Sticks and Stones · Character
L. H. Buffington
Architect who designed early skyscrapers in the Midwest.
minor
Also known as L. H. Buffington
First appearance: iii
L. H. Buffington's tie to H. H. Richardson is one of the pressures that moves Sticks and Stones—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Buffington is noted as an imitator of Richardson in Minneapolis, producing buildings that honored the master but lacked his spirit.
L. H. Buffington first appears in 0026 iii.
With H. H. Richardson (professional): Richardson was a leading architect whose work influenced Buffington, though they had some professional rivalry over architectural styles.
In The Gilded Age: The Collapse of Craft and the Rise of the Skyscraper: Buffington is noted as an imitator of Richardson in Minneapolis, producing buildings that honored the master but lacked his spirit.
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See L. H. Buffington in iii