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Wilfred E. Griggs

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and Mary Bassett (Foote) Griggs. He attended the Waterbury English and Classical School until about 1882, when he went to work for the Waterbury Clock Company. In 1884 he began attending classes at the
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Though temporarily managed by Griggs' estate, in early 1919 Fred A. Webster, Griggs' chief draughtsman, took over the business under his own name.
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In 1891 he returned to Waterbury, where he opened an office. A few months later he entered into a partnership with the much older
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in late 1914. After that, Griggs practiced alone until his death on June 24, 1918. He was interred at
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1913 - First Congregational Church Parish House (Remodeling), 40 Deforest St, Watertown, Connecticut
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1909 - New Haven County Courthouse (Remodeling), 7 Kendrick Ave, Waterbury, Connecticut
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1910 - Hitchcock and Northrop Apartments, 164-182 W Main St, Waterbury, Connecticut
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1916 - Lincoln (Kingsbury) School, 220 Columbia Blvd, Waterbury, Connecticut
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1914 - Pilling Brass Factory, 480 Watertown Ave, Waterbury, Connecticut
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1916 - Paul D. Hamilton House, 98 Woodlawn Ter, Waterbury, Connecticut
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1918 - Lewis L. Loomer House, 60 Coniston Ave, Waterbury, Connecticut
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1892 - Y. M. C. A. Building, 136 W Main St, Waterbury, Connecticut
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1912 - Standard Building, 14-20 N Main St, Waterbury, Connecticut
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1909 - Universalist Chapel, 12 Hewlett St, Waterbury, Connecticut
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1901 - David C. Griggs House, 175 Pine St, Waterbury, Connecticut
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1894 - Odd Fellows Building, 36 N Main St, Waterbury, Connecticut
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1918 - Joseph Telford House, 538 Main St, Waterbury, Connecticut
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1908 - Marjorie Hayden House, 70 Pine St, Waterbury, Connecticut
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1905 - Waterbury Boys' Club, Cottage Pl, Waterbury, Connecticut
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1910 - Hampson Building, 99 W Main St, Waterbury, Connecticut
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1917 - Steele Building, 41 W Main St, Waterbury, Connecticut
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Griggs would continue to build additions here until his death
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1912 - Masonic Temple, 160 W Main St, Waterbury, Connecticut
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History of Waterbury and the Naugatuck Valley, Connecticut
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Catalogue of Officers and Graduates of Columbia University
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1910 - Torrington Electric Light Building, 69 Water St,
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Burials at Riverside Cemetery (Waterbury, Connecticut)
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Waterbury, Connecticut
Elton Hotel
Lilley Building

Elton Hotel

Whittemore Building
architect
Waterbury, Connecticut
Henry C.
Sheffield Scientific School
New Haven
Columbia University
New York
architecture
Robert W. Hill
Torrington
Riverside Cemetery
U. S. Rubber Administration Building
Naugatuck, Connecticut
Hopson Block
Naugatuck, Connecticut
Terry Block
Ansonia, Connecticut
Winsted, Connecticut
Webster School
Thomaston, Connecticut
Bristol, Connecticut
Camp Building

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