Carrère, John Merven 1858-1911
Name Entries
person
Carrère, John Merven 1858-1911
Computed Name Heading
Name Components
Name :
Carrère, John Merven 1858-1911
Carrère, John Merven (Brazilian architect, 1858-1911, active in the United States)
Computed Name Heading
Name Components
Name :
Carrère, John Merven (Brazilian architect, 1858-1911, active in the United States)
Carrère, John Mervin, 1858-1911
Computed Name Heading
Name Components
Name :
Carrère, John Mervin, 1858-1911
Carrère, John Merven, 1858-1911
Computed Name Heading
Name Components
Name :
Carrère, John Merven, 1858-1911
Carrere, John Merven
Computed Name Heading
Name Components
Name :
Carrere, John Merven
Carrère, John 1858-1911
Computed Name Heading
Name Components
Name :
Carrère, John 1858-1911
Carrère, John 1858-1911
Computed Name Heading
Name Components
Name :
Carrère, John 1858-1911
Carrere, John Mervin
Computed Name Heading
Name Components
Name :
Carrere, John Mervin
John Merven Carrère
Computed Name Heading
Name Components
Name :
John Merven Carrère
Carrère, John-M. 1858-1911
Computed Name Heading
Name Components
Name :
Carrère, John-M. 1858-1911
Carrère, John-M. 1858-1911
Computed Name Heading
Name Components
Name :
Carrère, John-M. 1858-1911
Carrère, John Mervin 1858-1911
Computed Name Heading
Name Components
Name :
Carrère, John Mervin 1858-1911
Genders
Exist Dates
Biographical History
Architect.
Biographical Note
John Merven Carrère, American architect, was born in 1858 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Educated in Switzerland, he later graduated from the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, and moved to New York, where his American family had resettled from Brazil. He worked first as a draughtsman with the firm of McKim, Mead, and White in New York City, and joined in architectural partnership with Thomas Hastings after 1885. Among the important works of Carrère and Hastings are the Manhattan Bridge, New York Public Library, office buildings of the Senate and House of Representatives, and the Carnegie Institution in Washington, D.C. He was instrumental in controversial legislation persuading Congress and the Treasury Department to award architectural commissions for federal buildings through open design competitions. As a city planner, he wrote and lectured on the subject and produced plans for various cities, including Cleveland, Baltimore, Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Hartford, Connecticut. He died on March 2, 1911 in New York City.
eng
Latn
External Related CPF
https://viaf.org/viaf/45469410
https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n96042675
https://id.loc.gov/authorities/n96042675
Other Entity IDs (Same As)
Sources
Loading ...
Resource Relations
Loading ...
Internal CPF Relations
Loading ...
Languages Used
Subjects
Architecture
Nationalities
Brazilians
Activities
Occupations
Architect
Legal Statuses
Places
Convention Declarations
<conventionDeclaration><citation>VIAF</citation></conventionDeclaration>