In an obituary, his contemporary William T. Aldrich wrote that "Mr. Bigelow probably contributed more to the creation of charming and distinguished house interiors than any one person of his time.
"[2][3] Numerous buildings designed by Bigelow and his associates have been listed on the United States National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).
[11] As he lacked a practice of his own, construction of the building was entrusted to architects from the Boston firm of Winslow & Wetherell under George Homans.
[3] Bigelow traveled abroad for several months during construction, and when he returned to Boston he joined Winslow & Wetherell as an architect.
[6] The partnership was expanded in 1928 to include two architects already working with the firm, Edward A. Hubbard and Giles M.
Designed by Bigelow in 1915 in the Italian style, the family mansion featured a large courtyard.
[16][17] In June 1916, an entire issue of The American Architect was dedicated to this house, with eighteen full-page photographs.
1925 Spanish Revival style villa at 89 West Street in Beverly Farms, Massachusetts.
[13] His last work, the Art Deco Ansin Building for the Boston Electric Illuminating Company, was in its final phases of design at the time of his death.
[19] Bigelow became a member of the American Institute of Architects in 1901 and was elected to the College of Fellows in 1905.
[21] On October 14, 1896, Bigelow married Eliza Frothingham Davis (1871–1907) in All Saints' Church in Boston.