Leslie P. Langworthy

Leslie P. Langworthy
Born1848
Little Genesee, New York
Died1919
Providence, Rhode Island
NationalityAmerican
OccupationArchitect
PracticeL. P. Langworthy, L. P. Langworthy & Company
BuildingsWashington County Courthouse, Providence Smallpox Hospital, East Hall
Washington County Courthouse, West Kingston, Rhode Island. 1892.

Leslie P. Langworthy (1848–1919) was an American architect from Providence, Rhode Island.

Life and career

Leslie Pendleton Langworthy was born in 1848 in Little Genesee, New York. He began practicing as an architect in Rhode Island during the 1880s.[1] He was alone until about 1910, when he incorporated his sons into his new firm of L. P. Langworthy & Company.[2] He died in Providence in 1919.[3]

He is best remembered for the Richardsonian Romanesque design of the Washington County Courthouse in West Kingston.

Architectural works

References

  1. ^ List of Architects and Classified Directory of First Hands in the Building Trade. 1885.
  2. ^ Annual Report of the State Auditor. 1911.
  3. ^ The Langworthy Family: Some Descendants of Andrew and Rachel (Hubbard) Langworthy who Were Married at Newport, Rhode Island, November 3, 1658. 1940.
  4. ^ Annual Report of the Superintendent of Public Buildings for the Year 1891. 1892.
  5. ^ Annual Report of the State Auditor, January, 1895. 1895.
  6. ^ Soares, Joseph P. Images of America: Washington County. 2005.
  7. ^ American Architect and Building News 20 Sept. 1902: x.
  8. ^ Report of the Board of Managers, Bulletin of the Rhode Island College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts, For February, 1909. 1909.
  9. ^ a b Annual Report of the State Board of Education. 1913.