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 McKim, Mead, and White.

His sister Elinor later married the writer William Dean Howells and his younger brother Larkin Goldsmith Mead became a sculptor. William was educated at Amherst College, where he graduated in 1867. Later he studied under Russell Sturgis in New York City.

In 1872, Mead Charles Follen McKim worked with and 1879 Stanford White joined them to form a joint company McKim, Mead, and White. 1883 married Mead in Budapest Olga Kilyeni (about 1850-1936 ). 1902, King Victor Emmanuel III. of Italy Mead the Order of the Crown of Italy in stage Commander, to honor him for his efforts to spread the architectural style of the Romanesque and Italian Renaissance in the United States. 1902 conferring him the Amherst College honorary LL.D. a and in 1909 he received from the Norwich University a Master of Science. William and Olga lived together in Rome, Italy, where he remained until his death in 1928 president of the American Academy in Rome.

His wife Olga died in 1936 in New York City and gave her fortune to the Amherst College. The money was used to build the Mead Art Building, the James Kellum Smith ( architectural firm McKim, Mead, and White) was designed. The building was completed in 1949. The papers of Mead are kept in the archives of the College.

Great work

Among the great work Meads include:

  • American Academy in Rome, Rome, Italy, 1913
  • Boston Public Library, Boston, Massachusetts, 1887-1895
  • Isaac Bell House, Newport, Rhode Iceland, 1881-1883
  • 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 Iceland, 1879-1880
  • Pennsylvania Station, New York City, 1910
  • Rhode Iceland State House, Providence, Rhode Iceland, 1895-1903
  • University Club of New York, New York City, New York, 1900
  • W. G. Low House, Bristol, Rhode Iceland, 1887
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