Milton L. Grigg
# Milton L. Grigg

Milton Grigg (1905–1982) was a Virginia, USA, architect best known for his restoration work at Colonial Williamsburg and Monticello. In his career as an independent architect in Charlottesville, he worked as a modernist within the Jeffersonian tradition. K. Edward Lay, author of The Architecture of Jefferson County, called Grigg "one of the premier architectural restoration/preservationists of his time – always with an inquisitive mind on the forefront of architectural inquiry".

## Biography

Grigg was born in Alexandria, Virginia. He studied architecture at the University of Virginia in the late-1920s. Between 1929 and 1933, he worked on restorations at Colonial Williamsburg. In 1933, he established his office in Charlottesville. Floyd Johnson was added as a partner in 1936. That partnership lasted until 1940, when Grigg associated with William Newton Hale, Jr.. By 1977, the firm was known as Grigg, Wood and Browne.

## Notable works

* Beverley Hills Community United Methodist Church (Alexandria, Virginia)
* Emmanuel Church (Greenwood, Virginia), Greenwood, Virginia
* Ramsay (Greenwood, Virginia), Greenwood, Virginia
* Braddock Street United Methodist Church (Winchester, Virginia)
* Marquis Memorial United Methodist Church (Staunton, Virginia)
* Hollymead, restoration , 1937, (Charlottesville, Virginia)
* Edgemont (Covesville, Virginia), renovation, 1948
* Moorefield Presbyterian Church, renovation, 1964, (Moorefield, West Virginia)
* Delta Tau Delta Founders House, renovation, 1970s, (Bethany, West Virginia)
* The Valley Road Cottage, 1937, (Charlottesville, VA)
* Heritage Baptist Church, 1970, (Annapolis, Maryland)
