Architectural Historian Richard Spofford Chafee Dies at 90
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Architectural Historian Richard Spofford Chafee Dies at 90
Richard Spofford Chafee, born on March 17th, 1932, historian of architecture, died peacefully after a brief illness on June 23rd, 2022.
His parents were Jane Spofford Chafee and Francis Hasseltine Chafee, MD. He went to Moses Brown, Eaglebrook, Deerfield, Harvard (AB), Yale (MA) and London University (Ph.D.).
He taught the history of architecture at Connecticut College and Roger Williams University.
He is survived by his wife, Inge, their daughter Louisa Chafee and husband Joe Elorriaga and their children Clementine and Tallulah; his sister Molly Harrington and her family and many Spofford and Chafee cousins. His daughter Clio Chafee died before him, his brother Nathaniel Chafee also died June 23rd, 2022.
A memorial service will be held on September 17th at 11 am at the Church of the Redeemer, 655 Hope Street, Providence, Rhode Island.
Instead of sending flowers, please consider making a gift to the Frenchman Bay Conservancy.