Maurice B. Biscoe Explained

Maurice Bigelow Biscoe (July 19, 1871  - December 29, 1953)^[1] was an American architect. He worked in New York and then moved to Denver, Colorado. He returned to the east to work in Boston.^[2] His work was part of the architecture event in the art competition at the 1932 Summer Olympics.^[3] A number of his works are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places.

He worked alone and in a partnership with Henry Harwood Hewitt (1874 - 1926).^[2]

Works include:

• Richthofen Castle, 7020 E 12th Ave, Montclair, Denver, Colorado, NRHP-listed
• Bemis Hall, 920 N. Cascade Ave., Colorado Springs, Colorado (Biscoe, Maurice B.), NRHP-listed^[4]
• George W. Clayton Trust and College, 3801 Martin Luther King Blvd., Denver, Colorado (Biscoe, Maurice B.), NRHP-listed
• Frederick H. Cossitt Memorial Hall, 906 N. Cascade Ave., Colorado Springs, Colorado (Biscoe, Maurice B.), NRHP-listed
• One or more works in Country Club Historic District, roughly bounded by 1st and 4th Aves., Race and Downing Sts., Denver, Colorado (Biscoe, Maurice), NRHP-listed
• Dickinson Branch Library, 1545 Hooker St., Denver, Colorado (Biscoe, Maurice), NRHP-listed
• Theodore W. Richards House, 15 Follen St., Cambridge, Massachusetts (Warren, Smith, & Biscoe), NRHP-listed
• Smyth Public Library, 194 High St., Candia, New Hampshire (Andrews, Jones, Biscoe & Whitmore), NRHP-listed
• Langford H. Warren House, 6 Garden Terr., Cambridge, Massachusetts (Warren, Smith & Biscoe), NRHP-listed

Notes and References

1. Book: Who's Who in Commerce and Industry . 1947 . . 147 . 5th International .
2. Web site: Colorado Architects: Maurice B. Biscoe. https://web.archive.org/web/20131207093324/http://www.historycolorado.org/sites/default/files/files/OAHP/Guides/Architects_biscoe.pdf. December 7, 2013. History Colorado.
3. Web site: Maurice B. Biscoe . Olympedia . 30 July 2020.
4. Web site: [{{NRHP url|id=97000273}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory/Nomination: Bemis Hall / 5EP611 ]. Andrea J. Lucas . September 13, 1996 . National Park Service. and