McKim, Charles Follen, 1847-1909

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From the description of Charles Follen McKim papers, 1838-1929 (bulk 1890-1910). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79451752

Architect. Partner of McKim, Mead & White, architectural firm established in New York City in 1879.

From the description of Papers 1838-1930 1866-1909. (Boston Public Library). WorldCat record id: 39175400

Biographical Note

  • 1847, Aug. 24: Born, Chester County, Pa.
  • 1866 - 1867 : Student, Lawrence Scientific School, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
  • 1867 - 1870 : Student, Ècole des Beaux Arts, Paris, Franc
  • 1872: Began practice as an architect
  • 1877: Joined in partnership by William R. Mead
  • 1879: Partnership joined by Stanford White, creating McKim, Mead & White
  • 1897 - 1909 : President, American Academy in Rome, Rome, Italy
  • 1903: Awarded gold medal, Royal Institute of British Architects
  • 1907: President, American Institute of Architects
  • 1909, Sept. 14: Died

From the guide to the Charles Follen McKim Papers, 1838-1929, (bulk 1890-1910), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)
Archival Resources
Role Title Holding Repository
creatorOf McKim, Mead & White. Chemistry building, Columbia College [later called] Havemeyer Hall, Columbia University [graphic] : [working drawings] / [McKim, Mead & White] ; Nygren, Tenney & Ohmes. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf American Academy in Rome records Archives of American Art
creatorOf Garrison, James H. Maloney collection of McKim-Garrison family papers, ca. 1814-1940. New York Public Library System, NYPL
referencedIn Harvard University Archives Photograph Collection: Portraits, ca. 1852-ca. 2004 Harvard University Archives.
referencedIn Butler-Huntington-Smith family papers, 1734-1991 (bulk 1810-1940) New York Public Library System, NYPL
creatorOf McKim, Charles Follen, 1847-1909. McKim, Mead & White : vertical file Centre canadien d'architecture, | Canadian Centre for Architecture | CCA
referencedIn Blashfield, Edwin Howland, 1848-1936. Papers, 1867-1936. Churchill County Museum
creatorOf McKim, Mead & White. Class of 1891 Memorial Close [graphic] : [gate, steps, railings, fence and inscription] / McKim, Mead & White, architects. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Ware, William R. (William Robert), 1832-1915. William Robert Ware papers and photographs, circa 1834-1920. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf McKim, Mead & White. Physics Building, Columbia University [graphic] : [plans for heating and ventilating systems] / McKim, Mead & White, architects. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf Howells and Stokes. Chapel for Columbia University, New York City [graphic] : [HVAC drawings] / [Howells and Stokes]. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf Blake, Francis, 1850-1913. Papers, 1804-1917, bulk: 1866-1913. Massachusetts Historical Society
creatorOf McKim, Mead & White. [Alterations to superintendant's apartment, Faculty House] : 3 [graphic] : [HVAC alterations] / McKim, Mead & White, architects ; T[enney] & O[hmes] Inc. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf McKim, Mead & White. Avery building, Columbia University [graphic] : [HVAC drawings] / McKim, Mead & White, architects ; Nygren, Tenney & Ohmes, consulting engineers. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Lathrop, George Parsons, 1851-1898. Papers of George Parsons Lathrop [manuscript] , 1872-1896. University of Virginia. Library
creatorOf MCKIM, CHARLES FOLLEN. Artist file : miscellaneous uncataloged material. Museum of Modern Art (MOMA)
creatorOf McKim, Mead & White. [Fences, gates and other structures enclosing or enhancing the Columbia College Campus] [graphic] / McKim, Mead and White, architects. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Columbia University. Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation. Columbia University. Graduate School of Architecture and Planning records circa 1890-1963. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Records of the Commission of Fine Arts. 1787 - 1997. Papers of and Relating to Charles Moore National Archives at Washington, D.C
creatorOf McKim, Mead & White. [Johnson Hall group, East Quadrangle, Columbia University] [graphic] /: [drawings by] W. M. Kendall ; McKim, Mead & White. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Emil Lorch Papers, 1891-1963 Bentley Historical Library
referencedIn George Parsons Lathrop [1851-1898] Collection, 1872-1896 University of Virginia. Library. Special Collections Dept.
referencedIn Robinson, Corinne Roosevelt, 1861-1933. Papers, 1847-1933 Theodore Roosevelt Collection, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
creatorOf McKim, Mead & White. Alterations to front of University Hall, Columbia University [graphic] / McKim, Mead & White, architects. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf Haynes, Henry W. (Henry Williamson), 1831-1912. Henry W. Haynes papers, 1805-1912. Massachusetts Historical Society
creatorOf McKim, Mead & White. McKim, Mead & White architectural records and drawings, circa 1879-1958. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Higginson, Henry Lee, 1834-1919. Business records, 1799-1919 (bulk: 1870-1919) Harvard Business School, Knowledge and Library Services/Baker Library
creatorOf McKim, Mead & White. [Proposed buildings, North & South Field] [graphic] / [McKim, Mead & White]. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Jonnes, Jill, 1952-. Research notes for Conquering Gotham, 2001-2006. Hagley Museum & Library
referencedIn Frederick Law Olmsted Papers, 1777-1952, (bulk 1838-1903) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Elihu Root Papers, 1863-1937, (bulk 1899-1937) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf McKim, Charles Follen, 1847-1909. [Group of buildings for Teacher's College] [graphic] : [HVAC drawings] / [Tenney & Ohmes]. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Edwin Howland Blashfield Papers, 1870-1956 (bulk 1889-1936) New-York Historical Society
referencedIn Gymnasium Records, 1881-1940 (inclusive). Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏
referencedIn Henry Villard papers, 1604-1948 (inclusive), 1863-1900 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Oswald Garrison Villard papers Houghton Library
referencedIn Weir, John Ferguson, 1841-1926. John Ferguson Weir papers, 1838-1957 (inclusive), 1861-1928 (bulk). Yale University Library
referencedIn Charles Moore Papers, 1848-1944, (bulk 1900-1937) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf McKim, Mead & White. Prints of surveys and layout of property, [John Jay Hall] [graphic] / McKim, Mead & White. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf McKim, Charles Follen, 1847-1909. Letter, 1902 June 27, to Charles Moore. Dartmouth College Library
referencedIn Burnham, Daniel Hudson, 1846-1912. Daniel H. Burnham Collection, 1836-1946. Aurora University, Phillips Library
referencedIn Frances Benjamin Johnston Papers, 1855-1956, (bulk 1890-1945) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Charles H. Rutan papers Archives of American Art
creatorOf Harry Siddons Mowbray and Mowbray Family papers Archives of American Art
referencedIn Samuel Gray Ward and Anna Hazard Barker Ward papers, 1823-1934 (inclusive) 1837-1900 (bulk). Houghton Library
referencedIn Stanford White Papers, 1873-1928 New-York Historical Society
referencedIn Trustees of the Public Library of the City of Boston. Trustees Records: McKim Building Art and Architecture Papers, 1859-1965 (bulk 1888-1895). Boston Public Library, Central Library in Copley Square
creatorOf Saint-Gaudens, Augustus, 1848-1907. Papers, 1848-1958. Dartmouth College Library
creatorOf McKim, Mead & White. President's house, Columbia University [graphic] : [HVAC drawings] / McKim, Mead & White, architects ; Nygren, Tenney & Ohmes, consulting engineers. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf McKim, Mead & White. Students' hall (Men's dormitory), Columbia University [graphic] : [working drawings]. [Part 1] / McKim, Mead & White, architects. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Burr McIntosh Photograph Collection, [1900]-1910 New-York Historical Society
referencedIn Elihu Root Papers, 1863-1937, (bulk 1899-1937) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf Charles A. Platt letter collection Archives of American Art
referencedIn American Academy in Rome records Archives of American Art
creatorOf Charles Follen McKim Papers, 1838-1929, (bulk 1890-1910) Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
referencedIn Howells family papers, 1850-1954 (inclusive). Houghton Library
referencedIn William Roscoe Thayer papers, 1762-1927 (inclusive), 1872-1921 (bulk) Houghton Library
creatorOf [Harvard Stadium] [model]. Centre canadien d'architecture, | Canadian Centre for Architecture | CCA
creatorOf McKim, Mead & White. Hamilton Hall, Columbia University, New York City [graphic] : [HVAC drawings] / [McKim, Mead & White]. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Cox, Kenyon, 1856-1919. Kenyon Cox papers, circa 1860-1922. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Sullivan, T. R. (Thomas Russell), 1849-1916. Papers of T.R. Sullivan [manuscript], 1892-1916. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn John Merven Carrère Papers, 1894-1911 Library of Congress. Manuscript Division
creatorOf McKim, Charles Follen, 1847-1909. Papers 1838-1930 1866-1909. Boston Public Library, Central Library in Copley Square
referencedIn The Fraternity papers, 1874-1886 New York Public Library. Manuscripts and Archives Division
referencedIn MacMonnies, Frederick William, 1863-1937. Correspondence, 1894-1897. Metropolitan Museum of Art, Thomas J. Watson Library
creatorOf McKim, Mead & White. Kent Hall, Columbia University [graphic] : [HVAC drawings] / [McKim, Mead & White]. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
referencedIn Fraternity (Literary Club). Papers, 1869-1877. New-York Historical Society
creatorOf White, Stanford, 1853-1906. Stanford White correspondence and architectural drawings, 1887-1922, (bulk 1887-1907). Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf McKim, Mead & White. Students' hall (Men's dormitory), Columbia University [graphic] : [working drawings] [Part 2] / McKim, Mead & White, architects. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
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associatedWith Boston Public Library. Research Library. corporateBody
associatedWith Burnham, Daniel Hudson, 1846-1912. person
associatedWith Carrère, John Merven, 1858-1911. person
associatedWith Century Club (New York, N.Y.) corporateBody
associatedWith Columbia University. corporateBody
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correspondedWith Johnston, Francis Benjamin, 1864-1852 person
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correspondedWith La Farge, John, 1835-1910 person
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correspondedWith McKim, Margaret person
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correspondedWith Millet, Francis Davis, 1846-1912 person
correspondedWith M'Kim, J. Miller (James Miller), 1810-1874 person
associatedWith Moore, Charles, 1855-1942. person
correspondedWith Mowbray, H. Siddons (Harry Siddons), 1858-1928 person
correspondedWith Olmsted, Frederick Law, 1822-1903. person
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associatedWith Taft, William H. (William Howard), 1857-1930. person
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associatedWith United States. Congress. Senate. Commission for the Improvement of the District of Columbia. corporateBody
associatedWith University Club (New York, N.Y.) corporateBody
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associatedWith Weir, John Ferguson, 1841-1926. person
associatedWith White House (Washington, D.C.) corporateBody
associatedWith White, Stanford, 1853-1906. person
associatedWith Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924. person
associatedWith World's Columbian Exposition (1893 : Chicago, Ill.) corporateBody
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