Kimball & Thompson
Kimball & Thompson was the name of an architectural partnership made up of Francis H. Kimball and G. Kramer Thompson from 1892 to 1898. They were early proponents of steel framed curtain-walled skyscrapers. They built several buildings in Manhattan, New York City.
Works[edit]
- The Empire Building (1895), 71 Broadway[1]
- Manhattan Life Insurance Building (1894; demolished 1964)[2] 64–70 Broadway[3]
- Rhinelander Mansion (1898), Madison Avenue and 72nd Street, design credited to Kimball & Thompson "but a photograph of the mansion published at or near the end of construction included the notation that it was designed by Alexander Mackintosh, an obscure local practitioner."[4]
- Carriage housing for B. Altman's horse-drawn delivery wagons (1896), which survives on West 18th Street, with completely refitted interiors[5]
References[edit]
- ^ Shockley, Jay (June 25, 1996). "Empire Building" (PDF). New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- ^ Manhattan Life Insurance Building skyscrapercenter.info
- ^ "Manhattan Life Insurance Building, New York City". Emporis. Archived from the original on January 8, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- ^ Gray, Christopher (October 7, 2010). "From a Mysterious Mansion to a Ralph Lauren Store". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- ^ Gray, Christopher (October 21, 2007). "When a Sixth Avenue Flagship Struck Its Colors". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
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- Design companies disestablished in 1898
- Design companies established in 1892