[PAR] [TLE] Gridley J. F. Bryant [SEP] Gridley James Fox Bryant (August 29, 1816 – June 8, 1899), often referred to as G.J.F. Bryant, was a Boston architect, builder, and industrial engineer.  His designs "dominated the profession of architecture in [Boston] and New England", spanning his career and after.  He was known as one of the most influential architects in the history of New England, and designed custom houses, government buildings, churches, schoolhouses, and private residences across the United States, and was known as being popular among the Boston elite.  His most notable designs are foundational buildings on numerous campus across the Northeastern United States, such as on the campuses of Tufts College, Bates College, and Harvard College.  He has been credited as one of the first modern architects of America, and at the height of his career was the most commissioned architect in New England and the most commissioned in the history of the city of Boston. [PAR] [TLE] Bates College [SEP] Bates College ( ; legally incorporated as the President and Trustees of Bates College) is a private liberal arts college in Lewiston, Maine.  It was founded by abolitionist statesmen and established with funds from industrialist and textile tycoon, Benjamin Bates.  The college is the oldest coeducational college in New England, the third oldest in Maine, and the first to grant a degree to a woman in New England.
[PAR] [TLE] Gridley J. F. Bryant [ SEP ] Gridley James Fox Bryant ( August 29 , 1816 – June 8 , 1899 ) , often referred to as G.J.F. Bryant , was a Boston architect , builder , and industrial engineer . His designs " dominated the profession of architecture in [ Boston ] and New England " , spanning his career and after . He was known as one of the most influential architects in the history of New England , and designed custom houses , government buildings , churches , schoolhouses , and private residences across the United States , and was known as being popular among the Boston elite . His most notable designs are foundational buildings on numerous campus across the Northeastern United States , such as on the campuses of Tufts College , Bates College , and Harvard College . He has been credited as one of the first modern architects of America , and at the height of his career was the most commissioned architect in New England and the most commissioned in the history of the city of Boston . [PAR] [TLE] Bates College [ SEP ] Bates College ( ; legally incorporated as the President and Trustees of Bates College ) is a private liberal arts college in Lewiston , Maine . It was founded by abolitionist statesmen and established with funds from industrialist and textile tycoon , Benjamin Bates . The college is the oldest coeducational college in New England , the third oldest in Maine , and the first to grant a degree to a woman in New England .
Which statesman founded one of the colleges at which Gridley J.F. Bryant was the architect?
Which statesman founded one of the colleges at which Gridley J.F. Bryant was the architect ?
Benjamin Bates
Benjamin Bates