McKim, Charles Follen (1847-1909)

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Charles D. Norton to Jane Addams, March 11, 1908

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Birth Date

1847-08-24

Death Date

1909-09-14

Birthplace

Chester County, Pennsylvania

Biographical Text

Charles Follen McKim was an architect. He attended Harvard, later studying architecture at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. In 1870 he worked with Henry Hobson Richardson, and then formed his own firm, McKim, Mead, & White, with William Rutherford Mead and Stanford White. McKim was known for his Beaux-Arts style; he was influential during the Neoclassical revival. His designs include the Boston Public Library, Columbia University, the University Club of New York, and New York Penn Station. He was a member of the Congressional commission for the improvement of the Washington park system, the New York Art Commission, the Accademia di San Luca, the American Academy in Rome and the Architectural League. McKim was an honorary member and president of the American Institute of Architects and an honorary member of the Society of Mural Painters. He received the Medaille d'Or at the 1900 Paris Exposition and a gold medal from Edward VII of the United Kingdom, as well as honorary degrees from the University of Pennsylvania, Columbia University, Harvard, and Bowdoin. McKim died in 1909.

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Architect

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Johnston, Frances Benjamin. Charles Follen McKim. 1890-1909. Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection, Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division, Washington D.C. In Library of Congress. http://www.loc.gov/pictures/resource/ds.04713/.

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Hajo, Cathy Moran

Lichon, Sara Catherine

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Public domain

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Male

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1908

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“McKim, Charles Follen (1847-1909),” Jane Addams Digital Edition, accessed July 26, 2024, http://mail.digital.janeaddams.ramapo.edu/items/show/4553.