Bulfinch, Charles (1763-1844), is generally considered New England’s greatest architect. Bulfinch’s buildings show the influence of classical simplicity and restraint. He helped introduce the Federal style, which dominated American architecture until 1820.
Bulfinch’s designs include churches, homes, and public buildings, including the statehouses of Connecticut, Maine, and Massachusetts. Bulfinch served as an architect for the Capitol in Washington, D.C. His most influential works were the beautiful houses he designed on Boston’s Beacon Hill and in other New England towns. Bulfinch was born in Boston. Thomas Bulfinch, his son, was a popular writer.
