During his career, Bradford was known as a designer and builder of Italianate-style residences for Newport summer residents. However, at least three of his designs utilized a Gothic Revival vocabulary.
Today, he is most remembered for his design of Chateau-sur-Mer, the Wetmore family residence on Bellevue Avenue. In addition to being Bellevue Avenue's first great mansion, it is also credited with introducing the Second Empire style to Newport (although the original mansard has since been replaced).
His popularity in Newport waned in the 1850s, as other local architects like Thomas A. Tefft, Richard Morris Hunt, and George C. Mason began to exert their influence.
Architectural Works
1847 - Charles Lyman Cottage, 66 Webster St, Newport, Rhode Island
1848 - Rockry Hall (Albert Sumner Cottage), 425 Bellevue Ave, Newport, Rhode Island
1849 - James H. Van Alen Cottage, 424 Bellevue Ave, Newport, Rhode Island
Burned in 1851
1850 - Belair (H. Allan Wright Cottage), 50 Old Beach Rd, Newport, Rhode Island
