Hammatt Billings
American architect and illustrator (1818-1874) · United States · On the map · Architects · Died at 56
Hammatt Billings was an artist and architect based in Boston who was active during the third quarter of the nineteenth century. As an illustrator he was responsible for the illustrations of the first two editions of Uncle Tom's Cabin which contributed to the novel's influence.
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The now-demolished Boston Museum, designed by H. & J. E. Billings in the Italianate style and completed in 1846
Billings's 1850 design for the masthead of The Liberator
One of Billings's 1852 illustrations included in the first edition of Uncle Tom's Cabin
Grace Episcopal Church in Lawrence, designed by H. & J. E. Billings in the Gothic Revival style and completed in 1852
Billings's 1853 advertisements for both his and his brother's architectural practices
Cheney Hall in Manchester, Connecticut, designed by H. & J. E. Billings in the Second Empire style and completed in 1869
The now-destroyed College Hall of Wellesley College, designed by H. & J. E. Billings in the Second Empire style and completed in 1875About this person
His architectural career culminated in College Hall (1875), the original building of Wellesley College, and the National Monument to the Forefathers (1889). From c. 1845 to 1851 and from 1866 until his death in 1874 he worked in partnership with his brother Joseph Edward Billings, an architect and engineer, under the name H. & J. E. Billings.
