellevue Ave.,

(1846) - Burned in 1898. *

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(Charles D. Gibson House), 1200 Hope St., Bristol, RI (1848) * Providence City Hall, 122 Weybosset St., Providence, RI (1848) - Not built.

Russell Warren, 1849–1860

* Jonathan R. Bullock House, 89 State St.,

(1849) - Now a bed & breakfast, the Wissing House. * Charles Smith House, 624 Main St.,

(c.1850) * Richmond Street Congregational Church, 34 Richmond St., Providence, RI (1852) ** Demolished. * Stewart Street Baptist Church, Stewart St., Providence, RI (1852) ** Demolished. * Henry Lippitt Duplex, 198-200 Hope St., Providence, RI (1855) * Richard James Arnold House, 80 Rhode Island Ave.,

(1858) - Demolished.

Attributed to Warren

* John Howe House, 341 Hope St., Bristol, RI (1807) - Often called "The Four Eagles". * David Augustus Leonard House, 366 Hope St., Bristol, RI (1806–07) - Known today as Leonard Place. * George Devol House, 132 High St., Bristol, RI (1811) * Stephen S. Fales House, 139 High St., Bristol, RI (1811) * Bristol County Courthouse, 260 High St., Bristol, RI (1816) - Also attributed to

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. * Washington Bank Building, Dixon House Sq.,

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(1836) - Demolished. * Alfred Bosworth House, 21 Federal St., Warren, RI (c.1840) * Benjamin Barker House, 1229 Main Rd., Tiverton, RI (c.1840) - Demolished 1981. * James D. Hathaway House, 311 Pine St., Fall River, MA (1843) * William B. Spencer House, 2 Ames St., Phenix, RI (1847)''Historic and Architectural Resources of West Warwick, Rhode Island: A Preliminary Report''. 1987.

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