William Rutherford Mead
William Rutherford Mead (born August 20, 1846 in Brattleboro , Vermont , † June 30, 1928 in Paris ) was an American architect and a co-founder of the McKim, Mead, and White company .
His sister Elinor later married the writer William Dean Howells, and his younger brother Larkin Goldsmith Mead became a sculptor. William studied at Amherst College , where he graduated in 1867. He later studied under Russell Sturgis in New York City .
Mead began working with Charles Follen McKim in 1872 and was joined by Stanford White in 1879 to form the joint venture McKim, Mead, and White . In 1883 Mead married Olga Kilyeni (around 1850–1936) in Budapest . In 1902, King Victor Emmanuel III awarded of Italy Mead received the Order of the Crown of Italy at Commander-in- Chief in honor of his efforts to spread the Romanesque and Italian Renaissance architectural styles in the United States. In 1902, Amherst College awarded him an honorary LL.D. and in 1909 he received a Masters of Science from Norwich University . William and Olga lived together in Rome , Italy , where he was President of the American Academy in Rome until his death in 1928 . Since 1908 he was an elected member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters .
His wife Olga died in New York City in 1936 and bequeathed her fortune to Amherst College . The money was used to build the Mead Art Building , which was designed by James Kellum Smith (McKim, Mead, and White architects). The building was completed in 1949. Mead's papers are kept in the college's archives.
Great work
Mead's great works include:
- American Academy in Rome , Rome, Italy, 1913
- Boston Public Library , Boston , Massachusetts , 1887 to 1895
- Isaac Bell House , Newport , Rhode Island , 1881 to 1883
- Pierpont Morgan Library , New York City, New York , 1906
- New York Herald Building , New York City, 1894
- New York Racquet Club , New York City, 1916-1919
- Newport Casino , Newport, Rhode Island, 1879 to 1880
- Pennsylvania Station , New York City, 1910
- Rhode Island State House , Providence , Rhode Island, 1895 to 1903
- University Club of New York , New York City, New York, 1900
- Flat share Low House , Bristol , Rhode Island, 1887
Web links
- McKim, Mead & White building in Buffalo
- Greatbuildings.com: McKim, Mead, and White
- McKim, Mead, and White building in New York City
Individual evidence
- ^ Members: William Rutherford Mead. American Academy of Arts and Letters, accessed April 14, 2019 .
- ↑ McKim, Mead, and White
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mead, William Rutherford |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American architect |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 20, 1846 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Brattleboro |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 30, 1928 |
| Place of death | Paris |