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[[File:NEMutual PostOfficSq KingsBoston1881.png|thumb|The former New England Mutual Life Insurance Company Building in [[Boston]], designed by Bradlee & Winslow and completed in 1874.]]
* 1836 George M. Dexter (16)
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Over more then 110 years of continuous practice, the firm incorporated eight [[Principal (architecture)|principals]] operating under thirteen different names. For the longest period of time it was known as '''Bigelow & Wadsworth'''.
==History==
This long-lived firm was established in 1836 by George Minot Dexter, a Harvard-educated architect and civil engineer.<ref>James F. O'Gorman, ''On the Boards: Drawings by Nineteenth-Century Boston Architects'' (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1989): 44.</ref> In 1852 Dexter, who was much interested in railroads, was appointed treasurer of the [[Vermont Central Railroad]] and retired from practice.<ref>"Money and business," ''New England Farmer'', March 13, 1852.</ref> [[Nathaniel Jeremiah Bradlee]], Dexter's apprentice and associate, then succeeded to the firm. Bradlee's earliest surviving work is the [[First Church of Jamaica Plain]] (1854). Bradlee was well-regarded as both a designer and a businessman and grew his practice, chiefly based on the design of commercial buildings, into one of the largest in the city.<ref>Walter H. Kilham, ''Boston After Bulfinch: An Account of its Architecture, 1800–1900'' (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1946): 73-74.</ref> After the [[Great Boston Fire of 1872]], Bradlee was hired to design replacements for many of the destroyed buildings. The same year, possibly to handle the increased workload, he formed the partnership of Bradlee & Winslow with an associate, Walter T. Winslow. In 1884 George H. Wetherell joined the partnership, which was renamed Bradlee, Winslow & Wetherell. Bradlee semi-retired in 1886 and died in 1888.<ref>James F. O'Gorman, ''On the Boards: Drawings by Nineteenth-Century Boston Architects'' (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 1989): 48.</ref>
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In 1887 the firm moved into the Phillips Building at 3 Hamilton Place, which they had designed. The firm kept its offices at 3 Hamilton Place for forty years. As part of the reorganization of 1928 the firm relocated to the Lawyers Building at 11 Beacon Street, where they would stay until the firm's dissolution.
Works by Bradlee & Winslow in the 1870s are most commonly referred to in contemporary sources as "Nathaniel J. Bradlee and Walter T. Winslow" or "Nathaniel J. Bradlee, Walter T. Winslow."
Employees:▼
* [[H. Daland Chandler]]<ref>"Chandler, H(enry) Daland" in ''American Architects Directory'', 1st ed. (New York: R. R. Bowker Company, 1956): 90.</ref>
* [[Arthur Greene Everett]], 1875–1881<ref>Henry F. Withey and Elsie Rathburn Withey, "Everett, Arthur Greene" in ''Biographical Dictionary of American Architects (Deceased)'' (Los Angeles: New Age Publishing Company, 1956): 202.</ref>
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* [[Frank W. Weston]], 1868–1869
* [[Floyd Orson Wolfenbarger]], before 1934
==Architectural works==
===Bradlee & Winslow===
* 1874 Bradford & Anthony store, 374 Washington St, [[Boston]]<ref>"Bradford & Anthony's new store," ''Boston Evening Transcript'', February 2, 1874.</ref>
** Demolished.
*
** Demolished in 1913.
* 1875 [[Boston Young Men's Christian Union]], 48 Boylston St, [[Boston]]<ref>"Young Men's Christian Union," ''Boston Evening Transcript'', September 16, 1875.</ref>
** [[NRHP]]-listed.
* 1880 C. L. Bartlett store, State and Broad Sts, [[Boston]]<ref name="PSE801">''Plumber and Sanitary Engineer'' (January 15, 1880): 72.</ref>
* 1880 S. N. Brown house, Commonwealth Ave, [[Boston]]<ref name="PSE801"/>
** French roof
* 1880 Dr. N. Call house, [[Roxbury, Boston]]<ref name="PSE802">''Plumber and Sanitary Engineer'' (January 15, 1880): 73.</ref>
** 2-story brick, French roof
* 1880 G. W. Carleton house, [[Dorchester, Boston]]<ref name="PSE802"/>
** 3-story
* 1880 J. M. Corbetts house, [[Malden, Massachusetts]]<ref name="PSE802"/>
** 2-story frame, French roof
* 1880 Charles Faulkner stores, "Federal st, c s, n Matthews St," [[Boston]]<ref name="PSE801"/>
** 5-story
* 1881 Brewster Town Hall, 1673 Main St, [[Brewster, Massachusetts]]<ref>"A big day in Brewster," ''Boston Daily Globe'', Auguat 31, 1881.
** Credited to Winslow alone.
* [[Boston Children's Hospital]], Huntington Ave and Gainsborough St, [[Boston]]
** Credited to Winslow and Wetherell, with Bradlee as consulting architect. Demolished.
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* 1872 – Lynn Water Works, Walnut St, [[Lynn, Massachusetts]]<ref>[https://mhc-macris.net/details?mhcid=lyn.1145 LYN.1145]</ref>
** Demolished in 2008.
▲* 1873 – [[Second Church in Boston]], 575-581 Boylston St, [[Boston]]
▲** Demolished in 1913.
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| 1874 || Mercantile building for Charles O. Rogers || 289 Devonshire St || [[Boston]] || [[Massachusetts]] || <!--Notes--> || Bradlee & Winslow || <!--Image--> || <ref>"[http://mhc-macris.net/Details.aspx?MhcId=BOS.1691 BOS.1691]", mhc-macris.net, Massachusetts Historical Commission, n.d.</ref>
▲| 1874 || New England Mutual Life Insurance Company Building || 85-87 Milk St || [[Boston]] || [[Massachusetts]] || Demolished. || Bradlee & Winslow || [[File:NEMutual PostOfficSq KingsBoston1881.png|100px]] || <ref>''Architectural Sketch-book'', September 1874.</ref>
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| 1874 || Portsmouth, Great Falls and Conway Railroad, [[North Conway Depot and Railroad Yard|North Conway Depot]] || 38 Norcross Dr || {{nowrap|[[North Conway, New Hampshire|North Conway]]}} || {{nowrap|[[New Hampshire]]}} || <!--Notes--> || Bradlee & Winslow || [[File:ConwayScenic.jpg|100px]] || <ref name="Tolles">Bryant F. Tolles Jr. and Carolyn K. Tolles, ''New Hampshire Architecture: An Illustrated Guide'' (Lebanon, NH: University Press of New England, 1979)</ref>
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