Rotch and Tilden

  • American

The architectural firm of Arthur Rotch and George Thomas Tilden was, for the period of their association from 1880 to 1894, one of the most active in New England. Both men studied architecture in Boston area schools and at the Ecole des Beaux Arts, with Rotch employed as a draftsman in Tilden's office prior to forming their partnership. During the decade 1882 to 1892, the firm obtained no fewer than thirty commissions in Maine, the vast majority of them being summer cottages in Bar Harbor. - NRHP

Notable Position Person From To
Founder Arthur Rotch
Founder George T Tilden
Architectect in Training Ralph Adams Cram 1881 1884
Architect Henry W Hartwell 1877
Architect Gustav Stoltze

Timeline

Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
Y/M/D Description Association Composition Place Locale Food Event
Architect Frelinghuysen Arboretum Morristown
1886/08/27 Saint Saviour is reconsecrated after a remodel enlarges the building into a cross shaped plan that uses the original structure for transepts and adds a larger nave, semi-circular apse and an imposing crossing tower. Architect Saint Saviour's Episcopal Church and Rectory Bar Harbor, ME
1888/00/00 Frelinghuysen House is built as a summer residence for Matilda Elizabeth Frelinghuysen, widow of Senator Frederick T Frelinghuysen, and her three children grown Frederick Jr, Lucy, and Matilda. Architect Frelinghuysen Residence, Lenox Lenox, MA
1891/00/00 After tearing down the existing residence, construction begins on Ventfort Hall, a summer home for George H and Sarah S Morgan, built 1891-1893. Architect Ventfort Hall Lenox, MA
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