McKim, Mead & White

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Dates:
Active 1888
Active 1957
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At the time of this project the address of McKim, Mead & White was given as 160 Fifth Ave. (New York, N.Y.).

From the description of Prospect Park, entrance shelters at Plaza entrance, [Brooklyn, New York, N.Y.] [graphic] : [detail drawing of dome in section and plan] / McKim, Mead & White, architects. Aug.24, 1895. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 78960919

Architectural company.

From the description of Photographs, [ca. 1880-1910] (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155486659

Sidney V. Lowell (1844-1931) was a Brooklyn lawyer who specialized in prosecuting taxation cases, and also served as Assistant Corporation Counsel of Brooklyn. He was also a lifelong member of the Long Island Historical Society (now the Brooklyn Historical Society), as well as the First Unitarian Church in Brooklyn, located at Monroe Place and Pierrepont Street. He married Josephine Champney in 1869.

From the guide to the Sidney V. Lowell papers, 1862-1925, (Brooklyn Historical Society)

At the time of this project the address of McKim, Mead & White was given as 160 5th Ave. (New York, N.Y.).

From the description of House for J.C. Lyons Esq., No.973 5th Ave., NYC [graphic] : three quarter inch scale details of main stair bay [in plans and sections] / McKim, Mead & White, architects. [1900?]. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 83510995

At the time of this project the address of McKim, Mead & White was given as 160 Fifth Avenue (New York, N.Y.).

From the description of University of Virginia library, Charlottesville, Va. [graphic] : basement plan and sections] / McKim, Mead & White. [1897]. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 83053739

Architectural firm in New York formed by the partnership of William Rutherford Mead (1846-1928), Charles Follen McKim (1847-1909), and Stanford White (1853-1906). The successor firm kept the same corporate name after the death of the original partners.

From the description of McKim, Mead & White architectural records and drawings, circa 1879-1958. (Columbia University In the City of New York). WorldCat record id: 505720154

New York architectural firm.

Kaigiro Sugino : attended University of Virginia 1890-1894; later worked [as a mining engineer?] in Ivanhoe, Va. Alumni directory for 1910 lists him as a resident of Sapporo, Japan. Dirrectory for 1921 lists him in Kobe and manager of the Japan Tourist Board.

From the description of McKim, Mead & White architectural drawings [manuscript], 1896-1907. (University of Virginia). WorldCat record id: 647814753

Charles McKim was born in Chester County PA, studied at Harvard (1866-1867) and at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris (1867-70), and worked in the office of Gambrill and Richardson before beginning his own practice in 1872. He was joined in partnership by William Mead in 1877 and by Stanford White in 1881. William Mead was born in Vermont, educated at Amherst College, graduating in 1867, and also studied architecture in Europe in 1871-72. He studied architecture with Russell Sturgis in New York before joining McKim's firm. Stanford White was born in New York, educated at New York University and received architectural training with Charles Gambrill and H.H. Richardson. After studying and traveling in Europe in 1878-80, he joined McKim and Mead as a partner in 1881.

McKim and White were the creative designers of the firm and Mead was the business administrator and critic. The firm designed, among other large buildings, Madison Square Garden (1889), Boston Public Library (1887) and the Rhode Island State Capitol Building, as well as many residences.

From the description of McKim, Mead and White papers, 1912, 1915. (University of Minnesota, Minneapolis). WorldCat record id: 63285936

Charles McKim was born in Chester County, Pennsylvania, on August 24, 1847. He studied at Harvard (1866-1867) and the École des Beaux-Arts, Paris (1867-1870) and worked in the office of Gambrill and Richardson before beginning his own practice in 1872. He was joined in partnership by William Mead in 1877 and by Stanford White in 1881. McKim died in New York in 1909.

William Mead was born in Brattleboro, Vermont, on August 20, 1846. He was educated at Amherst College, graduating in 1867, and also studied architecture in Europe in 1871-1872. He studied architecture for a time with Russell Sturgis in New York before joining McKim's firm. Mead died in New York on June 20, 1928.

Stanford White was born in New York on November 9, 1853. He was educated at New York University and received architectural training with Charles Gambrill and H.H. Richardson. He traveled and studied in Europe in 1878-1880 and returned to New York to join McKim and Mead in partnership in 1881. White died in New York in 1906.

McKim and White functioned as the creative designers of the company and Mead was the business administrator and critic of their plans. The firm designed a large number of significant buildings including Madison Square Garden (1889), the Boston Public Library (1887), the State Capitol of Rhode Island, as well as many prestigious mansions on the East Coast.

From the guide to the McKim, Mead and White papers, 1912, 1915, (University of Minnesota Libraries. Northwest Architectural Archives, Manuscripts Division [naa])

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