Alfredo S.G. Taylor
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Alfredo S.G. Taylor was an architect, of the New York firm Taylor & Levi.

Many of his works are listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...

. At least two, the Starling W. Childs House and the Frederick W. Rockwell House, both in Norfolk, Connecticut
Norfolk, Connecticut
Norfolk is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 1,660 at the 2000 census.Norfolk is perhaps best known as the site of the Yale Summer School of Music – Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, which hosts an annual chamber music concert series in "the Music Shed," a...

, were documented in the U.S. Historic American Buildings Survey
Historic American Buildings Survey
The Historic American Buildings Survey , Historic American Engineering Record , and Historic American Landscapes Survey are programs of the National Park Service established for the purpose of documenting historic places. Records consists of measured drawings, archival photographs, and written...

.
Hillside (Norfolk, Connecticut)
Hillside (Norfolk, Connecticut)
Hillside, in Norfolk, Connecticut, was built in 1908. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.It served historically as a single dwelling....

, was designed by Taylor for an heiress of the Remington Arms
Remington Arms
Remington Arms Company, Inc. was founded in 1816 by Eliphalet Remington in Ilion, New York, as E. Remington and Sons. It is the oldest company in the United States which still makes its original product, and is the oldest continuously operating manufacturer in North America. It is the only U.S....

 business fortune, and was built in 1908. It is one of his more "spectacular" houses.

Taylor was the designer of over thirty buildings in Norfolk, Connecticut
Norfolk, Connecticut
Norfolk is a town in Litchfield County, Connecticut, United States. The population was 1,660 at the 2000 census.Norfolk is perhaps best known as the site of the Yale Summer School of Music – Norfolk Chamber Music Festival, which hosts an annual chamber music concert series in "the Music Shed," a...

, in a wide variety of styles, in the four decades before the Second World War. He designed a lavish summer pavilion in Norwalk's Dennis Hill State Park, of which only remnants survive.

Works (attribution) include:
  • Starling Childs Camp
    Starling Childs Camp
    The Starling Childs Camp in Norfolk, Connecticut was designed by architect Alfredo S.G. Taylor and was built in 1923. It was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1982....

    , Doolittle Lake, Norfolk, CT (Taylor,Alfredo S.G.), NRHP-listed
  • Gould House, Golf Dr., Norfolk, CT (Taylor,Alfredo S.G.), NRHP-listed
  • Hillside
    Hillside (Norfolk, Connecticut)
    Hillside, in Norfolk, Connecticut, was built in 1908. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.It served historically as a single dwelling....

    , Litchfield Rd., Norfolk, CT (Taylor,Alfredo S.G.), NRHP-listed
  • Mead Camp, Doolittle Lake, Norfolk, CT (Taylor,Alfredo S.G.), NRHP-listed
  • Moss Hill, Litchfield Rd., Norfolk, CT (Taylor,Alfredo S.G.), NRHP-listed
  • Norfolk Country Club House, Golf Dr., Norfolk, CT (Taylor,Alfredo S.G.), NRHP-listed
  • Rectory and Church of the Immaculate Conception
    Rectory and Church of the Immaculate Conception
    Rectory and Church of the Immaculate Conception is a historic church on North Street in Norfolk, Connecticut.It was built in 1924 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.-References:...

    , North St., Norfolk, CT (Taylor,Alfredo S.G.), NRHP-listed
  • Rockwell House
    Rockwell House (Norfolk, Connecticut)
    The Rockwell House, also known as Frederick W. Rockwell House, in Norfolk, Connecticut was designed by architect Alfredo S.G. Taylor in Adamesque style and was built in 1928. It was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1982....

    , Laurel Way, W., Norfolk, CT (Taylor,Alfredo S.G.), NRHP-listed
  • John Shepard House, Shepard Park Rd., Norfolk, CT (Taylor,Alfredo S.G.), NRHP-listed
  • Robbins Stoeckel House, Litchfield Rd., Norfolk, CT (Taylor,Alfredo S.G.), NRHP-listed
  • World War I Memorial, Greenwoods Rd. West and North Sts., Norfolk, CT (Taylor,Alfredo,S. G.), NRHP-listed
  • Low House (Norfolk, Connecticut), Highfield Rd., Norfolk, CT (Taylor & Levi), NRHP-listed
  • Moseley House-Farm, Greenwoods Rd., Norfolk, CT (Taylor & Levi), NRHP-listed
  • Mulville House, Mountain Rd., Norfolk, CT (Taylor & Levi), NRHP-listed
  • Noble House (Norfolk, Connecticut), Highfield Rd., Norfolk, CT (Taylor & Levi), NRHP-listed
  • Norfolk Downs Shelter, Gold Rd., Norfolk, CT (Taylor & Levi), NRHP-listed
  • Sports Building, Windrow Rd., Norfolk, CT (Taylor & Levi), NRHP-listed
  • Thumb, Tom Thumb House, Windrow Rd., Norfolk, CT (Taylor & Levi), NRHP-listed
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