Maurice Bigelow Biscoe (July 19, 1871 – December 29, 1953)[1][2] was an American architect. He worked in New York and then moved to Denver, Colorado. He returned to the east to work in Boston.[3] His work was part of the architecture event in the art competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics.[2] A number of his works are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.[4]
He worked alone and in a partnership with Henry Harwood Hewitt (1874–1926).[3]
Works include:
- Richthofen Castle, 7020 E 12th Ave, Montclair, Denver, Colorado, NRHP-listed[4]
- Bemis Hall, 920 N. Cascade Ave., Colorado Springs, Colorado (Biscoe, Maurice B.), NRHP-listed[4][5]
- George W. Clayton Trust and College, 3801 Martin Luther King Blvd., Denver, Colorado (Biscoe, Maurice B.), NRHP-listed[4]
- Frederick H. Cossitt Memorial Hall, 906 N. Cascade Ave., Colorado Springs, Colorado (Biscoe, Maurice B.), NRHP-listed[4]
- One or more works in Country Club Historic District, roughly bounded by 1st and 4th Aves., Race and Downing Sts., Denver, Colorado (Biscoe, Maurice), NRHP-listed[4]
- Dickinson Branch Library, 1545 Hooker St., Denver, Colorado (Biscoe, Maurice), NRHP-listed[4]
- Theodore W. Richards House, 15 Follen St., Cambridge, Massachusetts (Warren, Smith, & Biscoe), NRHP-listed[4]
- Smyth Public Library, 194 High St., Candia, New Hampshire (Andrews, Jones, Biscoe & Whitmore), NRHP-listed[4]
- Langford H. Warren House, 6 Garden Terr., Cambridge, Massachusetts (Warren, Smith & Biscoe), NRHP-listed[4]
References
edit- ^ Who's Who in Commerce and Industry (5th International ed.). The A. N. Marquis Company. 1947. p. 147.
- ^ a b "Maurice B. Biscoe". Olympedia. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
- ^ a b "Colorado Architects: Maurice B. Biscoe" (PDF). History Colorado. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 7, 2013.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Andrea J. Lucas (September 13, 1996). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Bemis Hall / 5EP611". National Park Service. and accompanying photos