About - Green & Wicks Firm History and Chronology
History
E.B. Green Sr. and William S. Wicks met in 1874 while studying architecture at Cornell University. Green graduated from Cornell in 1878 with a bachelor's degree in architecture while Wicks received his degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Shortly after graduating, both men worked for prestigious architectural firms. The two established their own firm, Green & Wicks, on April 1, 1881 in Auburn, NY. The firm relocated to Buffalo, NY's White Building in 1884.
Quickly after relocating their firm to Buffalo, Green & Wicks' designs were actively sought by Buffalo's prosperous upper middle class. One of Green & Wicks' most notable and influential clients was John J. Albright, for whom the firm designed numerous public buildings and his residence. In 1899, Albright hired Green & Wicks to design what would become one of Buffalo's famous architectural landmarks, the Albright-Knox Art Gallery. Although primarily known for their grander endeavors, Green & Wicks worked successfully in a number of different styles to change the city's commercial and residential landscape.
Green's sons, Paul and E.B. Green Jr., began working for Green & Wicks in 1916. In 1917, after Wicks' retirement from Green & Wicks, the name of the firm was changed to E.B. Green and Sons, Inc. Green & Wicks' architectural legacy lives on in their buildings, and E.B. Green Sr. would continue to expand this legacy, through his work with his sons and others, long after his partnership with William Wicks ended.
To view a listing of notable E. B. Green buildings and firm name changes, please view our Chronology, below.
Please view the About - Green & Wicks page to learn more about E. B. Green and William S. Wicks.
Chronology
The following is a timeline of the numerous buildings designed by E. B. Green and his various firms
1881 - Green & Wicks founded in Auburn, NY
1884 - Green & Wicks Relocates to Buffalo, NY
1891 - First Presbyterian Church
1891 - First Universalist Society
1891 - Albright Memorial Library (Scranton, PA)
1892 - Market Arcade (aka Palace Arcade)
1894 - Otowega Club (aka Parkside Club)
1895 - Twentieth-Century Club
1898 - Buffalo Savings Bank
1900 - Pan-American Exposition Buildings
1901 - Buffalo Savings Bank
1901 - YMCA
1902 - Albright Mansion
1903 - Goodyear Mansion
1905 - Albright Art Gallery
1905 - M&T Bank Offices
1905 - Ontario Power Company
1912 - Toledo Museum of Art
1914 - 230 North St. [Luxury Apartment Building]
1917 - Renamed E. B. Green and Sons after the Retirement of William S. Wicks
1924 - Green & Sons Office Building [Niagara Square]
1928 - Mayfair Lane Townhouses
1930 - Dayton Art Institute (frmly. Dayton Museum of Fine Arts)
1930 - George F. Rand Residence
1930's - University at Buffalo South Campus Redesign
1933 - Renamed E. B. Green after the death of E. B. Green Jr.
1936 - Renamed Green & James
1945 - Renamed Green, James & Meadows
1950 - Renamed James & Meadows, after the death of E. B. Green
1952 - Renamed James, Meadows & Howard
1974 - James, Meadows & Howard dissolved
