Rochester area architectural drawings

William J. Brockett was a Rochester-based architect. He was the cousin of J. Foster Warner, and along with his brother Frederick A. Brockett, all three cousins became architects in the Rochester area, apprenticing under J. Foster Warner’s father A.J. Warner. William went on to become the partner of A.J. Warner, working as the Warner and Brockett firm from 1882-1893. Brockett opened his won practice afterwards until 1910. William’s brother Frederick practiced independently from 1896-1910.



Leader McCord Jr. (1884-1953) was a Rochester based architect most active in the 1920s and 1930s. He apprenticed under J. Foster Warner from 1902 to 1910, working on both the George Eastman House and the East and West High Schools. After returning from WWI, McCord founded his own private practice and helped to establish the Rochester Society of Architects. His specialty was Tudor revival style residences.



William C. Walker (1856-1945) was a Rochester architect who trained under Charles Coots. He opened his own office in 1886. Over time, Walker formed partnerships with architects Thomas Nolan, Frederick Briggs, and Nichols. In 1915 he partnered with Clarence A. Livingston (1883-1966) and Robert Brackett, creating the firm Walker Livingston & Brackett which lasted until 1917 when both Livingston and Brackett joined the army. Livingston went on to work at the D.H. Burnham Company of Chicago and later as the Superintendent of Buildings and Grounds at the University of Rochester.



Ward Wellington Ward (1875-1932) was a Syracuse-based architect who was most active between 1908 and 1926. Though the majority of his work in in Syracuse and the surrounding area, Ward also designed buildings that pop up in Brighton, Pittsford, and Rochester. His style is often described as “Arts and Crafts” for Tudoresque residences.



Other architects in this collection include: Bagg & Newkirk; D.S. Baker; C. Storrs Barrows; Otto Block; Bohacket & Brew; Claude Bragdon, Foster & Gade; Brunner-Olmstead; William Clifford Jr.; E. Crerul; J.G. Cutler & J.W. Cutler; Foote, Headley & Carpenter; Gordon, Bragdon & Orchard; Gordon & Kaebler; John P. Grimm; Kaebler & Waasdorp; J.C.McGee; G.S. Montgomery; Joseph H. Oberlies; C.C. Peck; Michael Polak; Rambusch; W.F. Sharp; Leon Stern; the Tyler Company; Michael Urlacher; Veredon, William & Upham; John W. Vickery; Waasdorp, Northrup & Austin; John Wingender; H. Shulg; Walker & Briggs; Walker & Nichols; Walker Livingston & Brackett; Warner & Brockett; and York & Sawyer.