Résumé

Draftsman, Andrews and Jaques, Architects, Boston, MA, c. 1888. This firm operated in Boston from about 1884 until 1889, when it became Andrews, Jaques and Rantoul.

Partner, Coolidge and Wright, Architects, Boston, MA, 1894- .

Partner, Coolidge and Carlson, Architects, Boston, MA, 1903-1922.

College

A.B., Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, 1879-1883.

A.M., Architecture, Harvard University, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, Cambridge, MA, 1883-1884.

Coursework, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA, 1888- c. 1890.

Coursework,École des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France, 1891-1894.

Parents

His parents were Joseph Randolph Coolidge, Sr., (born 12/29/1828) and his wife, Julia Gardner. His parents married 12/18/1880. John Randolph Coolidge was trained as a civil engineer at Harvard's Lawrence Scientific School, and became a lawyer, earning a degree from the Harvard Law School in 1854.

Julia was the daughter of a merchant who did extensive trading with the East Indies, John Lowell Gardner.

Spouse

He wed Mary Hamilton Hill (1862-1952) in Boston, MA.

Children

One son was Joseph Randolph Coolidge III (born 12/13/1887 in Boston, MA), who became a consulting forester. J.R. Coolidge III also had a son, J.R. Coolidge IV (born 02/04/1916).

Biographical Notes

Member, Harvard Liberal Club of Boston, Boston, MA, c. 1921.

• Sandwich, NH (Architect's Death)
  Sandwich, NH

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• Boston, MA (Architect's Birth)
  Boston, MA

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